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Elmwood High School

Summary:

Elmwood High School is a public high school located in Elmwood, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 200 students. The school is part of the Elmwood CUSD 322 district, which is ranked 188 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elmwood High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 73 and 215 over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating strong academic performance. The school's 4-year graduation rate has reached as high as 97.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of many nearby schools like Illini Bluffs High School and Dunlap High School. Additionally, Elmwood High School students have demonstrated exceptional proficiency in science, with 76.1% of students scoring proficient or better on the ISA science assessment in 2023-2024, outperforming the state and district averages.

While Elmwood High School has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 21.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's investment in resources, with spending per student increasing from $12,869 in 2019-2020 to $15,707 in 2022-2023, may be contributing to its strong academic performance. The school's growing population of students from lower-income families, with the free and reduced-price lunch rate increasing from 24.12% in 2021-2022 to 26.5% in 2022-2023, is an area of concern that the school may need to address in its academic and support strategies.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 301 W Butternut St
       Elmwood, IL  61529-9454

(309) 742-2851

District: Elmwood CUSD 322

SchoolDigger Rank:
176th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,617 Help


Feeder schools for Elmwood High School:

Elementary:    Elmwood Elementary School
Middle:    Elmwood Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  206

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.7%
Hispanic:
2.9%
Two or more races:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.2% Help


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Compare Details Elmwood High School ranks better than 74.7% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.46. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Elmwood High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (93.7%), Hispanic (2.9%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 26.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elmwood High School is 11.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elmwood High School is $15,617.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elmwood High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmwood High School 176th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Elmwood High School in the ranking list.)

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Elmwood CUSD 322:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmwood CUSD 322 188th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elmwood High School

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Rank History for all students at Elmwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 81.59 76th 586 87.0%
2004 78.82 93rd 592 84.3%
2005 68.63 180th 590 69.5%
2006 86.21 58th 596 90.3%
2007 78.81 113th 612 81.5%
2008 88.16 50th 624 92.0%
2009 79.85 107th 632 83.1%
2010 92.10 32nd 643 95.0%
2011 83.44 85th 655 87.0%
2012 71.75 180th 665 72.9%
2013 59.88 303rd 670 54.8%
2014 82.97 106th 670 84.2%
2015 73.96 123rd 614 80.0%
2016 76.76 76th 643 88.2%
2017 65.56 187th 642 70.9%
2018 80.59 107th 647 83.5%
2019 84.47 88th 701 87.4%
2021 82.38 103rd 688 85.0%
2022 86.64 73rd 699 89.6%
2023 63.47 215th 699 69.2%
2024 67.46 176th 697 74.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elmwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.43 216th 644 66.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Elmwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.00 138th 620 77.7%
2019 80.58 102nd 665 84.7%
2021 83.48 92nd 639 85.6%
2022 87.64 61st 658 90.7%
2023 44.31 367th 656 44.1%
2024 71.77 154th 664 76.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Elmwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.18 88th 619 85.8%
2019 81.66 95th 675 85.9%
2021 77.07 113th 653 82.7%
2022 81.23 94th 664 85.8%
2023 76.56 118th 668 82.3%
2024 54.46 257th 668 61.5%
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Rank History for White students at Elmwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.23 150th 548 72.6%
2019 73.29 122nd 552 77.9%
2021 66.38 144th 553 74.0%
2022 77.13 100th 560 82.1%
2023 42.92 293rd 557 47.4%
2024 50.56 226th 554 59.2%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Elmwood High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 220 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 220
1990 214 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 214
1991 210 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 211
1992 216 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 217
1993 210 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 210
1994 224 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 224
1995 217 2 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 222
1996 217 2 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 222
1997 212 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 212
1998 226 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 227
1999 211 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 214
2000 197 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 201
2001 199 1 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 205
2002 177 2 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 184
2003 177 2 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 184
2004 183 3 0 4 2 n/a n/a 0 192
2005 187 1 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 194
2006 195 0 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 202
2007 210 1 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 214
2008 193 0 2 4 0 n/a n/a 3 202
2009 196 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 2 201
2010 208 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 3 213
2011 177 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 182
2012 181 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 186
2013 171 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 178
2014 173 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 180
2015 189 3 0 1 2 0 4 0 199
2016 199 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 207
2017 205 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 213
2018 218 4 0 6 0 0 5 0 233
2019 197 3 0 7 0 0 7 0 214
2020 179 3 0 3 1 0 9 0 195
2021 178 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 188
2022 163 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 170
2023 188 2 0 5 0 0 4 1 200
2024 193 3 0 6 0 0 4 0 206

