North Ward Elementary School
1201 North Prairie St Tuscola IL, 61953, Douglas County Phone: 217-253-2712 Ranking:  (497 out of 3,028, top 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 377 | 377 | 383 | 403 | 413 | 430 | 421 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 27 | 7.2% | 28 | 7.4% | 24 | 6.3% | 16 | 4.0% | 24 | 5.8% | 20 | 4.7% | 20 | 4.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 20.2% | 63 | 16.7% | 54 | 14.1% | 75 | 18.6% | 72 | 17.4% | 100 | 23.3% | 71 | 16.9% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 17.0% | 55 | 14.6% | 75 | 19.6% | 69 | 17.1% | 93 | 22.5% | 69 | 16.0% | 85 | 20.2% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 16.7% | 74 | 19.6% | 65 | 17.0% | 88 | 21.8% | 70 | 16.9% | 79 | 18.4% | 78 | 18.5% |
| Grade 3: | 78 | 20.7% | 69 | 18.3% | 92 | 24.0% | 73 | 18.1% | 81 | 19.6% | 75 | 17.4% | 91 | 21.6% |
| Grade 4: | 69 | 18.3% | 88 | 23.3% | 73 | 19.1% | 82 | 20.3% | 73 | 17.7% | 87 | 20.2% | 76 | 18.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 204 | 54.1% | 195 | 51.7% | 194 | 50.7% | 211 | 52.4% | 212 | 51.3% | 200 | 46.5% | 209 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 173 | 45.9% | 182 | 48.3% | 189 | 49.3% | 192 | 47.6% | 185 | 44.8% | 215 | 50.0% | 202 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 3.4% | 15 | 4.0% | 10 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 348 | 92.3% | 352 | 93.4% | 362 | 94.5% | 377 | 93.5% | 390 | 94.4% | 407 | 94.7% | 399 | 94.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.4% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 41.4% | 113 | 30.0% | 64 | 16.7% | 124 | 30.8% | 114 | 27.6% | 92 | 21.4% | 72 | 17.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.8% | 78 | 20.7% | 100 | 26.1% | 38 | 9.4% | 24 | 5.8% | 37 | 8.6% | 35 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.71 | 13.32 | 13.84 | 13.14 | 12.31 | 13.90 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.1% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 96.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92.1% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.5% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 92.0% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 88.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 86.0% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.3% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 80.9% |
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* North Ward Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.