Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE CITY CUSD 100·NCES 174136004150
Wayne City Attendance Center
408 E Mill St, Wayne City, IL 62895 · (618) 895-3103 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- A-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
13.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
158 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Wayne City Attendance Center→Wayne City High School
Based on grade levels within Wayne City CUSD 100. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
IL avg 37.9% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 down about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 55.7% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Wayne City Attendance Center
Wayne City Attendance Center's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne City Attendance Center this school | 342 | 46.2% | 54.5% |
| Jonesboro Elementary School Jonesboro | 338 | 46.2% | 64.8% |
| Mt Olive Elementary School Mount Olive | 328 | 47.6% | 43.2% |
| Greenfield Elementary School Greenfield | 309 | 45.0% | 34.1% |
| Meadowbrook Intermediate School Moro | 344 | 48.0% | 40.9% |
| Woodlawn Grade School Woodlawn | 322 | 43.2% | 47.5% |
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 Wayne City Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #458 of 1,925 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #624 of 2,077 ▼ 404 | #5 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #470 of 2,077 ▼ 28 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,312 of 2,419 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,106 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #1,967 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #1,403 of 2,132 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #607 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. 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
342
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 257
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 | 342 | 25.1 | 13.6:1 | 46% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 25.6 | 13.6:1 | 50% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 25.1 | 14.3:1 | 44% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 24.1 | 17.0:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 54% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 50% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 14 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne City Attendance Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (408 to 342); teachers up 4% (24.1 to 25.1).
About Wayne City Attendance Center
Wayne City Attendance Center is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Wayne City, Illinois. It had 342 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8.
Wayne City CUSD 100 has a total of 2 schools and 477 students, Wayne City Attendance Center among them.
White students are 97% of those enrolled at Wayne City Attendance Center. That is in line with Wayne County, where about 95% of residents are White. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Wayne City Attendance Center are from different groups.
Its staff includes 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Wayne City Attendance Center has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 46%. That is in line with the 46% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Wayne City Attendance Center holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Illinois public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Wayne City Attendance Center is 44.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.5%.
The school is in Wayne County, where median household income comes to about $55,521, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Wayne County counts 12 public schools with about 2,404 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Wayne City High School, is the closest to Wayne City Attendance Center. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of Wayne City Attendance Center. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Wayne City Attendance Center ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Wayne City Attendance Center is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 370 students in 2020-21 to 342 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Wayne City Attendance Center, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,973
Census ACS
Median income
$55,521
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wayne City High School0.0 mi · 135
- Webber High School8.7 mi · 134
- Bluford Grade School8.8 mi · 236
- Farrington Elementary School11.7 mi · 46
- New Hope Elementary School11.8 mi · 204
- Dahlgren Elementary School11.8 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne City Attendance CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Wayne City Attendance Center?
Wayne City Attendance Center enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Wayne City Attendance Center serve?
Wayne City Attendance Center serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Wayne City Attendance Center?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Wayne City Attendance Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wayne City Attendance Center?
At Wayne City Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Wayne City Attendance Center public or private?
Wayne City Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne City CUSD 100.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.