Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENECA CCSD 170·NCES 173582003727
Seneca Grade School North Campus
174 Oak St, Seneca, IL 61360 · (815) 357-8744 · LaSalle County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
87 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 43 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 40% smaller than its 4th grade class (58).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Seneca Grade School North Campus→Seneca Elementary School South Campus
Based on grade levels within Seneca CCSD 170. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.0pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +24.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 31.7% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Seneca Grade School North Campus
Seneca Grade School North Campus's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Grade School North Campus this school | 256 | 34.0% | 56.4% |
| Jean McNair Elementary School Winnebago | 252 | 33.3% | 45.3% |
| Beckemeyer Elementary School Beckemeyer | 250 | 33.6% | N/A |
| Princeville Elementary School Princeville | 292 | 33.9% | 46.1% |
| Coal City Intermediate School Coal City | 294 | 32.7% | 62.0% |
| Reed Elementary School Homer Glen | 291 | 35.4% | 59.5% |
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 Seneca Grade School North Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #413 of 1,925 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #499 of 2,077 ▲ 253 | #3 of 19 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #400 of 2,077 ▲ 326 | #4 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #1,798 of 2,419 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #64 of 2,035 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #1,356 of 2,042 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #1,698 of 2,132 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #1,021 of 1,461 | #6 of 8 |
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
256
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 411
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 | 256 | 27.5 | 9.3:1 | 34% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 28 | 9.8:1 | 27% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 25% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 23.5 | 11.9:1 | 34% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 22 | 11.8:1 | 33% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 27% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 39 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seneca Grade School North Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (279 to 256); teachers up 17% (23.5 to 27.5).
About Seneca Grade School North Campus
Seneca Grade School North Campus, a small elementary school, is located in Seneca, Illinois. It serves 256 students in pre-K through 4. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 33% smaller than that.
Seneca CCSD 170 counts 465 students in its 2 schools, and Seneca Grade School North Campus is one of them.
White students are the large majority at Seneca Grade School North Campus, with 82% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The White share in LaSalle County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. The chance that two students picked at random at Seneca Grade School North Campus belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
Staffing totals 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 34%. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in LaSalle County is 19 points.
The allk12 Grade for Seneca Grade School North Campus is B+. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Seneca Grade School North Campus's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 51.9%. Seneca Grade School North Campus scores 56.4%, 4.5 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for LaSalle County show that median household income is about $73,045, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 54 public schools in LaSalle County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,523.
Nearest public school: Seneca Elementary School South Campus, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Seneca Grade School North Campus holds 3 other public schools. Seneca Grade School North Campus's average proficiency of 56.4% compares with 46.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 266 in 2020-21 and 256 in 2024-25, a decrease of 10 students.
Community posts for Seneca Grade School North Campus can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seneca CCSD 170
- Seneca Elementary School South CampusMiddle · 209 students
Other schools in Seneca
- Seneca High SchoolHigh · 378 students
- Seneca Elementary School South CampusMiddle · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Seneca Elementary School South Campus0.0 mi · 209
- Seneca High School0.5 mi · 378
- Marseilles Elementary School4.8 mi · 528
- Milton Pope Elementary School6.3 mi · 195
- Nettle Creek Elementary School8.6 mi · 77
- White Oak Elementary8.9 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About Seneca Grade School North CampusWhat is the total enrollment at Seneca Grade School North Campus?
Seneca Grade School North Campus enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-04.
Is Seneca Grade School North Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seneca Grade School North Campus is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Seneca Grade School North Campus have?
Seneca Grade School North Campus employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is Seneca Grade School North Campus?
Seneca Grade School North Campus reports a student body of 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Seneca Grade School North Campus?
Seneca Grade School North Campus is overseen by Seneca CCSD 170 in LaSalle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.