📍 1201 N Prairie St, Tuscola, Douglas County, 61953
North Ward Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tuscola, Douglas County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jorden Lauwers. It is part of the Tuscola CUSD 301 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Ward Elementary School enrolls 366 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 366 students (42%) 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.
North Ward Elementary 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 51, state house district 102.
North Ward Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Tuscola CUSD 301, based in Tuscola, Illinois. The district serves 904 students district-wide and employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, North Ward Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 301 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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