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What's one thing Lena-Winslow Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENA WINSLOW CUSD 202·NCES 172253002509
Lena-Winslow Elementary School
401 Fremont St, Lena, IL 61048 · (815) 369-2525 · Stephenson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
167 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 77 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Lena Winslow CUSD 202. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
72.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 44.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Lena-Winslow Elementary School
Lena-Winslow Elementary School's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lena-Winslow Elementary School this school | 412 | 40.5% | 62.2% |
| Mossville Elementary School Chillicothe | 431 | 41.3% | 62.0% |
| Mount Pulaski Elementary School Mount Pulaski | 369 | 40.4% | 51.0% |
| Fulton Elementary School Fulton | 421 | 42.3% | 43.4% |
| Mable Woolsey Elementary School Knoxville | 383 | 41.8% | 51.1% |
| McGaughey Elementary School Mount Zion | 371 | 38.8% | N/A |
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 Lena-Winslow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Stephenson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #267 of 1,925 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #434 of 2,077 ▲ 1 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #279 of 2,077 ▲ 199 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #947 of 2,419 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,325 of 2,035 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #1,766 of 2,042 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #1,537 of 2,132 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #1,420 of 1,461 | N/A |
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
412
+33 (+9%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 341
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 | 412 | 28.8 | 14.3:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 28.8 | 14.7:1 | 44% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 26.9 | 14.9:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 26.8 | 15.6:1 | 35% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 42% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 39% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lena-Winslow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (416 to 412); teachers up 8% (26.8 to 28.8).
About Lena-Winslow Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Lena-Winslow Elementary School serves students in Lena, Illinois. It enrolls 412 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Besides Lena-Winslow Elementary School, Lena Winslow CUSD 202 runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 817 students.
The share of White students at Lena-Winslow Elementary School is 92%. Next come 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 80% White. The diversity index for Lena-Winslow Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.3 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Of all students at Lena-Winslow Elementary School, 41% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Stephenson County report 50%.
Lena-Winslow Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Lena-Winslow Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Illinois. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.2%, against a prediction of 48.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Stephenson County show that median household income comes to about $64,043, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 6,092 students.
Among nearby public schools, Lena-Winslow Jr High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 44.7% proficiency; Lena-Winslow Elementary School posts 62.2%.
The federal government classifies Lena-Winslow Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
The school's student count increased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Lena-Winslow Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Stephenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,768
Census ACS
Median income
$64,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lena Winslow CUSD 202
- Lena-Winslow High SchoolHigh · 232 students
- Lena-Winslow Jr High SchoolMiddle · 173 students
Other schools in Lena
- Lena-Winslow High SchoolHigh · 232 students
- Lena-Winslow Jr High SchoolMiddle · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Lena-Winslow Jr High School0.0 mi · 173
- Lena-Winslow High School0.1 mi · 232
- Pearl City Elementary School7.6 mi · 213
- Pearl City High School7.6 mi · 147
- Pearl City Jr High School7.6 mi · 58
- Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate9.6 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Lena-Winslow Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lena-Winslow Elementary School?
Lena-Winslow Elementary School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lena-Winslow Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lena-Winslow Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lena-Winslow Elementary School have?
Lena-Winslow Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lena-Winslow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lena-Winslow Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lena-Winslow Elementary School?
Lena-Winslow Elementary School is overseen by Lena Winslow CUSD 202 in Stephenson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.