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Jefferson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1400 N Charles St, Belleville, IL 62221 · (618) 233-3798 · Part of Belleville School District 118

Belleville’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Illinois school districts

Students
293
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belleville kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Jefferson Elem SchoolYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

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

1400 N Charles St, Belleville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten36
Grade 145
Grade 232
Grade 330
Grade 454
Grade 527
Grade 627
Enrollment over time
336’20
340’21
351’22
329’23
293’24

Down 12.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%White 34%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 8%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elem School from Belleville families.

Other schools in Belleville School District 118

The district →

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; Belleville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.