Enrollment
62
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENICE CUSD 3·NCES 174020004047
Venice Elementary School
544 Niedringhaus Ave, Granite City, IL 62040 · (618) 274-7953 · Madison County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
5.6:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
61 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 | 12 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 8% |
Student demographics
9%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
25.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
3.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.8% | 3.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Venice Elementary School
Venice Elementary School's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Elementary School this school | 62 | 98.4% | 13.8% |
| Lovejoy Elementary School Lovejoy | 67 | 89.6% | 4.7% |
| Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy Markham | 102 | 98.0% | 30.3% |
| White Elementary Career Academy Chicago | 116 | 92.2% | 22.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Chicago Heights | 84 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| Riverdale School Riverdale | 137 | 99.3% | 28.9% |
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 Venice Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #2,394 of 2,419 | #47 of 47 |
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
62
-23 (-27%) vs 2020
-84% since 1990-91, when it was 381
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 | 62 | 11 | 5.6:1 | 98% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 9 | 9.4:1 | 99% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 11 | 8.4:1 | 100% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 85 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 9.5 | 6.5:1 | 97% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 93 | 12 | 7.8:1 | 100% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 10 | 8.1:1 | 96% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 17 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Venice Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (62 to 62); teachers up 16% (9.5 to 11).
About Venice Elementary School
In Granite City, Illinois, part of Madison County, Venice Elementary School is an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 62 students, covering pre-K through 8. That is 84% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
For district matters, Venice Elementary School falls under Venice CUSD 3.
The share of Black students at Venice Elementary School is 95%. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 87 points above the 8% share among Madison County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
The school has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 5.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 8.3 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Venice Elementary School, 98% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Madison County average 46%.
Venice Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Venice Elementary School would be expected to post about 14.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 13.8%.
The county, Madison County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $75,793 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Madison County has 84 public schools with about 35,253 students, including Venice Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Venice Elementary School is closest to Prather Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Venice Elementary School's average proficiency of 13.8% compares with 14.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 27% decline took enrollment from 85 in 2020-21 to 62 in 2024-25.
The Venice Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granite City
- Granite City High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
- Coolidge Junior High SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Grigsby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Prather Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Frohardt Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other Venice Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Venice Elementary. Venice Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVENICE, FL · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Prather Elementary School1.1 mi · 612
- Bernard Long Elementary School1.7 mi · 337
- Madison Senior High School1.9 mi · 152
- Madison Jr High School1.9 mi · 124
- Granite City High School2.7 mi · 1,755
- Coolidge Junior High School2.8 mi · 854
Frequently asked questions
About Venice Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Venice Elementary School?
Venice Elementary School enrolls approximately 62 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Venice Elementary School serve?
Venice Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Venice Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Venice Elementary School is approximately 5.6:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Venice Elementary School?
Venice Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Venice Elementary School in?
Venice Elementary School is part of Venice CUSD 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.