Lovejoy Elementary School

Lovejoy Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary-level community in Lovejoy, Illinois, one of the schools within Brooklyn UD 188. The school hosts 67 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 82% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Lovejoy Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Brooklyn UD 188, a district that hosts 118 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lovejoy Elementary School logs that 100% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Lovejoy Elementary School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lovejoy Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 19.8%; this one comes in at 4.7%, -15.1 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, St. Clair County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,854 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Clair County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), Lovejoy Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lovejoy Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lovejoy Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lovejoy Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 80 students in 2018 compared to 67 in 2025.

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