Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL SD 104·NCES 170917000526
Dawn Elser Elementary School
309 Hartman Ln, O Fallon, IL 62269 · (618) 632-6336 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
145 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dawn Elser Elementary School→Joseph Arthur Middle School
Based on grade levels within Central SD 104. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Dawn Elser Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
38.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 30.0% |
% 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Dawn Elser Elementary School
Dawn Elser Elementary School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Elser Elementary School this school | 330 | 43.9% | 39.4% |
| South Side Elementary School Champaign | 307 | 42.7% | 53.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Evanston | 343 | 38.2% | 58.5% |
| Sandburg Elementary School Springfield | 279 | 49.5% | 42.5% |
| Lindsay School Springfield | 438 | 48.4% | 37.8% |
| Owen Marsh Elementary School Springfield | 324 | 42.0% | 51.4% |
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 Dawn Elser Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #932 of 1,925 | #19 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #705 of 2,077 ▲ 100 | #12 of 43 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,393 of 2,077 ▼ 283 | #30 of 43 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #1,358 of 2,419 | #24 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #248 of 2,035 | #5 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #109 of 2,042 | #1 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #1,461 of 2,132 | #32 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #1,039 of 1,461 | #19 of 30 |
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
330
+24 (+8%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 293
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 | 330 | 30.5 | 10.8:1 | 44% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 35 | 11.0:1 | 52% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 32 | 11.4:1 | 51% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 28.5 | 12.6:1 | 49% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 55% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 52% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 15 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dawn Elser Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (358 to 330); teachers up 7% (28.5 to 30.5).
About Dawn Elser Elementary School
The public elementary school Dawn Elser Elementary School is located in O Fallon, Illinois. It had 330 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 3.
Central SD 104, which runs Dawn Elser Elementary School, has 2 schools and 629 students.
At Dawn Elser Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other students are 33% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. By comparison, St. Clair County residents are about 60% White. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Dawn Elser Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Dawn Elser Elementary School, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in St. Clair County average 54%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Dawn Elser Elementary School, the prediction is 46.1% and the result is 39.4%.
The school is in St. Clair County, where median household income comes to about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. St. Clair County counts 96 public schools with about 40,879 students.
Joseph Arthur Middle School is the nearest public school to Dawn Elser Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dawn Elser Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Dawn Elser Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 8%.
The Dawn Elser Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in O Fallon
- O Fallon High SchoolHigh · 2,540 students
- Fulton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Amelia V Carriel Jr HighMiddle · 664 students
- Marie Schaefer Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Delores Moye Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph Arthur Middle School0.3 mi · 299
- Pontiac Jr High School1.5 mi · 212
- William Holliday Elementary School1.5 mi · 418
- J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary School1.6 mi · 452
- Marie Schaefer Elementary School1.9 mi · 598
- Fulton Jr High School2.4 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Dawn Elser Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dawn Elser Elementary School?
Dawn Elser Elementary School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-03.
Is Dawn Elser Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dawn Elser Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Dawn Elser Elementary School have?
Dawn Elser Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Dawn Elser Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dawn Elser Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 12% Hispanic, 33% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Dawn Elser Elementary School in?
Dawn Elser Elementary School is part of Central SD 104.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.