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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST JOSEPH CCSD 169·NCES 173738003873
St Joseph Elementary School
404 S 5th St, Saint Joseph, IL 61873 · (217) 469-2291 · Champaign County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
83 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (87).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Joseph Elementary School→St Joseph Middle School
Based on grade levels within St Joseph CCSD 169. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
69.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
77.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 51.8% |
% 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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Joseph Elementary School
St Joseph Elementary School's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Elementary School this school | 423 | 19.6% | 67.6% |
| Rogers Elementary School Waterloo | 417 | 20.9% | 74.9% |
| Germantown Hills Elementary School Germantown Hills | 439 | 18.7% | 73.0% |
| Rochester Elementary EC-1 School Rochester | 402 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Brimfield Grade School Brimfield | 398 | 17.6% | 51.2% |
| Gardner Elementary School Waterloo | 374 | 20.6% | 62.6% |
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 Joseph Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #163 of 1,925 | #1 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #111 of 2,077 ▲ 164 | #1 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #372 of 2,077 ▲ 96 | #1 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #894 of 2,419 | #13 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,530 of 2,035 | #24 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #1,850 of 2,042 | #31 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #1,962 of 2,132 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #872 of 1,461 | #6 of 19 |
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
423
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 501
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 | 423 | 28.3 | 15.0:1 | 20% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 30.8 | 14.6:1 | 23% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 31.6 | 14.1:1 | 19% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 15% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 13% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 39 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Joseph Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (476 to 423); teachers down 12% (32 to 28.3).
About St Joseph Elementary School
St Joseph Elementary School is an elementary school in Saint Joseph, Illinois, reachable at (217) 469-2291. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 423 students.
Besides St Joseph Elementary School, St Joseph CCSD 169 runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 748 students.
White students are the large majority at St Joseph Elementary School, with 94% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Champaign County's population at about 64%. By the diversity index, St Joseph Elementary School comes in at 12%.
The school has about 15.0 students per teacher and 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 20%. Public schools in Champaign County average 53%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.2%.
Across Champaign County, median household income is about $63,683, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. St Joseph Elementary School is among the 66 public schools in Champaign County.
Of nearby public schools, St Joseph Middle School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. St Joseph Elementary School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 441 to 423 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Joseph
- St Joseph-Ogden High SchoolHigh · 457 students
- St Joseph Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
Nearby schools
- St Joseph Middle School0.1 mi · 325
- St Joseph-Ogden High School0.5 mi · 457
- Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School4.2 mi · 116
- Heritage JH and Elementary School6.2 mi · 270
- Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School7.0 mi · 91
- Urbana Early Childhood Center7.5 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About St Joseph Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St Joseph Elementary School?
St Joseph Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does St Joseph Elementary School serve?
St Joseph Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at St Joseph Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at St Joseph Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at St Joseph Elementary School?
Student demographics at St Joseph Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is St Joseph Elementary School in?
St Joseph Elementary School is part of St Joseph CCSD 169.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.