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Palestine Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

205 S Washington St, Palestine, IL 62451 · (618) 586-2711 · Part of Palestine Community Unit School District 3

Lamotte Township’s School Grade D better than 9% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
274
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Palestine Grade School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 25.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lamotte Township kids: Palestine High School

On the path

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

PK–8Palestine Grade SchoolYou are here
9–12Palestine High Schoolin Palestine

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
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 ↗

205 S Washington St, Palestine

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten31
Grade 131
Grade 226
Grade 330
Grade 427
Grade 528
Grade 616
Grade 715
Grade 830
Enrollment over time
219’20
221’21
238’22
256’23
274’24

Up 25.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palestine Grade School from Lamotte Township families.

Other schools in Palestine Community Unit School District 3

The district →
Palestine High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palestine
B+
80 students9:1

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