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What tradition at Wallace Elem School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLACE CCSD 195·NCES 174053004082
Wallace Elementary School
1463 N 33rd Rd, Ottawa, IL 61350 · (815) 433-2986 · LaSalle County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
112 students
STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 42 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
30%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 46.2% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Wallace Elementary School
Wallace Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Elementary School this school | 420 | 26.7% | 61.6% |
| South Elementary School Crystal Lake | 390 | 26.7% | 58.7% |
| Munhall Elementary School Saint Charles | 447 | 29.3% | 63.2% |
| Walsh Elementary School Lockport | 363 | 26.7% | N/A |
| Briargate Elementary School Cary | 400 | 23.3% | 55.3% |
| Richmond Grade School Richmond | 407 | 22.6% | 53.1% |
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 Wallace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #281 of 1,925 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #500 of 2,077 ▼ 106 | #4 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #325 of 2,077 ▼ 124 | #2 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #909 of 2,419 | #5 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,502 of 2,035 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #1,392 of 2,042 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #1,839 of 2,132 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.8% | #95 of 615 | #1 of 7 |
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
420
+28 (+7%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 252
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 | 420 | 28.3 | 14.8:1 | 27% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 27% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 27% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 26.3 | 13.0:1 | 24% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 24% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 16 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (342 to 420); teachers up 8% (26.3 to 28.3).
About Wallace Elementary School
Wallace Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Ottawa. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 420 students on the rolls.
Wallace CCSD 195 is responsible for Wallace Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Wallace Elementary School, about 82 are White. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic. Census estimates put LaSalle County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
On staff are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. About 27% of students at Wallace Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in LaSalle County report 53%.
Wallace Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.6% is 5.5 points above the 56.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, LaSalle County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $73,045 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Wallace Elementary School, LaSalle County has 54 public schools.
The closest school to Wallace Elementary School is Jefferson Elementary School, located about 4.3 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Wallace Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.6% against a local average of 46.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% gain, from 392 to 420.
This page is set up for the Wallace Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Ottawa
- Ottawa Township High SchoolHigh · 1,223 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 339 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other Wallace Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Wallace Elementary. Wallace Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Wallace ElementaryWallace, NC · 1,120 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 654 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolHOBOKEN, NJ · 649 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolYork, PA · 427 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolKokomo, IN · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School4.3 mi · 304
- Lincoln Elementary School4.8 mi · 387
- Ottawa Township High School5.2 mi · 1,223
- McKinley Elementary School6.4 mi · 364
- Shepherd Middle School6.7 mi · 353
- Central Intermediate School6.8 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Wallace Elementary SchoolHow large is Wallace Elementary School?
Wallace Elementary School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-08.
Is Wallace Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wallace Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Wallace Elementary School have?
Wallace Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wallace Elementary School?
At Wallace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Wallace Elementary School in?
Wallace Elementary School is part of Wallace CCSD 195.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.