The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 58% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Johnsonville Elem School
Johnsonville Elementary is a small public school in a rural area of southern Illinois, serving approximately small numbers of students in pre-K through fourth grade. The school sits in Johnsonville, a village of fewer than a hundred residents, and is part of North Wayne CUSD 200, a three-town district.
The school's most recent state assessment results, from spring 2025, show mixed performance. In third grade, students achieved about two-thirds proficiency in English language arts and somewhat below that in math. Fourth grade results were lower, with math proficiency notably weaker than English results. Fifth through eighth grade assessments are not shown, consistent with the school's grade configuration; state testing in Illinois does not extend to pre-K through second grade. Among all the districts in Wayne County, Johnsonville Elementary's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint.
Enrollment is small and entirely white. The school has no reported students identified as English learners, and free-or-reduced-price-lunch eligibility data was not available in the records. The enrollment includes students across all grade levels, with the largest cohort in second grade.
The school sits on County Highway 16, on the outskirts of a village with almost no commercial life. The nearest meaningful civic anchor is Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, a state park several miles away offering trails, campgrounds, and recreation. Access to the area is via Interstate 57. The village itself has been losing population gradually over time, with a housing stock of older single-family homes. No major new residential or commercial development is underway.
In May 2026, North Wayne CUSD 200 adopted a new K-8 math curriculum, Big Ideas Math, under a three-year contract. This change reshapes mathematics instruction across all elementary and middle school grades in the district. The Board also approved a property tax levy increase in December 2025, just under the amount that would have triggered a public hearing requirement. For a family considering a home purchase in the district, recurring tax increases of this scale matter to the long-term cost of living.
The school serves families looking for a small, traditional public elementary setting in a deeply rural place. There is no walkable town around it and no nearby alternative schools, so this is the default choice for the very few families living in the village itself.
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