Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PECATONICA CUSD 321·NCES 173105003228
Pecatonica Elem 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pecatonica CUSD 321. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
307
-28 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.6:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Pecatonica Elem School
Pecatonica Elem School is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Pecatonica, Illinois, one of the schools within Pecatonica CUSD 321, with 307 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.
Within Pecatonica CUSD 321, which oversees 3 schools and 889 students, Pecatonica Elem School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Pecatonica Elem School lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pecatonica Elem School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Winnebago County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Pecatonica Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 54.0%.
In the area at large, Winnebago County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,837 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Pecatonica Elem School is one of 94 public schools in Winnebago County (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students).
Pecatonica Comm Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pecatonica Elem School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pecatonica Elem School has declined 8%, going from 335 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
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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
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 Elem School6.9 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Pecatonica Elem SchoolHow large is Pecatonica Elem School?
Pecatonica Elem School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Pecatonica Elem School serve?
Pecatonica Elem School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Pecatonica Elem School have?
Pecatonica Elem School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Pecatonica Elem School?
Student demographics at Pecatonica Elem School are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pecatonica Elem School in?
Pecatonica Elem School is part of Pecatonica CUSD 321.
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