Enrollment
52
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUDLOW CCSD 142·NCES 172370002590
Ludlow Elementary School
245 S Orange St, Ludlow, IL 60949 · (217) 396-5261 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL52 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
43 students
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 | 1 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 12% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.5pp since 2023
Math
11.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.5% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% | 2.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 24% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Ludlow Elementary School
Ludlow Elementary School's state test result (8.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Elementary School this school | 52 | 82.7% | 8.4% |
| Plamondon Elementary School Chicago | 92 | 81.5% | 21.0% |
| Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth Danforth | 92 | 65.2% | N/A |
| Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville Thawville | 104 | 66.3% | 46.3% |
| Everett Elementary School Chicago | 89 | 76.4% | 57.2% |
| Jefferson Early Childhood Center Moline | 130 | 70.8% | 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 Ludlow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 52 | #2,402 of 2,419 | #37 of 37 |
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
52
-4 (-7%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 131
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 | 52 | 9 | 5.8:1 | 83% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 8 | 6.0:1 | 83% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 8.1 | 7.6:1 | 82% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 56 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 9.8 | 7.1:1 | 99% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 79 | 8 | 9.9:1 | 100% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 64 | 9 | 7.1:1 | 84% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ludlow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (70 to 52); teachers down 8% (9.8 to 9).
About Ludlow Elementary School
A small elementary school in Ludlow, Illinois, Ludlow Elementary School is part of Ludlow CCSD 142. A total of 52 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 86% smaller than average.
Ludlow CCSD 142 is the district for Ludlow Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Ludlow Elementary School, at 48%. Other groups include 33% White, 15% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Champaign County residents are about 8% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ludlow Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 5.8:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 83% of students at Ludlow Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Champaign County, the average is 53%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Ludlow Elementary School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Illinois. Predicted: 23.8%. Actual: 8.4%.
Champaign County has these Census figures: the median household income is $63,683, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Champaign County is home to 66 public schools and about 25,919 public school students.
Eastlawn Elementary School is the public school closest to Ludlow Elementary School, about 4.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Ludlow Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 8.4% versus a 27.9% average.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Ludlow Elementary School declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 56 to 52 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Ludlow Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Ludlow Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ludlow Elementary. Ludlow Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ludlow Elementary SchoolLudlow, VT · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Eastlawn Elementary School4.7 mi · 276
- Northview Elementary School5.0 mi · 218
- Clara Peterson Elementary School5.1 mi · 564
- Pleasant Acres Elementary School5.3 mi · 293
- Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School5.4 mi · 378
- Rantoul Twp High School5.4 mi · 901
Frequently asked questions
About Ludlow Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ludlow Elementary School?
Ludlow Elementary School enrolls approximately 52 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Ludlow Elementary School serve?
Ludlow Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ludlow Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ludlow Elementary School is approximately 5.8:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ludlow Elementary School?
At Ludlow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 48% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Ludlow Elementary School?
Ludlow Elementary School is overseen by Ludlow CCSD 142 in Champaign County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.