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Salt Fork South Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7087 N 600 East Rd, Sidell, IL 61876 · (217) 288-9306 · Part of Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512

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Directions
Students
154
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Salt Fork South Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Jamaica Township kids: Salt Fork Junior High School

On the path

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

PK–5Salt Fork South Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Salt Fork Junior High Schoolin Sidell

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

7087 N 600 East Rd, Sidell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten19
Grade 124
Grade 223
Grade 324
Grade 424
Grade 521
Enrollment over time
169’20
169’21
164’22
157’23
154’24

Down 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salt Fork South Elementary School from Jamaica Township families.

Other schools in Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512

The district →
Salt Fork North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Catlin
C+
274 students14:1
Salt Fork Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sidell
B+
202 students17:1
Salt Fork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Catlin
C−
248 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; Jamaica Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.