📍 1463 N 33rd Rd, Ottawa, LaSalle County, 61350
Wallace Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ottawa, LaSalle County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melanie Hart. It is part of the Wallace CCSD 195 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wallace Elem School enrolls 396 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 11% |
| Asian | 8 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 396 students (27%) 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.
Wallace Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Wallace Elem School is one of 2 schools in Wallace CCSD 195, based in Ottawa, Illinois. The district serves 420 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Wallace Elem School is larger than the district average of about 210 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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