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St Elmo Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

519 W 2nd St, Saint Elmo, IL 62458 · (618) 829-3263 · Part of St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202

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

Directions
Students
222
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about St Elmo Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Avena Township kids: St Elmo Jr High School

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

519 W 2nd St, Saint Elmo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten22
Grade 119
Grade 226
Grade 333
Grade 437
Grade 530
Grade 629
Enrollment over time
241’20
229’21
217’22
225’23
222’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202

The district →
St Elmo Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Saint Elmo
C
55 students11:1
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.