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Northwestern Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

30953 Route 111, Palmyra, IL 62674 · (217) 436-2442 · Part of Northwestern Community Unit School District 2

North Palmyra Township’s Schools page →

Students
189
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Northwestern Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for North Palmyra Township kids: Northwestern Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–6Northwestern Elem SchoolYou are here
7–8Northwestern Jr High Schoolin Palmyra

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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).

30953 Route 111, Palmyra

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten15
Grade 125
Grade 220
Grade 327
Grade 424
Grade 519
Grade 626
Enrollment over time
188’20
194’21
176’22
184’23
189’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northwestern Elem School from North Palmyra Township families.

Other schools in Northwestern Community Unit School District 2

The district →

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