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Katie Harper-Wright Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

7710 State St, East Saint Louis, IL 62203 · (618) 646-3860 · Part of East St. Louis School District 189

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Directions
Students
418
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Katie Harper-Wright Elem

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for East St. Louis Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where East St. Louis Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Katie Harper-Wright ElemYou are here
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

Its 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 ↗

7710 State St, East Saint Louis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K53
Kindergarten59
Grade 188
Grade 268
Grade 374
Grade 475
Grade 51
Enrollment over time
386’20
404’21
400’22
383’23
418’24

Up 8.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races <1%White <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Katie Harper-Wright Elem from East St. Louis Township families.

Other schools in East St. Louis School District 189

The district →
Vivian Adams Early Child Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · East Saint Louis
377 students15:1
Wyvetter Younge Sch of Excellence
Elementary · Grades K–8 · E Saint Louis
D−
534 students15:1
Annette Officer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · East Saint Louis
D−
362 students14:1
James Avant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Washington Pk
D
342 students10:1
Dunbar Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · East Saint Louis
D
327 students12:1
Mason/Clark Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · East Saint Louis
D
540 students11:1

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