Is Silas Willard Elementary School a good school?

Silas Willard Elementary School ranks 896 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Silas Willard Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 427 students attended Silas Willard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Silas Willard Elementary School?

Students at Silas Willard Elementary School are 55% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 13% African American.

What schools do graduates of Silas Willard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Silas Willard Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Galesburg Junior High School Middle : Lombard Middle School High : Galesburg Senior High School

Silas Willard Elementary School

Summary:

Silas Willard Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 420 students in grades K-4 in Galesburg, Illinois, which is part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 district.

Silas Willard Elementary consistently outperforms the Galesburg CUSD 205 district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grades. For example, in 2023-2024, 33.1% of Silas Willard students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 26.8% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Math, 29.3% of Silas Willard students were proficient or better compared to 14.1% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also has strong performance among several student subgroups, ranking in the top 125 out of 692 Illinois elementary schools for African American students and in the top 290 out of 1,808 for low socioeconomic status students. While Silas Willard Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, reaching 23.0% in 2023-2024, this rate is still lower than the district average of 25.9% at Steele School and 36.8% at King School.

Despite fluctuations in the school's statewide ranking over the years, Silas Willard Elementary has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating stable academic performance. The school's higher per-student spending of $14,384 compared to the district average of $13,100 - $14,636 across the other schools may contribute to its stronger academic performance, suggesting the Galesburg CUSD 205 district could benefit from allocating more resources to this school.

Detail:

Public K-4

460 Fifer St
Galesburg, IL 61401-2014

(309) 973-2015

District: Galesburg CUSD 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
896^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,133

Students who attend Silas Willard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Galesburg Junior High School
	Lombard Middle School
High:	Galesburg Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 427

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Silas Willard Elementary School ranks better than 56.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Galesburg CUSD 205 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.74. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Silas Willard Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.6%), Hispanic (15.9%), two or more races (15.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Silas Willard Elementary School is 11.8, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Galesburg CUSD 205 School District! (See more...)

Compare Silas Willard Elementary School employs 35.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Silas Willard Elementary School is $14,133, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Galesburg CUSD 205 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Silas Willard Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Silas Willard Elementary School 896^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Silas Willard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Galesburg CUSD 205:

SchoolDigger ranks Galesburg CUSD 205 615^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Silas Willard Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	79.85	347^th	2020	82.8%
2004	84.56	191^st	2030	90.6%
2005	74.54	501^st	2022	75.2%
2006	73.74	557^th	2086	73.3%
2007	77.54	384^th	2095	81.7%
2008	74.38	569^th	2092	72.8%
2009	71.07	693^rd	2120	67.3%
2010	64.35	932^nd	2139	56.4%
2011	67.63	816^th	2147	62.0%
2012	70.46	713^th	2166	67.1%
2013	69.93	665^th	2167	69.3%
2014	61.29	848^th	2093	59.5%
2015	47.57	958^th	2052	53.3%
2016	55.91	829^th	2046	59.5%
2017	46.86	1023^rd	2044	50.0%
2018	41.35	1136^th	2037	44.2%
2019	62.05	733^rd	2086	64.9%
2021	44.17	967^th	1948	50.4%
2022	49.31	944^th	2082	54.7%
2023	64.32	667^th	2077	67.9%
2024	51.74	896^th	2067	56.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.46	33^rd	78	57.7%
2019	51.82	40^th	89	55.1%
2024	16.89	83^rd	93	10.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.66	140^th	763	81.7%
2019	58.14	359^th	1194	69.9%
2022	52.19	394^th	1113	64.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.70	908^th	1765	48.6%
2019	63.67	489^th	1816	73.1%
2021	59.81	419^th	1514	72.3%
2022	45.27	895^th	1763	49.2%
2023	73.62	290^th	1808	84.0%
2024	60.07	546^th	1793	69.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.45	1088^th	1964	44.6%
2019	56.11	826^th	2019	59.1%
2021	51.03	738^th	1680	56.1%
2022	42.88	1030^th	1970	47.7%
2023	67.14	556^th	1957	71.6%
2024	57.41	724^th	1942	62.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.52	1128^th	1972	42.8%
2019	64.64	632^nd	2019	68.7%
2021	29.57	1152^nd	1707	32.5%
2022	52.72	820^th	1977	58.5%
2023	61.07	654^th	1984	67.0%
2024	42.64	1024^th	1959	47.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	46.38	293^rd	684	57.2%
2023	67.07	125^th	692	81.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.23	546^th	938	41.8%
2024	53.14	348^th	959	63.7%

