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Okaw Valley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

319 N Washington St, Bethany, IL 61914 · (217) 665-3541 · Part of Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302

Marrowbone Township’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
170
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Okaw Valley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Marrowbone Township kids: Okaw Valley Middle School

On the path

Where Marrowbone Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Okaw Valley Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Okaw Valley Middle Schoolin Findlay

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

319 N Washington St, Bethany

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten23
Grade 131
Grade 225
Grade 323
Grade 436
Enrollment over time
189’20
190’21
175’22
169’23
170’24

Down 10.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Hispanic <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Okaw Valley Elementary School from Marrowbone Township families.

Other schools in Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302

The district →
Okaw Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Findlay
B−
124 students11:1
Okaw Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethany
C
162 students10:1

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; Marrowbone Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.