Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Set in Cahokia, Illinois, Estelle Sauget School of Choice is a tight-knit elementary campus, one of the schools within Cahokia CUSD 187. It teaches 240 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Estelle Sauget School of Choice sits 37% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Cahokia CUSD 187 (2,991 students total), Estelle Sauget School of Choice accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Estelle Sauget School of Choice records that nearly all students (87%) are Black. The remainder looks like 5% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above St. Clair County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Estelle Sauget School of Choice sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.8%; this one delivers 15.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for St. Clair County put median household income runs about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Clair County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), of which Estelle Sauget School of Choice is one.

Penniman Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Estelle Sauget School of Choice ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 10.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 240 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 67% to 87% across the same window.

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