Waltonville Grade School

Waltonville Grade School is one of the low-enrollment elementary campuss in Waltonville, Illinois, run under Waltonville CUSD 1, with 212 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Waltonville CUSD 1 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 310 students. Waltonville Grade School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Waltonville Grade School shows that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Jefferson County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, Waltonville Grade School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 42.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $63,118, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,314 students), Waltonville Grade School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Waltonville High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Waltonville Grade School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 32.6%.

Waltonville Grade School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 269 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.