Enrollment
114
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASSAC UD 1·NCES 172500002714
Jefferson Elementary School
4915 Jefferson School Rd, Metropolis, IL 62960 · (618) 524-4390 · Massac County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
53 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Massac UD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
85.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.8pp since 2023
Math
87.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +29.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 87.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.9% | 57.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 (82.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School this school | 114 | 46.5% | 82.1% |
| Bulldog Early Learning Academy Harrisburg | 111 | 47.7% | N/A |
| Cypress Elementary School Cypress | 116 | 50.0% | 31.5% |
| Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School Prairie Du Rocher | 114 | 43.9% | 56.8% |
| Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet Wyanet | 126 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Spoon River Valley Elementary School London Mills | 134 | 45.5% | 64.2% |
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 Massac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #19 of 1,925 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #21 of 2,077 ▲ 162 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #61 of 2,077 ▲ 20 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #2,313 of 2,419 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #1,396 of 2,132 | #6 of 6 |
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
114
+8 (+8%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 175
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 | 114 | 9.8 | 11.7:1 | 46% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 8.8 | 14.2:1 | 47% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 8.8 | 14.2:1 | 45% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 124 | 9.7 | 12.8:1 | 36% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 8 | 16.1:1 | 40% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 9 | 18.8:1 | 25% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 13 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (124 to 114); teachers up 1% (9.7 to 9.8).
About Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Massac UD 1, located in Metropolis, Illinois. Total enrollment is 114 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6. It has 70% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
The district, Massac UD 1, operates 7 schools serving 1,826 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School is White, at 89%. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Massac County residents, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for Jefferson Elementary School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.7:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 2.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Massac County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jefferson Elementary School is +37.4 points, in the top 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 82.1%, and the predicted rate is 44.7%.
Massac County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $65,116, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,026, Jefferson Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Jefferson Elementary School is Franklin Elementary School, located about 5.6 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Jefferson Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 82.1% versus a 50.7% average.
Jefferson Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Jefferson Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Massac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,865
Census ACS
Median income
$65,116
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Massac UD 1
- Massac County High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Metropolis Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Massac Jr High SchoolMiddle · 309 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 155 students
- Brookport Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
- Unity Elementary SchoolElementary · 128 students
Other schools in Metropolis
- Massac County High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Metropolis Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Massac Jr High SchoolMiddle · 309 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 155 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary School is the 141st largest of the 144.
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolCharleston, IL · 698 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolBerwyn, IL · 453 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolSterling, IL · 450 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMarion, IL · 376 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolMorton, IL · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary School5.6 mi · 155
- Massac Jr High School5.7 mi · 309
- Massac County High School5.8 mi · 512
- Metropolis Elementary School7.8 mi · 457
- Maple Grove Elementary School8.6 mi · 122
- Joppa Jr & Sr High School8.6 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 114 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Jefferson Elementary School serve?
Jefferson Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School is approximately 11.7:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary School?
At Jefferson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?
Jefferson Elementary School is part of Massac UD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.