LaSalle Elem School

Set in Creve Coeur, Illinois, LaSalle Elem School is an intimate elementary school, overseen by Creve Coeur SD 76. It educates 262 students across grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Creve Coeur SD 76 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 455 students; LaSalle Elem School is among them.

Demographically, LaSalle Elem School reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Tazewell County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting LaSalle Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Tazewell County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, LaSalle Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.5%.

Across the wider county, Tazewell County reports that median household income runs about $77,982, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Tazewell County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), LaSalle Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Parkview Jr High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LaSalle Elem School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.7%.

LaSalle Elem School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LaSalle Elem School has shrank 15%, going from 310 students in 2018 to 262 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 91% to 77% over that span.

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