Early Step Pre-School

Early Step Pre-School is a very small elementary school in Illinois, located in Fulton. It offers pre-K and has 65 students enrolled. That is 83% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.

Across its 4 schools, River Bend CUSD 2 enrolls 998 students. Early Step Pre-School is one of those schools.

By race and ethnicity, Early Step Pre-School is 94% White. The school's White share is 9 points above the 85% share among Whiteside County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.

Early Step Pre-School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. The school's 21.7:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois.

Whiteside County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $67,500 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Whiteside County number 50, with about 8,445 students.

About 0.2 miles separate Early Step Pre-School from the closest public school, Fulton High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Early Step Pre-School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 35%.

The discussion board for Early Step Pre-School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.