Marie Schaefer Elem School

Marie Schaefer Elem School is a well-populated elementary campus in O Fallon, Illinois, operated by O Fallon CCSD 90. The school serves 598 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 7 schools in O Fallon CCSD 90 (3,862 students total), Marie Schaefer Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Marie Schaefer Elem School shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Black, 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. Compared to St. Clair County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Marie Schaefer Elem School lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Marie Schaefer Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below St. Clair County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Marie Schaefer Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.0%, the actual is 57.5%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for St. Clair County put median household income runs about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, St. Clair County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), of which Marie Schaefer Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is O Fallon High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Marie Schaefer Elem School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 57.0%.

Marie Schaefer Elem School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 585 students in 2018 compared to 598 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Marie Schaefer Elem School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.