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Enrollment
853
Elementary
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASCOUTAH CUD 19·NCES 172494002705
Mascoutah Elementary School
533 N 6th St, Mascoutah, IL 62258 · (618) 566-2152 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
227 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 82 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Mascoutah CUD 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
78.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
72.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.2% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 57.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Mascoutah Elementary School
Mascoutah Elementary School's state test result (71.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mascoutah Elementary School this school | 853 | 26.6% | 71.4% |
| Lincoln Trail Elementary School Mahomet | 801 | 24.3% | 53.4% |
| Middletown Prairie Elementary Mahomet | 805 | 21.6% | N/A |
| Dr Julian Rogus School Frankfort | 653 | 23.0% | 66.9% |
| Scott Elementary School Scott Air Force Base | 852 | 25.2% | 68.5% |
| Mokena Elementary School Mokena | 709 | 19.5% | 61.7% |
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 Mascoutah Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #107 of 1,925 | #2 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #173 of 2,077 ▲ 14 | #2 of 43 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #172 of 2,077 ▲ 12 | #2 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #43 of 2,419 | #2 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,823 of 2,035 | #38 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #1,047 of 2,042 | #27 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #1,840 of 2,132 | #38 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #1,346 of 1,461 | #28 of 30 |
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
853
+49 (+6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 906
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 | 853 | 50.9 | 16.8:1 | 27% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 48.4 | 15.9:1 | 30% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 776 | 49.3 | 15.7:1 | 27% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 872 | 49 | 17.8:1 | 26% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 881 | 45 | 19.6:1 | 28% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 993 | 51 | 19.5:1 | 21% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 52 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 906 | 45 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mascoutah Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (872 to 853); teachers up 4% (49 to 50.9).
About Mascoutah Elementary School
Located in Mascoutah, Illinois, Mascoutah Elementary School is a large elementary school. It had 853 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 124% above average.
Mascoutah Elementary School is one of the 5 schools that make up Mascoutah CUD 19 (4,345 students in total).
About 73% of the student body at Mascoutah Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 8% Black. Among people living in St. Clair County, the White share is about 60%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
Mascoutah Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.8 students per teacher, from 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Mascoutah Elementary School, 27% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in St. Clair County average 54%.
Test results at Mascoutah Elementary School are 15.3 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.4%, compared with a predicted 56.1%, which ranks in the top 10% in Illinois.
Looking at the county, St. Clair County, median household income comes to about $73,854, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Counting Mascoutah Elementary School, St. Clair County has 96 public schools.
Mascoutah Middle School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mascoutah Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Mascoutah Elementary School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment rose 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Mascoutah Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mascoutah CUD 19
- Mascoutah High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Mascoutah Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 852 students
- Wingate Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Mascoutah
- Mascoutah High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Mascoutah Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
Nearby schools
- Mascoutah Middle School0.3 mi · 973
- Mascoutah High School0.6 mi · 1,243
- Scott Elementary School4.6 mi · 852
- Shiloh Elementary School6.5 mi · 245
- Wingate Elementary School6.7 mi · 424
- Shiloh Middle School6.9 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Mascoutah Elementary SchoolHow large is Mascoutah Elementary School?
Mascoutah Elementary School enrolls approximately 853 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mascoutah Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mascoutah Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mascoutah Elementary School have?
Mascoutah Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Mascoutah Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mascoutah Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Mascoutah Elementary School public or private?
Mascoutah Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mascoutah CUD 19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.