Enrollment
231
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EWING NORTHERN CCSD 115·NCES 171464001811
Ewing-Northern Elementary School
51 N Main St, Ewing, IL 62836 · (618) 629-2181 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
120 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 | 10 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
3%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
80.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 46.3% |
% 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
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 28 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 Ewing-Northern Elementary School
Ewing-Northern Elementary School's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing-Northern Elementary School this school | 231 | 51.9% | 69.4% |
| Waltonville Grade School Waltonville | 212 | 51.4% | 42.5% |
| Shiloh Elementary School Hume | 247 | 52.2% | 30.6% |
| Seymour Elementary School Payson | 233 | 50.2% | 37.4% |
| Selmaville Elementary School Salem | 223 | 48.9% | 28.8% |
| Thompsonville Grade School Thompsonville | 204 | 54.9% | 31.0% |
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 Ewing-Northern Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #135 of 1,925 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #307 of 2,077 ▲ 80 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #130 of 2,077 ▲ 7 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #1,921 of 2,419 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #505 of 2,035 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.6% | #2,032 of 2,042 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #1,246 of 2,132 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #394 of 615 | N/A |
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
231
+13 (+6%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 192
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 | 231 | 19.5 | 11.9:1 | 52% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 20.4 | 11.5:1 | 51% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 19.5 | 12.1:1 | 51% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 16.7 | 13.1:1 | 53% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 51% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 55% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 11 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ewing-Northern Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (218 to 231); teachers up 17% (16.7 to 19.5).
About Ewing-Northern Elementary School
Ewing-Northern Elementary School is an elementary school in Ewing, Illinois, and it is part of Ewing Northern CCSD 115. It enrolled 231 students in pre-K through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Ewing-Northern Elementary School is part of Ewing Northern CCSD 115.
White students are the large majority at Ewing-Northern Elementary School, with 99% of enrollment. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. Ewing-Northern Elementary School has a diversity index of 3%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Ewing-Northern Elementary School employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 52% in 2024-25.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ewing-Northern Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 69.4%; the prediction is 41.5%.
Franklin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $56,740, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Ewing-Northern Elementary School is among the 25 public schools in Franklin County.
The school nearest to Ewing-Northern Elementary School is Spring Garden Middle School, at a distance of about 4.9 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ewing-Northern Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Ewing-Northern Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 218 in 2020-21 and 231 in 2024-25, a rise of 13 students.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,323
Census ACS
Median income
$56,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,523 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Ewing-Northern Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ewing-Northern Elementary School?
Ewing-Northern Elementary School enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ewing-Northern Elementary School serve?
Ewing-Northern Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ewing-Northern Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ewing-Northern Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ewing-Northern Elementary School?
At Ewing-Northern Elementary School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Ewing-Northern Elementary School public or private?
Ewing-Northern Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ewing Northern CCSD 115.
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