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Northwest Elementary School

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Northwest Elementary School ranks 1425 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in La Salle, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 644 students. The school is part of the La Salle Education Service District 122, which is ranked 746 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1335-1485 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 39% of students proficient or better in ELA and 20.6% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance is also below the district average, indicating that it is one of the lower-performing schools within the La Salle Education Service District 122. Additionally, Northwest Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 29.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Deer Park C C Elementary School, Tonica Grade School, and Dimmick Community Cons School District 175, generally perform better academically than Northwest Elementary School, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $25,471 in 2023-2024, Northwest Elementary School's academic performance is still significantly below the state average, suggesting that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to improve student outcomes.

650

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,116

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1735 Malcolm Ave
La Salle, IL 61301-1299

(815) 223-0786

District: La Salle Education Service District 122

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Junior High School
High:	La Salle-Peru Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

35.1%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg28%

Illinois avg44%

1,425^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

746^th of 811La Salle Education Service District 122 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1425 of 2056	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1335 of 2067	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1485 of 2077	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1436 of 2082	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1394 of 1948	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1808 of 2086	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1757 of 2037	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1929 of 2044	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	1885 of 2046	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	1693 of 2052	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.3	1179 of 2093	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.4	1210 of 2167	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.2	987 of 2166	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.2	1607 of 2147	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.4	1325 of 2139	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	1236 of 2120	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.3	1153 of 2092	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.2	1354 of 2095	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.1	1358 of 2086	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.3	1268 of 2022	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.8	1294 of 2030	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.6	1255 of 2020	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	36.6	419 of 698	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	832 of 1049	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	764 of 886	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	704 of 907	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	758 of 788	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	547 of 826	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	454 of 788	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	506 of 768	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	280 of 537	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	689 of 743	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	535 of 718	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1469 of 1942	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1333 of 1942	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1502 of 1957	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1332 of 1970	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1252 of 1680	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1706 of 2019	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1763 of 1964	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	754 of 982	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	611 of 959	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	721 of 970	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	704 of 954	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	438 of 742	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	865 of 955	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	713 of 938	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1015 of 1800	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	800 of 1793	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	1058 of 1808	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	988 of 1763	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	929 of 1514	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1498 of 1816	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1389 of 1765	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1210 of 1947	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1188 of 1959	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1329 of 1984	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1356 of 1977	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1338 of 1707	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1767 of 2019	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1591 of 1972	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1065 of 1292	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1018 of 1195	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1047 of 1156	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1071 of 1113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	608 of 640	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	869 of 1194	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	545 of 763	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1249 of 1389	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1195 of 1392	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1276 of 1419	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1280 of 1425	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1212 of 1308	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1430 of 1462	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1453 of 1463	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2018)40th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science37%-3 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 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 (2025)	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
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1735 Malcolm Ave	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	La Salle Education Service District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 223-0786	650	57	11.4	68.2%	338 (52.0%)	33 (5.1%)	228 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.8%)	30.3	1425^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.7%		32.3	1335^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.4%	90	37.3		37.3	41.6	37.3				39.0	18.1	21.8	21.7				20.6	96.8	96.6	96.6	96.4	97.2	96.4	96.3	15.2		$18,116	$2,208	$15,909
Northview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2100 Plum Street	Peru	61354	LaSalle County	Peru Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 223-1111	594	44	13.5	56.4%	385 (64.8%)	14 (2.4%)	143 (24.1%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	67.6	655^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.1%		64.8	651^st of 2067 public elementary schools	68.5%	4			58.2	55.9					57.0	51.0	56.9					54.0	96.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.6	97.0	96.3	17.5		$13,008	$1,485	$11,523
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	755 Bennett Ave	Oglesby	61348	LaSalle County	Oglesby Education Service District 125	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 883-9297	328	26	12.6	50.0%	245 (74.7%)	6 (1.8%)	59 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	38	1249^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.3%		38	1201^st of 2067 public elementary schools	41.9%	48	30.8		30.6	35.9	46.2				37.0	44.9	17.9	46.2				37.0	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	98.0	97.1	97.4	24.9		$15,544	$806	$14,738
Dalzell Grade School	Public	K-8	307 Chestnut St	Dalzell	61320	Bureau County	Dalzell School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 663-8821	45	7	6.5		37 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)									68.0							32.0	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4		36.4	$21,005	$753	$20,252
Dimmick Community Cons School District 175	Public	K-8	297 N 33rd Rd	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	Dimmick Community Consolidated School District #175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 223-2933	153	13	11.9		124 (81.0%)	4 (2.6%)	21 (13.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	74.6	502^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	75.6%		73.1	507^th of 2067 public elementary schools	75.5%	5	30.8	42.9	75.0	86.7	69.2	73.3	63.6	42.9	67.0	93.8	60.0	23.1	40.0	0.0	9.5	38.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3		39.7	$19,241	$574	$18,667
Waltham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2902 N Il Route 178	Utica	61373	LaSalle County	Waltham CCSD 185	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 667-4417	246	24	10.4		206 (83.7%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	67	667^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.6%		52.4	878^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.5%	211	41.4	58.3	57.1	56.7	62.1	80.0	94.7	88.0	70.5	67.9	66.7	24.1	26.7	68.4	16.0	45.9	96.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	96.9	97.7	97.3	11.0	30.2	$18,592	$704	$17,887
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	999 N Strong Ave	Spring Valley	61362	Bureau County	Spring Valley CCSD 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 664-4601	632	49	12.8	60.9%	357 (56.5%)	5 (0.8%)	238 (37.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.3%)	31.1	1408^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.5%		23.8	1576^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.8%	168	18.6	46.8	46.9	16.1	42.4	42.6	25.9	53.2	38.3	56.3	32.1	3.4	9.8	19.0	16.1	23.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.7	97.7	9.2	28.3	$15,545	$2,098	$13,448
Ladd Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	232 E Cleveland St	Ladd	61329	Bureau County	Ladd CCSD 94	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 894-2363	183	16	11.1	53.0%	135 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	54.3	917^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.4%		55.8	802^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	61.2%	115	29.4	28.6	37.5	46.7	47.1	68.4	65.0	35.7	51.5	50.0	64.3	29.4	36.8	30.0	7.1	36.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	12.0	19.9	$16,497	$115	$16,383
Putnam County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	400 E Silverspoon Ave	Granville	61326	Putnam County	Putnam County CUSD 535	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 882-2800	208	16	13.0	29.3%	181 (87.0%)	2 (1.0%)	19 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	94.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	96.1	94.6	95.1	26.0		$18,224	$1,231	$16,993
Deer Park C C Elementary School	Public	K-8	2350 E 1025th Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Deer Park CCSD 82	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 434-6930	44	7	6.2	11.4%	38 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)									80.0							50.0	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9			$36,058	$348	$35,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Junior High School
High : La Salle-Peru Township High School

What district is Northwest Elementary School in?

La Salle Education Service District 122

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

Students at Northwest Elementary School are 52% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks 1425^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Northwest Elementary School.

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