The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in English language arts. The lowest is 31% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Central Intermediate School
Central Intermediate School is a regular public school serving grades three through five in Roxana, a small Madison County village built around a large oil refinery. The school enrolls students across three grade levels in a compact building on Chaffer Avenue, in the residential part of the village, separated from the refinery zone but within reach of the community's civic core.
The school's state test results show proficiency levels below the midpoint among Madison County districts. In third grade, about four in ten students meet proficiency in math and about four in ten in English language arts. Fourth and fifth grade proficiency is lower, with math proficiency falling to around three in ten students in fourth grade and closer to one in four by fifth grade. English language arts follows a similar pattern, dipping below one in three in fourth grade and recovering slightly to about four in ten in fifth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade is around three in ten. Test participation rates are consistently high, near complete across all grades and subjects. Illinois adjusted proficiency standards during this assessment period, so comparing results to prior years would require caution; the school's own historical trend data was not available.
The student body reflects the village's demographic makeup: the large majority of students are white, with a smaller presence of students of color including Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. Approximately three-fourths of the roughly hundred-plus students in each of grades three, four, and five attend this school. Information on free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility, English learner status, and special education enrollment was not available in the data.
Roxana itself is a quiet, car-oriented residential village. The housing market is modest by state and national standards, with median home values in the low five figures and monthly housing costs (mortgage and rent combined) relatively affordable compared to state benchmarks. Population has been flat or slightly declining over the past several decades. The community's identity centers on the Wood River Refinery, operated by Phillips 66 and Cenovus Energy, which employs a substantial portion of the local workforce and dominates the village's physical footprint. Most residents work in refining, trades, or lower-middle-income service jobs. Civic anchors include the village hall and public library on North Central Avenue, a community park district, and school buildings; there is no major retail downtown or fixed-route transit.
The broader district, Roxana CUSD 1, covers the village and surrounding area. No recent major changes to district curriculum, staffing, or operations were documented in publicly available sources, suggesting continuity in school priorities and approach.
Central Intermediate serves a stable, modest-income community where students live within or very near the school's attendance boundary. The school's proficiency results indicate an area where many students are not yet meeting state standards, particularly in math at the upper intermediate grades. A parent considering this school may want to look into further detail with the school about specific instructional supports, intervention programs, and how the school addresses the gap between its proficiency levels and state targets. The school's immediate peer group within the county district comparison shows it performing below the median, which also warrants direct conversation about the school's plans for academic improvement.
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