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DeSoto Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

311 Hurst Rd, De Soto, IL 62924 · (618) 867-2317 · Part of De Soto Consolidated School District 86

De Soto Township’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Illinois school districts

Students
198
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about DeSoto Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for De Soto Township kids: Carbondale Comm H S

On the path

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

PK–8DeSoto Elementary SchoolYou are here
9–12Carbondale Comm H Sin Carbondale

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
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).

311 Hurst Rd, De Soto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K22
Kindergarten17
Grade 127
Grade 220
Grade 324
Grade 423
Grade 519
Grade 617
Grade 718
Grade 811
Enrollment over time
187’20
177’21
180’22
192’23
198’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Two or more races 12%Black 5%Hispanic 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about DeSoto Elementary School from De Soto Township families.

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