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Willow Grove Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

815 W 7th St, Centralia, IL 62801 · (618) 532-3313 · Part of Willow Grove School District 46

Brookside Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
127
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Willow Grove Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Brookside Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Willow Grove Elem SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

815 W 7th St, Centralia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten14
Grade 111
Grade 215
Grade 316
Grade 418
Grade 517
Grade 67
Grade 717
Grade 810
Enrollment over time
165’20
161’21
146’22
135’23
127’24

Down 23% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Willow Grove Elem School from Brookside Township families.

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