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What's one thing Wilder-Waite Grade School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNLAP CUSD 323·NCES 171270001524
Wilder-Waite Grade School
10021 N Pacific St, Peoria, IL 61615 · (309) 243-7728 · Peoria County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest 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
17.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
99 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.6pp since 2023
Math
69.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 54.9% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Wilder-Waite Grade School
Wilder-Waite Grade School's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder-Waite Grade School this school | 404 | 24.5% | 68.5% |
| Iles Elementary School Springfield | 414 | 21.7% | 90.2% |
| Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School Vernon Hills | 313 | 23.6% | 61.4% |
| Arbor View Elementary School Glen Ellyn | 313 | 22.4% | 69.9% |
| Heritage Lakes Elementary School Carol Stream | 420 | 28.1% | 52.6% |
| Liberty Elementary School Bolingbrook | 522 | 26.8% | 59.6% |
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 Wilder-Waite Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #153 of 1,925 | #3 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #224 of 2,077 no change | #3 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #181 of 2,077 ▲ 115 | #3 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #980 of 2,419 | #14 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,891 of 2,035 | #30 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #312 of 2,042 | #5 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #1,878 of 2,132 | #31 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #280 of 615 | #5 of 16 |
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
404
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 315
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 | 404 | 23.1 | 17.5:1 | 25% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 21.8 | 17.1:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 23.5 | 16.3:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 21.3 | 17.2:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilder-Waite Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (367 to 404); teachers up 8% (21.3 to 23.1).
About Wilder-Waite Grade School
Wilder-Waite Grade School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Peoria, Illinois. It had 404 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Wilder-Waite Grade School is part of Dunlap CUSD 323, where 8 schools serve 4,837 students.
About 52% of the student body at Wilder-Waite Grade School is White. Smaller groups are 23% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 67% of Peoria County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
For every teacher at Wilder-Waite Grade School, there are about 17.5 students; the school has 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is lower. There are 99 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 25% of enrollment. It compares with 57% for public schools in Peoria County.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Wilder-Waite Grade School outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wilder-Waite Grade School's results are 11.1 points above predicted: 68.5% against 57.4%.
In Peoria County, the median household earns about $65,108 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Peoria County, 81 public schools serve about 27,827 students.
Of the public schools around it, Wilder-Waite Grade School is closest to Hickory Grove Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Wilder-Waite Grade School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 68.5% versus a 56.9% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment increased 9% over 4 years, reaching 404 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Wilder-Waite Grade School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunlap CUSD 323
- Dunlap High SchoolHigh · 1,420 students
- Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 865 students
- Dunlap Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
- Dunlap Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Banner Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Peoria
- Richwoods High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,541 students
- Limestone Community High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 823 students
- Glen Oak Comm Learning CntrElementary · 794 students
- Manual High SchoolHigh · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory Grove Elementary School1.2 mi · 865
- Ridgeview Elementary School1.9 mi · 433
- Banner Elementary School2.2 mi · 375
- Dunlap Valley Middle School3.4 mi · 546
- Northmoor Primary School3.4 mi · 365
- Richwoods High School3.4 mi · 1,685
Frequently asked questions
About Wilder-Waite Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilder-Waite Grade School?
Wilder-Waite Grade School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wilder-Waite Grade School serve?
Wilder-Waite Grade School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilder-Waite Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilder-Waite Grade School is approximately 17.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wilder-Waite Grade School?
Student demographics at Wilder-Waite Grade School are roughly 52% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 23% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilder-Waite Grade School?
Wilder-Waite Grade School is overseen by Dunlap CUSD 323 in Peoria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.