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Wanda Kendall Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–K

535 E Porter Ave, Watseka, IL 60970 · (815) 432-2112 · Part of Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Belmont Township’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
122
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–K
The gist

What stands out about Wanda Kendall Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 29.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belmont Township kids: Glenn Raymond School

On the path

Where Belmont Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KWanda Kendall Elem SchoolYou are here
1–5Glenn Raymond Schoolin Watseka

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

535 E Porter Ave, Watseka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten74
Enrollment over time
174’20
107’21
116’22
113’23
122’24

Down 29.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wanda Kendall Elem School from Belmont Township families.

Other schools in Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

The district →
Glenn Raymond School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Watseka
321 students12:1
Watseka Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Watseka
B
202 students11:1
Watseka Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Watseka
B−
294 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Belmont Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.