Enrollment
283
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMERSVILLE SD 79·NCES 173819003908
Summersville Grade School
1118 Fairfield Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · (618) 244-8079 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
12.3:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
108 students
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 | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.5pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 51.5% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Summersville Grade School
Summersville Grade School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summersville Grade School this school | 283 | 38.2% | 61.1% |
| Bonfield Grade School Bonfield | 285 | 37.2% | N/A |
| Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School Strasburg | 290 | 39.0% | 56.5% |
| Olympia North Elementary School Danvers | 279 | 39.8% | 54.8% |
| Jefferson Park School El Paso | 261 | 40.2% | N/A |
| Porta Central Petersburg | 288 | 41.0% | 44.7% |
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 Summersville Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #299 of 1,925 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #497 of 2,077 ▼ 212 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #422 of 2,077 ▲ 136 | #1 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #1,642 of 2,419 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #634 of 2,035 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #1,545 of 2,042 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #1,594 of 2,132 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #608 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. 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
283
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 249
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 | 283 | 23.1 | 12.3:1 | 38% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 23.2 | 11.4:1 | 42% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 24.1 | 11.4:1 | 44% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 20.5 | 13.7:1 | 43% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 46% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 39% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 20 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summersville Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (282 to 283); teachers up 13% (20.5 to 23.1).
About Summersville Grade School
Summersville Grade School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Mount Vernon, Illinois, (ZIP code 62864). Its enrollment is 283 students, spread over pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Summersville Grade School falls under Summersville SD 79.
By race and ethnicity, Summersville Grade School is 87% White. Other groups make up 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Jefferson County overall, the White share is about 84%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
Summersville Grade School has 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%. Public schools in Jefferson County average 60%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Summersville Grade School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 49.5% for a school in Illinois with Summersville Grade School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Summersville Grade School posts 61.1%.
The county, Jefferson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $63,118 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Jefferson County has 31 public schools with about 5,314 students, including Summersville Grade School.
Among nearby public schools, Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Center is closest at about 1.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Summersville Grade School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Summersville Grade School is Town: Remote.
Enrollment went from 282 in 2020-21 to 283 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Summersville Grade School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,550
Census ACS
Median income
$63,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
5,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Dr Nick Osborne Primary CenterElementary · 562 students
- Zadok Casey Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- J L Buford Intermediate Ed CenterElementary · 260 students
- Dr Andy Hall Early Educ CenterElementary · 243 students
- Bethel Grade SchoolElementary · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Center1.8 mi · 243
- Zadok Casey Middle School2.7 mi · 380
- Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center3.4 mi · 562
- J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center3.9 mi · 260
- Bethel Grade School4.0 mi · 154
- Spring Garden Elementary School4.9 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Summersville Grade SchoolHow many students attend Summersville Grade School?
Summersville Grade School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Summersville Grade School serve?
Summersville Grade School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Summersville Grade School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Summersville Grade School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summersville Grade School?
At Summersville Grade School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Summersville Grade School in?
Summersville Grade School is part of Summersville SD 79.
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