The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Ashley Com Consolidated School
Ashley Com Consolidated School serves prekindergarten through eighth grade in a small, gradually declining rural village in Washington County. The school is the sole K-8 building in Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15, located on North Third Street in the village center, within a few blocks of City Hall and the small business core.
The school's enrollment is small, totaling around 126 students across ten grades. The student body is predominantly white, with a small number of Hispanic and multiracial students and no documented Black or Asian enrollment. Information on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner identification was not available.
Academic performance shows mixed results across grades. In mathematics, third-grade students demonstrated low proficiency, while fourth graders showed moderate performance. Fifth-grade math proficiency was mixed. By eighth grade, math proficiency dropped notably. In English language arts, third graders again showed low proficiency, while fourth and eighth graders demonstrated moderate performance. Fifth-grade ELA results were stronger. Science testing was available only for grades five and eight; fifth-grade science proficiency was low, while eighth-grade science showed moderate performance. Testing data for grades six and seven was not reported, which may reflect small grade cohorts typical of rural schools or data suppression due to enrollment size. Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores recently, so year-to-year trend comparison is not yet reliable.
When compared to the other districts in Washington County, Ashley Com's overall proficiency index sits above the median. This positioning reflects some variability: the school shows strength in certain grades and subjects but notable weakness in others, particularly in early elementary and eighth-grade mathematics.
The school does not report a graduation rate, as it serves only through eighth grade and does not issue high school diplomas. No information on discipline, staffing, attendance, or course offerings was available.
Ashley itself is a very small village of roughly a few hundred residents, down from prior decades. The housing market is modest; home values in the area are well below the state benchmark, and recent sales have been at prices suitable for older, small single-family homes. No major new residential development is documented. The village has a public library district that serves multiple nearby communities and maintains a local history room. Most residents work outside the immediate village, with jobs concentrated in nearby Washington County and larger towns to the north.
The district brief found no recent major referenda, curriculum overhauls, or tax-rate changes, suggesting a period of operational stability with no announced shifts in direction.
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