Enrollment
104
Elementary
DISTRICT 118 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IROQUOIS WEST CUSD 10·NCES 172018000102
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville
106 County Line Road, Thawville, IL 60968 · (217) 387-2291 · Iroquois County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- A-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
10.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
69 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 49 | 47% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 53% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Based on grade levels within Iroquois West CUSD 10. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.9pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 31.0% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville this school | 104 | 66.3% | 46.3% |
| Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth Danforth | 92 | 65.2% | N/A |
| Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman Gilman | 159 | 60.4% | 83.3% |
| Thomasboro Grade School Thomasboro | 148 | 67.6% | 29.9% |
| Neponset Grade School Neponset | 137 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| Braceville Elementary School Braceville | 130 | 60.8% | 23.7% |
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 Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Iroquois County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #697 of 1,925 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #731 of 2,077 ▲ 45 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #584 of 2,077 ▼ 24 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 104 | #2,327 of 2,419 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #836 of 2,132 | #3 of 8 |
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
104
-11 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 173
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 | 104 | 10.3 | 10.1:1 | 66% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 112 | 10.2 | 11.0:1 | 69% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 10.6 | 12.1:1 | 50% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 120 | 11 | 10.9:1 | 65% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 8 | 19.1:1 | 56% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 7 | 19.1:1 | 59% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 10 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (120 to 104); teachers down 6% (11 to 10.3).
About Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville
This page covers Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville, a small elementary school in Thawville, Illinois. It serves 104 students in grades 4 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Iroquois West CUSD 10 is the district for Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville. It has 5 schools and 854 students.
Roughly 64% of students at Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 89%. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville's 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.1:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 66%. The 53% average for public schools in Iroquois County is 13 points lower.
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville is +13.1 points: 46.3% actual, 33.2% predicted.
Among Iroquois County residents, the median household income is $66,255, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville, Iroquois County has 23 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Iroquois West Middle School, about 6.2 miles away. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 104, a 10% decrease from 115 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Iroquois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,449
Census ACS
Median income
$66,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
3,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iroquois West CUSD 10
- Iroquois West High SchoolHigh · 284 students
- Iroquois West Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- Iroquois West Elementary School/GilmanElementary · 159 students
- Iroquois West Elementary School/DanforthElementary · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Iroquois West Middle School6.2 mi · 215
- Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary6.5 mi · 129
- Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman9.1 mi · 159
- Iroquois West High School9.3 mi · 284
- Prairie Central Primary East10.5 mi · 148
- Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth12.5 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Iroquois West Elementary School/ThawvilleWhat is the total enrollment at Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville?
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville enrolls approximately 104 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville serve?
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville have?
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville?
Student demographics at Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville are roughly 64% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville in?
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville is part of Iroquois West CUSD 10.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.