📍 215 E Central Blvd, Kewanee, Henry County, 61443
Central Elem is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kewanee, Henry County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Anderson. It is part of the Kewanee CUSD 229 school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elem enrolls 344 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 344 students (78%) 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.
Central Elem 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.
Central Elem 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 344 students, Central Elem is larger than the district average of about 280 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant