Is Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School a good school?

Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 446 students attended Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School?

Students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School are 37% African American, 31% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Urbana Middle School High : Urbana High School

Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Summary:

Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Urbana, Illinois, serving 446 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Urbana School District 116, which is ranked 767 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools for these subgroups. The school also struggles with its White and Multi-racial student populations, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.2% to 40.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are extremely low, with only 4.9% and 0% of students, respectively, meeting or exceeding state standards in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, the Yankee Ridge Elementary School, also part of the Urbana School District 116, performs slightly better than Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School, ranking in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools. Other nearby schools, such as Leal Elementary and M.L. King Junior Elementary, show more substantial academic performance, ranking in the bottom 30-50% of Illinois elementary schools. Schools outside the Urbana School District, like Dr. Howard Elementary and South Side Elementary in Champaign, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement compared to Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School.

Detail:

Public K-5

2102 E Washington St
Urbana, IL 61802-4520

(217) 384-3628

District: Urbana School District 116

SchoolDigger Rank:
2031^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,120

Students who attend Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Urbana Middle School
High:	Urbana High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 446

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.5%

Hispanic:

31.4%

White:

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School ranks worse than 98.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Urbana School District 116. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.18. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School is $14,120, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Urbana School District 116!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School 2031^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Urbana School District 116:

SchoolDigger ranks Urbana School District 116 767^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	31.42	1519^th	2020	24.8%
2004	24.62	1661^st	2030	18.2%
2005	25.68	1654^th	2022	18.2%
2006	12.62	1881^st	2086	9.8%
2007	11.75	1895^th	2095	9.5%
2008	25.09	1698^th	2092	18.8%
2009	19.64	1805^th	2120	14.9%
2010	11.30	1956^th	2139	8.6%
2011	15.65	1897^th	2147	11.6%
2012	20.35	1845^th	2166	14.8%
2013	23.23	1736^th	2167	19.9%
2014	17.74	1801^st	2093	14.0%
2015	9.82	2006^th	2052	2.2%
2016	10.26	1965^th	2046	4.0%
2017	8.17	2014^th	2044	1.5%
2018	11.37	1936^th	2037	5.0%
2019	10.04	2011^th	2086	3.6%
2021	14.70	1772^nd	1948	9.0%
2022	11.67	2012^th	2082	3.4%
2023	9.63	2052^nd	2077	1.2%
2024	10.18	2031^st	2067	1.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	10.82	89^th	93	4.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.11	638^th	718	11.1%
2019	27.05	656^th	743	11.7%
2022	16.03	766^th	768	0.3%
2023	14.80	788^th	788	0.0%
2024	16.23	823^rd	826	0.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.28	529^th	763	30.7%
2019	23.72	1015^th	1194	15.0%
2022	20.91	1071^st	1113	3.8%
2023	16.85	1133^rd	1156	2.0%
2024	17.28	1136^th	1195	4.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.90	1666^th	1765	5.6%
2019	15.72	1721^st	1816	5.2%
2021	18.89	1416^th	1514	6.5%
2022	13.91	1739^th	1763	1.4%
2023	10.96	1804^th	1808	0.2%
2024	11.37	1783^rd	1793	0.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.81	1883^rd	1964	4.1%
2019	14.12	1841^st	2019	8.8%
2022	12.76	1868^th	1970	5.2%
2023	11.66	1882^nd	1957	3.8%
2024	10.23	1908^th	1942	1.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.95	887^th	907	2.2%
2024	22.15	791^st	886	10.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.44	1836^th	1972	6.9%
2019	10.21	1956^th	2019	3.1%
2022	12.38	1905^th	1977	3.6%
2023	8.60	1978^th	1984	0.3%
2024	10.68	1913^th	1959	2.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.53	620^th	698	11.2%
2019	20.99	660^th	711	7.2%
2021	48.76	150^th	428	65.0%
2022	29.91	515^th	684	24.7%
2023	22.97	626^th	692	9.5%
2024	17.07	651^st	655	0.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.20	931^st	938	0.7%
2019	11.13	948^th	955	0.7%
2022	12.70	952^nd	954	0.2%
2023	14.24	951^st	970	2.0%
2024	10.62	954^th	959	0.5%

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Rank History for White students at Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.64	1345^th	1463	8.1%
2019	5.95	1438^th	1462	1.6%
2022	4.91	1419^th	1425	0.4%
2023	3.04	1414^th	1419	0.4%
2024	12.32	1306^th	1392	6.2%

