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What's something Wyvetter Younge Sch of Excellence does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST ST LOUIS SD 189·NCES 171332005866
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence
3939 Caseyville Ave, E Saint Louis, IL 62204 · (618) 646-3930 · St. Clair County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-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
15.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
534 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 130% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
43.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
11.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 9.8% |
% 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence this school | 534 | 100.0% | 26.2% |
| Carver Primary School Chicago | 467 | 99.8% | 11.3% |
| LEARN Chtr - Butler Chicago | 475 | 97.3% | 30.2% |
| CICS - Washington Pk Campus Chicago | 493 | 95.3% | 32.1% |
| Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School East Saint Louis | 418 | 99.0% | 16.8% |
| Caroline Sibley Elementary School Calumet City | 434 | 99.8% | 12.3% |
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 Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,409 of 1,925 | #35 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #1,845 of 2,077 ▼ 220 | #39 of 43 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,246 of 2,077 ▼ 157 | #25 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #421 of 2,419 | #9 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,598 of 2,035 | #32 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #2,017 of 2,042 | #44 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #11 of 2,132 | #3 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.4% | #42 of 615 | #1 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
534
+192 (+56%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 419
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 | 534 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 100% (534) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 96% (458) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 100% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 77% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 24 | 19.2:1 | 99% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 77% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (383 to 534); teachers up 46% (24 to 35).
About Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence is a medium-sized elementary school located in E Saint Louis, Illinois. The student body numbers 534 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 40% larger than that.
East St Louis SD 189 has 10 schools and 4,646 students, and Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence is one of those schools.
Black students make up 98% of enrollment at Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence. That compares with about 28% Black among all St. Clair County residents. Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 35 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence and a ratio of 15.3:1. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in St. Clair County.
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Illinois, Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.2% actual against a predicted 13.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Clair County, the median household income is $73,854, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence is one of 96 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, James Avant Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles from Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data put enrollment at 342 in 2020-21 and 534 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 East St Louis SD 189
- East St Louis Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- Mason/Clark Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Katie Harper-Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Vivian Adams Early Child CenterElementary · 377 students
- Annette Officer ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- East St Louis-Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
Nearby schools
- James Avant Elementary School1.0 mi · 342
- Annette Officer Elementary1.4 mi · 362
- East St Louis Senior High School1.6 mi · 1,288
- Mason/Clark Middle School2.0 mi · 540
- Vivian Adams Early Child Center2.0 mi · 377
- East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School2.6 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Wyvetter Younge School of ExcellenceHow large is Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence?
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence enrolls approximately 534 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence serve?
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence have?
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence?
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence reports a student body of 0% White, 0% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence?
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence is overseen by East St Louis SD 189 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.