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Neponset Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

201 W Main St, Neponset, IL 61345 · (309) 594-2306 · Part of Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

Neponset Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
137
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Neponset Grade School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Neponset Township kids: Kewanee High School

On the path

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

PK–8Neponset Grade SchoolYou are here
9–12Kewanee High Schoolin Kewanee

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

201 W Main St, Neponset

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten8
Grade 116
Grade 213
Grade 314
Grade 418
Grade 514
Grade 611
Grade 714
Grade 814
Enrollment over time
129’20
133’21
138’22
135’23
137’24

Up 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 6%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Neponset Grade School from Neponset Township families.

Other schools in Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

The district →
Lyle School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kewanee
173 students35:1
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 Elem
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Kewanee
C−
353 students14:1
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; Neponset Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.