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Central Elementary

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Central Elementary is a public middle school located in Kewanee, Illinois, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 357 students. The school has faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.8% to 36.8% over the past few years.

Academically, Central Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Kewanee CUSD 229 district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.7% of all students at Central Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.4% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The performance gap is even wider in Mathematics, with only 24.7% of Central Elementary students proficient or better, compared to 30.5% for the district and 38.5% for the state.

Despite these academic challenges, Central Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 12.3 over the past few years, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning. Additionally, the district's investment in increased spending per student at Central Elementary, from $10,846 in 2020-2021 to $15,315 in 2023-2024, may indicate a commitment to improving the school's performance. However, the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 77.62% to 80.67%, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the academic challenges.

353

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,668

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 E Central Blvd
Kewanee, IL 61443-2354

(309) 853-4290

District: Kewanee CUSD 229

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

High:

Kewanee High School

Feeder schools for Central Elementary:

Elementary:	Belle Alexander Elementary School
	Irving Elementary School
	Neponset Grade School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Hispanic:

25.5%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

Illinois avg44%

1,350^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1350 of 2056	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1147 of 2067	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1388 of 2077	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1537 of 2082	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1390 of 1948	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1359 of 2086	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1524 of 2037	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1450 of 2044	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	1413 of 2046	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.4	1582 of 2052	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.8	1567 of 2093	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.9	1605 of 2167	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.2	1506 of 2166	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.2	1593 of 2147	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.7	1601 of 2139	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	1555 of 2120	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.3	1370 of 2092	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.3	1247 of 2095	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.8	1267 of 2086	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	1164 of 2022	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.9	1233 of 2030	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	42.3	1357 of 2020	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	276 of 688	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.0	659 of 684	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	259 of 711	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	426 of 698	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	822 of 1049	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	646 of 886	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	602 of 907	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	584 of 788	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	506 of 788	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	585 of 768	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	739 of 743	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	471 of 718	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1408 of 1942	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1128 of 1942	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1384 of 1957	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1447 of 1970	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1259 of 1680	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1196 of 2019	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1434 of 1964	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	612 of 982	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	486 of 959	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	678 of 970	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	690 of 954	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	418 of 742	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	676 of 955	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	709 of 938	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1156 of 1800	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	911 of 1793	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1104 of 1808	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1290 of 1763	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	933 of 1514	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	997 of 1816	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1305 of 1765	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1193 of 1947	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1026 of 1959	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1253 of 1984	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1475 of 1977	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1309 of 1707	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1366 of 2019	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1453 of 1972	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	50 of 93	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1102 of 1292	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	864 of 1195	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	869 of 1156	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	745 of 1113	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	506 of 640	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1000 of 1194	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	390 of 763	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1238 of 1389	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1130 of 1392	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1264 of 1419	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1334 of 1425	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1199 of 1308	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1256 of 1462	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1326 of 1463	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Science29%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 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)	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	4-6	215 E Central Blvd	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 853-4290	353	24	14.4	72.8%	203 (57.5%)	30 (8.5%)	90 (25.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)								(n/a)	28.8			30.2	41.5	47.1			39.7		29.3	22.6	22.1			24.7	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	29.7	$15,668	$1,681	$13,987
Central Junior High	Public	7-8	215 E Central Blvd	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 853-4290	235	20	11.6	74.0%	128 (54.5%)	20 (8.5%)	67 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	49.7	627^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.2%		53.2	555^th of 1363 public middle schools	59.3%	72		39.2					73.3	55.2	64.9					25.6	14.4	20.4	99.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.1	$14,049	$1,938	$12,111
Stark County Junior High School	Public	6-8	402 S Franklin St	Toulon	61483	Stark County	Stark County CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 286-3451	140	13	11.2	55.7%	127 (90.7%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	41.1	761^st of 1368 public middle schools	44.4%		45.5	662^nd of 1363 public middle schools	51.4%	99		39.6				46.7	47.7	41.7	45.3				17.8	34.9	20.8	24.3	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	97.3	95.9	96.6	95.2	$15,506	$399	$15,107
Bradford Junior High School	Public	6-8	115 High St	Bradford	61421	Stark County	Bradford CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 897-2801	45	5	9.0	68.9%	41 (91.1%)	2 (4.4%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	96	37^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.3%		98	19^th of 1363 public middle schools	98.6%	18		86.7				85.7	75.0	93.3	84.4				85.7	73.3	86.7	81.8	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	$16,774	$696	$16,078
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH	Public	3-8	9080 2125 North Ave	Manlius	61338	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 445-2121	303	30	10.1	45.9%	270 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	82	224^th of 1368 public middle schools	83.6%		80.1	226^th of 1363 public middle schools	83.4%	2	52.8	63.9	65.6	50.0	69.4	77.8	70.0	72.6	68.4	78.1	25.0	47.2	39.7	50.0	50.8	46.7	98.8	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.8	98.4	98.8	53.6	$15,573	$312	$15,261
Geneseo Middle School	Public	6-8	333 E Ogden Ave	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 945-0599	573	42	13.6	26.2%	509 (88.8%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	68.2	388^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.6%		53.1	558^th of 1363 public middle schools	59.1%	170		66.8				62.1	48.9	61.5	57.4				45.6	38.3	36.6	40.0	97.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.1	97.8	98.1	96.9	$13,912	$166	$13,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Central Elementary.

What high school do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend Kewanee High School

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 58% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Kewanee CUSD 229

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