Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION CUSD 2·NCES 172460002663
Jefferson Elementary School
700 E Boulevard St, Marion, IL 62959 · (618) 997-5766 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
196 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 135 | 36% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Marion CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.8pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 42.7% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School this school | 376 | 52.1% | 52.8% |
| Bethalto East Primary School Bethalto | 387 | 51.9% | N/A |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Jacksonville | 349 | 50.7% | 54.8% |
| Carlinville Primary School Carlinville | 376 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Madison School Dixon | 323 | 56.0% | 38.8% |
| Apollo Elementary School Aledo | 362 | 51.7% | 42.2% |
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 Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #505 of 1,925 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #443 of 2,077 ▲ 38 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #585 of 2,077 ▲ 188 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #1,123 of 2,419 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,016 of 2,035 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #1,165 of 2,042 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #1,241 of 2,132 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #613 of 1,461 | #3 of 9 |
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
376
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 377
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 | 376 | 28.2 | 13.3:1 | 52% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 24.5 | 14.0:1 | 63% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 26.7 | 14.6:1 | 44% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 24.2 | 18.6:1 | 54% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 58% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 66% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 17 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 14 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (448 to 376); teachers up 17% (24.2 to 28.2).
About Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Marion, Illinois. Enrolled students number 376 students, in pre-K through 5.
Marion CUSD 2 counts 3,684 students in its 7 schools, and Jefferson Elementary School is one of them.
A majority of students at Jefferson Elementary School, 76%, are White. The remaining shares are 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Williamson County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Jefferson Elementary School comes in at 40%.
The teaching staff at Jefferson Elementary School is 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. About 52% of students, or 196, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Williamson County, the average is about the same, 54%.
Jefferson Elementary School scores 52.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Williamson County show that median household income is about $65,604, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 26 public schools operate in Williamson County, serving about 9,700 students.
The nearest public school is Washington Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jefferson Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Jefferson Elementary School the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Jefferson Elementary School enrolled 375; in 2024-25, 376.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion CUSD 2
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Marion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Adams SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Marion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary School is the 69th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolCharleston, IL · 698 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolBerwyn, IL · 453 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolSterling, IL · 450 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMorton, IL · 354 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolDixon, IL · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 465
- Lincoln Elementary School0.6 mi · 482
- Marion Jr High School1.5 mi · 742
- Longfellow Elementary School1.7 mi · 261
- Marion High School2.1 mi · 1,075
- Jefferson Elementary School5.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Jefferson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School.
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School is overseen by Marion CUSD 2 in Williamson County.
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