Mascoutah Elem School

Set in Mascoutah, Illinois, Mascoutah Elem School is a substantial primary school, one of the schools within Mascoutah CUD 19. It hosts 853 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 124% larger than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Mascoutah CUD 19 (4,345 students total), Mascoutah Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Mascoutah Elem School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the resource side, On paper, Mascoutah Elem School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Mascoutah Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at Mascoutah Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below St. Clair County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mascoutah Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.1%; actual is 71.4%, +15.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for St. Clair County shows median household earnings sit near $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across St. Clair County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students), Mascoutah Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mascoutah Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Mascoutah Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mascoutah Elem School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 58.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 872 students in 2018 compared to 853 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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