For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 385 students in Colona School District 190. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in Colona School District 190 have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
3,103 Schools
# Students
385 Students
1,223,913 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Colona School District 190, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#749 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
16%
27%
% Black
3%
17%
% White
75%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,808 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,951 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,808
$21,990
Spending / Student
$15,951
$21,244
Best Colona School District 190 Public Elementary Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Colona Grade School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
700 1st St
Colona, IL 61241
(309) 792-1232
Colona, IL 61241
(309) 792-1232
Gr: PK-8 | 385 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
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