Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABINGDON-AVON CUSD 276·NCES 170141306296
Hedding Grade School
401 W Latimer St, Abingdon, IL 61410 · (309) 462-2363 · Knox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
233 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 47 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
45.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 42.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 Hedding Grade School
Hedding Grade School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedding Grade School this school | 376 | 62.0% | 48.3% |
| West Side Primary School Harrisburg | 400 | 63.0% | N/A |
| Mt Carmel Grade School Mount Carmel | 370 | 60.8% | 45.8% |
| Milford Grade School West Campus Milford | 354 | 60.2% | 32.0% |
| Hawthorn Elementary School Salem | 421 | 62.7% | 48.2% |
| Vienna Elementary School Dist 55 Vienna | 386 | 57.5% | 44.9% |
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 Hedding Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #640 of 1,925 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #799 of 2,077 ▼ 320 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #907 of 2,077 ▼ 324 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #1,121 of 2,419 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #294 of 2,035 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #1,484 of 2,042 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #950 of 2,132 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #515 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
376
+58 (+18%) vs 2020
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 | 376 | 34 | 11.1:1 | 62% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 59% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 52% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 25.5 | 14.4:1 | 52% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 51% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hedding Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (366 to 376); teachers up 33% (25.5 to 34).
About Hedding Grade School
Hedding Grade School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Abingdon, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 376 students.
Hedding Grade School is a school in Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276. The district has 4 schools and 906 students.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Hedding Grade School. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is in line with Knox County, where about 82% of residents are White. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Hedding Grade School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.1 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Hedding Grade School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%. That is in line with the 64% average for public schools in Knox County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hedding Grade School is +12.6 points: 48.3% actual, 35.7% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Knox County show that the median household earns about $57,030 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Knox County has 26 public schools with about 6,359 students, including Hedding Grade School.
Of the public schools around it, Hedding Grade School is closest to Abingdon-Avon High School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Hedding Grade School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Hedding Grade School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school grew from 318 students in 2020-21 to 376 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Hedding Grade School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,046
Census ACS
Median income
$57,030
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276
- Abingdon-Avon High SchoolHigh · 278 students
- Abingdon-Avon Middle SchoolMiddle · 204 students
- Avon Elementary SchoolElementary · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Abingdon-Avon High School0.4 mi · 278
- Mable Woolsey Elementary School9.3 mi · 383
- King School9.4 mi · 510
- Knoxville Jr High School9.6 mi · 262
- Knoxville Sr High School9.6 mi · 272
- Lombard Middle School9.6 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Hedding Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hedding Grade School?
Hedding Grade School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hedding Grade School serve?
Hedding Grade School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hedding Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hedding Grade School is approximately 11.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hedding Grade School?
At Hedding Grade School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Hedding Grade School public or private?
Hedding Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.