Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMONAUK CUSD 432·NCES 173657004429
James R Wood Elementary School
320 S Maple St, Somonauk, IL 60552 · (815) 498-2338 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
118 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (62).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Somonauk CUSD 432. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.1pp since 2023
Math
43.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +31.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 12.8% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 James R Wood Elementary School
James R Wood Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R Wood Elementary School this school | 298 | 39.6% | 42.3% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Shabbona | 269 | 40.5% | 58.1% |
| Olympia North Elementary School Danvers | 279 | 39.8% | 54.8% |
| Woodland Elementary/Jr High School Streator | 320 | 41.9% | 32.3% |
| Bonfield Grade School Bonfield | 285 | 37.2% | N/A |
| Reed Elementary School Homer Glen | 291 | 35.4% | 59.5% |
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 James R Wood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #849 of 1,925 | #14 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #854 of 2,077 ▲ 647 | #13 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #927 of 2,077 ▲ 326 | #11 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #1,551 of 2,419 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #186 of 2,035 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #1,403 of 2,042 | #22 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #1,562 of 2,132 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #447 of 615 | #7 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
298
+31 (+12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 467
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 | 298 | 28.5 | 10.5:1 | 40% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 24.8 | 12.0:1 | 41% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 23.5 | 11.9:1 | 43% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 19.5 | 14.6:1 | 31% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 32% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 23% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James R Wood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (285 to 298); teachers up 46% (19.5 to 28.5).
About James R Wood Elementary School
James R Wood Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Somonauk, Illinois. The student body numbers 298 students, from pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
James R Wood Elementary School is one school in Somonauk CUSD 432, a system of 3 schools with 771 students.
Federal enrollment data show James R Wood Elementary School is 83% White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of DeKalb County, the White share is about 74%. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at James R Wood Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.5:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 40% of students at James R Wood Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 48%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, James R Wood Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that the median household income is $70,724, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 43 public schools in DeKalb County, enrolling about 16,328 students in all.
The closest public school to James R Wood Elementary School is Somonauk High School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, James R Wood Elementary School is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around James R Wood Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 31 students since 2020-21, to 298.
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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 Somonauk CUSD 432
- Somonauk Middle SchoolMiddle · 249 students
- Somonauk High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Other schools in Somonauk
- Somonauk Middle SchoolMiddle · 249 students
- Somonauk High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Somonauk High School0.2 mi · 224
- Somonauk Middle School0.2 mi · 249
- Prairie View Elementary School3.5 mi · 221
- Sandwich Middle School3.6 mi · 420
- Lynn G Haskin Elementary School3.6 mi · 226
- Herman E Dummer3.6 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About James R Wood Elementary SchoolHow large is James R Wood Elementary School?
James R Wood Elementary School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does James R Wood Elementary School serve?
James R Wood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at James R Wood Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at James R Wood Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at James R Wood Elementary School?
Student demographics at James R Wood Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is James R Wood Elementary School in?
James R Wood Elementary School is part of Somonauk CUSD 432.
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