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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATTOON CUSD 2·NCES 172505005654
Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School
1709 S 9th St, Mattoon, IL 61938 · (217) 238-2800 · Coles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
448 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 18% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Mattoon CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 24.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Coles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #703 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #849 of 2,077 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #886 of 2,077 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #180 of 2,419 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,344 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #1,083 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #763 of 2,132 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #874 of 1,461 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
653
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 704
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 653 | 45.5 | 14.3:1 | 69% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 45.5 | 15.7:1 | 67% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 46.5 | 14.7:1 | 66% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 42.3 | 17.4:1 | 64% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 732 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 67% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 56% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School.
About Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School
Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School is a public large elementary school in Mattoon, Illinois. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 653 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 71% larger than that mark.
The 5 schools of Mattoon CUSD 2, including Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School, enroll 2,983 students.
The student body at Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School is 74% White. It is also 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 7% Hispanic. Coles County's residents are about 90% White, 16 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.3:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is close to this figure. By family income, 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Coles County is 55%.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School is 31.9%. It actually posts 46.1%, which is 14.3 points higher and in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
In the wider Coles County area, median household income comes to about $56,478, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Coles County's 23 public schools enroll about 5,973 students and include Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School.
Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Mattoon Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 23 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Coles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,777
Census ACS
Median income
$56,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mattoon CUSD 2
- Mattoon High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Mattoon Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
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Other schools in Mattoon
- Mattoon High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Mattoon Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
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Nearby schools
- Mattoon Middle School0.5 mi · 610
- Franklin Elementary School0.5 mi · 243
- Mattoon High School1.3 mi · 888
- Riddle Elementary School2.9 mi · 589
- Carl Sandburg Elementary School9.3 mi · 555
- Jefferson Elementary School10.5 mi · 698
Frequently asked questions
About Arland D Williams Jr Elementary SchoolHow large is Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School?
Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 653 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School serve?
Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School?
At Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School in?
Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School is part of Mattoon CUSD 2.
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