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Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2102 E Washington St, Urbana, IL 61802 · (217) 384-3628 · Part of Urbana School District 116

Cunningham Township’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
399
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cunningham Township kids: Urbana Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem SchYou are here
6–8Urbana Middle Schoolin Urbana

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2102 E Washington St, Urbana

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 159
Grade 273
Grade 368
Grade 463
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
440’20
443’21
446’22
517’23
399’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%White 15%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch from Cunningham Township families.

Other schools in Urbana School District 116

The district →
Urbana Early Childhood Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Urbana
244 students17:1
Yankee Ridge Multilingual School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Urbana
482 students14:1
Leal Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Urbana
C
373 students13:1
Thomas Paine Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Urbana
D
324 students9:1
M L King Jr Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Urbana
D
322 students13:1
Urbana Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Urbana
D
877 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; Cunningham Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.