James R Wood Elem School
Somonauk, IL · Somonauk CUSD 432
Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Town, fringe
889th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 58%▼ Declining
320 S Maple St, Somonauk, IL 60552
(815)498-2338NCES ID 173657004429Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks James R Wood Elem School 889th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 58% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 71th in 2019 to 58th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
Hispanic (last reported 2023) 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 298 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.4% | 83.6% | ▼ 9.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.1% | 13.1% | ▲ 10.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.6% | 2.0% | ▲ 1.4 pts | |
| Asian | 0.3% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Black | 0.9% | 0.7% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.7 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 $329K in zip 60552 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 James R Wood Elem School
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What school district is James R Wood Elem School in?
James R Wood Elem School is part of the Somonauk CUSD 432 district in Somonauk, Illinois.
Is James R Wood Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks James R Wood Elem School 889th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 58% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of James R Wood Elem School?
White 84%, Hispanic 13%, Two or more races 2% (298 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near James R Wood Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60552 is $329K 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.