The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in English language arts. The lowest is 43% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Webster Elementary School
Webster Elementary School is a small, early-grades public school serving pre-K through fourth grade in Collinsville, a mixed residential and commercial city on the Illinois side of the St. Louis metro area. The school enrolls roughly small-to-mid-sized enrollment for its grade band, with roughly equal distribution across the grades. Students reflect the city's racial and ethnic diversity: just over half are white, with meaningful shares of Black and Hispanic students, a small Asian population, and a mixed-race group. The school's location on West Church Street puts it in the community's walkable Uptown district, near the historic downtown core that centers on Main Street.
Illinois state testing data from the 2024-25 school year shows mixed academic results in the grades tested. In fourth-grade English language arts, students performed noticeably stronger, with about two-thirds reaching proficiency. Fourth-grade math proficiency was at just above half. Third-grade results tell a different story: math proficiency was notably low at around one-third, while English proficiency reached two-fifths. Grade 5 and above did not report results, which is expected since the school serves only through fourth grade. The data carries a note that Illinois changed its proficiency cutoff scores this year, so prior-year comparisons are not available. Testing participation was very high across the board.
Among schools in Madison County, Webster's overall proficiency index stands above the midpoint of the county's district performance. This positions it moderately ahead of the county average, though not at the top tier. A parent may want to look into the grade-specific variation further with the school to understand whether the gap between third and fourth grade results reflects curriculum changes, student cohort differences, or instructional shifts.
Collinsville CUSD 10, the district that operates Webster, is a small-to-mid-sized district of roughly a dozen schools. The district recently passed a zero-rate-change capital fund shift in 2024, committing approximately [a sum] per year to facility upgrades across all schools—including safety doors, HVAC replacement, and ADA accessibility improvements—without raising the tax rate. The district also closed Jefferson Elementary in summer 2024 due to enrollment decline, consolidating students into other elementary buildings. On the upside, the district is expanding the Collinsville Area Vocational Center, a career and technical education hub that serves students from ten high schools in the region, creating dual-credit and career pathway options for families looking beyond traditional college prep.
Collinsville itself has modest home values and rents, tracking below state and national benchmarks, with a competitive housing market and active local civic life. The city's Uptown district offers walkable Main Street shopping, dining, bars, and regular street events; outside that core, the city is more auto-oriented. Major employers include retail (Walmart, Home Depot, Kohl's), the Fairmount Park horse-racing facility and convention center, and various service and light manufacturing firms. Transit options include fixed Madison County Transit bus routes and a newly launched on-demand microtransit service launched in 2024.
Webster serves the earliest grades in a district context marked by recent consolidation and facility reinvestment, but with test results that vary notably across grade levels. The school's Uptown location offers walkable access to downtown life and library resources, a setting that contrasts with the district's other schools, which sit on separated suburban campuses. Families considering Webster should understand both its academic profile—strong in fourth-grade reading, weaker in third-grade math—and its role as part of a district actively managing enrollment and modernizing facilities.
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