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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEYWORTH CUSD 4·NCES 171887002173
Heyworth Elementary School
100 S Joselyn St, Heyworth, IL 61745 · (309) 473-2822 · McLean County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
114 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 45 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Heyworth Elementary School→Heyworth Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Heyworth CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 37.4% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Heyworth Elementary School
Heyworth Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyworth Elementary School this school | 472 | 24.2% | 56.5% |
| W J Zahnow Elementary School Waterloo | 487 | 24.6% | N/A |
| Richmond Grade School Richmond | 407 | 22.6% | 53.1% |
| C R Hanna Elementary School Orion | 434 | 23.3% | 60.6% |
| Washington School Monticello | 543 | 26.0% | 53.6% |
| Wallace Elementary School Ottawa | 420 | 26.7% | 61.6% |
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 Heyworth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #406 of 1,925 | #8 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #542 of 2,077 ▲ 61 | #10 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #642 of 2,077 ▼ 142 | #9 of 29 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #653 of 2,419 | #3 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,379 of 2,035 | #18 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #1,509 of 2,042 | #26 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #1,882 of 2,132 | #23 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #698 of 1,461 | #10 of 23 |
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
472
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 289
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 | 472 | 32.7 | 14.4:1 | 24% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 25% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 24% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 25% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 36 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heyworth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (551 to 472); teachers down 1% (33 to 32.7).
About Heyworth Elementary School
Heyworth Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Heyworth, Illinois, (ZIP code 61745). Its enrollment is 472 students, spread over pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 24% above average.
Heyworth CUSD 4 includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 873 students.
Roughly 86% of students at Heyworth Elementary School are White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, McLean County residents are about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
Its ratio of 14.4:1 is based on 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 24%. On average, public schools in McLean County report 40%.
A school with Heyworth Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 57.6%. Heyworth Elementary School scores 56.5%, 1.0 points below that line.
In McLean County, median household income comes to about $79,905, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McLean County counts 60 public schools with about 23,759 students.
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School is the nearest public school to Heyworth Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within ten miles of Heyworth Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Heyworth Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Heyworth Elementary School had a net loss of 37 students, or 7%.
On allk12, people connected to Heyworth Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Heyworth Jr-Sr High School0.6 mi · 401
- Tri-Valley High School7.8 mi · 329
- Tri-Valley Middle School7.8 mi · 450
- Tri-Valley Elementary School7.9 mi · 295
- Evans Junior High School8.6 mi · 778
- Cedar Ridge Elementary School8.9 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Heyworth Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heyworth Elementary School?
Heyworth Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Heyworth Elementary School serve?
Heyworth Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Heyworth Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Heyworth Elementary School.
How diverse is Heyworth Elementary School?
Heyworth Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Heyworth Elementary School in?
Heyworth Elementary School is part of Heyworth CUSD 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.