Rossville-Alvin Elem School

As a tight-knit primary school in Rossville, Illinois, Rossville-Alvin Elem School serves 300 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Rossville-Alvin Elem School sits 21% below that benchmark.

Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 409 students; Rossville-Alvin Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rossville-Alvin Elem School lists that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Rossville-Alvin Elem School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Vermilion County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rossville-Alvin Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Vermilion County put median household earnings sit near $56,877, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Vermilion County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students), of which Rossville-Alvin Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: COOP HS 7, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rossville-Alvin Elem School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.0%.

Rossville-Alvin Elem School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Rossville-Alvin Elem School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 300). The White share of enrollment decreased from 91% to 83% over that span.

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