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Odell Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

203 N East St, Odell, IL 60460 · (815) 998-2272 · Part of Odell Community Consolidated School District 435

Odell Township’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
155
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Odell Grade School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Odell Township kids: Pontiac High School

On the path

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

PK–8Odell Grade SchoolYou are here
9–12Pontiac High Schoolin Pontiac

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

203 N East St, Odell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten14
Grade 121
Grade 217
Grade 313
Grade 411
Grade 519
Grade 611
Grade 717
Grade 813
Enrollment over time
175’20
193’21
172’22
162’23
155’24

Down 11.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Hispanic 2%Black 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 Odell Grade School from Odell Township families.

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