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Enrollment
541
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMITHTON CCSD 130·NCES 173651003763
Smithton Elementary School
316 S Hickory St, Smithton, IL 62285 · (618) 233-6863 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
40 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
70 students
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 | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
76.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.9% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 43.2% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Smithton Elementary School
Smithton Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithton Elementary School this school | 541 | 12.9% | 65.8% |
| Sherman Elementary School Sherman | 552 | 13.2% | 66.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Morton | 517 | 13.7% | 66.4% |
| Teutopolis Grade School Teutopolis | 620 | 10.0% | 74.1% |
| Riverdale Elementary School Port Byron | 517 | 15.7% | 61.7% |
| Parkview Elementary School Columbia | 427 | 14.5% | 77.3% |
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 Smithton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #192 of 1,925 | #8 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #539 of 2,077 ▼ 70 | #10 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #193 of 2,077 ▲ 38 | #4 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #404 of 2,419 | #8 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,076 of 2,035 | #19 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #1,874 of 2,042 | #39 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.9% | #2,061 of 2,132 | #47 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #553 of 615 | #13 of 13 |
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
541
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 276
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 | 541 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 13% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 13% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 16 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (533 to 541); teachers up 14% (35 to 40).
About Smithton Elementary School
Smithton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Smithton, Illinois. Enrollment totals 541 students across pre-K through 8. The school is 42% above the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Smithton Elementary School is a school in Smithton CCSD 130.
Smithton Elementary School is 94% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 2% Black and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of St. Clair County's population at about 60%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Smithton Elementary School scores 11%.
Teacher count: 40 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.5:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 13%. Among public schools in St. Clair County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Smithton Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.8% is 1.7 points above the 64.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
St. Clair County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,854, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 96 public schools in the county, enrolling about 40,879, Smithton Elementary School among them.
Freeburg Elementary School is about 4.4 miles from Smithton Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Smithton Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 52.4%, lower than Smithton Elementary School's 65.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Smithton Elementary School enrolled 539; in 2024-25, 541.
The Smithton Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Smithton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Smithton Elementary. Smithton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- SMITHTON ELEM.SMITHTON, MO · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Freeburg Elementary School4.4 mi · 508
- Freeburg Community High School4.4 mi · 689
- Freeburg Primary Center4.5 mi · 244
- Westhaven Elementary5.9 mi · 313
- Central Jr High School6.0 mi · 308
- Belle Valley School6.7 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About Smithton Elementary SchoolHow large is Smithton Elementary School?
Smithton Elementary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Smithton Elementary School serve?
Smithton Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smithton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smithton Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Smithton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Smithton Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Smithton Elementary School public or private?
Smithton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Smithton CCSD 130.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.