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B−

Parkside Primary School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–3

600 E Central St, Bethalto, IL 62010 · (618) 377-4100 · Part of Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8

Fort Russell Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
321
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
2–3
The gist

What stands out about Parkside Primary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fort Russell Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Fort Russell Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–27 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
2–3Parkside Primary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

600 E Central St, Bethalto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 2148
Grade 3173
Enrollment over time
336’20
325’21
331’22
339’23
321’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black 4%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 Parkside Primary School from Fort Russell Township families.

Other schools in Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8

The district →
Bethalto East Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bethalto
387 students14:1
Meadowbrook Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Moro
B
344 students16:1
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bethalto
B−
556 students14:1
Civic Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethalto
C+
760 students15:1

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