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Rank History for White students at Silas Willard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.87	1101^st	1463	24.7%
2019	48.33	768^th	1462	47.5%
2021	36.50	860^th	1308	34.3%
2022	45.36	778^th	1425	45.4%
2023	64.68	440^th	1419	69.0%
2024	53.00	641^st	1392	54.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Silas Willard Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	365	13	3	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	390
1989	380	21	2	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	411
1990	379	10	1	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	393
1991	366	15	1	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	391
1992	372	20	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	398
1993	381	20	0	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	409
1994	351	16	0	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	371
1995	356	23	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1996	356	23	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1997	353	18	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
1998	325	26	3	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1999	337	23	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2000	298	27	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	335
2001	284	22	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
2002	272	40	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
2003	272	40	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
2004	258	35	0	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
2005	312	30	1	12	0	n/a	n/a	33	388
2006	285	31	1	14	0	n/a	n/a	34	365
2007	346	20	4	18	0	n/a	n/a	42	430
2008	348	31	4	15	1	n/a	n/a	47	446
2009	354	26	4	14	0	n/a	n/a	58	456
2010	354	30	4	21	1	n/a	n/a	56	466
2011	327	28	6	35	2	0	51	0	449
2012	320	28	4	35	0	1	47	0	435
2013	336	33	4	37	0	1	43	0	454
2014	325	37	2	38	0	1	46	0	449
2015	323	43	2	43	0	1	35	0	447
2016	294	45	1	53	0	0	43	0	436
2017	290	45	3	52	0	0	54	0	444
2018	300	53	2	51	0	0	63	0	469
2019	282	49	3	55	0	0	62	0	451
2020	263	43	2	49	0	0	66	0	423
2021	210	55	2	62	0	1	53	0	383
2022	230	60	0	61	0	0	56	0	407
2023	240	57	1	58	1	0	63	0	420
2024	233	57	0	68	1	0	68	0	427

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Silas Willard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	390	14.0	27.8	n/a
1989	411	15.0	27.4	n/a
1990	393	17.0	23.1	n/a
1991	391	16.5	23.6	n/a
1992	398	16.5	24.1	n/a
1993	409	16.5	24.8	n/a
1994	371	17.0	21.8	n/a
1995	388	18.0	21.6	n/a
1996	388	18.0	21.6	n/a
1997	382	20.0	19.1	n/a
1998	364	19.0	19.2	n/a
1999	365	19.0	19.2	n/a
2000	335	18.0	18.6	n/a
2001	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
2002	329	16.0	20.6	30.7
2003	329	16.0	20.6	30.7
2004	312	15.5	20.1	28.8
2005	388	16.5	23.5	47.9
2006	365	20.0	18.3	50.8
2007	430	21.0	20.5	54.6
2008	446	21.0	21.2	56.1
2009	456	20.0	22.8	55.8
2010	466	21.0	22.1	66.8
2011	449	20.0	22.4	60.8
2012	435	21.3	20.4	58.6
2013	454	53.2	8.5	60.4
2014	449	25.0	17.9	62.4
2015	447	27.0	16.5	64.7
2016	436	28.0	15.5	57.8
2017	444	29.5	15.0	59.9
2018	469	29.6	15.8	56.9
2019	451	29.0	15.5	51.7
2020	423	27.4	15.4	56.3
2021	383	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	407	35.6	11.4	66.8
2023	420	33.7	12.4	71.7
2024	427	35.9	11.8	73.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Silas Willard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	390	14.0	27.8	n/a
1989	411	15.0	27.4	n/a
1990	393	17.0	23.1	n/a
1991	391	16.5	23.6	n/a
1992	398	16.5	24.1	n/a
1993	409	16.5	24.8	n/a
1994	371	17.0	21.8	n/a
1995	388	18.0	21.6	n/a
1996	388	18.0	21.6	n/a
1997	382	20.0	19.1	n/a
1998	364	19.0	19.2	n/a
1999	365	19.0	19.2	n/a
2000	335	18.0	18.6	n/a
2001	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
2002	329	16.0	20.6	30.7
2003	329	16.0	20.6	30.7
2004	312	15.5	20.1	28.8
2005	388	16.5	23.5	47.9
2006	365	20.0	18.3	50.8
2007	430	21.0	20.5	54.6
2008	446	21.0	21.2	56.1
2009	456	20.0	22.8	55.8
2010	466	21.0	22.1	66.8
2011	449	20.0	22.4	60.8
2012	435	21.3	20.4	58.6
2013	454	53.2	8.5	60.4
2014	449	25.0	17.9	62.4
2015	447	27.0	16.5	64.7
2016	436	28.0	15.5	57.8
2017	444	29.5	15.0	59.9
2018	469	29.6	15.8	56.9
2019	451	29.0	15.5	51.7
2020	423	27.4	15.4	56.3
2021	383	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	407	35.6	11.4	66.8
2023	420	33.7	12.4	71.7
2024	427	35.9	11.8	73.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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