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Which teacher or staff member at Marseilles Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSEILLES ESD 150·NCES 170546605466
Marseilles Elementary School
201 Chicago St, Marseilles, IL 61341 · (815) 554-4338 · LaSalle County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
302 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
28.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.2pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 14.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 Marseilles Elementary School
Marseilles Elementary School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marseilles Elementary School this school | 528 | 57.2% | 27.8% |
| Chester Elementary School Chester | 640 | 59.2% | 34.6% |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary School Charleston | 555 | 54.6% | 45.5% |
| Northview Elementary School Peru | 594 | 56.4% | 51.4% |
| Clinton Elementary School Clinton | 506 | 53.8% | 47.5% |
| Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Quincy | 501 | 59.1% | 39.3% |
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 Marseilles Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #1,349 of 1,925 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,424 of 2,077 ▲ 10 | #18 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,709 of 2,077 ▲ 49 | #19 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #437 of 2,419 | #3 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #657 of 2,035 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #1,132 of 2,042 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #1,092 of 2,132 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #1,445 of 1,461 | #8 of 8 |
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
528
+29 (+6%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 640
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 | 528 | 42.9 | 12.3:1 | 57% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 43 | 12.0:1 | 62% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 64% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 38.5 | 13.8:1 | 58% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 61% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 54% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 48 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 42 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marseilles Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (530 to 528); teachers up 11% (38.5 to 42.9).
About Marseilles Elementary School
Marseilles Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Marseilles, Illinois. It reported 528 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Marseilles Elementary School reports to Marseilles ESD 150.
At Marseilles Elementary School, 75% of students are White. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show LaSalle County is about 86% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
Marseilles Elementary School has 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The school has 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school with Marseilles Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 38.5%. Marseilles Elementary School scores 27.8%, 10.7 points below that line.
Looking at the county, LaSalle County, median household income comes to about $73,045, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 54 public schools and about 14,523 students.
Seneca Elementary School South Campus is about 4.8 miles from Marseilles Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Marseilles Elementary School ranks 9th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 499 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 528 by 2024-25.
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LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marseilles
- Milton Pope Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Seneca Elementary School South Campus4.8 mi · 209
- Seneca Grade School North Campus4.8 mi · 256
- Seneca High School4.9 mi · 378
- Milton Pope Elementary School6.0 mi · 195
- Rutland Elementary School6.1 mi · 70
- Central Intermediate School6.8 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Marseilles Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Marseilles Elementary School?
Marseilles Elementary School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Marseilles Elementary School serve?
Marseilles Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Marseilles Elementary School have?
Marseilles Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marseilles Elementary School?
At Marseilles Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Marseilles Elementary School in?
Marseilles Elementary School is part of Marseilles ESD 150.
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