Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch

Set in Urbana, Illinois, Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch is a mid-tier elementary campus, part of Urbana SD 116. It serves 399 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in Urbana SD 116 (4,658 students total), Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch lists that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 15% White, 15% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Champaign County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Champaign County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.4%; this one delivers 7.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Champaign County indicate median household income runs about $63,683, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Champaign County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students), of which Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Urbana Early Childhood Ctr, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 24.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 445 students in 2018 compared to 399 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 4% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.