John A Renfro Elementary School

Set in Collinsville, Illinois, John A Renfro Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, overseen by Collinsville CUSD 10. It enrolls 498 students across grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 31% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

John A Renfro Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Collinsville CUSD 10, a district that hosts 6,110 students overall.

On demographics, John A Renfro Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 26% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 65% of students at John A Renfro Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Madison County's rate of about 46%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John A Renfro Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 34.2%.

In the area at large, Madison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,793 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Madison County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), of which John A Renfro Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dorris Intermediate Sch, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John A Renfro Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 604 students in 2018 compared to 498 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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