Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST ELMO CUSD 202·NCES 173723004843
St Elmo Elementary School
519 W 2nd St, Saint Elmo, IL 62458 · (618) 829-3263 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
126 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 St Elmo CUSD 202. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.4pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +28.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 15.8% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 St Elmo Elementary School
St Elmo Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Elmo Elementary School this school | 222 | 56.8% | 49.1% |
| Iuka Comm Cons School Iuka | 231 | 57.1% | 67.5% |
| Fieldcrest Primary School Minonk | 223 | 55.6% | N/A |
| Atwood-Hammond Grade School Atwood | 209 | 58.4% | 45.6% |
| Thompsonville Grade School Thompsonville | 204 | 54.9% | 31.0% |
| Marquette Elementary School Marquette Heights | 223 | 55.6% | 47.0% |
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 St Elmo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #620 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #857 of 2,077 ▲ 512 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #689 of 2,077 ▲ 168 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #1,967 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,151 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #1,935 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #1,110 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #915 of 1,461 |
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
222
-19 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% 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 | 222 | 16.2 | 13.8:1 | 57% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 16.2 | 13.9:1 | 54% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 17.2 | 12.7:1 | 59% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 16.5 | 15.0:1 | 58% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 55% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 55% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 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 St Elmo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (247 to 222); teachers down 2% (16.5 to 16.2).
About St Elmo Elementary School
St Elmo Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Saint Elmo, Illinois. The school enrolls 222 students in pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
St Elmo Elementary School is one school in a 3-school district, St Elmo CUSD 202, which enrolls 390 students.
Roughly 96% of students at St Elmo Elementary School are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, St Elmo Elementary School scores 8%.
A staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.8:1. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. Public schools in Fayette County average a similar 56%.
St Elmo Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Illinois public elementary schools.
St Elmo Elementary School scores 49.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.7%.
Census data for Fayette County show the median household earns about $60,944 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting St Elmo Elementary School, Fayette County has 15 public schools.
About 0.8 miles separate St Elmo Elementary School from the closest public school, St Elmo Jr High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. St Elmo Elementary School's average proficiency of 49.1% compares with 38.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
St Elmo Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 222, compared with 241 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for St Elmo Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,315
Census ACS
Median income
$60,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Elmo CUSD 202
- St Elmo Sr High SchoolHigh · 113 students
- St Elmo Jr High SchoolMiddle · 55 students
Other schools in Saint Elmo
- St Elmo Sr High SchoolHigh · 113 students
- St Elmo Jr High SchoolMiddle · 55 students
Other St Elmo Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St Elmo Elementary. St Elmo Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- St Elmo Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 305 students
Nearby schools
- St Elmo Jr High School0.8 mi · 55
- St Elmo Sr High School0.8 mi · 113
- Brownstown Jr High School6.0 mi · 61
- Brownstown High School6.0 mi · 102
- Brownstown Elementary School6.1 mi · 264
- Altamont Grade School6.2 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About St Elmo Elementary SchoolHow large is St Elmo Elementary School?
St Elmo Elementary School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does St Elmo Elementary School serve?
St Elmo Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St Elmo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St Elmo Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St Elmo Elementary School?
At St Elmo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is St Elmo Elementary School public or private?
St Elmo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St Elmo CUSD 202.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.