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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 Dr Preston L 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
1988	357	134	11	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	508
1989	342	115	10	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	473
1990	385	89	11	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	489
1991	378	100	11	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	494
1992	353	85	15	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	456
1993	367	93	16	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	479
1994	360	93	10	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	464
1995	337	139	9	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
1996	337	139	9	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
1997	292	166	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1998	267	175	5	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	453
1999	218	184	5	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	418
2000	199	200	5	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	411
2001	158	193	3	1	4	n/a	n/a	0	359
2002	99	229	3	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
2003	99	229	3	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
2004	83	230	2	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	320
2005	81	212	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	39	339
2006	79	250	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	43	377
2007	77	273	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	31	386
2008	74	247	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	35	366
2009	83	233	3	7	1	n/a	n/a	45	372
2010	68	207	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	37	321
2011	88	194	1	10	1	0	36	0	330
2012	72	183	1	12	1	0	35	0	304
2013	73	202	2	38	8	0	29	0	352
2014	75	216	2	76	5	0	42	0	416
2015	79	200	4	77	10	0	38	0	408
2016	84	232	5	91	12	0	39	0	463
2017	87	230	6	113	13	0	39	0	488
2018	83	194	5	118	10	0	35	0	445
2019	87	195	4	126	9	1	40	0	462
2020	77	187	2	122	10	1	36	0	435
2021	74	196	5	123	7	1	34	0	440
2022	83	182	2	128	6	0	42	0	443
2023	94	163	3	140	6	0	40	0	446

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 Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	508	30.3	16.7	n/a
1989	473	32.5	14.5	n/a
1990	489	29.8	16.4	n/a
1991	494	31.5	15.6	n/a
1992	456	28.6	15.9	n/a
1993	479	26.8	17.9	n/a
1994	464	26.0	17.8	n/a
1995	487	30.9	15.8	n/a
1996	487	30.9	15.8	n/a
1997	468	28.5	16.4	n/a
1998	453	28.0	16.2	n/a
1999	418	29.0	14.4	n/a
2000	411	28.0	14.7	n/a
2001	359	30.3	11.8	n/a
2002	335	23.6	14.2	75.8
2003	335	23.6	14.2	75.8
2004	320	22.0	14.5	74.4
2005	339	23.0	14.7	79
2006	377	25.0	15.1	88
2007	386	22.0	17.5	89.6
2008	366	22.0	16.6	84.6
2009	372	27.0	13.8	93.3
2010	321	26.0	12.3	94
2011	330	23.0	14.3	79.7
2012	304	22.0	13.8	84.2
2013	352	30.1	11.6	88.6
2014	416	30.2	13.7	89.4
2015	408	35.0	11.6	89.5
2016	463	37.0	12.5	90.7
2017	488	39.7	12.2	90.8
2018	445	34.4	12.9	83.6
2019	462	38.0	12.1	88.1
2020	435	37.0	11.7	85.5
2021	440	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	443	30.4	14.5	81.9
2023	446	30.0	14.8	86.5

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 Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	508	30.3	16.7	n/a
1989	473	32.5	14.5	n/a
1990	489	29.8	16.4	n/a
1991	494	31.5	15.6	n/a
1992	456	28.6	15.9	n/a
1993	479	26.8	17.9	n/a
1994	464	26.0	17.8	n/a
1995	487	30.9	15.8	n/a
1996	487	30.9	15.8	n/a
1997	468	28.5	16.4	n/a
1998	453	28.0	16.2	n/a
1999	418	29.0	14.4	n/a
2000	411	28.0	14.7	n/a
2001	359	30.3	11.8	n/a
2002	335	23.6	14.2	75.8
2003	335	23.6	14.2	75.8
2004	320	22.0	14.5	74.4
2005	339	23.0	14.7	79
2006	377	25.0	15.1	88
2007	386	22.0	17.5	89.6
2008	366	22.0	16.6	84.6
2009	372	27.0	13.8	93.3
2010	321	26.0	12.3	94
2011	330	23.0	14.3	79.7
2012	304	22.0	13.8	84.2
2013	352	30.1	11.6	88.6
2014	416	30.2	13.7	89.4
2015	408	35.0	11.6	89.5
2016	463	37.0	12.5	90.7
2017	488	39.7	12.2	90.8
2018	445	34.4	12.9	83.6
2019	462	38.0	12.1	88.1
2020	435	37.0	11.7	85.5
2021	440	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	443	30.4	14.5	81.9
2023	446	30.0	14.8	86.5

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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