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Villa Grove Elementary School

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Villa Grove Elementary School ranks 906 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Villa Grove Elementary School serves 310 students in pre-K through grade 6 in Villa Grove, Illinois. Its 2025–26 results show a mixed academic picture: 60% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), 37% in Mathematics, and 58% of fifth graders in Science. The clearest concern for families is Mathematics: the school’s 37% proficiency was 3 percentage points below the state and its grade 6 result was 11 points below the state.

ELA and fifth-grade Science are stronger areas, while Math trails several nearby schools. ELA proficiency was 4 points above the state but 2 points below Villa Grove CUSD 302; four nearby schools had higher all-grades ELA results. In grades 3 and 5, Villa Grove’s ELA proficiency was 13 points above the state in each grade. Fifth-grade Science was 10 points above the state, matched the district, and exceeded the nearby-school average; only Unity East and Unity West scored higher among nearby schools with reported results. In Math, the school was 2 points above the district but below seven of ten nearby schools. Nearby all-grades comparisons should be read cautiously because schools serve different grade spans.

Results have moved in different directions: ELA rose from 44% in 2023–24 to 60% in 2025–26, while Math went from 31% to 43% and then fell to 37%, shifting from 2 points above the state to 3 points below. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking fell from the 65th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24 to the 48th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26. Attendance is improving: chronic absenteeism declined by 10 points to 15%, below state and district rates. In 2024–25, 57% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 45% average among nearby schools; the student-teacher ratio was 13:1, near the nearby average of 12.4:1. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also differ notably: the school ranked at the 71st percentile for serving students with low socioeconomic status, versus the 48th overall, while its ranking for serving White students was at the 17th percentile.

310

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,279

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

400 N Sycamore St
Villa Grove, IL 61956-9771

(217) 832-2261

District: Villa Grove CUSD 302

Students who attend Villa Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Villa Grove Junior High School
High:	Villa Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2024 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2024) to 48th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Illinois avg48%

906^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

504^th of 738Villa Grove CUSD 302 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
2026	45.9	906 of 1737	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.0	765 of 2056	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	714 of 2067	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	812 of 2077	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	926 of 2082	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	960 of 1948	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	1004 of 2086	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	947 of 2037	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.5	1457 of 2044	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	1637 of 2046	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1600 of 2052	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.0	1097 of 2093	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.1	779 of 2167	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.0	695 of 2166	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.5	942 of 2147	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.8	483 of 2139	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	337 of 2120	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.6	233 of 2092	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	75.7	468 of 2095	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	81.3	239 of 2086	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	83.9	165 of 2022	91.8%	★★★★★
2004	58.0	1054 of 2030	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.0	1042 of 2020	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	607 of 1286	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	930 of 1942	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	786 of 1942	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	792 of 1957	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	910 of 1970	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	1035 of 1680	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	922 of 2019	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	805 of 1964	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	293 of 1001	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	518 of 1800	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	449 of 1793	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	566 of 1808	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	880 of 1763	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	500 of 1514	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	723 of 1816	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	815 of 1765	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	492 of 1311	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	592 of 1947	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	565 of 1959	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	734 of 1984	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	836 of 1977	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	962 of 1707	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1062 of 2019	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1032 of 1972	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	441 of 640	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	413 of 1194	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	948 of 1149	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	919 of 1389	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	826 of 1392	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	948 of 1419	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1032 of 1425	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	997 of 1308	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1111 of 1462	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1068 of 1463	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)71st percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)31st percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%+4 vs state

Science58%+10 vs state

Mathematics37%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Villa Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N Sycamore St	Villa Grove	61956	Douglas County	Villa Grove CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 832-2261	310	24	13.0	56.5%	277 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	45.9	906^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.8%		62	765^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.8%	141	57.9		60.5	57.4	68.4	55.0			60.0	48.8	38.9	31.6	25.0			36.6	98.1%		$15,279	$342	$14,937
North Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 N Prairie St	Tuscola	61953	Douglas County	Tuscola CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 253-2712	334	28	11.7	44.3%	291 (87.1%)	6 (1.8%)	26 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	33.3	1132^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	34.8%		39.4	1226^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.4%	94			46.8	45.5					46.2	53.2	29.6					42.2	96.8%		$15,209	$339	$14,869
Unity West	Public	K-5	1035 County Road 600 N	Tolono	61880	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 485-3918	399	35	11.4	33.1%	334 (83.7%)	11 (2.8%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	58.5	693^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	60.1%		77.9	436^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.8%	257	63.9		56.9	61.2	72.1				63.0	52.8	35.8	49.2				46.0	96.5%		$14,087	$7,003	$7,085
Unity East	Public	PK, KG-5	1638 County Road 1000 N	Philo	61864	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 684-5218	241	20	11.7	20.3%	215 (89.2%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	72.1	426^th of 1737 public elementary schools	75.5%		81.2	370^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.0%	56	70.0		52.0	71.4	80.0				70.2	69.2	57.1	47.5				56.5	97.1%		$20,781	$8,370	$12,412
Carrie Busey Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Prairie Rose Ln	Savoy	61874	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 351-3811	444	31	14.2	42.1%	182 (41.0%)	97 (21.8%)	36 (8.1%)	70 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (12.4%)	56.3	729^th of 1737 public elementary schools	58.0%		62.7	749^th of 2056 public elementary schools	63.6%	20	50.7		72.0	56.3	47.8				59.1	74.7	45.1	43.5				54.9	96.6%		$17,297	$740	$16,557
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%)	20.6	1370^th of 1737 public elementary schools	21.1%		39.6	1222^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%	148	34.7		30.4	42.9	34.0	62.5			41.6	23.9		24.0				20.0	96.3%		$14,901	$644	$14,257
Yankee Ridge Multilingual School	Public	K-5	2102 S Anderson St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 384-3608	482	35	13.8	62.9%	84 (17.4%)	58 (12.0%)	321 (66.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	8.5	1628^th of 1737 public elementary schools	6.3%					(n/a)	33.3		17.6	25.0	33.8				25.3	23.5	20.0	17.5				20.4	99.2%		$15,669	$1,009	$14,660
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Hallbeck Dr	Champaign	61822	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 373-5580	426	32	13.2	43.2%	117 (27.5%)	153 (35.9%)	40 (9.4%)	84 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	47.8	872^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	49.8%		53.1	943^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	54.1%	71	54.8		47.1	56.9	56.9				53.7	51.4	45.8	41.7				46.3	94.4%		$17,543	$1,176	$16,368
Heritage Junior High and Elementary School	Public	K-8	512 W 1st St	Homer	61849	Champaign County	Heritage CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 896-2421	270	26	10.5	44.1%	234 (86.7%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	61.3	651^st of 1737 public elementary schools	62.5%		64.2	718^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.1%	67	50.0	66.7	58.1		57.1	87.9	75.0	81.0	67.8	61.3		53.6	36.4	65.0		48.7	98.7%		$20,545	$1,106	$19,440
Thomas Paine Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 James Cherry Dr	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3602	324	35	9.2	71.9%	89 (27.5%)	145 (44.8%)	26 (8.0%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.5%)	6.3	1677^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.5%		11	1909^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.1%	232			28.3	22.8					23.7	19.6						12.3	97.9%		$18,080	$1,218	$16,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Villa Grove Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Villa Grove Elementary School?

Students at Villa Grove Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Villa Grove Elementary School a good school?

Villa Grove Elementary School ranks 906^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Villa Grove Elementary School in?

Villa Grove CUSD 302

How many students attend Villa Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Villa Grove Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Villa Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Villa Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Villa Grove Junior High School
High : Villa Grove High School

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