Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch
Mattoon, IL · Mattoon CUSD 2
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Town, distant
898th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 57%· Stable
1709 S 9th St, Mattoon, IL 61938
(217)238-2800NCES ID 172505005654Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch 898th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 57% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 54th in 2019 to 57th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 716 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2003, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 88.4% | 75.8% | ▼ 12.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.4% | 8.7% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Black | 4.3% | 8.1% | ▲ 3.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.4% | 6.4% | ▲ 5.0 pts | |
| Asian | 0.3% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2003. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $127K in zip 61938 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch
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What school district is Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch in?
Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch is part of the Mattoon CUSD 2 district in Mattoon, Illinois.
Is Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch 898th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 57% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch?
White 76%, Two or more races 9%, Black 8%, Hispanic 6% (716 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61938 is $127K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.