Summary:
The 60518 zip code area is home to 3 elementary schools: Earlville Elementary School, Harding Grade School, and The Earlville Early Learning Center. These schools serve students from the Earlville CUSD 9 and Serena CUSD 2 districts.
Based on the data, Harding Grade School emerges as a standout, ranking 690 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels, while maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2. Earlville Elementary School also showed improvement, moving from a statewide ranking of 1,210 in 2022-2023 to 758 in 2024-2025, and achieving higher proficiency rates than the district in some subject areas.
In terms of financial information, Harding Grade School had the highest per-student spending at $17,996 in 2023-2024, while The Earlville Early Learning Center had the lowest at $14,057. The data suggests a potential relationship between higher spending and stronger academic performance, but further analysis would be needed to draw definitive conclusions.
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