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Carolyn Wenz Elementary School

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Carolyn Wenz Elementary School ranks 947 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Carolyn Wenz Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Paris, Illinois, with an enrollment of 256 students. The school is part of the Paris-Union School District 95 and has received a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other Illinois elementary schools.

Carolyn Wenz Elementary School has shown mixed performance on standardized tests, with 51.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 41.6% in Math, slightly below the state averages. However, the school has performed better in certain grade levels and subject areas, such as 4th grade ELA proficiency at 57.7%, which was higher than the state average. The school's 5th grade performance on the ISA Science test has also been relatively strong, with 33.7% proficiency compared to the state average of 40.6%. The school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.7% to 26.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Crestwood Elementary School, which is part of the neighboring Paris CUSD 4 district, has outperformed Carolyn Wenz on standardized tests, with 64.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 48.1% in Math. Other nearby schools, such as Lake Crest Elementary and Shiloh Elementary, have generally lower performance than Carolyn Wenz on state assessments. Carolyn Wenz's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are generally in line with the nearby schools, suggesting that resource allocation may not be a significant factor in the school's performance.

258

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,559

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

437 W Washington St
Paris, IL 61944-1726

(217) 466-3140

District: Paris-Union School District 95

Students who attend Carolyn Wenz Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mayo Middle School
High:	Paris Cooperative High School 95

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2021) to 54th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg44%

Illinois avg44%

947^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	52.9	947 of 2056	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	1090 of 2067	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	827 of 2077	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	758 of 2082	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	703 of 1948	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	990 of 2086	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	1108 of 2037	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	1154 of 2044	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	1078 of 2046	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.7	1417 of 2052	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.9	925 of 2093	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.9	692 of 2167	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.3	538 of 2166	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.4	256 of 2147	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	645 of 2139	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.9	700 of 2120	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.5	669 of 2092	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.6	1077 of 2095	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.3	974 of 2086	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.2	697 of 2022	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.6	1151 of 2030	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.3	852 of 2020	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	678 of 1049	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	552 of 886	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	691 of 907	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	731 of 1942	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	930 of 1942	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	717 of 1957	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	640 of 1970	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	605 of 1680	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1072 of 2019	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1149 of 1964	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	472 of 1800	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	705 of 1793	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	447 of 1808	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	98 of 1763	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	44 of 1514	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	60.5	552 of 1816	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	751 of 1765	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1073 of 1947	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1149 of 1959	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	867 of 1984	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	837 of 1977	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	778 of 1707	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	848 of 2019	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	950 of 1972	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1006 of 1292	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	927 of 1195	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	894 of 1156	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	486 of 1113	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	393 of 640	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	580 of 1194	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	449 of 763	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1056 of 1389	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1100 of 1392	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	903 of 1419	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	914 of 1425	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	836 of 1308	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1055 of 1462	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1180 of 1463	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)35th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+3 vs state

Science34%-7 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
Carolyn Wenz Elementary School	Public	3-5	437 W Washington St	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Paris-Union School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 466-3140	258	18	14.0	69.0%	228 (88.4%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	52.9	947^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.9%		42.9	1090^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.3%	143	33.7		43.2	57.7	54.7				51.8	43.2	50.0	32.6				41.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$13,559	$1,397	$12,161
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	509 E Newton St	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Paris-Union School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 466-6170	293	24	12.4	77.1%	268 (91.5%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	14.9		$14,762	$2,638	$12,124
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15601 US Highway 150	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Paris CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 465-5391	309	24	13.1	40.5%	299 (96.8%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	69.4	614^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.1%		57.9	763^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	63.1%	149	45.7		68.9	53.1	74.3				64.3	64.4	30.6	51.4				48.1	98.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.7	99.0	98.7	16.4		$14,834	$1,193	$13,641
Kansas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 S Front	Kansas	61933	Edgar County	Kansas CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 948-5175	95	12	8.0	53.7%	86 (90.5%)	2 (2.1%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.4	956^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.1	775^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.5%	181	78.6			53.3	57.1	58.3			58.0		46.7	0.0	8.3			26.0	92.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	90.8	95.9	79.6			$19,985	$748	$19,237
Chrisman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 N Pennsylvania St	Chrisman	61924	Edgar County	Edgar County CUD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 269-2022	120	11	10.4	30.8%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	44.9	1109^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.6	1079^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.8%	30	33.3		53.3	30.0	33.3				40.0	60.0	50.0	20.0				42.5	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	79.2	96.8	90.4	13.6		$15,890	$1,070	$14,820
North Elementary School	Public	3-6	1001 N 6th St	Marshall	62441	Clark County	Marshall CUSD 2C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 826-2355	339	28	12.1	41.6%	318 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	72.6	540^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.7%		50	938^th of 2067 public elementary schools	54.6%	398	44.6		68.2	68.5	63.4	62.0			65.4	74.1	56.2	43.9	28.3			50.0										$12,415	$1,325	$11,090
Shiloh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21751 N 575th St	Hume	61932	Edgar County	Shiloh CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 531-1850	247	23	10.6	52.2%	235 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	37.1	1275^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.0%		25	1543^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	25.4%	268	25.0	37.5	46.2	55.0	18.8	31.8	40.0	37.5	39.2	46.2	50.0	18.8	13.6	20.0	12.5	28.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	10.1	31.6	$17,313	$1,069	$16,243
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	805 S 6th St	Marshall	62441	Clark County	Marshall CUSD 2C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 826-5411	306	24	12.7	52.3%	282 (92.2%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)								(n/a)																										$12,065	$1,372	$10,693
Lake Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	310 Teeter St	Oakland	61943	Coles County	Oakland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 346-2166	185	19	9.7	47.0%	183 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	1658^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.4%		34.2	1283^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	37.9%	375	0.0	28.6	31.8	50.0	19.0	28.6	40.0	19.0	30.3	27.3	16.7	4.8	19.0	36.0	14.3	20.5	96.8	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.3	96.2	95.7	9.2	34.6	$13,160	$1,175	$11,985
Ashmore Elementary School	Public	K-4	313 S Ohio St	Ashmore	61912	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 349-3000	74	8	9.2	52.7%	62 (83.8%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.8%)	21.9	1617^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.4%		16	1811^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.4%	194			23.5	33.3					27.6	35.3	16.7					27.6	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	97.2	95.8	95.8			$18,156	$926	$17,230

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolyn Wenz Elementary School

What district is Carolyn Wenz Elementary School in?

Paris-Union School District 95

How many students attend Carolyn Wenz Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Carolyn Wenz Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Carolyn Wenz Elementary School?

Students at Carolyn Wenz Elementary School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Carolyn Wenz Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carolyn Wenz Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mayo Middle School
High : Paris Cooperative High School 95

Is Carolyn Wenz Elementary School a good school?

Carolyn Wenz Elementary School ranks 947^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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