Irving Elem School

Irving Elem School is an intimate K-5 school in Kewanee, Illinois, overseen by Kewanee CUSD 229. The school works with 242 students in grades 2 through 3. That puts it 36% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Kewanee CUSD 229 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,963 students. Irving Elem School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Irving Elem School reports that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Henry County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Irving Elem School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Irving Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Henry County (around 43%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Irving Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Henry County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,911 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Irving Elem School is one of 28 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 7,723 students).

Nearest neighbor: Central Junior High, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Irving Elem School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Irving Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 274 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 12% to 6% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, 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.