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C−

Central Elem

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

215 E Central Blvd, Kewanee, IL 61443 · (309) 853-4290 · Part of Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

Kewanee Township’s School Grade C better than 25% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
353
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Central Elem

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

215 E Central Blvd, Kewanee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4122
Grade 5104
Grade 6127
Enrollment over time
354’20
338’21
344’22
357’23
353’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 25%Black 8%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Elem from Kewanee Township families.

Other schools in Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

The district →
Lyle School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kewanee
173 students35:1
Neponset Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Neponset
B+
137 students11:1
Belle Alexander Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Kewanee
241 students13:1
Irving Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Kewanee
C
242 students15:1
Central Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kewanee
C+
235 students12:1
Kewanee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kewanee
C
582 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Kewanee Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.