Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWPOINT-WASHBURN CUSD 21·NCES 174092004877
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School
508 E Walnut St, Washburn, IL 61570 · (309) 248-7221 · Woodford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
88 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 13 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School→Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.9pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.7pp 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 34 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 27.6% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School this school | 157 | 56.1% | 41.5% |
| Jefferson Attendance Center Carmi | 158 | 55.7% | 74.6% |
| Warren Elementary School Warren | 172 | 55.2% | 74.8% |
| Chillicothe Elementary Center Chillicothe | 156 | 54.5% | 43.1% |
| Okaw Valley Elementary School Bethany | 170 | 55.3% | 24.4% |
| West Prairie North Elementary School Good Hope | 141 | 57.4% | 27.1% |
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 Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Woodford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #863 of 1,925 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #1,140 of 2,077 ▼ 236 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #955 of 2,077 ▲ 161 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #2,188 of 2,419 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #1,125 of 2,132 | #2 of 9 |
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
157
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 252
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 | 157 | 14.3 | 11.0:1 | 56% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 12 | 13.3:1 | 53% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 13.4 | 13.2:1 | 47% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 190 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 52% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 52% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 32% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 24 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (190 to 157); teachers down 5% (15 to 14.3).
About Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Washburn, Illinois, one of the schools in Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21. It teaches 157 students in pre-K through 5. That is 59% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 has 313 students in 2 schools, and Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School who are White is 92%. Other students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Woodford County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 56% of students at Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Woodford County average 29%.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School's results are 2.4 points above predicted: 41.5% against 39.1%.
Woodford County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $91,483 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Woodford County number 32, with about 6,338 students.
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School's nearest public school is Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. By average proficiency, Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%.
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Woodford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,312
Census ACS
Median income
$91,483
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21
- Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High SchoolHigh · 156 students
Other schools in Washburn
- Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High SchoolHigh · 156 students
- WCSEA-Lowpoint WashburnElementary
Nearby schools
- Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High School0.0 mi · 156
- Midland High School7.5 mi · 194
- Roanoke-Benson High School9.2 mi · 146
- Sowers Elementary School9.2 mi · 161
- Metamora Grade School9.5 mi · 829
- Roanoke-Benson Jr High School9.5 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary SchoolHow large is Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School?
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School serve?
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School?
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School?
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School is overseen by Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 in Woodford County.
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