Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY EMGE SD 175·NCES 171422001764
Ellis Elementary School
250 Illini Dr, Belleville, IL 62223 · (618) 538-6114 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
261 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 86 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 20% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Based on grade levels within Harmony Emge SD 175. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +32.4pp since 2023
Math
31.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 32 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 6.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Ellis Elementary School
Ellis Elementary School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Elementary School this school | 382 | 68.3% | 29.6% |
| Charter Oak Primary School Peoria | 337 | 66.8% | 44.1% |
| High Mount Elementary School Swansea | 325 | 68.3% | 29.2% |
| Dubois Elementary School Springfield | 469 | 66.5% | 15.6% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Normal | 386 | 65.0% | 27.5% |
| Westhaven Elementary Belleville | 313 | 64.9% | 44.2% |
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 Ellis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,284 of 1,925 | #30 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #1,237 of 2,077 ▲ 574 | #25 of 43 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,096 of 2,077 ▲ 666 | #22 of 43 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #1,093 of 2,419 | #19 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,652 of 2,035 | #35 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #439 of 2,042 | #9 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #770 of 2,132 | #20 of 47 |
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
382
+49 (+15%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 461
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 | 382 | 24.6 | 15.6:1 | 68% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 20.8 | 16.4:1 | 66% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 24.1 | 14.9:1 | 72% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 21.6 | 17.7:1 | 55% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 66% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 54% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 27 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 22 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (382 to 382); teachers up 14% (21.6 to 24.6).
About Ellis Elementary School
Ellis Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Belleville, Illinois. It enrolled 382 students in pre-K through 3 for the 2024-25 school year.
Ellis Elementary School is run by Harmony Emge SD 175, whose 3 schools enroll 735 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Ellis Elementary School, at 48%. Other groups make up 36% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 28% of St. Clair County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Ellis Elementary School's 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.6:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 68%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in St. Clair County, the school's rate is higher.
The model predicts 32.1% for a school in Illinois with Ellis Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ellis Elementary School posts 29.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Clair County, the median household income is $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 96 public schools in St. Clair County, enrolling about 40,879 students in all.
The shortest distance from Ellis Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Emge Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 29.6% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Ellis Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 49 more students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ellis Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Harmony Emge SD 175
- Harmony Intermediate CenterMiddle · 207 students
- Emge Junior High SchoolMiddle · 146 students
Other schools in Belleville
- Belleville High School-EastHigh · 2,600 students
- Belleville High School-WestHigh · 2,118 students
- Belle Valley SchoolElementary · 997 students
- Whiteside Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Whiteside Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
Other Ellis Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Ellis Elementary. Ellis Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 9.
- Ellis Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 457 students
- Ellis ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 768 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 753 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 467 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Emge Junior High School0.8 mi · 146
- Harmony Intermediate Center0.8 mi · 207
- Belleville High School-West2.3 mi · 2,118
- Signal Hill Elementary School2.4 mi · 291
- Lalumier Elementary School2.7 mi · 276
- West Jr High School3.1 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Ellis Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ellis Elementary School?
Ellis Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Ellis Elementary School serve?
Ellis Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Ellis Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Ellis Elementary School.
How diverse is Ellis Elementary School?
Ellis Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 6% Hispanic, 48% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Ellis Elementary School in?
Ellis Elementary School is part of Harmony Emge SD 175.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.