Iroquois West Elem Sch/Danforth

Iroquois West Elem Sch/Danforth, a micro-enrollment elementary campus in Danforth, Illinois, run under Iroquois West CUSD 10, caters to 92 students, covering grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 76% below the state mean of about 381.

Across the 5 schools in Iroquois West CUSD 10 (854 students total), Iroquois West Elem Sch/Danforth accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Iroquois West Elem Sch/Danforth logs that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 40% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Iroquois County (around 53%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Iroquois County) logs that median household income runs about $66,255, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Iroquois West Elem Sch/Danforth is one of 24 public schools in Iroquois County (combined enrollment of about 3,909 students).

Nearest neighbor: Iroquois West High School, around 3.8 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 127 students in 2018 compared to 92 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 25% to 40%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.