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St Elmo Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

300 W 12th St, Saint Elmo, IL 62458 · (618) 829-3227 · Part of St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Avena Township’s School Grade C better than 31% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
55
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about St Elmo Jr High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Avena Township kids: St Elmo Sr High School

On the path

Where Avena Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6St Elmo Elem Schoolin Saint Elmo
7–8St Elmo Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12St Elmo Sr High Schoolin Saint Elmo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 W 12th St, Saint Elmo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 725
Grade 830
Enrollment over time
59’20
61’21
56’22
57’23
55’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 100%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about St Elmo Jr High School from Avena Township families.

Other schools in St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202

The district →
St Elmo Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saint Elmo
C
222 students14:1
St Elmo Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Elmo
C−
113 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Avena Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.