Summary:
Wayne, Illinois, has one listed school, Wayne Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 6 and enrolling 391 students. With no other listed schools, families have no within-city school comparison; the clearest benchmark is the state. The main takeaway is that the school’s 2025–2026 results were above state proficiency levels in every reported subject, with its largest all-grades advantage in mathematics.
Wayne Elementary School is both the only school in the area and its standout: its all-grades proficiency was 70% in ELA, 56% in mathematics, and 63% in grade 5 science, compared with state results of 56%, 40%, and 48%. Those advantages were 13, 17, and 16 percentage points, respectively. ELA results differed sharply by grade: grade 3 was just 1 point above the state, while grades 4–6 were 14 to 24 points above. Mathematics was above the state at every reported grade, by 9 to 18 points. Attendance is another favorable comparison: chronic absenteeism was 11%, versus 30% in School District U-46 and 24% statewide.
Results improved relative to the state in ELA, held steady in mathematics, and weakened in grade 5 science. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the school’s ELA score rose 7 points and its lead over the state widened by 4 points; its mathematics score rose 1 point, matching the state’s gain, so its 17-point lead was unchanged. Science fell 8 points as the state rose 7, narrowing the school’s advantage by 15 points. SchoolDigger gives the school four stars and ranks it at the 74th percentile (459 of 1,737 schools), down from the 77th percentile in 2024–2025. For additional context, its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 14.5, and 18% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year; these figures do not explain test results.
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