For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 983 students in Kewanee CUSD 229 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in Kewanee CUSD 229 School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
7 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
2,009 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Kewanee CUSD 229 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#700 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)8%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
2,875 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
66,874 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
463 Students
327,522 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
27%
# Black Students
150 Students
200,526 Students
% Black Students
7%
17%
# White Students
1,239 Students
537,078 Students
% White Students
62%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,010 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
151 Students
52,605 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
206
55,955
# Students in K Grade:
131
116,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
138
126,375
# Students in 2nd Grade:
144
167,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
135
130,315
# Students in 4th Grade:
126
130,334
# Students in 5th Grade:
137
129,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
137
132,181
# Students in 7th Grade:
121
113,007
# Students in 8th Grade:
124
113,824
# Students in 9th Grade:
170
2,377
# Students in 10th Grade:
158
2,138
# Students in 11th Grade:
149
1,882
# Students in 12th Grade:
133
1,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,916 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,313 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$31 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,916
$21,990

Spending / Student
$15,313
$21,244

Best Kewanee CUSD 229 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Neponset Grade School
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
201 W Main St
Neponset, IL 61345
(309) 594-2306
Neponset, IL 61345
(309) 594-2306
Grades: PK-8
| 135 students
Rank: #22.
Irving Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
609 W Central Blvd
Kewanee, IL 61443
(309) 853-3013
Kewanee, IL 61443
(309) 853-3013
Grades: 2-3
| 249 students
Rank: #33.
Central Elementary School
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
215 E Central Blvd
Kewanee, IL 61443
(309) 853-4290
Kewanee, IL 61443
(309) 853-4290
Grades: 4-6
| 357 students
Rank: n/an/a
1401 Lake St
Kewanee, IL 61443
(309) 852-2449
Kewanee, IL 61443
(309) 852-2449
Grades: K-1
| 242 students
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