Enrollment
211
High
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIAWATHA CUSD 426·NCES 172130002403
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
410 1st St, Kirkland, IL 60146 · (815) 522-3335 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
99 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hiawatha CUSD 426. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
211
+44 (+26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.0:1
% White
79%
was 78%
% Hispanic
14%
was 16%
% Black
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School, a rural-scale senior high in Kirkland, Illinois, one of the schools within Hiawatha CUSD 426, enrolls 211 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School sits 75% leaner than that benchmark.
Hiawatha CUSD 426 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 427 students. Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.
Around the school, DeKalb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,724 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.
Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has climbed 26% since 2018, when it stood at 167 (now 211). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other schools in Hiawatha CUSD 426
- Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5Elementary · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-50.0 mi · 216
- 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 Jr/Sr High SchoolHow large is Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School?
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School serve?
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School.
How diverse is Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School?
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School?
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Hiawatha CUSD 426 in DeKalb County.
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