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Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

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Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School ranks 818 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mattoon, Illinois, serving 716 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Mattoon CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 517 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School consistently outperforms the Mattoon CUSD 2 district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 53.5%, compared to 48.1% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 44%, compared to 36.1% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also performs particularly well in supporting the academic achievement of Low Socio-Economic Status (SES) and Disabled students, ranking in the top 25-30% of Illinois elementary schools in these categories.

However, Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.7% to 29.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. This may be an area of concern that the school needs to address. Compared to nearby schools, Riddle Elementary School (also in the Mattoon CUSD 2 district) generally performs slightly lower, while Sullivan Elementary School (in the Sullivan CUSD 300 district) outperforms Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

653

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,500

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1709 S 9th St
Mattoon, IL 61938-6000

(217) 238-2800

District: Mattoon CUSD 2

Students who attend Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mattoon Middle School
High:	Mattoon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Two or more races:

10.0%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg42%

Illinois avg44%

818^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Mattoon CUSD 2

517^th of 811Mattoon CUSD 2 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	818 of 2056	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	903 of 2067	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	956 of 2077	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	949 of 2082	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	1068 of 1948	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	935 of 2086	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	954 of 2037	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.8	1127 of 2044	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	1151 of 2046	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	1157 of 2052	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.0	1019 of 2167	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	752 of 2166	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.8	1166 of 2147	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	1271 of 2139	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.6	1029 of 2120	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	894 of 2092	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	817 of 2095	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.7	709 of 2086	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.7	321 of 2022	84.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.1	562 of 2030	72.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	398 of 655	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	313 of 692	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	305 of 1049	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	211 of 886	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	294 of 907	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	887 of 1942	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	841 of 1942	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	882 of 1957	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	856 of 1970	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.7	1110 of 1680	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	884 of 2019	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	898 of 1964	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	487 of 1800	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	598 of 1793	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	699 of 1808	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	756 of 1763	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	850 of 1514	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	496 of 1816	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	571 of 1765	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	684 of 1947	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	858 of 1959	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	952 of 1984	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	959 of 1977	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	886 of 1707	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	934 of 2019	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	919 of 1972	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	63 of 120	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	52 of 93	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	66 of 89	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	432 of 1292	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	452 of 1195	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	586 of 1156	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	473 of 1113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	280 of 640	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	637 of 1194	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	372 of 763	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	917 of 1389	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	900 of 1392	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	981 of 1419	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1017 of 1425	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1056 of 1308	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1028 of 1462	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1022 of 1463	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2024)39th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science47%+7 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1709 S 9th St	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 238-2800	653	46	14.3	68.6%	484 (74.1%)	51 (7.8%)	43 (6.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.0%)	59.7	818^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.2%		51.5	903^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	56.3%	85	47.3		47.0	58.2	57.3				53.5	50.8	47.4	32.7				44.0	94.2	96.0	96.0	96.0	98.6	95.3	95.8			$14,500	$1,245	$13,255
Riddle Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 Western Ave	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 238-3800	589	41	14.5	71.1%	466 (79.1%)	21 (3.6%)	39 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (10.4%)	41.1	1190^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.1%		35.4	1257^th of 2067 public elementary schools	39.2%	67	34.1		36.2	45.8	50.0				43.5	45.7	25.0	29.8				34.0	97.4	97.7	97.7	97.7	85.5	97.9	97.7			$14,608	$1,245	$13,363
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	Public	1-3	1924 Reynolds Dr	Charleston	61920	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 639-4000	555	40	14.0	54.6%	407 (73.3%)	50 (9.0%)	40 (7.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.0%)								(n/a)			50.8						50.8	51.1						51.1	95.8	95.2	95.2	95.2	100.0	95.2	95.6			$13,664	$637	$13,027
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1021 13th St	Charleston	61920	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 639-8000	221	17	13.3	50.7%	160 (72.4%)	23 (10.4%)	20 (9.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)								(n/a)																	89.1	88.1	88.1	88.1	99.0	87.6	88.6	11.9		$15,193	$625	$14,568
Neoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 E 7th St	Neoga	62447	Cumberland County	Neoga CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 775-6049	241	18	13.3	41.1%	224 (92.9%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	54.1	921^st of 2056 public elementary schools	55.2%		39.6	1162^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	43.8%	241			59.6	55.2	46.4				54.8	51.1	31.0	35.7				41.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5			$11,481	$1,296	$10,185
Windsor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	808 Wisconsin Ave	Windsor	61957	Shelby County	Windsor CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 459-2447	225	18	12.6	45.3%	207 (92.0%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	48.1	1035^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.7%		48.6	972^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	53.0%	63	20.7		47.6	52.2	37.9	50.0			46.5	57.1	60.9	20.7	26.9			39.4	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.5	97.0	97.5	20.5	8.5	$10,815	$1,431	$9,384
Arcola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 W Washington St	Arcola	61910	Douglas County	Arcola CUSD 306	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 268-4961	410	31	13.0	45.9%	190 (46.3%)	4 (1.0%)	207 (50.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	39.6	1222^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%		27.8	1465^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.1%	243	42.9		35.3	36.0	47.6	56.4			42.9	19.6	32.0	28.6	23.1			25.8	98.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.8	97.3	98.6	17.0	12.4	$13,625	$861	$12,763
Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 N Graham St	Sullivan	61951	Moultrie County	Sullivan CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 728-2321	565	31	18.4	51.0%	526 (93.1%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	64.5	710^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.5%		57.5	769^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.8%	59	45.2		70.6	72.2	57.4				67.8	55.3	43.3	23.0				42.4	98.2	97.9	97.9	97.9	15.0	97.7	97.7	14.8		$8,972	$829	$8,143
Cumberland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1496 Illinois Route 121	Toledo	62468	Cumberland County	Cumberland CUSD 77	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 923-3135	387	34	11.5	26.4%	370 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	61	779^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.1%		29.7	1408^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.9%	629			44.7	50.8					47.5	51.3	61.5					56.0	98.8	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.8	98.3	99.0	13.8		$12,183	$967	$11,217
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2806 E 600 North Rd	Strasburg	62465	Shelby County	Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 682-3621	290	21	14.0	39.0%	271 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	77	457^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.8%		63.5	669^th of 2067 public elementary schools	67.6%	212	71.0	51.4	66.7	75.0	71.0	48.4	56.5	58.3	62.7	83.3	59.4	51.6	25.8	47.8	44.4	50.8										$10,473	$810	$9,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School

How many students attend Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School.

Is Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School a good school?

Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School ranks 818^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School?

Students at Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School are 74% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School in?

Mattoon CUSD 2

What schools do graduates of Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mattoon Middle School
High : Mattoon High School

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