Warren Elementary School

As a compact elementary-level community in Warren, Illinois, Warren Elementary School hosts 172 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Warren CUSD 205. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Warren Elementary School sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Warren CUSD 205, which oversees 2 schools and 363 students, Warren Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Warren Elementary School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Jo Daviess County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jo Daviess County (around 39%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Warren Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.6%; actual is 74.8%, +35.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jo Daviess County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,993, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Jo Daviess County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,012 students), of which Warren Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Warren Jr/Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Warren Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Warren Elementary School has shrank 18%, going from 210 students in 2018 to 172 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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