Best Public Schools in Alpha, IL

Summary:

The city of Alpha, Illinois has one public elementary school, AlWood Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 184 students. The school is part of the AlWood CUSD 225 district, which is ranked 424 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

AlWood Elementary School has shown improvement in its academic performance over the past few years, with the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA and Math increasing from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025. In 2024-2025, the school outperformed the district and state averages in ELA proficiency for all grades, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade, as well as in Math proficiency for all grades and 5th grade. However, the school's Math proficiency rates for 3rd and 4th grade were lower than the state averages in 2024-2025. Additionally, AlWood Elementary School had a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is an area of concern.

Despite the high chronic absenteeism rate, AlWood Elementary School appears to be a well-resourced school, with a per-student spending of $15,559 in 2023-2024 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9:1. The school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a stable level of performance. Overall, AlWood Elementary School seems to be a relatively strong and well-supported school within the AlWood CUSD 225 district, with some areas for improvement in addressing chronic absenteeism.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
AlWood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E A St	Alpha	61413	Henry County	AlWood CUSD 225	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 629-5011	172	19	8.9	43.0%	163 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	60.9	785^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.8%		46	1021^st of 2067 public elementary schools	50.6%	236	44.0	64.3	52.2	56.0	57.9	42.9	43.5	44.0	43.4	94.6	93.0	93.0	93.0	96.2	93.0	94.6	15.1	$17,031	$1,392	$15,639

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodhull	3.31 mi	1	447^th
Viola	10.65 mi	1	391^st
Orion	11.01 mi	3	113^th
Oneida	11.28 mi	3	298^th
Sherrard	11.3 mi	3	415^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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