Cairo Elementary School
3101 Elm St, Cairo, IL 62914 · (618) 734-1027 · Part of Cairo Community Unit School District 1
Cairo’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Illinois school districts
What stands out about Cairo Elementary School
- Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
- Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
- Small classes: 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 11.9% since 2020–21
- Next stop for Cairo kids: Cairo Jr/Sr High School
On the path
Where Cairo kids come from and go next. The whole path →
Test scores
2020–21Its own letter, D, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).
Location
Directions ↗3101 Elm St, Cairo
Students
Down 11.9% since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about Cairo Elementary School from Cairo families.
Other schools in Cairo Community Unit School District 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; Cairo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.