Ludlow Elementary School

Ludlow Elementary School is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in Ludlow, Illinois, operated by Ludlow CCSD 142, with 52 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 86% below typical.

Ludlow Elementary School is a school of Ludlow CCSD 142, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Ludlow Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 33% White, 15% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 83% of students at Ludlow Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Champaign County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ludlow Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 23.8%; actual is 8.4%, a gap of -15.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Champaign County) shows that median household income runs about $63,683, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Ludlow Elementary School is one of 66 public schools in Champaign County (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students).

Eastlawn Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ludlow Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 70 students in 2018 compared to 52 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 7.1:1 in 2018 to 5.8:1 in 2025.

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