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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE SD 118·NCES 170561000239
Union Elementary School
20 S 27th St, Belleville, IL 62226 · (618) 233-4132 · St. Clair County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
337 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
48.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 21.5% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Union Elementary School
Union Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Elementary School this school | 432 | 78.0% | 36.5% |
| Thomas Elementary School Carbondale | 400 | 75.0% | 18.6% |
| Parrish Elementary School Carbondale | 466 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Pershing Early Learning Center Decatur | 416 | 81.5% | N/A |
| Muffley Elementary School Decatur | 386 | 84.5% | 10.8% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Belleville | 542 | 83.2% | 26.5% |
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 Union Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,046 of 1,925 | #22 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,389 of 2,077 ▼ 271 | #28 of 43 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,038 of 2,077 ▲ 5 | #20 of 43 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #838 of 2,419 | #14 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,560 of 2,035 | #29 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #592 of 2,042 | #16 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #556 of 2,132 | #16 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #1,422 of 1,461 | #29 of 30 |
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
432
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 527
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 | 432 | 28.6 | 15.1:1 | 78% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 25.1 | 17.1:1 | 82% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 83% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 25.5 | 17.1:1 | 78% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 71% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 64% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 21 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (436 to 432); teachers up 12% (25.5 to 28.6).
About Union Elementary School
Union Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Belleville, Illinois. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 432 students.
A total of 11 schools make up Belleville SD 118, with 3,275 students enrolled.
Union Elementary School is 56% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 27% White, 11% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 28% Black among all St. Clair County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Union Elementary School and a ratio of 15.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 78% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in St. Clair County average 54%.
Union Elementary School is 10.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (36.5% versus 26.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Census estimates describe St. Clair County this way: the median household income is $73,854, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, St. Clair County has 96 public schools and roughly 40,879 students.
Henry Raab Elementary School is located about 1.1 miles from Union Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Union Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 424 in 2020-21, 432 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Union Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belleville SD 118
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- West Jr High SchoolMiddle · 364 students
- Westhaven ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Central Jr High SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Other schools in Belleville
- Belleville High School-EastHigh · 2,600 students
- Belleville High School-WestHigh · 2,118 students
- Belle Valley SchoolElementary · 997 students
- Whiteside Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Whiteside Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
Other Union Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 14 states are named Union Elementary. Union Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 26.
- Union Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 143 students
- Union Elementary SchoolWest Chester, OH · 682 students
- Union ElementaryShallotte, NC · 654 students
- Union Elementary SchoolGallatin, TN · 620 students
- Union Elementary SchoolUnion, OH · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Henry Raab Elementary School1.1 mi · 154
- Belleville High School-West1.4 mi · 2,118
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 542
- High Mount Elementary School1.5 mi · 325
- West Jr High School1.5 mi · 364
- Franklin Elementary School1.5 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Union Elementary SchoolHow large is Union Elementary School?
Union Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-06.
Is Union Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Union Elementary School?
Union Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 6% Hispanic, 56% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Union Elementary School?
Union Elementary School is overseen by Belleville SD 118 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.