📍 609 W Central Blvd, Kewanee, Henry County, 61443
Irving Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kewanee, Henry County. The school has 221 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Minx. It is part of the Kewanee CUSD 229 school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Irving Elem School enrolls 221 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 221 students (79%) 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.
Irving Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 37, state house district 74.
Irving Elem School is one of 7 schools in Kewanee CUSD 229, based in Kewanee, Illinois. The district serves 1,963 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 221 students, Irving Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 280 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant