Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·R O W V A CUSD 208·NCES 172994003104
R O W V A Elem School
333 W Holmes St, Oneida, IL 61467 · (309) 483-6376 · Knox County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
165 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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
R O W V A Elem School→R O W V A Jr and Sr High School
Based on grade levels within R O W V A CUSD 208. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +28.5pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 29 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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
369
+57 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.3:1
% White
90%
was 89%
% Hispanic
5%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R O W V A Elem School
As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Oneida, Illinois, R O W V A Elem School instructs 369 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within R O W V A CUSD 208.
Within R O W V A CUSD 208, which oversees 2 schools and 617 students, R O W V A Elem School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, R O W V A Elem School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, R O W V A Elem School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Knox County's rate of about 64%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, R O W V A Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.7%; this one delivers 51.7%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Knox County) reports that median household earnings sit near $57,030, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Knox County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,359 students), of which R O W V A Elem School is one.
Nearest neighbor: R O W V A Jr and Sr High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, R O W V A Elem School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 312 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
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Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,046
Census ACS
Median income
$57,030
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in R O W V A CUSD 208
- R O W V A Jr and Sr High SchoolHigh · 248 students
Nearby schools
- R O W V A Jr and Sr High School0.1 mi · 248
- AlWood Middle/High School8.8 mi · 184
- Silas Willard Elem School10.7 mi · 425
- Lombard Middle School11.5 mi · 534
- Galva Elem School11.5 mi · 280
- Bright Futures Pre-K Prog11.6 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About R O W V A Elem SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at R O W V A Elem School?
R O W V A Elem School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does R O W V A Elem School serve?
R O W V A Elem School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at R O W V A Elem School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at R O W V A Elem School.
How diverse is R O W V A Elem School?
R O W V A Elem School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is R O W V A Elem School public or private?
R O W V A Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by R O W V A CUSD 208.
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