📍 1735 Malcolm Ave, La Salle, LaSalle County, 61301
Northwest Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Salle, LaSalle County. The school has 634 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Derek Kilmartin. It is part of the La Salle ESD 122 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Elem School enrolls 634 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 330 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 634 students (65%) 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.
Northwest 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 38, state house district 76.
Northwest Elem School is one of 2 schools in La Salle ESD 122, based in La Salle, Illinois. The district serves 919 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 634 students, Northwest Elem School is larger than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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