The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in English language arts. The lowest is 76% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Williamsfield Elem School
Williamsfield Elem School serves prekindergarten through fourth grade in a small rural village in Knox County, Illinois. The school has an enrollment of about one hundred twenty students, with the largest grades at the lower end: pre-K and first grade account for a meaningful share, while third and fourth grades are smaller. The student body is predominantly white, with a few students of Hispanic origin and two or more races represented. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available.
Third grade shows notably strong performance. On the Illinois state math test, students in that grade achieved high proficiency, and in reading and language arts, all students tested reached proficient or above. Fourth grade presents a different picture. Math proficiency drops significantly, and reading performance, while solid, is substantially lower than the third-grade result. The gap between grade three and grade four in both subjects is sharp enough that a parent may want to look into whether it reflects curriculum changes, teaching transitions, or differences in student cohorts. Because the school houses only pre-K through fourth grade, no data exist for grades five and six, since state testing in Illinois does not begin until fifth grade in the current assessment cycle.
Among districts in Knox County, Williamsfield Elem's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, outperforming the median proficiency in the county. This relative strength is anchored in third-grade results. Graduation rates do not apply to an elementary school.
Williamsfield is a compact agricultural village of modest size, centered on a tight cluster of civic anchors: the school, library, and park sit near one another on Kentucky Avenue and Norman Drive. The local economy revolves around farming and small-scale businesses; most residents who work in professional sectors commute to Galesburg or the broader region. Housing values in the zip code are well below the state and national benchmarks, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment is moderate. This is family-friendly terrain in terms of cost, though the village itself grows slowly and intentionally rather than rapidly.
The Williamsfield CUSD 210 schools serve a mixed community of village residents and rural families within roughly the same attendance area. No major district initiatives or recent referendums that would affect this school were found in available sources.
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