AlWood Elem School
Alpha, IL · AlWood CUSD 225
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, distant
793rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 62%▲ Improving
101 E A St, Alpha, IL 61413
(309)629-5011NCES ID 170366000057Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks AlWood Elem School 793rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 62% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 41th in 2019 to 62th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 184 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.4% | 94.6% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 4.3% | ▲ 2.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.1% | 0.5% | ▼ 4.6 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $146K in zip 61413 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than AlWood Elem School
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ELA 41% ▼17 · Math 44% ▲1Compare - #342Cambridge Comm Grade SchoolCambridge CUSD 227 · 11.6 mi away342nd of 2,105
ELA 71% ▲13 · Math 61% ▲18Compare - #772R O W V A Elem SchoolR O W V A CUSD 208 · 11.7 mi away772nd of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲3 · Math 42% ▼1Compare - #939United Elem Sch - NorthUnited CUSD 304 · 13.2 mi away939th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▼11 · Math 47% ▲4Compare - #1224Silas Willard Elem SchoolGalesburg CUSD 205 · 16.1 mi away1,224th of 2,105
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What school district is AlWood Elem School in?
AlWood Elem School is part of the AlWood CUSD 225 district in Alpha, Illinois.
Is AlWood Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks AlWood Elem School 793rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 62% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of AlWood Elem School?
White 95%, Two or more races 4% (184 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near AlWood Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61413 is $146K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.