Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LELAND CUSD 1·NCES 172287004701
Leland Elementary School
370 N Main St, Leland, IL 60531 · (815) 495-3231 · LaSalle County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- 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
9.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
66 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Leland Elementary School→Leland High School
Based on grade levels within Leland CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.9pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 29.7% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Leland Elementary School
Leland Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Elementary School this school | 175 | 37.7% | 49.5% |
| Peotone Intermediate Center Frankfort | 147 | 36.7% | 49.4% |
| Montmorency CCSD #145 Rock Falls | 209 | 37.8% | 44.1% |
| Alden Hebron Elementary School Hebron | 210 | 37.1% | 54.6% |
| Prairie View Elementary School Sandwich | 221 | 37.1% | 63.5% |
| Putnam County Elementary School Hennepin | 158 | 39.9% | 54.6% |
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 Leland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #604 of 1,925 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #723 of 2,077 ▲ 92 | #7 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #834 of 2,077 ▼ 7 | #8 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #2,128 of 2,419 | #18 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #1,605 of 2,132 | #14 of 19 |
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
175
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 244
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 | 175 | 17.6 | 9.9:1 | 38% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 15 | 11.4:1 | 40% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 41% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 12.8 | 13.7:1 | 37% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 39% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 35% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 12 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (174 to 175); teachers up 38% (12.8 to 17.6).
About Leland Elementary School
A small elementary school in Leland, Illinois, Leland Elementary School is part of Leland CUSD 1. The school counted 175 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. The school is 54% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
The 2 schools of Leland CUSD 1, including Leland Elementary School, enroll 263 students.
The share of White students at Leland Elementary School is 74%, a majority. Other students are 23% Hispanic. That is lower than the 86% White share among all LaSalle County residents. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Leland Elementary School are from different groups.
Leland Elementary School reported 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.9:1. The school's 9.9:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 38% of students at Leland Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 53% average for public schools in LaSalle County.
On the allk12 Grade, Leland Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Illinois public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Leland Elementary School, the prediction is 49.7% and the result is 49.5%.
In the surrounding county, LaSalle County, the median household earns about $73,045 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Leland Elementary School, LaSalle County has 54 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Leland High School, is the closest to Leland Elementary School. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Leland Elementary School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 178 students in 2020-21 and 175 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Leland 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.
LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Leland Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Leland Elementary. Leland Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Leland Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Leland High School0.0 mi · 88
- Somonauk Middle School5.7 mi · 249
- Somonauk High School5.7 mi · 224
- James R Wood Elementary School5.9 mi · 298
- The Earlville Early Learning Center6.9 mi · 55
- Earlville Jr/Sr High School6.9 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Leland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Leland Elementary School?
Leland Elementary School enrolls approximately 175 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Leland Elementary School serve?
Leland Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Leland Elementary School have?
Leland Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Leland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Leland Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Leland Elementary School public or private?
Leland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leland CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.