Enrollment
55
Middle
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST ELMO CUSD 202·NCES 173723003863
St Elmo Jr High School
300 W 12th St, Saint Elmo, IL 62458 · (618) 829-3227 · Fayette County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
30 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
St Elmo Jr High School→St Elmo Sr High School
Feeds from
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
53.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +29.6pp since 2023
Math
13.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 30 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
55
-18 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.8:1
% White
100%
was 99%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About St Elmo Jr High School
St Elmo Jr High School is a minimally staffed 6-8 campus in Saint Elmo, Illinois, overseen by St Elmo CUSD 202. The school caters to 55 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so St Elmo Jr High School sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.
St Elmo Jr High School is one of 3 schools operated by St Elmo CUSD 202, a district that instructs 390 students overall.
On demographics, St Elmo Jr High School reports that nearly all students (100%) are White. By comparison, Fayette County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, St Elmo Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 36.8%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Fayette County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,944, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fayette County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,858 students), of which St Elmo Jr High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: St Elmo Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around St Elmo Jr High School. On composite proficiency, St Elmo Jr High School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St Elmo Jr High School has decreased 25%, going from 73 students in 2018 to 55 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for St Elmo Jr High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 Elem SchoolElementary · 222 students
- St Elmo Sr High SchoolHigh · 113 students
Other schools in Saint Elmo
- St Elmo Elem SchoolElementary · 222 students
- St Elmo Sr High SchoolHigh · 113 students
Nearby schools
- St Elmo Sr High School0.0 mi · 113
- St Elmo Elem School0.8 mi · 222
- Altamont Grade School5.8 mi · 462
- Altamont High School6.1 mi · 222
- Brownstown Jr High School6.5 mi · 61
- Brownstown High School6.5 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About St Elmo Jr High SchoolHow large is St Elmo Jr High School?
St Elmo Jr High School enrolls approximately 55 students in grades 07-08.
Is St Elmo Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
St Elmo Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St Elmo Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St Elmo Jr High School is approximately 11.0:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St Elmo Jr High School?
At St Elmo Jr High School, the student body is approximately 100% White.
What district is St Elmo Jr High School in?
St Elmo Jr High School is part of St Elmo CUSD 202.
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