Elizabeth Morris Elem School

As an intimate elementary-level community in Cahokia, Illinois, Elizabeth Morris Elem School hosts 246 students from grades K through 3, part of Cahokia CUSD 187. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Cahokia CUSD 187, which oversees 8 schools and 2,991 students, Elizabeth Morris Elem School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Elizabeth Morris Elem School lists that 89% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Elizabeth Morris Elem School records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than St. Clair County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elizabeth Morris Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.1%; this one delivers 9.7%.

In the area at large, St. Clair County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,854 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across St. Clair County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), Elizabeth Morris Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cahokia High School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elizabeth Morris Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elizabeth Morris Elem School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 17.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Elizabeth Morris Elem School's enrollment has declined 23% since 2018, when it stood at 319 (now 246).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.