Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE SD 117·NCES 172028002283
South Jacksonville Elementary School
1700 S West St, South Jacksonville, IL 62650 · (217) 245-5514 · Morgan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
182 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Jacksonville SD 117. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +34.9pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 35 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% | 16.1% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 South Jacksonville Elementary School
South Jacksonville Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Jacksonville Elementary School this school | 311 | 58.5% | 43.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Dixon | 344 | 58.7% | 32.3% |
| Madison School Dixon | 323 | 56.0% | 38.8% |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School Carrier Mills | 300 | 61.0% | 27.7% |
| Central City Elementary School Centralia | 276 | 58.3% | 45.1% |
| Central Intermediate School Roxana | 365 | 57.5% | 33.5% |
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 South Jacksonville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #823 of 1,925 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #1,139 of 2,077 ▲ 215 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #790 of 2,077 ▲ 727 | #3 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #1,480 of 2,419 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,606 of 2,035 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #1,150 of 2,042 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #1,055 of 2,132 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #1,171 of 1,461 | #6 of 6 |
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
311
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 341
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 | 311 | 20.3 | 15.3:1 | 59% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 19.3 | 15.5:1 | 52% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 16.7 | 18.6:1 | 53% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 42% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 36% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 14 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Jacksonville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (329 to 311); teachers up 13% (18 to 20.3).
About South Jacksonville Elementary School
South Jacksonville Elementary School is a small elementary school in Illinois, with an address in South Jacksonville. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 311 students.
Jacksonville SD 117 is responsible for 9 schools, South Jacksonville Elementary School included, with 3,231 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, South Jacksonville Elementary School is 76% White. It is also 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Morgan County is roughly 88% White. By the diversity index, South Jacksonville Elementary School comes in at 40%.
The school reported 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.3:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 59% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Morgan County, the average is about the same, 57%.
South Jacksonville Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, South Jacksonville Elementary School's results are 5.2 points above predicted: 43.0% against 37.7%.
South Jacksonville Elementary School is located in Morgan County, where median household income is about $66,306, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 28 public schools in Morgan County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,446.
Jacksonville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, South Jacksonville Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
South Jacksonville Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (316) to 2024-25 (311).
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,021
Census ACS
Median income
$66,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,446 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jacksonville SD 117
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 890 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- The Early YearsElementary · 247 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Jacksonville Middle School1.4 mi · 680
- Washington Elementary School1.4 mi · 264
- The Early Years1.8 mi · 247
- Lincoln Elementary School2.2 mi · 246
- Eisenhower Elementary School2.7 mi · 349
- Jacksonville High School2.8 mi · 890
Frequently asked questions
About South Jacksonville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Jacksonville Elementary School?
South Jacksonville Elementary School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does South Jacksonville Elementary School serve?
South Jacksonville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does South Jacksonville Elementary School have?
South Jacksonville Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at South Jacksonville Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Jacksonville Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is South Jacksonville Elementary School in?
South Jacksonville Elementary School is part of Jacksonville SD 117.
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