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Parkview Elementary School

Public Grades 2-4
166th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 90% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Parkview Elementary School serves 427 students in grades 2–4 in Columbia, Illinois. Its 2025–2026 IAR results were well above state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math, though ELA was below the district average. Parkview’s clearest academic advantage is math, where it outperformed both its district and the state.

Parkview had the highest reported all-grades results among nearby schools with 2025–2026 scores: 78% proficient in ELA and 76% in math. That compares with 71% and 75% at Rogers Elementary School, respectively. Parkview’s math result was 7 percentage points above Columbia CUSD 4 (69%) and 37 points above the state (40%); its ELA result was 6 points below the district (83%), but 21 points above the state (56%). Nearby schools serve different grade spans, and Rogers’ third-grade ELA result was higher than Parkview’s (71% versus 66%), even though Parkview led the all-grades comparison.

Results in both subjects have improved since 2023–2024, but fell from the 2024–2025 peak. ELA rose from 57% to 82%, then eased to 78%; math rose from 63% to 84%, then fell to 76%. SchoolDigger rates Parkview in the 90th statewide percentile for 2025–2026, with five stars and a rank of 166 out of 1,737 schools. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 14.5, compared with a nearby-school average of 15.1. That year, 15% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest reported share among nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students effectiveness percentile rose from 61 in 2020–2021 to 92 in 2024–2025, moving closer to Parkview’s overall percentile of 96. Its White Students percentile later fell from 92 in 2024–2025 to 77 in 2025–2026, while the overall percentile changed from 96 to 90.

427
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,158
Per pupil spending ?
14.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
97.3%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 1 Veterans Pkwy
       Columbia, IL  62236-1147

(618) 281-4997

District: Columbia CUSD 4


Students who attend Parkview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Columbia Middle School
High:    Columbia High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.5%
Hispanic:
4.0%
Asian:
1.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (77% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school77%
District avg76%
Illinois avg48%
166th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
61st of 738Columbia CUSD 4 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202687.7166 of 173790.4%★★★★★
202594.873 of 205696.4%★★★★★
202491.4160 of 206792.3%★★★★★
202393.2124 of 207794.0%★★★★★
202291.7143 of 208293.1%★★★★★
202186.3214 of 194889.0%★★★★☆
201990.5148 of 208692.9%★★★★★
201896.152 of 203797.4%★★★★★
201793.5100 of 204495.1%★★★★★
201690.4162 of 204692.1%★★★★★
201586.6255 of 205287.6%★★★★☆
201486.0242 of 209388.4%★★★★☆
201383.2315 of 216785.5%★★★★☆
201283.8198 of 216690.9%★★★★★
201185.6120 of 214794.4%★★★★★
201080.3331 of 213984.5%★★★★☆
200978.9392 of 212081.5%★★★★☆
200879.2369 of 209282.4%★★★★☆
200770.2698 of 209566.7%★★★☆☆
200679.3329 of 208684.2%★★★★☆
200578.0371 of 202281.7%★★★★☆
200482.7251 of 203087.6%★★★★☆
200381.5297 of 202085.3%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202595.534 of 104996.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202674.7257 of 128680.0%★★★★☆
202591.4122 of 194293.7%★★★★★
202480.5304 of 194284.3%★★★★☆
202391.1135 of 195793.1%★★★★★
202289.9165 of 197091.6%★★★★★
202182.7223 of 168086.7%★★★★☆
201992.694 of 201995.3%★★★★★
201895.750 of 196497.5%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202690.946 of 100195.4%★★★★★
202598.312 of 180099.3%★★★★★
202489.273 of 179395.9%★★★★★
202395.830 of 180898.3%★★★★★
202295.232 of 176398.2%★★★★★
202175.4177 of 151488.3%★★★★☆
201980.7164 of 181691.0%★★★★★
201887.390 of 176594.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202686.7128 of 131190.2%★★★★★
202595.737 of 194798.1%★★★★★
202494.686 of 195995.6%★★★★★
202392.6109 of 198494.5%★★★★★
202291.7127 of 197793.6%★★★★★
202185.0186 of 170789.1%★★★★☆
201986.7202 of 201990.0%★★★★★
201895.063 of 197296.8%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202588.4104 of 129292.0%★★★★★
202258.8298 of 111373.2%★★★★☆
202151.7247 of 64061.4%★★★☆☆
201955.9385 of 119467.8%★★★☆☆
201864.2157 of 76379.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202673.4262 of 114977.2%★★★★☆
202587.8107 of 138992.3%★★★★★
202480.8205 of 139285.3%★★★★☆
202384.8156 of 141989.0%★★★★☆
202284.1148 of 142589.6%★★★★☆
202175.9223 of 130883.0%★★★★☆
201981.8182 of 146287.6%★★★★☆
201891.656 of 146396.2%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Disabled (2025)97th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)90th percentile~ school
Female (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)77th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts78%+21 vs state
Mathematics76%+36 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Parkview Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Parkview Elementary School.

Students at Parkview Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Yes. Parkview Elementary School ranks in the top 9.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students who attend Parkview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Middle School
High : Columbia High School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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