Wingate Elementary School

Wingate Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary campus in Shiloh, Illinois, one of the schools within Mascoutah CUD 19, works with 424 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Mascoutah CUD 19 (4,345 students total), Wingate Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Wingate Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% multiracial, 17% Black, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wingate Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Wingate Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Clair County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wingate Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Clair County put median household income runs about $73,854, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Wingate Elementary School is one of 96 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students).

Nearest neighbor: Whiteside Middle School, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wingate Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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