Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PECATONICA CUSD 321·NCES 173105003228
Pecatonica Elementary School
721 Reed St, Pecatonica, IL 61063 · (815) 239-2550 · Winnebago County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
107 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pecatonica CUSD 321. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 48.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Pecatonica Elementary School
Pecatonica Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecatonica Elementary School this school | 307 | 34.9% | 54.0% |
| Northside Elementary School Geneseo | 334 | 36.8% | 51.8% |
| Cantrall Elementary School Cantrall | 334 | 35.3% | 63.2% |
| Bonfield Grade School Bonfield | 285 | 37.2% | N/A |
| Summersville Grade School Mount Vernon | 283 | 38.2% | 61.1% |
| Olympia West Elementary School Minier | 255 | 35.7% | 53.9% |
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 Pecatonica Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #470 of 1,925 | #7 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #447 of 2,077 ▼ 116 | #6 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #842 of 2,077 ▼ 87 | #10 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #1,505 of 2,419 | #40 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #490 of 2,035 | #5 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #1,592 of 2,042 | #50 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #1,678 of 2,132 | #45 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #1,006 of 1,461 | #18 of 28 |
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
307
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 525
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 | 307 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 35% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 29% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 24.7 | 13.6:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 36 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pecatonica Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (335 to 307); teachers up 5% (24.7 to 26).
About Pecatonica Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in Pecatonica, Illinois, Pecatonica Elementary School is part of Pecatonica CUSD 321. The school's enrollment of 307 students covers pre-K through 4.
Pecatonica CUSD 321 counts 3 schools and 889 students, including Pecatonica Elementary School.
White students are the large majority at Pecatonica Elementary School, with 89% of enrollment. Next come 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 66% White among all Winnebago County residents. By the diversity index, Pecatonica Elementary School comes in at 21%.
Pecatonica Elementary School operates with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. About 35% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County is 26 points higher.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Pecatonica Elementary School's results are 2.6 points above predicted: 54.0% against 51.4%.
Among Winnebago County residents, median household income is about $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 94 public schools in Winnebago County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,103.
The closest public school, Pecatonica Comm Middle School, is about 0.3 miles from Pecatonica Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Pecatonica Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Pecatonica Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 309 to 307, a small change.
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Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pecatonica CUSD 321
- Pecatonica High SchoolHigh · 313 students
- Pecatonica Comm Middle SchoolMiddle · 269 students
Other schools in Pecatonica
- Pecatonica High SchoolHigh · 313 students
- Pecatonica Comm Middle SchoolMiddle · 269 students
Other Pecatonica Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pecatonica Elementary. Pecatonica Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Pecatonica ElementaryHollandale, WI · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Pecatonica Comm Middle School0.3 mi · 269
- Pecatonica High School0.6 mi · 313
- Winnebago Middle School6.7 mi · 296
- Winnebago High School6.8 mi · 422
- Jean McNair Elementary School6.9 mi · 252
- Dorothy Simon Elementary School6.9 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Pecatonica Elementary SchoolHow large is Pecatonica Elementary School?
Pecatonica Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Pecatonica Elementary School serve?
Pecatonica Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Pecatonica Elementary School have?
Pecatonica Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Pecatonica Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pecatonica Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pecatonica Elementary School in?
Pecatonica Elementary School is part of Pecatonica CUSD 321.
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