📍 460 Fifer St, Galesburg, Knox County, 61401
Silas Willard Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Galesburg, Knox County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jodi Keever. It is part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Silas Willard Elem School enrolls 420 students across grades K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 15% Two or more races and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 57% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 14% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
301 of the school's 420 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Silas Willard Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 74.
Silas Willard Elem School is one of 8 schools in Galesburg CUSD 205, based in Galesburg, Illinois. The district serves 3,863 students district-wide and employs 277 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Silas Willard Elem School is close to the district average of about 483 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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