Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 186 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CENTRAL CUSD 235·NCES 170031905599
West Central Elementary School
1514 US Route 34, Biggsville, IL 61418 · (309) 627-2339 · Henderson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
11.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
173 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Feeds from
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
31.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 13.8% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 West Central Elementary School
West Central Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Elementary School this school | 321 | 53.9% | 32.0% |
| Central Elementary School Lewistown | 326 | 53.1% | 25.0% |
| North Mac Elementary Virden | 342 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Stark County Elementary School Wyoming | 299 | 52.5% | 31.4% |
| Olympia South Elementary School Atlanta | 331 | 53.8% | 47.4% |
| South Elementary School Marshall | 306 | 52.3% | N/A |
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 West Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,199 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,327 of 2,077 ▲ 118 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,623 of 2,077 ▼ 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,417 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #339 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #1,832 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #1,191 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #1,273 of 1,461 |
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
321
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 391
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 | 321 | 28.5 | 11.3:1 | 54% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 27.5 | 11.6:1 | 57% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 27.8 | 11.1:1 | 59% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 31 | 10.8:1 | 59% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 62% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 55% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (333 to 321); teachers down 8% (31 to 28.5).
About West Central Elementary School
West Central Elementary School is a small elementary school in Biggsville, Illinois, one of the schools in West Central CUSD 235. School enrollment was 321 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 4 schools in West Central CUSD 235, with 752 students enrolled.
West Central Elementary School's enrollment is 93% White. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic. The White share in Henderson County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at West Central Elementary School total 28.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school counts 173 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 54%.
West Central Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.4%.
In the county around the school, Henderson County, the median household income is $62,227, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Henderson County is home to 4 public schools and about 752 public school students.
The next-closest public school is West Central Early Childhood, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, West Central Elementary School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 321 students in 2024-25, 13 more than the 308 it had in 2020-21.
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Henderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,193
Census ACS
Median income
$62,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
752 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Central CUSD 235
- West Central High SchoolHigh · 212 students
- West Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 169 students
- West Central Early ChildhoodElementary · 50 students
Other schools in Biggsville
- West Central High SchoolHigh · 212 students
- West Central Early ChildhoodElementary · 50 students
Other West Central Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named West Central Elementary. West Central Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- West Central Elementary SchoolRome, GA · 595 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolFrancesville, IN · 335 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolHEREFORD, TX · 331 students
Nearby schools
- West Central Early Childhood0.0 mi · 50
- West Central High School0.0 mi · 212
- West Central Middle School7.5 mi · 169
- United Elementary School - West10.1 mi · 179
- United Jr High School10.2 mi · 201
- United Intermediate School10.2 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About West Central Elementary SchoolHow large is West Central Elementary School?
West Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Central Elementary School serve?
West Central Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Central Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at West Central Elementary School.
How diverse is West Central Elementary School?
West Central Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is West Central Elementary School public or private?
West Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Central CUSD 235.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.