Is William Holliday Elementary School a good school?

William Holliday Elementary School ranks 1456 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend William Holliday Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 410 students attended William Holliday Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of William Holliday Elementary School?

Students at William Holliday Elementary School are 43% African American, 26% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of William Holliday Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William Holliday Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Pontiac Junior High School

William Holliday Elementary School

Summary:

William Holliday Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 438 students in grades PK-5 in Fairview Heights, Illinois. The school is part of the Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105, which is ranked 612 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Holliday Elementary School has faced significant challenges in recent years. The school's statewide ranking has declined from 794 out of 2037 schools in 2016-2017 to 1456 out of 2067 schools in 2023-2024, and it now has a 1-star rating. The school's performance varies greatly across different student groups, with African American students performing relatively better than Hispanic and White students. Students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds also struggle, ranking in the bottom quartile of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, the school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.4% in 2019-2020 to 24.1% in 2023-2024.

Academically, William Holliday Elementary School lags behind many of its nearby counterparts. For example, J. Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary School, which is just 3.1 miles away, ranked 170 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 and had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to William Holliday. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, at 54.79% in 2022-2023, may be contributing to its lower academic performance, as research has shown a strong correlation between poverty and educational outcomes. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and the disparities in student performance will be crucial for improving outcomes at William Holliday Elementary School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

400 Joseph Dr
Fairview Heights, IL 62208-3616

(618) 233-7588

District: Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105

SchoolDigger Rank:
1456^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,219

Students who attend William Holliday Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Pontiac Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.4

Number of students: 410

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.2%

White:

26.3%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details William Holliday Elementary School ranks worse than 70.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.29. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at William Holliday Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43.2%), White (26.3%), Hispanic (14.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William Holliday Elementary School is 12.4. (See more...)

Compare William Holliday Elementary School employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at William Holliday Elementary School is $14,219.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William Holliday Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks William Holliday Elementary School 1456^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See William Holliday Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105:

SchoolDigger ranks Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105 612^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for William Holliday Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	69.73	716^th	2020	64.6%
2004	67.22	777^th	2030	61.7%
2005	66.08	824^th	2022	59.2%
2006	59.36	1071^st	2086	48.7%
2007	63.92	918^th	2095	56.2%
2008	76.48	481^st	2092	77.0%
2009	74.49	581^st	2120	72.6%
2010	63.55	948^th	2139	55.7%
2011	62.64	971^st	2147	54.8%
2012	74.91	550^th	2166	74.6%
2013	60.98	916^th	2167	57.7%
2014	62.94	810^th	2093	61.3%
2015	48.28	942^nd	2052	54.1%
2016	55.44	841^st	2046	58.9%
2017	58.83	774^th	2044	62.1%
2018	57.91	794^th	2037	61.0%
2019	49.55	979^th	2086	53.1%
2021	28.31	1327^th	1948	31.9%
2022	44.72	1076^th	2082	48.3%
2023	35.43	1275^th	2077	38.6%
2024	28.29	1456^th	2067	29.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	47.83	45^th	89	49.4%
2022	27.69	60^th	95	36.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	37.11	688^th	1194	42.4%
2021	28.34	468^th	640	26.9%
2022	37.64	598^th	1113	46.3%
2023	26.20	893^rd	1156	22.8%
2024	18.01	1116^th	1195	6.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.05	461^st	1765	73.9%
2019	50.69	803^rd	1816	55.8%
2021	30.79	1094^th	1514	27.7%
2022	49.24	792^nd	1763	55.1%
2023	26.88	1421^st	1808	21.4%
2024	33.55	1227^th	1793	31.6%

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Rank History for Female students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.68	861^st	1964	56.2%
2019	52.72	895^th	2019	55.7%
2021	24.54	1261^st	1680	24.9%
2022	45.32	967^th	1970	50.9%
2023	34.21	1222^nd	1957	37.6%
2024	23.18	1501^st	1942	22.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.42	605^th	907	33.3%
2024	23.00	772^nd	886	12.9%

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Rank History for Male students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.91	673^rd	1972	65.9%
2019	46.69	997^th	2019	50.6%
2021	28.57	1179^th	1707	30.9%
2022	42.24	1046^th	1977	47.1%
2023	37.95	1152^nd	1984	41.9%
2024	35.09	1192^nd	1959	39.2%

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Rank History for African American students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.59	79^th	698	88.7%
2019	62.23	175^th	711	75.4%
2021	50.20	136^th	428	68.2%
2022	59.70	174^th	684	74.6%
2023	49.50	268^th	692	61.3%
2024	41.07	353^rd	655	46.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	29.77	696^th	959	27.4%

