Wayne City Attendance Center, Wayne City IL

Original Research by School Decision on Wayne City Attendance Center

Wayne City Attendance Center is a pre-K through 8th grade school in a small, rural village in southeastern Illinois. The school sits on Mill Street in the village center, serving roughly a small enrollment across its grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with very small numbers of Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races.

On state assessments, the school shows uneven performance across grade levels and subjects. In math, third grade is the strongest performer, while fourth grade is notably weak. Fifth through seventh grades show moderate to solid results, and eighth grade falls toward the middle range. English language arts proficiency is generally stronger than math, with sixth grade showing particular strength and third grade performing well. Fourth grade again lags, though less dramatically than in math. Science results, available for fifth and eighth grades only, are modest overall, with eighth grade particularly low.

When compared against the other districts in Wayne County, Wayne City Attendance Center sits above the midpoint in overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. This positioning reflects that the school's mix of stronger and weaker grades averages to a respectable standing relative to its county neighbors, though variation within grades is pronounced.

The school's enrollment is stable and drawn entirely from the local community. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available, and the school's special education and English learner populations were not reported. Testing participation is nearly complete across grades and subjects.

The broader context is that Wayne City is a village in decline, with a shrinking population. The school itself, however, has been recently invested in; the current building opened in the mid-2010s and a new agriculture building has since been added, suggesting district commitment to physical infrastructure. No major curriculum changes or recent referenda affecting the district were identified in available sources.

Parents considering this school should recognize that it serves an established, small-town community with mostly in-district students. The middle grades (fifth through seventh) perform more consistently than the elementary grades, particularly in reading and language arts. Fourth grade mathematics is a soft spot, with results well below the school and county averages, so a parent with a fourth grader may want to look into what specific supports or instructional approaches the school is using at that level. Overall, the school offers a traditional K-8 pathway in a community setting with recent capital investment in facilities.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 20 pts above state median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 774%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 45 pts above state median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 23 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 25 pts above state median

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 20 pts above state median

Grade 679%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 29 pts above state median

Grade 764%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Science

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 823%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 17 pts below state median

This schoolWayne City 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.