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Mossville Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
425th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 76% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Mossville Elementary School in Chillicothe, Illinois, serves pre-K through grade 5 and enrolls 431 students in an area with several nearby elementary-school options. In 2025–26, 72% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 58% in math—both above state levels, but below the average of similar nearby schools, especially in math.

Mossville’s strongest results are in ELA in grades 4 and 5: its grade 5 score of 82% was second-highest among six nearby schools serving through grade 5. Its grade 3 ELA score was weaker at 54%, below the district’s 56% and every comparable school’s score. Math also shows a local gap: Mossville was above the state and the Illinois Valley Central Unified School District 321 in grades 3, 4 and 5, yet had the lowest grade 3 and grade 5 math scores among those six schools. Across all grades, Mossville’s ELA was 16 points above the state and 1 point above its district; math was 18 points above the state and 5 points above its district. But its ELA and math scores were 8 and 14 points below the respective averages for the five similar schools.

Results have improved over the longer term, though the latest year was mostly flat or slightly down: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, ELA rose 26 points and math 14 points, while the state ELA lead widened to 16 points and the math lead to 18. SchoolDigger placed Mossville at the 76th statewide percentile and awarded it 4 stars in 2025–26. Its student–teacher ratio was 15.7:1 in 2024–25, close to the nearby average of 15.4:1; 41% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby-school average of 39%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for White Students was at the 47th percentile in 2025–26, 29 points below Mossville’s overall percentile and down from 67 the previous year. For Special Education Students, its latest reported percentile was 65 in 2024–25, compared with an overall school percentile of 84.

431
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,876
Per pupil spending ?
41.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
98.1%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 12207 Old Galena Rd
       Chillicothe, IL  61552-0178

(309) 579-2328

District: Il Valley Central Unified School District 321


Students who attend Mossville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Mossville Junior High
High:    Il Valley Central High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
88.9%
Two or more races:
5.6%
Hispanic:
3.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 24% of Illinois elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school64%
District avg61%
Illinois avg48%
425th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From top 21% (2016) to top 24% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the Il Valley Central Unified School District 321
240th of 738Il Valley Central Unified School District 321 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
202672.2425 of 173775.5%★★★★☆
202583.1325 of 205684.2%★★★★☆
202474.1490 of 206776.3%★★★★☆
202382.1332 of 207784.0%★★★★☆
202279.6386 of 208281.5%★★★★☆
202178.5368 of 194881.1%★★★★☆
201973.4489 of 208676.6%★★★★☆
201873.3493 of 203775.8%★★★★☆
201780.5361 of 204482.3%★★★★☆
201677.1424 of 204679.3%★★★★☆
201567.3575 of 205272.0%★★★★☆
201481.2362 of 209382.7%★★★★☆
201376.1490 of 216777.4%★★★★☆
201268.7783 of 216663.9%★★★☆☆
201172.7619 of 214771.2%★★★★☆
201078.6405 of 213981.1%★★★★☆
200965.3888 of 212058.1%★★★☆☆
200864.9896 of 209257.2%★★★☆☆
200765.9850 of 209559.4%★★★☆☆
200671.0668 of 208668.0%★★★☆☆
200577.8383 of 202281.1%★★★★☆
200473.9567 of 203072.1%★★★★☆
200377.6437 of 202078.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202567.2230 of 104978.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202660.3457 of 128664.5%★★★☆☆
202580.5336 of 194282.7%★★★★☆
202468.5538 of 194272.3%★★★★☆
202380.1326 of 195783.3%★★★★☆
202280.0340 of 197082.7%★★★★☆
202181.4243 of 168085.5%★★★★☆
201972.3495 of 201975.5%★★★★☆
201878.4364 of 196481.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202668.8225 of 100177.5%★★★★☆
202581.4184 of 180089.8%★★★★☆
202458.5586 of 179367.3%★★★☆☆
202365.0446 of 180875.3%★★★★☆
202281.9137 of 176392.2%★★★★★
202173.7196 of 151487.1%★★★★☆
201970.4347 of 181680.9%★★★★☆
201867.3394 of 176577.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202664.7420 of 131168.0%★★★☆☆
202582.1310 of 194784.1%★★★★☆
202475.0428 of 195978.2%★★★★☆
202379.8330 of 198483.4%★★★★☆
202277.8376 of 197781.0%★★★★☆
202168.8441 of 170774.2%★★★★☆
201972.6471 of 201976.7%★★★★☆
201865.0605 of 197269.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.6452 of 129265.0%★★★☆☆
202254.4359 of 111367.7%★★★☆☆
202147.4285 of 64055.5%★★★☆☆
201974.9166 of 119486.1%★★★★☆
201862.0173 of 76377.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202649.4611 of 114946.8%★★☆☆☆
202564.6463 of 138966.7%★★★☆☆
202457.4571 of 139259.0%★★★☆☆
202367.4385 of 141972.9%★★★★☆
202267.9395 of 142572.3%★★★★☆
202166.2383 of 130870.7%★★★★☆
201952.4678 of 146253.6%★★★☆☆
201853.4660 of 146354.9%★★★☆☆
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)78th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile~ school
Male (2026)68th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)65th percentile-19 vs school
Female (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)47th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts72%+16 vs state
Science60%+13 vs state
Mathematics58%+18 vs state

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Friday, February 26, 2010

Open Quote We have been very, very happy with Mossville Elementary. The teachers and administrators there choose to work with the children, acknowledging all different learning styles and needs, vs. teaching towards some test. And the success of each child is important to them, imho. Our boys have had great teachers and excellent experiences. Close Quote





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

Middle : Mossville Junior High
High : Il Valley Central High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Mossville Elementary School.

Mossville Elementary School ranks 425th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Mossville Elementary School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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