Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEWANEE CUSD 229·NCES 172100002379
Irving Elementary School
609 W Central Blvd, Kewanee, IL 61443 · (309) 853-3013 · Henry County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
188 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 2 | 119 | 49% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 51% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kewanee CUSD 229. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
38.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.1pp since 2023
Math
44.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +24.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 12.6% | 20.2% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Elementary School this school | 242 | 77.7% | 33.3% |
| Dillon Elementary School Rock Falls | 278 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Merrill Elementary School Rock Falls | 258 | 77.9% | 34.8% |
| Belle Alexander Elementary School Kewanee | 241 | 73.0% | N/A |
| Maple Elementary School Loves Park | 313 | 74.8% | 31.9% |
| Loves Park Elementary School Loves Park | 279 | 76.3% | 32.4% |
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 Irving Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #1,145 of 1,925 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #817 of 2,077 ▲ 356 | #7 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,397 of 2,077 ▲ 453 | #10 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #1,873 of 2,419 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,618 of 2,035 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #609 of 2,042 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #565 of 2,132 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #838 of 1,461 | #3 of 10 |
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
242
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 227
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 | 242 | 15.7 | 15.4:1 | 78% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 16.5 | 15.1:1 | 80% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 14.5 | 15.2:1 | 79% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 82% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 13 | 20.5:1 | 77% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 86% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 14 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 227 | 8 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (274 to 242); teachers up 5% (15 to 15.7).
About Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Kewanee, Illinois. It offers grades 2 through 3 and has 242 students enrolled. It has 36% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Irving Elementary School is part of a district of 7 schools: Kewanee CUSD 229, with 1,963 students.
Federal enrollment data show Irving Elementary School is 57% White. Next come 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. The county population is about 88% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Teacher count: 15.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.4:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. Among public schools in Henry County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Irving Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.3%; the prediction is 26.6%.
In Henry County, the median household earns about $71,911 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Henry County has 28 public schools with about 7,723 students, including Irving Elementary School.
Central Junior High is about 0.5 miles from Irving Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Irving Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Irving Elementary School enrolled 239; in 2024-25, 242.
The allk12 page for Irving Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,643
Census ACS
Median income
$71,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,723 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kewanee CUSD 229
- Kewanee High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- Central Elementary SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Belle Alexander Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Central Junior HighMiddle · 235 students
- Lyle SchoolElementary · 173 students
- Neponset Grade SchoolElementary · 137 students
Other schools in Kewanee
- Kewanee High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- Central Elementary SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Wethersfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Belle Alexander Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Central Junior HighMiddle · 235 students
- Wethersfield Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 217 students
Other Irving Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 11 states are named Irving Elementary. Irving Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 19.
- Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 509 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolBerwyn, IL · 415 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 310 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolBloomington, IL · 303 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 605 students
Nearby schools
- Central Junior High0.5 mi · 235
- Central Elementary School0.5 mi · 353
- Lyle School1.0 mi · 173
- Wethersfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 296
- Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School1.1 mi · 217
- Kewanee High School1.3 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Irving Elementary School serve?
Irving Elementary School serves grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Irving Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Irving Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Irving Elementary School?
At Irving Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Irving Elementary School public or private?
Irving Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kewanee CUSD 229.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.