Is Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School a good school?

Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School ranks 903 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 716 students attended Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School?

Students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School are 76% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mattoon Middle School High : Mattoon High School

Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Summary:

Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mattoon, Illinois, serving 681 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Mattoon CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 535 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces some challenges, with a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.1% in 2019-2020 to 35.0% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates have remained relatively stable, ranging from 38.5% to 47.8% in recent years, slightly below the district and state averages. However, the school's mathematics proficiency rates have been consistently lower, ranging from 14.6% to 24.2%, also below the district and state averages. On a positive note, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rates have been higher than the district and state averages, reaching 60.2% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools, Riddle Elementary School has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 21.2% in 2023-2024, compared to Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School's 35.0%. Additionally, while Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School generally performs better than schools in the Cumberland CUSD 77 and Arcola CUSD 306 districts, it lags behind schools in the Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A, Sullivan CUSD 300, and Windsor CUSD 1 districts.

Detail:

Public K-5

1709 S 9th St
Mattoon, IL 61938-6000

(217) 238-2800

District: Mattoon CUSD 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
903^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,248

Students who attend Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mattoon Middle School
High:	Mattoon High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 716

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.8%

Two or more races:

8.7%

African American:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School ranks better than 56.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.52. (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 Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Mattoon CUSD 2 School District. Racial makeup is: White (75.8%), two or more races (8.7%), African American (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School is 15.7. 1 elementary schools in the Mattoon CUSD 2 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School employs 45.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School is $13,248, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Mattoon CUSD 2 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School 903^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mattoon CUSD 2:

SchoolDigger ranks Mattoon CUSD 2 535^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2004	74.10	562^nd	2030	72.3%
2005	79.72	321^st	2022	84.1%
2006	69.67	709^th	2086	66.0%
2007	66.91	817^th	2095	61.0%
2008	64.94	894^th	2092	57.3%
2009	60.63	1029^th	2120	51.5%
2010	50.70	1271^st	2139	40.6%
2011	54.80	1166^th	2147	45.7%
2012	69.46	752^nd	2166	65.3%
2013	56.95	1019^th	2167	53.0%
2015	38.87	1157^th	2052	43.6%
2016	40.94	1151^st	2046	43.7%
2017	41.79	1127^th	2044	44.9%
2018	49.66	954^th	2037	53.2%
2019	51.92	935^th	2086	55.2%
2021	39.41	1068^th	1948	45.2%
2022	49.01	949^th	2082	54.4%
2023	49.52	956^th	2077	54.0%
2024	51.52	903^rd	2067	56.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	27.65	66^th	89	25.8%
2024	36.70	52^nd	93	44.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.02	372^nd	763	51.2%
2019	39.85	637^th	1194	46.6%
2021	47.81	280^th	640	56.3%
2022	45.28	473^rd	1113	57.5%
2023	41.14	586^th	1156	49.3%
2024	52.17	452^nd	1195	62.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.46	571^st	1765	67.6%
2019	63.38	496^th	1816	72.7%
2021	40.33	850^th	1514	43.9%
2022	50.95	756^th	1763	57.1%
2023	54.75	699^th	1808	61.3%
2024	58.19	598^th	1793	66.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.03	898^th	1964	54.3%
2019	53.38	884^th	2019	56.2%
2021	31.72	1110^th	1680	33.9%
2022	50.77	856^th	1970	56.5%
2023	50.57	882^nd	1957	54.9%
2024	51.08	841^st	1942	56.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	55.12	294^th	907	67.6%
2024	61.76	211^th	886	76.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.85	919^th	1972	53.4%
2019	49.44	934^th	2019	53.7%
2021	42.95	886^th	1707	48.1%
2022	46.14	959^th	1977	51.5%
2023	46.88	952^nd	1984	52.0%
2024	50.81	858^th	1959	56.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.43	313^th	692	54.8%
2024	37.46	398^th	655	39.2%

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Rank History for White students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.83	1022^nd	1463	30.1%
2019	32.58	1028^th	1462	29.7%
2021	25.17	1056^th	1308	19.3%
2022	32.48	1017^th	1425	28.6%
2023	34.05	981^st	1419	30.9%
2024	37.23	900^th	1392	35.3%

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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 Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	629	23	6	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
2005	666	31	9	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
2006	709	38	4	14	2	n/a	n/a	3	770
2007	697	33	3	12	2	n/a	n/a	18	765
2008	672	30	5	26	2	n/a	n/a	18	753
2009	671	28	4	22	3	n/a	n/a	26	754
2010	648	30	2	19	3	n/a	n/a	32	734
2011	622	30	2	10	2	0	38	0	704
2012	635	26	0	37	1	0	26	0	725
2013	651	31	0	35	1	0	28	0	746
2014	623	27	0	42	0	0	33	0	725
2015	595	30	1	35	1	0	47	0	709
2016	607	43	3	25	1	0	53	0	732
2017	605	54	7	23	0	0	45	0	734
2018	601	48	8	25	1	0	51	0	734
2019	550	40	5	19	2	0	43	0	659
2020	537	37	7	20	1	0	44	0	646
2021	493	44	4	30	1	1	57	0	630
2022	517	60	5	35	3	0	52	0	672
2023	525	50	9	40	1	0	56	0	681
2024	543	58	7	46	0	0	62	0	716

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 Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	671	51.0	13.2	43.7
2005	718	52.0	13.8	51.8
2006	770	52.0	14.8	52.9
2007	765	49.0	15.6	53.4
2008	753	45.0	16.7	48.7
2009	754	50.2	15.0	52.2
2010	734	50.0	14.6	54.4
2011	704	49.0	14.3	55.8
2012	725	47.0	15.4	66.5
2013	746	46.6	16.0	71
2014	725	44.0	16.4	70.5
2015	709	44.0	16.1	68
2016	732	44.0	16.6	67.2
2017	734	43.0	17.0	68.4
2018	734	42.2	17.3	64.4
2019	659	46.0	14.3	66
2020	646	44.5	14.5	64.9
2021	630	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	672	46.0	14.6	69.3
2023	681	46.5	14.6	66.2
2024	716	45.5	15.7	67.2

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 Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	671	51.0	13.2	43.7
2005	718	52.0	13.8	51.8
2006	770	52.0	14.8	52.9
2007	765	49.0	15.6	53.4
2008	753	45.0	16.7	48.7
2009	754	50.2	15.0	52.2
2010	734	50.0	14.6	54.4
2011	704	49.0	14.3	55.8
2012	725	47.0	15.4	66.5
2013	746	46.6	16.0	71
2014	725	44.0	16.4	70.5
2015	709	44.0	16.1	68
2016	732	44.0	16.6	67.2
2017	734	43.0	17.0	68.4
2018	734	42.2	17.3	64.4
2019	659	46.0	14.3	66
2020	646	44.5	14.5	64.9
2021	630	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	672	46.0	14.6	69.3
2023	681	46.5	14.6	66.2
2024	716	45.5	15.7	67.2

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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