Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT CCSD 110·NCES 171731002049
Illini Elementary School
21 Circle Dr, Fairview Heights, IL 62208 · (618) 398-5552 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
154 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 37 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (52).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Illini Elementary School→Grant Middle School
Based on grade levels within Grant CCSD 110. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.5pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +22.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 11.9% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Illini Elementary School
Illini Elementary School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illini Elementary School this school | 315 | 48.9% | 34.1% |
| Sandburg Elementary School Springfield | 279 | 49.5% | 42.5% |
| Kellar Primary School Peoria | 365 | 53.2% | 52.6% |
| Fairview Elementary School Normal | 280 | 54.6% | 38.3% |
| Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate Freeport | 350 | 52.6% | 25.9% |
| Butler Elementary School Springfield | 367 | 56.9% | 42.5% |
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 Illini Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #1,118 of 1,925 | #25 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #1,144 of 2,077 ▲ 392 | #22 of 43 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,223 of 2,077 ▲ 106 | #24 of 43 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #1,455 of 2,419 | #27 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #594 of 2,035 | #11 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #443 of 2,042 | #10 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #1,330 of 2,132 | #31 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #485 of 615 | #11 of 13 |
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
315
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 313
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 | 315 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 49% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 47% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 61% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 57% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 52% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 23 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Illini Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (304 to 315); teachers up 13% (23 to 26).
About Illini Elementary School
Illini Elementary School is an elementary school in Fairview Heights, Illinois, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 315 students across pre-K through 4.
The 2 schools of Grant CCSD 110, including Illini Elementary School, enroll 569 students.
The student body at Illini Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 45%. The next largest groups are 39% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The school's White share is 15 points below the 60% share among St. Clair County residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Illini Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Of all students at Illini Elementary School, 49% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Illini Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 25% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Illini Elementary School would score about 43.3%. It scores 34.1%, 9.1 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for St. Clair County show that the median household earns about $73,854 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. St. Clair County has 96 public schools with about 40,879 students, including Illini Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Illini Elementary School is closest to Grant Middle School, about 1.5 miles away. Illini Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Illini Elementary School's average proficiency of 34.1% compares with 30.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Illini 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.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 315, compared with 307 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Illini Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Fairview Heights
- William Holliday Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Grant Middle SchoolMiddle · 254 students
- Pontiac Jr High SchoolMiddle · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Grant Middle School1.5 mi · 254
- Caseyville Elementary School1.7 mi · 336
- Collinsville High School2.4 mi · 1,956
- Twin Echo Elementary School2.8 mi · 222
- Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School3.1 mi · 418
- Pontiac Jr High School3.1 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Illini Elementary SchoolHow large is Illini Elementary School?
Illini Elementary School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Illini Elementary School serve?
Illini Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Illini Elementary School have?
Illini Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Illini Elementary School?
At Illini Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 6% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Illini Elementary School public or private?
Illini Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant CCSD 110.
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