Metropolis Elem School

Metropolis Elem School is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Metropolis, Illinois, one of the schools within Massac UD 1, hosting 457 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Massac UD 1 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,826 students; Metropolis Elem School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Metropolis Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 14% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Massac County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Metropolis Elem School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Massac County's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, Metropolis Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 23.8%; actual is 46.7%, +22.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Massac County put median household income runs about $65,116, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Massac County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,026 students), Metropolis Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Massac County High School, roughly 2.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Metropolis Elem School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.2%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 7% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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