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Rank History for White students at William Holliday Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.26	608^th	1463	58.4%
2019	55.23	637^th	1462	56.4%
2021	29.33	988^th	1308	24.5%
2022	41.13	863^rd	1425	39.4%
2023	38.05	920^th	1419	35.2%
2024	24.87	1109^th	1392	20.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for William Holliday Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	424	35	11	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	474
1989	421	50	14	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	491
1990	439	73	9	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	529
1991	384	71	19	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1992	394	71	14	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
1993	370	81	18	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1994	382	95	21	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	502
1995	359	98	22	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	490
1996	359	98	22	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	490
1997	380	114	19	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	525
1998	348	97	12	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
1999	313	118	19	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
2000	306	107	14	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	435
2001	274	136	21	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
2002	279	149	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
2003	279	149	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
2004	272	178	13	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
2005	252	162	12	21	0	n/a	n/a	29	476
2006	279	187	15	22	0	n/a	n/a	45	548
2007	271	205	15	17	0	n/a	n/a	50	558
2008	260	212	18	21	0	n/a	n/a	52	563
2009	211	221	18	15	0	n/a	n/a	56	521
2010	213	195	16	20	0	n/a	n/a	55	499
2011	204	185	9	44	2	0	40	0	484
2012	206	204	6	58	3	0	43	0	520
2013	221	204	10	49	1	0	46	0	531
2014	213	232	10	39	0	0	44	0	538
2015	225	228	17	44	0	0	49	0	563
2016	222	209	18	42	0	0	47	0	538
2017	193	204	13	35	0	0	61	0	506
2018	167	210	15	29	1	0	56	0	478
2019	163	192	10	45	1	0	64	0	475
2020	152	180	10	41	2	0	64	0	449
2021	142	183	8	42	0	0	58	0	433
2022	145	196	13	48	0	0	54	0	456
2023	137	184	11	49	0	0	57	0	438
2024	108	177	12	61	0	0	52	0	410

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William Holliday Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	474	31.8	14.9	n/a
1989	491	32.0	15.3	n/a
1990	529	33.5	15.7	n/a
1991	481	31.5	15.2	n/a
1992	484	33.5	14.4	n/a
1993	474	32.0	14.8	n/a
1994	502	31.5	15.9	n/a
1995	490	33.0	14.8	n/a
1996	490	33.0	14.8	n/a
1997	525	34.4	15.3	n/a
1998	465	34.4	13.5	n/a
1999	456	35.4	12.9	n/a
2000	435	38.4	11.3	n/a
2001	443	38.4	11.5	n/a
2002	461	36.0	12.8	25.6
2003	461	36.0	12.8	25.6
2004	478	39.0	12.3	27
2005	476	37.0	12.9	25.7
2006	548	39.0	14.1	26.6
2007	558	43.0	13.0	23.6
2008	563	35.0	16.1	25.2
2009	521	36.5	14.3	29.9
2010	499	35.5	14.0	36.9
2011	484	36.5	13.2	28.9
2012	520	37.6	13.8	26.7
2013	531	37.7	14.0	34.7
2014	538	34.5	15.5	44.4
2015	563	32.0	17.5	49.6
2016	538	31.0	17.3	49.4
2017	506	32.3	15.6	47
2018	478	29.0	16.4	44.1
2019	475	30.1	15.7	52.6
2020	449	30.0	14.9	49.2
2021	433	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	456	34.0	13.4	54.4
2023	438	34.0	12.8	54.8
2024	410	33.0	12.4	60.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William Holliday Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	474	31.8	14.9	n/a
1989	491	32.0	15.3	n/a
1990	529	33.5	15.7	n/a
1991	481	31.5	15.2	n/a
1992	484	33.5	14.4	n/a
1993	474	32.0	14.8	n/a
1994	502	31.5	15.9	n/a
1995	490	33.0	14.8	n/a
1996	490	33.0	14.8	n/a
1997	525	34.4	15.3	n/a
1998	465	34.4	13.5	n/a
1999	456	35.4	12.9	n/a
2000	435	38.4	11.3	n/a
2001	443	38.4	11.5	n/a
2002	461	36.0	12.8	25.6
2003	461	36.0	12.8	25.6
2004	478	39.0	12.3	27
2005	476	37.0	12.9	25.7
2006	548	39.0	14.1	26.6
2007	558	43.0	13.0	23.6
2008	563	35.0	16.1	25.2
2009	521	36.5	14.3	29.9
2010	499	35.5	14.0	36.9
2011	484	36.5	13.2	28.9
2012	520	37.6	13.8	26.7
2013	531	37.7	14.0	34.7
2014	538	34.5	15.5	44.4
2015	563	32.0	17.5	49.6
2016	538	31.0	17.3	49.4
2017	506	32.3	15.6	47
2018	478	29.0	16.4	44.1
2019	475	30.1	15.7	52.6
2020	449	30.0	14.9	49.2
2021	433	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	456	34.0	13.4	54.4
2023	438	34.0	12.8	54.8
2024	410	33.0	12.4	60.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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