Enrollment
325
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGH MOUNT SD 116·NCES 171896002175
High Mount Elementary School
1721 Boul Ave, Swansea, IL 62226 · (618) 233-1054 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
222 students
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 | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.1pp since 2023
Math
14.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 8.4% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 High Mount Elementary School
High Mount Elementary School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mount Elementary School this school | 325 | 68.3% | 29.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Belleville | 293 | 70.0% | 32.3% |
| Charter Oak Primary School Peoria | 337 | 66.8% | 44.1% |
| Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School Freeport | 325 | 65.5% | 20.5% |
| Ellis Elementary School Belleville | 382 | 68.3% | 29.6% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Normal | 386 | 65.0% | 27.5% |
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 High Mount Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #1,295 of 1,925 | #31 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #1,744 of 2,077 ▼ 41 | #37 of 43 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #970 of 2,077 ▲ 299 | #18 of 43 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #1,393 of 2,419 | #26 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #191 of 2,035 | #4 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #237 of 2,042 | #3 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #771 of 2,132 | #21 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #259 of 1,461 | #6 of 30 |
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
325
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 400
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 | 325 | 31 | 10.5:1 | 68% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 31 | 10.5:1 | 76% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 72% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 28.8 | 15.3:1 | 77% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 72% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 61% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Mount Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (440 to 325); teachers up 8% (28.8 to 31).
About High Mount Elementary School
High Mount Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Swansea, Illinois, one of the schools in High Mount SD 116. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 325 students.
For district matters, High Mount Elementary School falls under High Mount SD 116.
At High Mount Elementary School, Black students make up the biggest share, 41%. Smaller groups are 36% White, 11% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. County-wide, 28% of St. Clair County residents are Black. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at High Mount Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. High Mount Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 68%. That is 14 points above the 54% average for public schools in St. Clair County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, High Mount Elementary School would score about 32.1%. It scores 29.2%, 2.9 points below that figure.
In St. Clair County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $73,854 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting High Mount Elementary School, St. Clair County has 96 public schools.
High Mount Elementary School's nearest public school is Jefferson Elementary School (about 1.0 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.1%; High Mount Elementary School's is 29.2%, ranking 7th of 9.
High Mount Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, High Mount Elementary School enrolled 348 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 325.
High Mount Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Swansea
- Wolf Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Wolf Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School1.0 mi · 293
- Franklin Elementary School1.1 mi · 172
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.5 mi · 542
- Union Elementary School1.5 mi · 432
- West Jr High School1.5 mi · 364
- Wolf Branch Middle School1.5 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About High Mount Elementary SchoolHow large is High Mount Elementary School?
High Mount Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does High Mount Elementary School serve?
High Mount Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at High Mount Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at High Mount Elementary School.
How diverse is High Mount Elementary School?
High Mount Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is High Mount Elementary School in?
High Mount Elementary School is part of High Mount SD 116.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.