Okawville Grade School

Okawville Grade School is a K-5 school of intimate scale in Okawville, Illinois, one of the schools within West Washington Co CUD 10, teacheing 297 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Okawville Grade School sits 22% below that benchmark.

West Washington Co CUD 10 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 521 students. Okawville Grade School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Okawville Grade School records that nearly all students (96%) are White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Washington County as a whole.

On the resource side, Okawville Grade School lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Okawville Grade School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Washington County's rate of about 35%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Okawville Grade School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $78,224, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Washington County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,739 students), of which Okawville Grade School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Okawville Jr/Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Okawville Grade School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 64.1%.

Okawville Grade School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Okawville Grade School has edged up 4%, going from 285 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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