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West Central Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1514 US Route 34, Biggsville, IL 61418 · (309) 627-2339 · Part of West Central Community Unit School District 235

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Directions
Students
321
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about West Central Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Biggsville Township kids: West Central Middle School

On the path

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

K–5West Central Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8West Central Middle Schoolin Stronghurst

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1514 US Route 34, Biggsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 154
Grade 241
Grade 362
Grade 444
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
308’20
316’21
308’22
320’23
321’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Central Elementary School from Biggsville Township families.

Other schools in West Central Community Unit School District 235

The district →
West Central Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Biggsville
50 students17:1
West Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stronghurst
D
169 students11:1
West Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Biggsville
C−
212 students11:1

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; Biggsville Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.