Enrollment
82
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESWOOD CCSD 269·NCES 171441001778
Eswood C C Grade School
304 Main St, Lindenwood, IL 61049 · (815) 393-4477 · Ogle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL82 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
36 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 7% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +24.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 46.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eswood C C Grade School
Eswood C C Grade School's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eswood C C Grade School this school | 82 | 43.9% | 72.5% |
| Kings Elementary School Kings | 81 | 39.5% | 52.6% |
| Tonica Grade School Tonica | 98 | 41.8% | 36.8% |
| Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School Armstrong | 81 | 40.7% | 54.9% |
| Franklin East Grade School Franklin | 80 | 42.5% | N/A |
| Central Early Childhood Golden | 75 | 40.0% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eswood C C Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Ogle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #2,357 of 2,419 | #10 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
82
+12 (+17%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 67
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82 | 12.8 | 6.4:1 | 44% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 11.6 | 6.5:1 | 29% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | N/A | N/A | 41% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 78 | 8 | 9.8:1 | 46% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 85 | 8 | 10.6:1 | 38% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 8 | 13.9:1 | 25% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 11 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 67 | 5 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eswood C C Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (78 to 82); teachers up 60% (8 to 12.8).
About Eswood C C Grade School
Eswood C C Grade School is a small elementary school in Lindenwood, Illinois. The school had 82 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 78% smaller than that.
Eswood CCSD 269 is responsible for Eswood C C Grade School.
White students are the majority at Eswood C C Grade School, with 79% of enrollment. It is also 13% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Eswood C C Grade School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 6.4 students per teacher and 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 7.5 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 44%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Eswood C C Grade School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in Illinois with Eswood C C Grade School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 46.2%. Eswood C C Grade School scores 72.5%.
Eswood C C Grade School is located in Ogle County, where the median household income is $82,132, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Eswood C C Grade School is one of 26 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Monroe Center Grade School, about 3.3 miles away. Eswood C C Grade School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Eswood C C Grade School's average proficiency of 72.5% compares with 45.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment grew 17% from its 2020-21 level of 70.
The Eswood C C Grade School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ogle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,495
Census ACS
Median income
$82,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Monroe Center Grade School3.3 mi · 327
- Kings Elementary School5.3 mi · 81
- Stillman Valley High School8.1 mi · 433
- Lincoln Elementary School8.1 mi · 491
- Rochelle Twp High School8.2 mi · 859
- Highland Elementary School8.3 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Eswood C C Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eswood C C Grade School?
Eswood C C Grade School enrolls approximately 82 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Eswood C C Grade School serve?
Eswood C C Grade School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eswood C C Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eswood C C Grade School is approximately 6.4:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Eswood C C Grade School?
Eswood C C Grade School reports a student body of 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Eswood C C Grade School?
Eswood C C Grade School is overseen by Eswood CCSD 269 in Ogle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.