Mossville Elementary School

As an average-sized K-5 school in Chillicothe, Illinois, Mossville Elementary School hosts 431 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Il Valley Central USD 321.

Il Valley Central USD 321 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,071 students. Mossville Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mossville Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest is composed of 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Mossville Elementary School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Peoria County's rate of about 57%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mossville Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.7%; this one delivers 62.0%, a residual of +14.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Peoria County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,108 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Peoria County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students), of which Mossville Elementary School is one.

Mossville Jr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Mossville Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mossville Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

Mossville Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mossville Elementary School has ticked up 6%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 93% to 89%.

In the discussion threads here, 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.