Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDWARDSVILLE CUSD 7·NCES 171353005310
Worden Elementary School
110 N Main St, Worden, IL 62097 · (618) 692-7442 · Madison County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
68 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 86 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 37% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
58.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.9pp since 2023
Math
54.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 33.8% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Worden Elementary School
Worden Elementary School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worden Elementary School this school | 258 | 26.4% | 52.5% |
| Lexington Elementary School Lexington | 238 | 24.8% | 60.5% |
| Erie Elementary School Erie | 242 | 28.9% | 66.0% |
| Freeburg Primary Center Freeburg | 244 | 30.3% | N/A |
| Sherrard Elementary School Sherrard | 224 | 23.7% | 37.0% |
| White Heath Elementary School White Heath | 270 | 23.0% | 55.8% |
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 Worden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #515 of 1,925 | #10 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #552 of 2,077 ▲ 135 | #9 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #729 of 2,077 ▲ 299 | #9 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,785 of 2,419 | #33 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,589 of 2,035 | #21 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #1,604 of 2,042 | #31 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #1,841 of 2,132 | #34 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #472 of 615 | #6 of 8 |
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
258
-32 (-11%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 220
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 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 26% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 16.4 | 15.9:1 | 25% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 15.7 | 17.7:1 | 22% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 13.2 | 18.8:1 | 25% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 20% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 26% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 162 | 13 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Worden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (248 to 258); teachers up 28% (13.2 to 17).
About Worden Elementary School
Worden Elementary School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Worden, Illinois. The school enrolls 258 students, from grades 3 through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 32% smaller than that.
Edwardsville CUSD 7 is the district for Worden Elementary School. It has 13 schools and 7,060 students.
Federal enrollment data show Worden Elementary School is 89% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 17 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Madison County is 46%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Worden Elementary School is 3.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 52.5%. Predicted: 56.3%.
Madison County census figures show that the median household income is $75,793, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 84 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 35,253 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Hamel Elementary School, about 3.1 miles away. Worden Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 49.5% on proficiency, and Worden Elementary School is above that at 52.5%.
NCES assigns Worden Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 11% from its 2020-21 level of 290.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edwardsville CUSD 7
- Edwardsville High SchoolHigh · 2,342 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Albert Cassens ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Hamel Elementary School3.1 mi · 126
- Alhambra Primary School6.4 mi · 156
- Staunton High School6.5 mi · 384
- Staunton Jr High School6.5 mi · 240
- Staunton Elementary School6.5 mi · 541
- Midway School6.9 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Worden Elementary SchoolHow large is Worden Elementary School?
Worden Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Worden Elementary School serve?
Worden Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Worden Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Worden Elementary School.
How diverse is Worden Elementary School?
Worden Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Worden Elementary School in?
Worden Elementary School is part of Edwardsville CUSD 7.
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