The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 55% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Mazon-verona-kinsman Elem School
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School is a small PK-4 building in the quiet village of Mazon, serving a student population drawn almost entirely from the surrounding residential area. The school sits within a district that covers Mazon and neighboring communities, with students moving to a separate 5-8 building when they leave this school and then transitioning to Seneca Township High School outside the village.
The student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic presence and very few other demographic groups represented. The school enrolls a modest number of students across six grade spans from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. Free-and-reduced-price lunch data was not available, so a parent would want to check directly with the school about the socioeconomic composition of the student population. Special education enrollment and English learner enrollment figures were also not provided in the available data.
Academic results on Illinois state testing show mixed performance. In third grade, students achieved proficiency at an even rate across both math and English language arts. Fourth grade results show a gap between the two subjects: English language arts proficiency exceeds that in math, and the math result specifically is below where one would want to see it. Testing data for fifth grade and above are not available, which aligns with the school's PK-4 grade band; state testing begins in third grade in Illinois, and this school does not serve the higher grades where testing continues. When looking across all reported subjects and grades, the school sits above the midpoint in overall proficiency among the districts in Grundy County, though the fourth-grade math result suggests parents should ask the school directly about intervention and support strategies in that area.
Mazon itself is a small, predominantly residential village with a blue-collar workforce and a suburban-rural character. Housing values have remained relatively stable, and most residents own their homes. The village has a compact downtown centered on Depot Street and sits just south of Interstate 80 on U.S. Route 47. Growth has been essentially flat in recent years. Nearby employers include a plastics injection-molding operation and a machinery installation business, though many residents commute outside the village for work. Schools, parks, and civic services are distributed through the village center rather than concentrated on a campus.
The Mazon-Verona-Kinsman district itself is small, and a district search found no major recent strategic shifts, curriculum changes, or referendums that would signal substantial transitions in the near term. The district is in early stages of developing a strategic plan for implementation in a future school year. For a parent considering this school, the main questions center on the fourth-grade math performance gap and what the school is doing to address it, whether the small size and rural setting align with the family's values, and whether the peer group composition and community feel suit their child.
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