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What's the most underrated thing about Wingate Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASCOUTAH CUD 19·NCES 172494006381
Wingate Elementary School
150 Wingate Blvd, Shiloh, IL 62221 · (618) 746-4802 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
70 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mascoutah CUD 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
79.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.1pp since 2023
Math
63.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.5% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 56.5% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Wingate Elementary School
Wingate Elementary School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate Elementary School this school | 424 | 16.5% | 67.0% |
| William Beye Elementary School Oak Park | 397 | 17.6% | 67.0% |
| J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary School O Fallon | 452 | 19.7% | 67.2% |
| Whittier Elementary School Oak Park | 386 | 20.7% | 65.9% |
| William Hatch Elementary School Oak Park | 358 | 18.2% | 63.5% |
| Wolf Branch Elementary School Swansea | 482 | 21.8% | 71.5% |
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 Wingate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #175 of 1,925 | #6 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #349 of 2,077 ▼ 142 | #6 of 43 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #147 of 2,077 ▲ 105 | #1 of 43 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #888 of 2,419 | #15 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #432 of 2,035 | #9 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #467 of 2,042 | #11 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #2,019 of 2,132 | #46 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #199 of 615 | #6 of 13 |
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
424
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
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 | 424 | 36.4 | 11.6:1 | 17% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 32.4 | 14.1:1 | 18% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 32.5 | 15.3:1 | 18% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 15.7 | 23.7:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 10% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wingate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (373 to 424); teachers up 132% (15.7 to 36.4).
About Wingate Elementary School
Wingate Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Shiloh, Illinois. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 424 students.
Wingate Elementary School is part of Mascoutah CUD 19, where 5 schools serve 4,345 students.
Federal enrollment data show Wingate Elementary School is 56% White. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 17% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Wingate Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher, from 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Lunch program data show 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 54% average for public schools in St. Clair County is 37 points higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Wingate Elementary School is 5.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 67.0% actual, 62.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
In St. Clair County, home to about 253,694 people, the median household earns about $73,854 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in St. Clair County number 96, with about 40,879 students.
Measured in a straight line, Whiteside Middle School is about 1.2 miles from Wingate Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wingate Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.
People who know Wingate Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Mascoutah CUD 19
- Mascoutah High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Mascoutah Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Mascoutah Elementary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 852 students
Other schools in Shiloh
- Shiloh Middle SchoolMiddle · 331 students
- Shiloh Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other Wingate Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Wingate Elementary. Wingate Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Wingate ElementaryWingate, NC · 394 students
- Wingate Elementary SchoolFt. Wingate, NM · 366 students
- Wingate Elementary SchoolWingate, PA · 365 students
- Wingate Elementary SchoolGRAND JUNCTION, CO · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Whiteside Middle School1.2 mi · 475
- Belleville High School-East1.4 mi · 2,600
- Whiteside Elementary School1.6 mi · 680
- Douglas Elementary School2.3 mi · 233
- Shiloh Elementary School2.4 mi · 245
- Scott Elementary School2.4 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About Wingate Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wingate Elementary School?
Wingate Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wingate Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wingate Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wingate Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wingate Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wingate Elementary School?
At Wingate Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 8% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Wingate Elementary School public or private?
Wingate Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mascoutah CUD 19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.