The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in Math. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Webster Elem School
Webster Elementary is a small public school serving grades two through four in Rushville, Illinois, part of the Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 district. The school sits on its own campus in town, a short distance north of the downtown courthouse square. Its enrollment is small, with roughly equal cohorts across the three grades it serves.
On Illinois state assessments administered in 2024-25, Webster's results show below-proficiency performance. In third-grade math, students performed at a modest rate. Fourth-grade math proficiency was lower still. Third-grade English language arts results were similarly restrained, with fourth-grade ELA only modestly ahead. The school achieved strong participation rates, indicating nearly all eligible students sat for the tests. Testing protocols changed statewide this year, making direct comparison to prior years unreliable, so these numbers offer a snapshot rather than a trend.
The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller portion of students from multiracial backgrounds, and small numbers from Black and Hispanic populations. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch counts or special populations data, so parent inquiries about services for English learners or students with disabilities would need to go directly to the school. The data does not include information about whether the school participates in Title I or serves other federally designated populations.
Rushville itself is a small county-seat town in west-central Illinois with a relaxed character and a compact downtown centered on the historic courthouse square. The community is stable but not growing; population is roughly flat to slightly declining. Housing stock is mostly older single-family homes, and the median home price in the area is modest. The town has a walkable historic downtown along Congress Street with locally owned shops, restaurants, a movie theater, a library, parks, and community recreation facilities. There is no local public transportation; nearly everyone drives. Major employers include a state mental health treatment facility, a small critical-access hospital, county government, and the school district itself. The workforce mixes white- and blue-collar jobs in retail, public administration, and education.
Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 operates four schools—two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school—all located in Rushville. A search for recent district-level changes such as referenda, curriculum initiatives, or construction projects found no documented shifts of lasting parent-relevant impact; the district appears to operate under stable conditions. Specific details about programs, staffing, discipline, or attendance data were not available in the record provided, and parents may want to reach out to the school directly for those details.
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