Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 90 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE CUSD 84·NCES 174299004312
Shawnee Elementary School
3365 N State Route 3, Wolf Lake, IL 62998 · (618) 833-4975 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
82 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 Shawnee CUSD 84. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
20.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
9.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 12 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
136
-24 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.7:1
% White
93%
was 93%
% Black
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Shawnee Elementary School
Shawnee Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary school in Wolf Lake, Illinois, run under Shawnee CUSD 84. The school teaches 136 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 64% below typical.
Shawnee CUSD 84 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 270 students; Shawnee Elementary School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Shawnee Elementary School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial. Compared to Union County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Shawnee Elementary School records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Shawnee Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Shawnee Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shawnee Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.7%; Shawnee Elementary School posts 15.3%, -21.4 points below that line.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Union County) reports that median household earnings sit near $55,728, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,478 students), of which Shawnee Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Shawnee Jr High School, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shawnee Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.1%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shawnee Elementary School has declined 15%, going from 160 students in 2018 to 136 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,997
Census ACS
Median income
$55,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
2,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee CUSD 84
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 72 students
- Shawnee Jr High SchoolMiddle · 62 students
Other schools in Wolf Lake
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 72 students
- Shawnee Jr High SchoolMiddle · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Jr High School0.1 mi · 62
- Shawnee High School0.1 mi · 72
- NELL HOLCOMB ELEM.7.5 mi · 249
- Jonesboro Elem School8.6 mi · 338
- Anna-Jonesboro High School9.5 mi · 476
- Davie Elem School9.6 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shawnee Elementary School?
Shawnee Elementary School enrolls approximately 136 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Shawnee Elementary School serve?
Shawnee Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Shawnee Elementary School have?
Shawnee Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is Shawnee Elementary School?
Shawnee Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Shawnee Elementary School?
Shawnee Elementary School is overseen by Shawnee CUSD 84 in Union County.
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