📍 101 E A St, Alpha, Henry County, 61413
AlWood Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alpha, Henry County. The school has 188 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Reggie Larson. It is part of the AlWood CUSD 225 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
AlWood Elem School enrolls 188 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 185 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 188 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
AlWood Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 74.
AlWood Elem School is one of 2 schools in AlWood CUSD 225, based in Woodhull, Illinois. The district serves 356 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 188 students, AlWood Elem School is close to the district average of about 178 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant