Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIAWATHA CUSD 426·NCES 172130004685
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5
410 1st St, Kirkland, IL 60146 · (815) 522-3336 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
113 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 33 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5→Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Hiawatha CUSD 426. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.9pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.6pp 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 38 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 26.4% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 this school | 216 | 52.3% | 45.6% |
| River Ridge Elementary School Hanover | 224 | 51.8% | 61.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Pontiac | 221 | 52.0% | 30.6% |
| East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School Rock Falls | 214 | 52.8% | 51.0% |
| South Side Grade School Effingham | 248 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School Franklin Grove | 218 | 51.4% | 39.2% |
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 Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #720 of 1,925 | #11 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,027 of 2,077 ▼ 92 | #14 of 22 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #894 of 2,077 ▼ 15 | #10 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #1,995 of 2,419 | #23 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #536 of 2,035 | #6 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,312 of 2,042 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #1,236 of 2,132 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #78 of 1,461 | #1 of 13 |
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
216
+37 (+21%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 384
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 | 216 | 18.1 | 12.0:1 | 52% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 17.6 | 12.2:1 | 50% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 19.3 | 10.8:1 | 56% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 26.2 | 13.1:1 | 35% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 46% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 35% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 22 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (344 to 216); teachers down 31% (26.2 to 18.1).
About Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 is one of the public schools in Kirkland, Illinois. It is a small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 216 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 43% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Hiawatha CUSD 426 runs 2 schools with a combined 427 students. Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5, about 80 are White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 are from different groups.
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 reported 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.0:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Roughly 52% of students at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.6% and a predicted 41.3%.
In DeKalb County, the median household earns about $70,724 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across DeKalb County, 43 public schools serve about 16,328 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School, is the closest to Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5. Its average proficiency rate of 45.6% is above the 37.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 21%, from 179 to 216.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School0.0 mi · 211
- Kingston Elementary School4.6 mi · 310
- Genoa-Kingston High School6.4 mi · 485
- Genoa-Kingston Middle School7.2 mi · 355
- Genoa Elementary School8.1 mi · 353
- Monroe Center Grade School8.4 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5What is the total enrollment at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5?
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 serve?
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5.
What is the student diversity at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5?
Student demographics at Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 are roughly 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5?
Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 is overseen by Hiawatha CUSD 426 in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.