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Deland-Weldon Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2311 N 300 East Rd, Weldon, IL 61882 · (309) 928-7691 · Part of DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57

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Directions
Students
100
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Deland-Weldon Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Goose Creek Township kids: Deland-Weldon Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Deland-Weldon Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Deland-Weldon Middle Schoolin Weldon

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2311 N 300 East Rd, Weldon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten11
Grade 117
Grade 213
Grade 312
Grade 416
Grade 511
Enrollment over time
95’20
99’21
105’22
105’23
100’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Black 4%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Deland-Weldon Elem School from Goose Creek Township families.

Other schools in DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57

The district →
Deland-Weldon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Weldon
C−
28 students7:1
Deland-Weldon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · De Land
B−
45 students6:1

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