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
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 25 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 55% |
Student demographics
0%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
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 7.4% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like St Elmo Jr High School
St Elmo Jr High School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Elmo Jr High School this school | 55 | 54.5% | 36.8% |
| Edinburg Jr High School Edinburg | 62 | 54.8% | 32.3% |
| Brownstown Jr High School Brownstown | 61 | 54.1% | 40.9% |
| Mulberry Grove Jr High School Mulberry Grove | 59 | 55.9% | 25.2% |
| Cuba Middle School Cuba | 80 | 51.3% | 29.7% |
| Durand Jr High School Durand | 58 | 48.3% | 43.9% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 55 | #676 of 691 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
55
-4 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 77
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 | 55 | 5 | 11.0:1 | 55% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 5.3 | 10.8:1 | 70% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 5.5 | 10.2:1 | 46% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 59 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 5.3 | 13.8:1 | 44% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | 51% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 73 | 5 | 14.6:1 | 62% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 5 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 77 | 5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Elmo Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (73 to 55); teachers down 6% (5.3 to 5).
About St Elmo Jr High School
As a very small middle school, St Elmo Jr High School serves students in Saint Elmo, Illinois. The school counted 55 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8. The school is 88% below the average for middle schools in Illinois.
St Elmo Jr High School is one school in a 3-school district, St Elmo CUSD 202, which enrolls 390 students.
White students account for 100% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Fayette County, the White share is about 89%. A diversity index of 0% means there is a 0% chance two randomly chosen students at St Elmo Jr High School are from different groups.
St Elmo Jr High School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0:1. The school's 11.0:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. Public schools in Fayette County average a similar 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, St Elmo Jr High School lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Illinois public middle schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.0%. St Elmo Jr High School scores 36.8%.
Fayette County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,944 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. St Elmo Jr High School shares Fayette County with 14 other public schools.
St Elmo Sr High School is less than a tenth of a mile from St Elmo Jr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, St Elmo Jr High School is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around St Elmo Jr High School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 4 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at St Elmo Jr High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- St Elmo Sr High SchoolHigh · 113 students
Other schools in Saint Elmo
- St Elmo Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- St Elmo Sr High SchoolHigh · 113 students
Nearby schools
- St Elmo Sr High School0.0 mi · 113
- St Elmo Elementary 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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