📍 30 E Provost St, Amboy, Lee County, 61310
Amboy Central Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amboy, Lee County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Meusel. It is part of the Amboy CUSD 272 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Amboy Central Elem School enrolls 285 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 285 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amboy Central Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Amboy Central Elem School is one of 3 schools in Amboy CUSD 272, based in Amboy, Illinois. The district serves 722 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 285 students, Amboy Central Elem School is larger than the district average of about 241 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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