Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY-SENACHWINE CUSD 5·NCES 170011505396
Henry-Senachwine Grade School
201 Richard St, Henry, IL 61537 · (309) 364-2531 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
199 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 60 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 5% larger than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Henry-Senachwine Grade School→Henry-Senachwine High School
Based on grade levels within Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.6pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 16.7% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Henry-Senachwine Grade School
Henry-Senachwine Grade School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry-Senachwine Grade School this school | 387 | 51.4% | 36.8% |
| Wolf Ridge Education Center Bunker Hill | 407 | 51.4% | 40.8% |
| Westview Elementary School Canton | 377 | 50.4% | 41.2% |
| Jerseyville East Elementary School Jerseyville | 392 | 49.5% | 49.5% |
| Carlinville Primary School Carlinville | 376 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Jerseyville West Elementary School Jerseyville | 352 | 51.7% | 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 Henry-Senachwine Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,024 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,525 of 2,077 ▼ 196 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,094 of 2,077 ▲ 249 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #1,058 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,055 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #1,751 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #1,263 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #582 of 615 |
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
387
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 572
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 | 387 | 28.8 | 13.5:1 | 51% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 53% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 30.7 | 12.9:1 | 51% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 45% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 46% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 37% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 32 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 34 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry-Senachwine Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (384 to 387); teachers down 10% (32 to 28.8).
About Henry-Senachwine Grade School
Henry-Senachwine Grade School is a medium-sized elementary school in Henry, Illinois, administered by Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 387 students.
Henry-Senachwine Grade School falls under Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5, which has 2 schools enrolling 534 students.
Henry-Senachwine Grade School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Marshall County is about 93% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Henry-Senachwine Grade School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Teachers at the school number 28.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Marshall County, the average is about the same, 51%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Henry-Senachwine Grade School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Henry-Senachwine Grade School is 41.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.8%.
Census estimates describe Marshall County this way: median household income is about $71,585, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 9 public schools in Marshall County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,576.
Henry-Senachwine High School is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Henry-Senachwine Grade School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. Henry-Senachwine Grade School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Henry-Senachwine Grade School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Henry-Senachwine Grade School had 372 students in 2020-21 and 387 in 2024-25, a 4% gain.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,647
Census ACS
Median income
$71,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5
- Henry-Senachwine High SchoolHigh · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Henry-Senachwine High School0.9 mi · 147
- Midland Elementary School6.9 mi · 249
- Midland High School6.9 mi · 194
- Putnam County Jr High School7.4 mi · 162
- Midland Middle School8.2 mi · 214
- Putnam County Elementary School9.2 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Henry-Senachwine Grade SchoolHow many students attend Henry-Senachwine Grade School?
Henry-Senachwine Grade School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Henry-Senachwine Grade School serve?
Henry-Senachwine Grade School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Henry-Senachwine Grade School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Henry-Senachwine Grade School.
How diverse is Henry-Senachwine Grade School?
Henry-Senachwine Grade School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Henry-Senachwine Grade School public or private?
Henry-Senachwine Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5.
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