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elmwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 220 14.0 15.7 n/a
1990 214 14.6 14.6 n/a
1991 211 15.5 13.6 n/a
1992 217 16.0 13.5 n/a
1993 210 17.5 12.0 n/a
1994 224 17.1 13.1 n/a
1995 222 17.8 12.5 n/a
1996 222 17.8 12.5 n/a
1997 212 19.1 11.1 n/a
1998 227 19.1 11.9 n/a
1999 214 19.3 11.1 n/a
2000 201 19.3 10.4 n/a
2001 205 20.1 10.2 n/a
2002 184 20.5 9.0 12
2003 184 20.5 9.0 12
2004 192 18.0 10.7 15.6
2005 194 18.0 10.8 19.1
2006 202 18.0 11.2 20.8
2007 214 18.0 11.9 21
2008 202 19.0 10.6 24.1
2009 201 19.5 10.3 21.6
2010 213 21.0 10.1 25.2
2011 182 20.0 9.1 26.4
2012 186 20.0 9.3 12.9
2013 178 22.5 7.8 12.9
2014 180 20.1 8.9 16.7
2015 199 20.0 9.9 18.1
2016 207 18.0 11.5 14.5
2017 213 20.0 10.6 15.5
2018 233 19.0 12.2 15.9
2019 214 19.0 11.2 17.3
2020 195 19.0 10.2 16.4
2021 188 n/a n/a n/a
2022 170 18.5 9.1 24.1
2023 200 17.7 11.2 26.5
2024 206 18.0 11.4 26.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elmwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 220 14.0 15.7 n/a
1990 214 14.6 14.6 n/a
1991 211 15.5 13.6 n/a
1992 217 16.0 13.5 n/a
1993 210 17.5 12.0 n/a
1994 224 17.1 13.1 n/a
1995 222 17.8 12.5 n/a
1996 222 17.8 12.5 n/a
1997 212 19.1 11.1 n/a
1998 227 19.1 11.9 n/a
1999 214 19.3 11.1 n/a
2000 201 19.3 10.4 n/a
2001 205 20.1 10.2 n/a
2002 184 20.5 9.0 12
2003 184 20.5 9.0 12
2004 192 18.0 10.7 15.6
2005 194 18.0 10.8 19.1
2006 202 18.0 11.2 20.8
2007 214 18.0 11.9 21
2008 202 19.0 10.6 24.1
2009 201 19.5 10.3 21.6
2010 213 21.0 10.1 25.2
2011 182 20.0 9.1 26.4
2012 186 20.0 9.3 12.9
2013 178 22.5 7.8 12.9
2014 180 20.1 8.9 16.7
2015 199 20.0 9.9 18.1
2016 207 18.0 11.5 14.5
2017 213 20.0 10.6 15.5
2018 233 19.0 12.2 15.9
2019 214 19.0 11.2 17.3
2020 195 19.0 10.2 16.4
2021 188 n/a n/a n/a
2022 170 18.5 9.1 24.1
2023 200 17.7 11.2 26.5
2024 206 18.0 11.4 26.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Elmwood High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201596.5%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.5%
201697.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%20.2%
201796.3%96.3%96.3%96.3%96.3%96.3%96.3%22.0%
201896.4%96.4%96.4%96.4%96.8%96.4%96.4%22.5%
201997.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%45.9%
202196.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%96.2%96.8%95.7%
202292.1%92.1%92.1%92.1%92.1%92.1%92.1%92.1%
202396.9%96.9%96.9%96.9%96.9%96.9%96.9%95.4%
202494.6%94.6%94.6%94.6%94.6%94.6%94.6%94.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Elmwood High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $37 (0.4%) $9,372 (99.6%) $9,409
2020 $52 (0.4%) $12,816 (99.6%) $12,869
2021 $86 (0.6%) $13,356 (99.4%) $13,443
2022 $86 (0.6%) $13,356 (99.4%) $13,443
2023 $40 (0.3%) $15,666 (99.7%) $15,707
2024 $173 (1.1%) $15,444 (98.9%) $15,617

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elmwood High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 88th of 701 High schoolsRanks 215th of 699 High schools
 18.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Elmwood High School)54.223.8
 30.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Elmwood CUSD 322)54.223.8
 30.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Elmwood High School)56.328.6
 27.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Elmwood CUSD 322)56.328.6
 27.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Elmwood High School)38.958.5
 19.6%
   End of Course Science (Elmwood CUSD 322)38.958.5
 19.6%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students214200
 6.5%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic75
 28.6%
Pacific Islander00
White197188
 4.6%
Two or More Races74
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.3%26.5%
 9.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Elmwood High School

Students at Elmwood High School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 206 students attended Elmwood High School.

Elmwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elmwood Elementary School
Middle : Elmwood Junior High School

Elmwood High School ranks 176th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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