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James R Wood Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

320 S Maple St, Somonauk, IL 60552 · (815) 498-2338 · Part of Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

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Directions
Students
298
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about James R Wood Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Somonauk Township kids: Somonauk Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4James R Wood Elem SchoolYou are here
5–8Somonauk Middle Schoolin Somonauk

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

320 S Maple St, Somonauk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten50
Grade 155
Grade 253
Grade 345
Grade 462
Enrollment over time
267’20
276’21
279’22
298’23
298’24

Up 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James R Wood Elem School from Somonauk Township families.

Other schools in Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

The district →
Somonauk Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Somonauk
A
249 students16:1
Somonauk High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somonauk
B−
224 students11:1

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