Enrollment
208
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAUVOO-COLUSA CUSD 325·NCES 172778004761
Nauvoo Elem School
2461 N State Highway 96, Nauvoo, IL 62354 · (866) 453-2600 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
208
-38 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.2:1
% White
90%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 0%
% Black
3%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Nauvoo Elem School
Nauvoo Elem School is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in Nauvoo, Illinois, overseen by Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325, with 208 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 381.
Nauvoo Elem School sits inside Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Nauvoo Elem School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black.
On the resource side, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Nauvoo Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 42.5%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Hancock County shows median household income runs about $65,865, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Hancock County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,703 students), of which Nauvoo Elem School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elementary School, around 5.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Nauvoo Elem School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 64.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nauvoo Elem School has fell 15%, going from 246 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 95% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.
On the community side, members of the Nauvoo Elem School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School5.1 mi · 227
- Richardson Elementary School5.3 mi · 286
- Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School5.5 mi · 852
- Fort Madison Middle School6.1 mi · 686
- Fort Madison Elementary School6.1 mi · 932
- Dallas City Elem School9.0 mi · 156
Frequently asked questions
About Nauvoo Elem SchoolHow large is Nauvoo Elem School?
Nauvoo Elem School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-08.
Is Nauvoo Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nauvoo Elem School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Nauvoo Elem School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Nauvoo Elem School.
How diverse is Nauvoo Elem School?
Nauvoo Elem School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Nauvoo Elem School in?
Nauvoo Elem School is part of Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325.
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