Towanda Elementary School
304 South East St
Towanda IL, 61776, Mclean County
Phone: 309-728-2278
Ranking: 
(624 out of 3,028, top 21%)*
(624 out of 3,028, top 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: McLean County Unit School District 5
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 173 | 158 | 148 | 139 | 176 | 153 | 155 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 27 | 15.6% | 38 | 24.1% | 25 | 16.9% | 20 | 14.4% | 38 | 21.6% | 21 | 13.7% | 24 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 38 | 22.0% | 24 | 15.2% | 24 | 16.2% | 29 | 20.9% | 27 | 15.3% | 24 | 15.7% | 23 | 14.8% |
| Grade 2: | 26 | 15.0% | 25 | 15.8% | 29 | 19.6% | 22 | 15.8% | 31 | 17.6% | 26 | 17.0% | 27 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 28 | 16.2% | 29 | 18.4% | 22 | 14.9% | 22 | 15.8% | 26 | 14.8% | 29 | 19.0% | 27 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | 32 | 18.5% | 20 | 12.7% | 24 | 16.2% | 23 | 16.5% | 25 | 14.2% | 27 | 17.6% | 26 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 22 | 12.7% | 22 | 13.9% | 24 | 16.2% | 23 | 16.5% | 29 | 16.5% | 25 | 16.3% | 28 | 18.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 89 | 51.4% | 79 | 50.0% | 70 | 47.3% | 71 | 51.1% | 83 | 47.2% | 67 | 43.8% | 67 | 43.2% |
| Female: | 84 | 48.6% | 79 | 50.0% | 78 | 52.7% | 68 | 48.9% | 81 | 46.0% | 73 | 47.7% | 78 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 10.4% | 8 | 5.1% | 7 | 4.7% | 6 | 4.3% | 5 | 2.8% | 5 | 3.3% | 3 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 2.9% | 5 | 3.2% | 7 | 4.7% | 7 | 5.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 2.0% | 4 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 2 | 1.2% | 4 | 2.5% | 2 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.3% |
| White: | 141 | 81.5% | 135 | 85.4% | 127 | 85.8% | 124 | 89.2% | 164 | 93.2% | 139 | 90.8% | 140 | 90.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 4.0% | 6 | 3.8% | 5 | 3.4% | 2 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 13.3% | 18 | 11.4% | 4 | 2.7% | 10 | 7.2% | 17 | 9.7% | 11 | 7.2% | 15 | 9.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 1.2% | 5 | 3.2% | 12 | 8.1% | 4 | 2.9% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.63 | 15.58 | 22.09 | 18.53 | 20.71 | 23.50 | 25.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 87.4% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 90.0% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 91.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 92.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 90.4% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 92.3% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 92.8% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 91.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 94.0% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 69.1% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 69.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.7% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.4% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 80.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 81.6% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 84.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 82.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 85.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 73.0% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 90.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 91.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.1% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90.7% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 93.0% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 92.2% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 79.0% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82.1% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 85.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 85.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 73.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.7% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 82.5% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 85.8% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 89.9% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.5% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 90.1% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 87.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 90.1% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 89.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 91.3% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 82.4% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 84.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 83.9% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 91.0% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 88.7% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 88.0% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 88.3% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 89.6% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 72.0% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 70.0% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 73.3% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 80.3% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76.2% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 82.8% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 82.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 85.1% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.8% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 71.7% | 58.9% |
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* Towanda Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.