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Jefferson Elem School

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

801 Jefferson Ave, Charleston, IL 61920 · (217) 639-7000 · Part of Charleston Community Unit School District 1

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Directions
Students
698
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts23%
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 ↗

801 Jefferson Ave, Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K126
Grade 11
Grade 4189
Grade 5206
Grade 6175
Grade 71
Enrollment over time
642’20
635’21
635’22
663’23
698’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Black 10%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elem School from Charleston Township families.

Other schools in Charleston Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Mark Twain Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Charleston
221 students13:1
Ashmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ashmore
C
74 students9:1
Carl Sandburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Charleston
B−
555 students14:1
Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Charleston
C
401 students13:1
Charleston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
B−
795 students17:1

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