Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEWARDSON-STRASBURG CUD 5A·NCES 173783003886
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School
2806 E 600 North Rd, Strasburg, IL 62465 · (217) 682-3621 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% 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.
- B+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
14.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
113 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School→Stewardson-Strasburg High School
Based on grade levels within Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 33.3% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School this school | 290 | 39.0% | 56.5% |
| Porta Central Petersburg | 288 | 41.0% | 44.7% |
| Crestwood Elementary School Paris | 309 | 40.5% | 50.0% |
| Summersville Grade School Mount Vernon | 283 | 38.2% | 61.1% |
| Winola Elementary School Viola | 261 | 40.2% | 47.3% |
| Fisher Grade School Fisher | 326 | 39.0% | 51.8% |
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 Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #409 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #651 of 2,077 ▲ 57 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #589 of 2,077 ▼ 107 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #1,603 of 2,419 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,262 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #1,831 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #1,571 of 2,132 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #149 of 615 | N/A |
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
290
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 312
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 | 290 | 20.6 | 14.1:1 | 39% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 40% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 21.6 | 12.5:1 | 43% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 14.4 | 17.3:1 | 37% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | 33% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 24% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 23 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (248 to 290); teachers up 44% (14.4 to 20.6).
About Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School is an elementary school in Strasburg, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school counts 290 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A has 433 students spread across 2 schools.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Shelby County as a whole is similar, at about 97%. Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The lunch program counts 39% of students at Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School is A-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School is 7.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Shelby County has these Census figures: the median household income is $72,095, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Shelby County is home to 14 public schools and about 2,922 public school students.
Nearby, Stewardson-Strasburg High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School at 2nd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 284 to 290.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,720
Census ACS
Median income
$72,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,922 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A
- Stewardson-Strasburg High SchoolHigh · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Stewardson-Strasburg High School0.0 mi · 143
- Neoga Jr/Sr High School9.5 mi · 280
- Neoga Elementary School9.6 mi · 241
- Windsor Jr & Sr High School9.8 mi · 134
- Windsor Elementary School9.9 mi · 225
- Beecher City Grade School11.8 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary SchoolHow large is Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School?
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades PK-08.
Is Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School?
At Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School public or private?
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A.
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