Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHALTO CUSD 8·NCES 170612003103
Parkside Primary School
600 E Central St, Bethalto, IL 62010 · (618) 377-4100 · Madison County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
177 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 148 | 46% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 54% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Parkside Primary School→Meadowbrook Intermediate School→Wilbur Trimpe Middle School→Civic Memorial High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bethalto CUSD 8. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.9% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 28.7% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Parkside Primary School
Parkside Primary School's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Primary School this school | 321 | 55.1% | 34.7% |
| Olympia South Elementary School Atlanta | 331 | 53.8% | 47.4% |
| North Mac Elementary Virden | 342 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Villa Grove Elementary School Villa Grove | 310 | 56.5% | 49.2% |
| West Central Elementary School Biggsville | 321 | 53.9% | 32.0% |
| Madison School Dixon | 323 | 56.0% | 38.8% |
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 Parkside Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #1,099 of 1,925 | #15 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #960 of 2,077 ▼ 101 | #14 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,515 of 2,077 ▼ 308 | #21 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,418 of 2,419 | #28 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,384 of 2,035 | #16 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #1,511 of 2,042 | #28 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #1,159 of 2,132 | #21 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #984 of 1,461 | #14 of 29 |
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
321
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 487
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 | 321 | 22.2 | 14.4:1 | 55% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 22.1 | 15.4:1 | 48% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 21.1 | 15.7:1 | 45% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 51% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 57% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 27 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (352 to 321); teachers up 17% (19 to 22.2).
About Parkside Primary School
Parkside Primary School is a public elementary school run by Bethalto CUSD 8 in Bethalto, Illinois. The school has 321 students in 2024-25 across grades 2 through 3.
Bethalto CUSD 8 counts 2,368 students in its 5 schools, and Parkside Primary School is one of them.
The share of students at Parkside Primary School who are White is 87%. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Madison County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Parkside Primary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Parkside Primary School totals 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal data show 55% of students (177) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Madison County average 46%.
Parkside Primary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Illinois public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Parkside Primary School is -5.0 points: 34.7% actual, 39.7% predicted.
In Madison County, median household income comes to about $75,793, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 84, with about 35,253 students.
Bethalto East Primary School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Parkside Primary School places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Parkside Primary School enrolled 336 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 321.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethalto CUSD 8
- Civic Memorial High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Wilbur Trimpe Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Bethalto East Primary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Meadowbrook Intermediate SchoolElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Bethalto
- Civic Memorial High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Wilbur Trimpe Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Bethalto East Primary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Bethalto East/ Region III K-3 CLIElementary
- Journeys SouthHigh
Nearby schools
- Bethalto East Primary School1.0 mi · 387
- Wilbur Trimpe Middle School1.2 mi · 556
- Meadowbrook Intermediate School1.2 mi · 344
- Civic Memorial High School1.6 mi · 760
- Midway School3.6 mi · 120
- Eastwood Elementary School4.1 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside Primary SchoolHow large is Parkside Primary School?
Parkside Primary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Parkside Primary School serve?
Parkside Primary School serves grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkside Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkside Primary School is approximately 14.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkside Primary School?
At Parkside Primary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Parkside Primary School public or private?
Parkside Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bethalto CUSD 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.