Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTONVILLE CUSD 1·NCES 174065004086
Waltonville Grade School
802 W Knob St, Waltonville, IL 62894 · (618) 279-7221 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
109 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Waltonville Grade School→Waltonville High School
Based on grade levels within Waltonville CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
28.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 20.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Waltonville Grade School
Waltonville Grade School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waltonville Grade School this school | 212 | 51.4% | 42.5% |
| Ewing-Northern Elementary School Ewing | 231 | 51.9% | 69.4% |
| Beecher City Grade School Beecher City | 196 | 49.5% | 51.9% |
| Hutsonville Elementary and Jr High School Hutsonville | 190 | 51.6% | 43.7% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Palmyra | 189 | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| Nauvoo Elementary School Nauvoo | 208 | 51.9% | 42.5% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Waltonville Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #843 of 1,925 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,324 of 2,077 ▼ 145 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #802 of 2,077 ▼ 82 | #3 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #2,009 of 2,419 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #519 of 2,035 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #1,961 of 2,042 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #1,264 of 2,132 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #402 of 1,461 | #3 of 7 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
212
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 256
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 | 212 | 17.8 | 11.9:1 | 51% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 17.6 | 11.5:1 | 49% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 20.7 | 10.5:1 | 46% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 23.4 | 11.5:1 | 43% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 42% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 42% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waltonville Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (269 to 212); teachers down 24% (23.4 to 17.8).
About Waltonville Grade School
Waltonville Grade School is an elementary school located in Waltonville, Illinois, in Jefferson County. The student body numbers 212 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
The Waltonville CUSD 1 system has 2 schools and 310 students.
Federal enrollment data show Waltonville Grade School is 97% White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. The county population is about 84% White. Waltonville Grade School's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligible students account for 51% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 60%.
allk12 grades Waltonville Grade School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Waltonville Grade School, the prediction is 41.8% and the result is 42.5%.
Waltonville Grade School is located in Jefferson County, where the median household income is $63,118, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Waltonville Grade School, Jefferson County has 30 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Waltonville Grade School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Waltonville High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Waltonville Grade School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Waltonville Grade School's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 221 in 2020-21 to 212 in 2024-25.
The Waltonville Grade School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,550
Census ACS
Median income
$63,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
5,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Waltonville High School0.1 mi · 98
- McClellan Elementary School6.5 mi · 56
- Mount Vernon High School7.5 mi · 1,233
- Woodlawn Grade School7.9 mi · 322
- Woodlawn High School8.3 mi · 174
- Bethel Grade School9.0 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Waltonville Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Waltonville Grade School?
Waltonville Grade School enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Waltonville Grade School serve?
Waltonville Grade School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Waltonville Grade School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Waltonville Grade School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waltonville Grade School?
At Waltonville Grade School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 3% Two or more.
Is Waltonville Grade School public or private?
Waltonville Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waltonville CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.