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What's something Albert Cassens Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDWARDSVILLE CUSD 7·NCES 171353006020
Albert Cassens Elementary
1014 Glen Crossing Rd, Glen Carbon, IL 62034 · (618) 655-6150 · Madison County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
93 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 159 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 33% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.2pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 30.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Albert Cassens Elementary
Albert Cassens Elementary's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Cassens Elementary this school | 477 | 19.5% | 51.9% |
| Prairieland Elementary School Normal | 450 | 22.2% | 60.4% |
| J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary School O Fallon | 452 | 19.7% | 67.2% |
| Louise White Elementary School Batavia | 440 | 18.4% | 64.3% |
| Fox Ridge Elementary School Saint Charles | 424 | 17.2% | N/A |
| Walnut Trails Elementary School Shorewood | 475 | 20.2% | 62.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Albert Cassens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #531 of 1,925 | #11 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #648 of 2,077 ▲ 135 | #11 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #780 of 2,077 ▲ 176 | #11 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #638 of 2,419 | #8 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,881 of 2,035 | #34 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #1,021 of 2,042 | #18 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #1,963 of 2,132 | #38 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #1,091 of 1,461 | #19 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 497
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 477 | 27.5 | 17.4:1 | 19% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 32.1 | 14.9:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 28.6 | 16.5:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 27.4 | 18.7:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 28 | 18.7:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 12% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert Cassens Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (512 to 477); teachers unchanged (27.4 to 27.5).
About Albert Cassens Elementary
Among the schools in Glen Carbon, Illinois, is Albert Cassens Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers grades 3 through 5 and has 477 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
The district, Edwardsville CUSD 7, operates 13 schools serving 7,060 students.
Of every 100 students at Albert Cassens Elementary, about 73 are White. Other reported shares: 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Madison County's residents are about 83% White, 10 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Albert Cassens Elementary scores 45%.
The school had 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. The school reported 19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 46% average for public schools in Madison County.
Albert Cassens Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Illinois public elementary schools.
The model predicts 60.3% for a school in Illinois with Albert Cassens Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Albert Cassens Elementary posts 51.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Madison County show that median household income comes to about $75,793, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Madison County counts 84 public schools with about 35,253 students.
Liberty Middle School is the nearest public school to Albert Cassens Elementary, about 2.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Albert Cassens Elementary comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Albert Cassens Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 486 in 2020-21 to 477 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
The discussion board for Albert Cassens Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edwardsville CUSD 7
- Edwardsville High SchoolHigh · 2,342 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- N O Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Glen Carbon
- Glen Carbon Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Middle School2.2 mi · 888
- Glen Carbon Elementary School2.2 mi · 318
- Goshen Elementary2.4 mi · 346
- Maryville Elementary School2.5 mi · 406
- LeClaire Elementary School3.3 mi · 312
- Edwardsville High School3.3 mi · 2,342
Frequently asked questions
About Albert Cassens ElementaryHow many students attend Albert Cassens Elementary?
Albert Cassens Elementary enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 03-05.
Is Albert Cassens Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Albert Cassens Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Albert Cassens Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Albert Cassens Elementary is approximately 17.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Albert Cassens Elementary?
Student demographics at Albert Cassens Elementary are roughly 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Albert Cassens Elementary in?
Albert Cassens Elementary is part of Edwardsville CUSD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.