Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEELEVILLE CUSD 138·NCES 173765003878
Steeleville Elementary School
609 S Sparta St, Steeleville, IL 62288 · (618) 965-3469 · Randolph County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
139 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 7% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Steeleville Elementary School→Steeleville High School
Based on grade levels within Steeleville CUSD 138. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 15.4% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Where Steeleville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #1,122 of 1,925 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,382 of 2,077 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #1,364 of 2,077 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #1,410 of 2,419 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,602 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #1,576 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #1,487 of 2,132 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #366 of 615 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
323
+67 (+26%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 294
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 | 323 | 21.2 | 15.3:1 | 43% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 18.1 | 15.5:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 18.1 | 15.1:1 | 42% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 17.8 | 16.9:1 | 42% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 37% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 36% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 20 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steeleville Elementary School.
About Steeleville Elementary School
Steeleville Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Steeleville, Illinois. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 323 students.
The district, Steeleville CUSD 138, operates 2 schools serving 471 students.
Most students at Steeleville Elementary School are White: 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 86% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Steeleville Elementary School comes in at 22%.
The school has about 15.3 students per teacher and 21.2 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 43%. On average, public schools in Randolph County report 51%.
Steeleville Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (34.1%) and its predicted rate (46.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Within Randolph County, median household income is about $68,131, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Randolph County number 16 and enroll about 3,876.
Steeleville High School is the public school closest to Steeleville Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Steeleville Elementary School has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Steeleville Elementary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 256 in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25, a gain of 67 students.
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Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,058
Census ACS
Median income
$68,131
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,876 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Steeleville High School0.2 mi · 148
- Trico Senior High School6.1 mi · 220
- Trico Jr High School6.2 mi · 182
- Trico Elementary School6.3 mi · 477
- Sparta High School9.3 mi · 309
- Sparta Lincoln School9.5 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Steeleville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Steeleville Elementary School?
Steeleville Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Steeleville Elementary School serve?
Steeleville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Steeleville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Steeleville Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Steeleville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Steeleville Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Steeleville Elementary School in?
Steeleville Elementary School is part of Steeleville CUSD 138.
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