Williamsfield Elem School

Williamsfield Elem School operates as a minimally staffed elementary school in Williamsfield, Illinois, run under Williamsfield CUSD 210. Current enrollment sits at 128 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Williamsfield Elem School sits 66% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Williamsfield CUSD 210, which oversees 3 schools and 308 students, Williamsfield Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Williamsfield Elem School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder comes out to 6% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Williamsfield Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Williamsfield Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Knox County's rate of about 64%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Williamsfield Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 52.6%; actual is 68.5%, +15.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Knox County shows median household earnings sit near $57,030, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,359 students), Williamsfield Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Williamsfield High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Williamsfield Elem School. On composite proficiency, Williamsfield Elem School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 24%: 103 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.