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Best Public Schools in Elwood, IL

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331

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Top rankedElwood C C School637^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Elwood, Illinois has one elementary school, Elwood C C School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 286 students. The school is part of the Elwood CCSD 203 district, which is ranked 247 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elwood C C School appears to be a relatively strong-performing school, especially in certain grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the state average in English Language Arts (57.8% vs 53.1%) and Mathematics (52% vs 38.5%) for all grades. The school performed particularly well in 3rd grade ELA (69.2% proficient vs 47.3% statewide) and 7th grade ELA (73.9% vs 54.5% statewide). In 8th grade science, Elwood C C School had a proficiency rate of 60.7%, well above the state average of 45.4%.

However, the school also has some areas for potential improvement. In 2024-2025, Elwood C C School had a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is on the higher side. Additionally, in 2023-2024, 24.48% of the school's students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the school appears to be allocating significant resources to support its students, with a high per-student spending of $23,600 and a very low student-teacher ratio of 9:1 in 2023-2024.

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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)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elwood C C School	Public	PK, KG-8	409 N Chicago St	Elwood	60421	Will County	Elwood CCSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 423-5588	331	33	10.0	29.9%	195 (58.9%)	31 (9.4%)	92 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	68.4	637^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.0%		71.1	535^th of 2067 public elementary schools	74.1%	102	40.0	60.7	69.2	55.6	43.3	56.7	73.9	53.6	57.8	65.4	52.8	50.0	53.3	39.1	50.0	52.0	97.2	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.2	96.9	96.5	11.4	26.5	$23,223	$540	$22,683

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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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