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Atwood-Hammond Grade School

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Atwood-Hammond Grade School ranks 644 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Atwood-Hammond Grade School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Atwood, Illinois, with 232 students. The school is part of the Arthur CUSD 305 district, which is ranked 459 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating.

Atwood-Hammond Grade School generally outperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with 56.2% of students proficient or better in ELA and 43.5% in Mathematics, compared to 51% and 36.6% for the district, respectively. The school's strongest performance is in 5th grade ELA, where 76.5% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (53.2%) and state (54.6%) averages. However, the school struggles in 8th grade Mathematics, with 0% proficient or better, compared to 17.9% for the district and 32.9% for the state. Additionally, Atwood-Hammond has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.9% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 20.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, Atwood-Hammond Grade School generally outperforms Lovington Grade School, which is also part of the Arthur CUSD 305 district, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, the school lags behind some other nearby schools, such as Arthur Grade School and Villa Grove Elementary School, which have higher proficiency rates in both subjects. Despite the higher spending per student at Atwood-Hammond Grade School, the school's overall academic performance is mixed, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional practices, teacher quality, and school leadership, may be playing a role in the school's academic outcomes.

209

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,721

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

316 N Illinois St
Atwood, IL 61913-7201

(217) 578-2229

District: Arthur CUSD 305

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2017 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the Illinois median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 15 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg40%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

644^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 35 pts since 2017

From bottom 34% (2017) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

769^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Arthur CUSD 305

459^th of 811Arthur CUSD 305 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	644 of 2056	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	456 of 2067	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	925 of 2077	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	837 of 2082	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	631 of 1948	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	1053 of 2086	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1243 of 2037	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	1354 of 2044	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	616 of 1942	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	377 of 1942	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	879 of 1970	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	718 of 1680	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	1088 of 2019	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1182 of 1964	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	398 of 1800	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	203 of 1793	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	572 of 1808	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	370 of 1763	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	378 of 1514	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	631 of 1816	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	911 of 1765	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	564 of 1947	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	284 of 1959	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	689 of 1984	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	521 of 1977	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	373 of 1707	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	933 of 2019	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	1117 of 1972	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	739 of 1389	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	476 of 1392	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	917 of 1419	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	958 of 1425	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	640 of 1308	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	1070 of 1462	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1239 of 1463	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	769 of 1368	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	557 of 1363	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	833 of 1367	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	604 of 1369	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	534 of 1241	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	813 of 1356	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	764 of 1293	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.0	760 of 1293	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	275 of 1251	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	710 of 1275	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	533 of 1286	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	730 of 1017	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	744 of 1276	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	699 of 1226	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	481 of 1219	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	506 of 1221	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	280 of 1019	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	604 of 1217	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	412 of 1161	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	248 of 1271	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	363 of 1264	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	695 of 1292	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	609 of 1286	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	388 of 1048	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	822 of 1296	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	673 of 884	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	497 of 875	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	770 of 895	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	630 of 898	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	530 of 813	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	791 of 905	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	734 of 889	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)80th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2024)78th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%+5 vs state

Science28%-15 vs state

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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
Atwood-Hammond Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	316 N Illinois St	Atwood	61913	Piatt County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 578-2229	209	18	11.8	58.4%	193 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	67.9	644^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.7%		76	456^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.9%	188	41.2	15.4	50.0	53.3	76.5	57.9	68.0	23.1	56.2	65.4	50.0	55.6	31.6	36.0	0.0	43.5	89.3	88.0	88.0	88.0	90.1	89.3	89.3	7.0	29.8	$14,721	$1,469	$13,252
Arthur Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	126 E Lincoln St	Arthur	61911	Douglas County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 543-2109	258	21	12.0	55.8%	199 (77.1%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (17.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	64.6	709^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.5%		66.7	614^th of 2067 public elementary schools	70.3%	95	44.8	34.6	68.0	56.7	48.3	66.7	63.6	61.5	60.5	64.0	36.7	27.6	50.0	31.8	26.9	39.5	92.7	93.1	93.1	93.4	94.2	93.1	92.7	7.3	29.0	$14,324	$1,519	$12,804
Bement Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Champaign St	Bement	61813	Piatt County	Bement CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 678-4200	143	13	11.2	65.7%	125 (87.4%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	63	740^th of 2056 public elementary schools	64.0%		54.7	824^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.1%	84	61.1		33.3	61.1	66.7				52.6	52.4	44.4	38.9				45.6	98.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.5	97.8	98.5	24.8		$15,988	$1,229	$14,759
North Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 N Prairie St	Tuscola	61953	Douglas County	Tuscola CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 253-2712	334	28	11.7	44.3%	291 (87.1%)	6 (1.8%)	26 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	39.4	1226^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.4%		52.4	879^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.5%	347			52.0	41.1					46.2	40.0	19.6					29.2	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	14.6		$13,302	$543	$12,758
Lovington Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 S High St	Lovington	61937	Moultrie County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 873-4318	148	15	9.7	72.3%	139 (93.9%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	28.6	1468^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.6%		27.1	1480^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.4%	12	37.5	35.3	13.3	20.0	37.5	40.0	26.3	23.5	27.2	13.3	20.0	31.3	33.3	15.8	17.6	21.7	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	100.0	93.3	93.3	14.1	30.9	$15,702	$1,469	$14,233
Arcola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 W Washington St	Arcola	61910	Douglas County	Arcola CUSD 306	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 268-4961	410	31	13.0	45.9%	190 (46.3%)	4 (1.0%)	207 (50.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	39.6	1222^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%		27.8	1465^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.1%	243	42.9		35.3	36.0	47.6	56.4			42.9	19.6	32.0	28.6	23.1			25.8	98.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.8	97.3	98.6	17.0	12.4	$13,625	$861	$12,763
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 S Monroe St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 763-2551	246	19	13.0	49.2%	226 (91.9%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	53.3	938^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.4%		52.1	884^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.2%	54	37.8		30.0	70.4	67.6				53.8	50.0	33.3	29.7				38.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	13.4		$13,334	$743	$12,591
Unity West	Public	K-5	1035 County Road 600 N	Tolono	61880	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 485-3918	399	35	11.4	33.1%	334 (83.7%)	11 (2.8%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	77.9	436^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.8%		64.1	660^th of 2067 public elementary schools	68.1%	224	64.5		59.1	60.3	76.2				65.1	63.6	47.6	55.6				55.7	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.5	97.9	97.7			$14,140	$4,209	$9,930
Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 N Graham St	Sullivan	61951	Moultrie County	Sullivan CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 728-2321	565	31	18.4	51.0%	526 (93.1%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	64.5	710^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.5%		57.5	769^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.8%	59	45.2		70.6	72.2	57.4				67.8	55.3	43.3	23.0				42.4	98.2	97.9	97.9	97.9	15.0	97.7	97.7	14.8		$8,972	$829	$8,143
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-3	3 Sage Dr	Monticello	61856	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 762-8511	543	40	13.6	26.0%	502 (92.4%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)								(n/a)			57.8						57.8	67.2						67.2	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.7	9.7		$11,502	$362	$11,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Atwood-Hammond Grade School

How many students attend Atwood-Hammond Grade School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Atwood-Hammond Grade School.

Is Atwood-Hammond Grade School a good school?

Atwood-Hammond Grade School ranks 644^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Atwood-Hammond Grade School?

Students at Atwood-Hammond Grade School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Atwood-Hammond Grade School in?

Arthur CUSD 305

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