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Best kept secret at East Side Elementary School?
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Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON CO CUSD 10·NCES 171079001309
East Side Elementary School
501 E Randolph St, Mc Leansboro, IL 62859 · (618) 643-2328 · Hamilton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
209 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 29% larger than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
East Side Elementary School→Hamilton County Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Hamilton Co CUSD 10. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 37.7% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 East Side Elementary School
East Side Elementary School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Elementary School this school | 384 | 54.4% | 53.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Robinson | 402 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Norris City-Omaha Elementary School Norris City | 416 | 54.8% | 28.6% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Hamilton | 384 | 56.3% | 51.3% |
| Carlyle Elementary School Carlyle | 364 | 52.5% | 51.1% |
| South Elementary School Chillicothe | 424 | 52.8% | 57.8% |
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 East Side Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #487 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #823 of 2,077 ▼ 230 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #565 of 2,077 ▼ 201 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #1,084 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,475 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #1,847 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #1,178 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #821 of 1,461 |
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
384
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 204
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 | 384 | 26.1 | 14.7:1 | 54% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 27.8 | 14.8:1 | 55% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 28.9 | 14.5:1 | 53% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 29.5 | 14.8:1 | 55% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 50% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 49% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Side Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (436 to 384); teachers down 12% (29.5 to 26.1).
About East Side Elementary School
At 501 E Randolph St in Mc Leansboro, Illinois, East Side Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 384 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.
East Side Elementary School reports to Hamilton Co CUSD 10, which has 4 schools and 1,091 students.
At East Side Elementary School, 94% of students are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Hamilton County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at East Side Elementary School comes to 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 54%. The figure for public schools in Hamilton County is close, at 55%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, East Side Elementary School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, East Side Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 53.4% actual against 40.1% predicted.
The school is in Hamilton County, where the median household earns about $65,746 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. East Side Elementary School shares Hamilton County with 3 other public schools.
East Side Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Hamilton County Preschool Center, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around East Side Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts East Side Elementary School at 2nd of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, East Side Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 384, close to the 386 recorded in 2020-21.
East Side Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,916
Census ACS
Median income
$65,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,091 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Co CUSD 10
- Hamilton County Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Dahlgren Elementary SchoolElementary · 139 students
- Hamilton County Preschool CenterElementary · 88 students
Other schools in Mc Leansboro
- Hamilton County Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Hamilton County Preschool CenterElementary · 88 students
Other East Side Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named East Side Elementary. East Side Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 13.
- East Side Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 1,072 students
- East Side Elementary SchoolJACKSONVILLE, TX · 623 students
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMAGNOLIA, AR · 570 students
- East Side Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 553 students
- East Side ElementaryElizabethton, TN · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton County Preschool Center0.5 mi · 88
- Hamilton County Jr/Sr High School1.1 mi · 480
- Dahlgren Elementary School11.2 mi · 139
- Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School13.6 mi · 195
- Akin Comm Cons Elementary School13.9 mi · 124
- Norris City-Omaha Elementary School14.0 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About East Side Elementary SchoolHow large is East Side Elementary School?
East Side Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does East Side Elementary School serve?
East Side Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does East Side Elementary School have?
East Side Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is East Side Elementary School?
East Side Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees East Side Elementary School?
East Side Elementary School is overseen by Hamilton Co CUSD 10 in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.