Wallace Elem School

Wallace Elem School operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Ottawa, Illinois, one of the schools within Wallace CCSD 195. Current enrollment sits at 420 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Wallace CCSD 195 is the operating authority for Wallace Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Wallace Elem School lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic. Compared to LaSalle County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Wallace Elem School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Wallace Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, LaSalle County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Wallace Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.1%; this one delivers 61.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (LaSalle County) reports that median household earnings sit near $73,045, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across LaSalle County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students), Wallace Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Jefferson Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wallace Elem School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wallace Elem School has climbed 23%, going from 342 students in 2018 to 420 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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