Enrollment
208
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAUVOO-COLUSA CUSD 325·NCES 172778004761
Nauvoo Elementary School
2461 N State Highway 96, Nauvoo, IL 62354 · (866) 453-2600 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
9.4:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
108 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 | 20 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 69% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
19%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
61.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +36.8pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 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 37 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 14.2% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Nauvoo Elementary School
Nauvoo Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nauvoo Elementary School this school | 208 | 51.9% | 42.5% |
| Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School Franklin Grove | 218 | 51.4% | 39.2% |
| Waltonville Grade School Waltonville | 212 | 51.4% | 42.5% |
| Pocahontas Center Pocahontas | 193 | 53.9% | 57.8% |
| Hutsonville Elementary and Jr High School Hutsonville | 190 | 51.6% | 43.7% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Palmyra | 189 | 52.4% | 47.6% |
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 Nauvoo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #840 of 1,925 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,153 of 2,077 ▲ 279 | #3 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #629 of 2,077 ▲ 757 | #2 of 7 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #2,022 of 2,419 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #75 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #1,663 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #1,248 of 2,132 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #644 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
208
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 203
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 | 208 | 22 | 9.4:1 | 52% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 20.5 | 9.5:1 | 53% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 19.5 | 10.4:1 | 41% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 47% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 21 | 10.5:1 | 51% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 53% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 12 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nauvoo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (246 to 208); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Nauvoo Elementary School
Nauvoo Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Nauvoo, Illinois. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 208 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 45% smaller than that.
For district matters, Nauvoo Elementary School falls under Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325.
Nauvoo Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Nauvoo Elementary School comes in at 19%.
Nauvoo Elementary School employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. Nauvoo Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 52%. Across public schools in Hancock County, the average is about the same, 54%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Nauvoo Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Nauvoo Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.5%; the prediction is 41.5%.
Among Hancock County residents, median household income is about $65,865, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Nauvoo Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Hancock County, which together enroll about 2,703 students.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln Elementary School, is about 5.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 65.3%; Nauvoo Elementary School's is 42.5%, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 211 in 2020-21 and 208 in 2024-25.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,281
Census ACS
Median income
$65,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,703 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Nauvoo Elementary SchoolHow large is Nauvoo Elementary School?
Nauvoo Elementary School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-08.
Is Nauvoo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nauvoo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Nauvoo Elementary School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Nauvoo Elementary School.
How diverse is Nauvoo Elementary School?
Nauvoo Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Nauvoo Elementary School in?
Nauvoo Elementary School is part of Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325.
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