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Atwood-Hammond Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

316 N Illinois St, Atwood, IL 61913 · (217) 578-2229 · Part of Arthur Community Unit School District 305

Unity Township’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Illinois school districts

Students
209
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Atwood-Hammond Grade School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 20.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Unity Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Atwood-Hammond Grade SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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).

316 N Illinois St, Atwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten15
Grade 121
Grade 213
Grade 327
Grade 428
Grade 518
Grade 621
Grade 726
Grade 815
Enrollment over time
263’20
260’21
236’22
232’23
209’24

Down 20.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Atwood-Hammond Grade School from Unity Township families.

Other schools in Arthur Community Unit School District 305

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