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James R Wood Elem School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
320 S Maple St
Somonauk, IL 60552
Phone
(815) 498-2338
District
Somonauk CUSD 432
County
DEKALB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
279
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.3% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

James R Wood Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

40 30 20 10 0
31%
30%
35%
28%
26%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

40 30 20 10 0
23%
31%
25%
34%
21%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 25 9.0%
Kindergarten 48 17.2%
Grade 1 40 14.3%
Grade 2 57 20.4%
Grade 3 56 20.1%
Grade 4 53 19.0%
Total 279 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.1% 86.2% 48.2%
Black 0.7% 1.6% 17.2%
Hispanic 11.4% 10.8% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.4% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,946 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 117.5 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.3% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.8% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.2% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,806 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 3.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.6% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.0% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.1% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 29.2% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.1% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.0% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.7% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 4.1% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,551 $7,163,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,145 $859,000 5.3%
Staff $767 $575,000 3.5%
General Administration $865 $649,000 4.0%
School Administration $1,204 $903,000 5.6%
Operation $1,219 $914,000 5.6%
Transportation $883 $662,000 4.1%
Other $712 $534,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,795 $5,096,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,252 $3,939,000 24.3%
Total Expenditures $21,597 $16,198,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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