Century Elementary School, Ullin IL

Original Research by School Decision on Century Elementary School

Century Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Ullin, Illinois, a very small rural village in Pulaski County in the far south of the state. The school has a small enrollment of about a few dozen to under two hundred students across all grade levels. The enrollment is predominantly White, with a smaller share of Black students and a very small Hispanic population. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data and special education enrollment counts are not available.

The school's academic picture reflects real challenges. On the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in recent testing, proficiency rates in math are weak. Third grade shows below-average performance; fourth grade shows no students proficient; fifth grade shows minimal proficiency. In English language arts, performance is somewhat stronger. Third and fourth grade show roughly half of students at proficiency level, though the participation rate in fourth grade was slightly below complete. Fifth grade drops to about one-third proficiency. In science, tested only at fifth grade, proficiency is low. Across tested grades and subjects, Century Elementary's overall proficiency rate places it above the midpoint among the three districts in Pulaski County, though the proficiency index itself is modest. Note that state testing does not cover all grade levels served by the school; grades K and below are untested, so the full academic picture is narrower than enrollment suggests. The Illinois assessment also changed its cut scores in the most recent year, so year-to-year trend comparisons are not reliable.

The school sits on Shawnee College Road on the rural edge of Ullin, not in the village center. The community itself is characterized by long-term population decline and very limited commercial activity. Civic life centers on the restored historic depot in downtown Ullin, a much smaller footprint than the school campus. Shawnee Community College is the dominant local employer and institutional anchor. A parent considering Century Elementary should look closely at the math proficiency rates with the school directly, to understand what instructional supports are in place and what trajectory leadership sees ahead. The very small enrollment means the school is tightly integrated into its district and community, which shapes both peer environment and school flexibility. No recent district-wide strategic changes or bond projects were identified in available sources.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 37 pts below state median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 16 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 48%

even with state median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 15 pts below state median

Science

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 13 pts below state median

This schoolCentury CUSD 100, 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.