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B−

AlWood Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

101 E A St, Alpha, IL 61413 · (309) 629-5011 · Part of Alwood Community Unit School District 225

Oxford Township’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
172
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about AlWood Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Oxford Township kids: AlWood Middle/High School

On the path

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

PK–5AlWood Elem SchoolYou are here
6–12AlWood Middle/High Schoolin Woodhull

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
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 ↗

101 E A St, Alpha

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten20
Grade 124
Grade 225
Grade 327
Grade 423
Grade 524
Enrollment over time
202’20
203’21
188’22
184’23
172’24

Down 14.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Two or more races 4%Hispanic <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about AlWood Elem School from Oxford Township families.

Other schools in Alwood Community Unit School District 225

The district →
AlWood Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Woodhull
B−
184 students9:1

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