Ellis Elem School

Ellis Elem School is a mid-sized primary school in Belleville, Illinois, operated by Harmony Emge SD 175. The school works with 382 students in grades pre-K through 3.

Harmony Emge SD 175 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 735 students; Ellis Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Ellis Elem School lists that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ellis Elem School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Ellis Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ellis Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,854 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across St. Clair County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), Ellis Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Harmony Intermediate Center, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ellis Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ellis Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ellis Elem School has held roughly steady, going from 382 students in 2018 to 382 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 50% to 36%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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