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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PONTIAC-W HOLLIDAY SD 105·NCES 173219003368
William Holliday Elementary School
400 Joseph Dr, Fairview Heights, IL 62208 · (618) 233-7588 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
273 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 55 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
William Holliday Elementary School→Pontiac Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
37.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.3pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 16.6% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 William Holliday Elementary School
William Holliday Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Holliday Elementary School this school | 418 | 65.3% | 30.5% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Normal | 386 | 65.0% | 27.5% |
| Northmoor Primary School Peoria | 365 | 63.0% | 44.9% |
| Charter Oak Primary School Peoria | 337 | 66.8% | 44.1% |
| Dubois Elementary School Springfield | 469 | 66.5% | 15.6% |
| Monee Elementary School Monee | 373 | 64.9% | 38.4% |
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 William Holliday Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,257 of 1,925 | #29 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #1,437 of 2,077 ▼ 100 | #30 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,435 of 2,077 ▲ 169 | #32 of 43 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #918 of 2,419 | #18 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #782 of 2,035 | #14 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #146 of 2,042 | #2 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #866 of 2,132 | #24 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #782 of 1,461 | #14 of 30 |
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
418
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 481
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 | 418 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 65% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 60% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 44% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 49% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 29% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 38 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 31 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Holliday Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (478 to 418); teachers up 14% (29 to 33).
About William Holliday Elementary School
William Holliday Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 418 students.
William Holliday Elementary School is one school in a 2-school district, Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105, which enrolls 630 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at William Holliday Elementary School is Black (44%). Other groups make up 26% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Asian. St. Clair County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school's share is higher. William Holliday Elementary School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
William Holliday Elementary School's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 65%. The rate at public schools in St. Clair County averages 54%, lower than here.
William Holliday Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, William Holliday Elementary School would be expected to post about 33.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Clair County, median household income is about $73,854, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 96 public schools operate in St. Clair County, serving about 40,879 students.
Pontiac Jr High School is located about 0.2 miles from William Holliday Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 48.5%, higher than William Holliday Elementary School's 30.5%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 418 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 433.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at William Holliday Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105
- Pontiac Jr High SchoolMiddle · 212 students
Other schools in Fairview Heights
- Illini Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Grant Middle SchoolMiddle · 254 students
- Pontiac Jr High SchoolMiddle · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Pontiac Jr High School0.2 mi · 212
- Joseph Arthur Middle School1.2 mi · 299
- Dawn Elser Elementary School1.5 mi · 330
- Wolf Branch Elementary School1.9 mi · 482
- Grant Middle School2.2 mi · 254
- Wolf Branch Middle School2.2 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About William Holliday Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William Holliday Elementary School?
William Holliday Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
Is William Holliday Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Holliday Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at William Holliday Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at William Holliday Elementary School.
How diverse is William Holliday Elementary School?
William Holliday Elementary School reports a student body of 26% White, 14% Hispanic, 44% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees William Holliday Elementary School?
William Holliday Elementary School is overseen by Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.