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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
-12 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.8:1
% White
93%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Central Elementary School
West Central Elementary School is one of the compact elementary campuss in Biggsville, Illinois, part of West Central CUSD 235, with 321 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
West Central CUSD 235 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 752 students. West Central Elementary School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, West Central Elementary School reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder comes out to 4% Hispanic. Compared to Henderson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, West Central Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 32.0%, a residual of -8.4 points.
Around the school, Henderson County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,227, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Henderson County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 752 students), of which West Central Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: West Central Early Childhood, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Central Elementary School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.1%.
West Central Elementary School operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Central Elementary School has shrank 4%, going from 333 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025.
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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
Nearby schools
- West Central Early Childhood0.0 mi · 50
- West Central High School0.0 mi · 212
- West Central Middle School7.5 mi · 169
- United Elem Sch - West10.1 mi · 179
- United Jr High Sch10.2 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.
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