Enrollment
73
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WILMINGTON CCSD 74·NCES 173684003795
South Wilmington Grade School
375 Fifth Ave, South Wilmington, IL 60474 · (815) 237-2281 · Grundy County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
9.1:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
21 students
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 | 2 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 12% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.0%
IL avg 51.0% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
44.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 34.6% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 South Wilmington Grade School
South Wilmington Grade School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wilmington Grade School this school | 73 | 28.8% | 51.9% |
| German Valley Grade School Forreston | 70 | 28.6% | N/A |
| Mount Erie Elementary School Mount Erie | 67 | 34.3% | 54.1% |
| Oakdale Grade School Oakdale | 58 | 31.0% | 41.2% |
| Brussels Grade School Brussels | 67 | 32.8% | 33.8% |
| Lostant Elementary School Lostant | 63 | 34.9% | 47.5% |
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 South Wilmington Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Grundy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #2,377 of 2,419 | #13 of 13 |
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
73
-11 (-13%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 113
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 | 73 | 8 | 9.1:1 | 29% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 8 | 10.8:1 | 29% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 8 | 11.1:1 | 29% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 8 | 10.9:1 | 14% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 100 | 8 | 12.5:1 | 21% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 90 | 7 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 98 | 8 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 113 | 6 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Wilmington Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (87 to 73); teachers unchanged (8 to 8).
About South Wilmington Grade School
South Wilmington Grade School is a small elementary school found in South Wilmington, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 73 students covers kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 81% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
South Wilmington Grade School is part of South Wilmington CCSD 74.
White students make up 100% of enrollment at South Wilmington Grade School. That compares with about 86% White among all Grundy County residents. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at South Wilmington Grade School is 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 29% of students, or 21, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades South Wilmington Grade School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for South Wilmington Grade School is -3.0 points: 51.9% actual, 54.9% predicted.
Grundy County has about 53,219 residents, and the median household income is $92,235, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Grundy County has 28 public schools and roughly 12,070 students.
Nearest public school: Gardner-South Wilmington Twp High School, about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, South Wilmington Grade School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns South Wilmington Grade School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 84 in 2020-21 to 73 in 2024-25.
Discussions about South Wilmington Grade School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,219
Census ACS
Median income
$92,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Gardner-South Wilmington Twp High School1.5 mi · 154
- Gardner Elementary School2.0 mi · 146
- Braceville Elementary School3.6 mi · 130
- Reed-Custer Elementary School6.7 mi · 690
- Reed-Custer Middle School6.8 mi · 306
- Reed-Custer High School6.9 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About South Wilmington Grade SchoolHow large is South Wilmington Grade School?
South Wilmington Grade School enrolls approximately 73 students in grades KG-08.
Is South Wilmington Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Wilmington Grade School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Wilmington Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Wilmington Grade School is approximately 9.1:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Wilmington Grade School?
Student demographics at South Wilmington Grade School are roughly 100% White.
Is South Wilmington Grade School public or private?
South Wilmington Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Wilmington CCSD 74.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.