Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSSVILLE-ALVIN CUSD 7·NCES 173487003662
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School
350 N Chicago St, Rossville, IL 60963 · (217) 748-6666 · Vermilion County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
175 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School→Coop HS 7
Based on grade levels within Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 14.5% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Rossville-Alvin Elementary School
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossville-Alvin Elementary School this school | 300 | 58.3% | 33.0% |
| J L Hensey Elementary School Washington | 262 | 58.0% | 27.2% |
| Central City Elementary School Centralia | 276 | 58.3% | 45.1% |
| Villa Grove Elementary School Villa Grove | 310 | 56.5% | 49.2% |
| Milford Grade School West Campus Milford | 354 | 60.2% | 32.0% |
| Memorial Elementary School Taylorville | 297 | 59.9% | 32.5% |
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 Rossville-Alvin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,154 of 1,925 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,458 of 2,077 ▼ 37 | #8 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,061 of 2,077 ▲ 227 | #4 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #1,539 of 2,419 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,533 of 2,035 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #1,406 of 2,042 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #1,060 of 2,132 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #560 of 615 | #5 of 6 |
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
300
+41 (+16%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 376
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 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 58% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 51% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | N/A | N/A | 60% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 49% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 50% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 45% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 25 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rossville-Alvin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (296 to 300); teachers up 5% (19 to 20).
About Rossville-Alvin Elementary School
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School is one of the public schools in Rossville, Illinois. It is a small elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 300 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
The district, Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7, operates 2 schools serving 409 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rossville-Alvin Elementary School is 83% White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1 at Rossville-Alvin Elementary School, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 58%. The average for public schools in Vermilion County is 71%.
The allk12 Grade for Rossville-Alvin Elementary School is C. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Illinois, Rossville-Alvin Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.0% actual against a predicted 37.8%.
Among Vermilion County residents, the median household income is $56,877, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Rossville-Alvin Elementary School, Vermilion County has 40 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Coop HS 7, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Rossville-Alvin Elementary School is ahead of the 32.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
NCES describes the area around Rossville-Alvin Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 41 more students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Vermilion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,386
Census ACS
Median income
$56,877
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
11,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Coop HS 70.0 mi · 109
- Hoopeston Area High School5.3 mi · 307
- Hoopeston Area Middle School5.3 mi · 248
- Maple Elementary School5.7 mi · 277
- John Greer Elementary School5.9 mi · 232
- Potomac Elementary School8.2 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Rossville-Alvin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rossville-Alvin Elementary School?
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Rossville-Alvin Elementary School serve?
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Rossville-Alvin Elementary School have?
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Rossville-Alvin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rossville-Alvin Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Rossville-Alvin Elementary School in?
Rossville-Alvin Elementary School is part of Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7.
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