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Elementary Schools in Ottawa Education Service District 141

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At a glance

DistrictOttawa Education Service District 141462^nd of 811 Illinois districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,055

Students

Top rankedMcKinley Elementary School395^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Elementary School up 268 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Ottawa Education Service District 141 in Illinois is home to three elementary schools: McKinley Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Jefferson Elementary School. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade in the Ottawa area.

Among the three schools, McKinley Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, consistently ranking higher than the other two schools and the state average on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, McKinley ranked 395th out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Lincoln and Jefferson Elementary Schools ranked 1,180th and 1,048th, respectively, and both received 2-star ratings.

The data also reveals that all three schools have significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with 25.4% of students being chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, there are notable differences in the schools' free and reduced lunch rates, with Lincoln Elementary having the highest percentage at 66.94%, followed by Jefferson Elementary at 65.36% and McKinley Elementary at 45.36%. These insights provide valuable information for parents and the district to consider when evaluating the educational opportunities and support available for students in the area.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (2025)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1709 Columbus St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 434-0726	304	23	13.2	64.8%	193 (63.5%)	20 (6.6%)	70 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	47.6	1048^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.0%		60.9	717^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.3%	331	57.1	45.3	51.4	46.4	24.5	35.8	97.5%		$16,526	$1,029	$15,497
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1110 W Main St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 434-1250	387	29	13.1	69.3%	259 (66.9%)	3 (0.8%)	93 (24.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	41.4	1180^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.6%		28.4	1448^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.9%	268	35.2	60.3	47.0	37.1	27.0	32.3	96.3%		$13,850	$745	$13,106
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1320 State St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 433-1907	364	25	14.8	40.9%	293 (80.5%)	9 (2.5%)	43 (11.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	79.9	395^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.8%		83.6	294^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.8%	101	71.4	72.6	72.0	65.1	49.2	57.3	97.3%		$15,770	$788	$14,982

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ottawa Township HSD 140	1.67 mi	2	598^th
La Salle/Marshall/Putnam ROE	1.82 mi	9
Wallace CCSD 195	3.54 mi	2	186^th
Grand Ridge CCSD 95	5.81 mi	1	213^th
Marseilles Education Service District 150	6.85 mi	1	724^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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