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B+

Bismarck-Henning Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

5 W Holloway St, Bismarck, IL 61814 · (217) 759-7251 · Part of Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District

Newell Township’s School Grade B better than 62% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
309
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Bismarck-Henning Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Newell Township kids: Bismarck-Henning Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–4Bismarck-Henning Elem SchoolYou are here
5–8Bismarck-Henning Jr High Schoolin Bismarck

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 ↗

5 W Holloway St, Bismarck

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten42
Grade 156
Grade 249
Grade 361
Grade 459
Enrollment over time
297’20
302’21
306’22
297’23
309’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bismarck-Henning Elem School from Newell Township families.

Other schools in Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District

The district →
Bismarck-Henning Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bismarck
B
246 students14:1
Coop HS 1
High · Grades 9–12 · Bismarck
C+
247 students

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