Pawnee Grade School, Pawnee IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Pawnee Grade School

Pawnee Grade School serves prekindergarten through sixth grade in a small village of Sangamon County, about a short drive south of Springfield. The school enrollment is modest, sitting below the typical size for its grade span, with roughly equal distribution across most grades and a student body that is predominantly white. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates, English learner counts, or special education enrollment figures, so the economic and language diversity of the population cannot be assessed from available data.

The state assessment results from the most recent year show a mixed academic picture that warrants close attention. In English language arts, performance is uneven by grade. Third grade shows solid proficiency, and fifth and sixth grades perform well above the midpoint on state assessments. Fourth grade, however, shows notably lower results. In mathematics, the trend moves downward across grades: third grade meets expectations at a reasonable rate, but fourth, fifth, and sixth grades all fall below it, with sixth grade in particular showing weak results. Science proficiency in fifth grade is at midpoint. Seventh and eighth grade results are not reported, which is expected given the school's official designation as serving only through sixth grade, though the state assessment data includes entries for those grades with no data, suggesting the school may have a small middle school component or those entries are placeholders.

Compared to other districts in Sangamon County, Pawnee Grade School's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint. This positioning reflects the strength in upper elementary English language arts offsetting weakness in mathematics across multiple grades. A parent may want to look into the school's math curriculum and support structures directly with the administration, particularly for fourth through sixth grades, to understand what interventions or teaching approaches are in place.

The school sits in Pawnee itself, a quiet residential village with a traditional downtown square anchoring civic life around a public library and small businesses. The village economy historically centered on coal mining but has shifted toward bedroom-community status as residents commute to Springfield. Housing values in the area are moderate and have appreciated modestly. The area is stable but not rapidly growing, and the school's enrollment reflects a stable, small-town enrollment pattern rather than expansion or decline. The district has not reported recent major curriculum or operational changes that would affect parent decision-making.

For families in the Pawnee area, this is a small, neighborhood elementary school with accessible state testing results in the tested grades. The strength in upper-grade reading and language arts contrasts with a need for closer examination of math support, particularly in the intermediate grades. The school environment is rural and village-scale, and the student population is homogeneous. Parents considering the school should request conversations about math instruction and support, ask about class sizes, and assess whether a small-school setting aligns with their child's learning needs.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 34%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 28%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 673%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

This schoolPawnee CUSD 11, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.