State/Public Elementary Open

Wethersfield Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 439 Willard St, Kewanee, Henry County, 61443

312
Pupils
12.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Wethersfield Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kewanee, Henry County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kyle Dennison. It is part of the Wethersfield CUSD 230 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Kyle Dennison
School district
Wethersfield CUSD 230

Enrollment & staffing

Wethersfield Elem School enrolls 312 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.

Male students
151 (48%)
Female students
161 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.2
Student-teacher ratio
12.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22071%
Hispanic or Latino4213%
Two or more races3411%
Black or African American123.8%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

176 of the school's 312 students (56%) 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Wethersfield 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.

School district: Wethersfield CUSD 230

Wethersfield Elem School is one of 2 schools in Wethersfield CUSD 230, based in Kewanee, Illinois. The district serves 513 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Wethersfield Elem School is larger than the district average of about 257 students per school.

513
District students
2
Schools
45
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Town - Distant

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