Scott Elem School

Scott Elem School operates as an expansive elementary campus in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, part of Mascoutah CUD 19. Current enrollment sits at 852 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 124% bigger than typical.

Mascoutah CUD 19 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 4,345 students. Scott Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Scott Elem School reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 20% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Black, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Scott Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 68.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for St. Clair County indicate median household income runs about $73,854, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Scott Elem School is one of 96 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students).

The closest other public school is Shiloh Elementary School, roughly 2.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Scott Elem School. On composite proficiency, Scott Elem School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Scott Elem School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 797 (now 852). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 10% to 20%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.