Henry Raab Elem School

Henry Raab Elem School is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in Belleville, Illinois, part of Belleville SD 118, with 154 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Henry Raab Elem School sits 60% leaner than that benchmark.

Henry Raab Elem School is one of 11 schools operated by Belleville SD 118, a district that instructs 3,275 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Henry Raab Elem School lists that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 28% White, 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 77% of students at Henry Raab Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above St. Clair County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Henry Raab Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 26.9%; actual is 48.5%, +21.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for St. Clair County indicate median household earnings sit near $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 Henry Raab Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Elem School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Henry Raab Elem School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Henry Raab Elem School has contracted 11%, going from 173 students in 2018 to 154 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 50% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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