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Eastwood Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
1676th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Eastwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in East Alton, Illinois, serving 403 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the East Alton School District 13, which is ranked 707 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Eastwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years.

Eastwood Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 17.7%, compared to 38.5% statewide. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 38.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Eastwood Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40.94% to 50.35% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Meadowbrook Intermediate School and Hartford Elementary School, Eastwood Elementary's performance is generally lower, with these schools tending to have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serving a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Eastwood Elementary's performance has also declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1262 out of 2,052 schools in 2014-2015 to 1676 out of 2,056 schools in 2024-2025.

393
Students ?
10.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,968
Per pupil spending ?
41%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1030 3rd St
       East Alton, IL  62024-1605

(618) 433-2101

District: East Alton School District 13


Students who attend Eastwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    East Alton Middle School
High:    East Alton-Wood River High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
73.0%
African American:
16.8%
Two or more races:
8.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg26%
Illinois avg44%
1,676th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
707th of 811East Alton School District 13 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.71676 of 205618.5%★☆☆☆☆
202428.11462 of 206729.3%★☆☆☆☆
202328.61433 of 207731.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.01368 of 208234.3%★★☆☆☆
202131.61253 of 194835.7%★★☆☆☆
201921.81669 of 208620.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.11396 of 203731.5%★★☆☆☆
201732.41353 of 204433.8%★★☆☆☆
201632.91349 of 204634.1%★★☆☆☆
201534.91262 of 205238.5%★★☆☆☆
201424.31671 of 209320.2%★☆☆☆☆
201321.41768 of 216718.4%★☆☆☆☆
201240.91497 of 216630.9%★★☆☆☆
201153.51206 of 214743.8%★★☆☆☆
201047.11351 of 213936.8%★★☆☆☆
200942.21424 of 212032.8%★★☆☆☆
200847.41312 of 209237.3%★★☆☆☆
200748.01359 of 209535.1%★★☆☆☆
200638.21542 of 208626.1%★☆☆☆☆
200530.31588 of 202221.5%★☆☆☆☆
200433.71521 of 203025.1%★☆☆☆☆
200336.51449 of 202028.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.9795 of 104924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.1755 of 88614.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.5728 of 90719.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.71555 of 194219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202429.91334 of 194231.3%★★☆☆☆
202332.81252 of 195736.0%★★☆☆☆
202234.61214 of 197038.4%★★☆☆☆
202129.31161 of 168030.9%★★☆☆☆
201925.31536 of 201923.9%★☆☆☆☆
201831.11357 of 196430.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.71372 of 180023.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.21392 of 179322.4%★☆☆☆☆
202340.91025 of 180843.3%★★☆☆☆
202243.0954 of 176345.9%★★☆☆☆
202150.1629 of 151458.5%★★★☆☆
201930.81349 of 181625.7%★☆☆☆☆
201839.21077 of 176539.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.31579 of 194718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.71397 of 195928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202325.21450 of 198426.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.91354 of 197731.5%★★☆☆☆
202131.11117 of 170734.6%★★☆☆☆
201920.31674 of 201917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201832.01338 of 197232.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.51021 of 129221.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.31041 of 119512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202321.71016 of 115612.1%★☆☆☆☆
202229.3788 of 111329.2%★☆☆☆☆
202129.5457 of 64028.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.9893 of 119425.2%★☆☆☆☆
201826.0604 of 76320.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20255.21365 of 13891.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.71252 of 139210.1%★☆☆☆☆
202312.61329 of 14196.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.31294 of 14259.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.31180 of 13089.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.31408 of 14623.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.91296 of 146311.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school
Female (2025)20th percentile~ school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
White (2025)2nd percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts31%-22 vs state
Science20%-21 vs state
Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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