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Parkside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1900 Cedar St, Lawrenceville, IL 62439 · (618) 943-3922 · Part of Lawrence County Community Unit District 20

Lawrence Township’s School Grade D better than 13% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
528
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Parkside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lawrence Township kids: Parkview Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–5Parkside Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Parkview Jr High Schoolin Lawrenceville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

1900 Cedar St, Lawrenceville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten83
Grade 178
Grade 273
Grade 376
Grade 486
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
569’20
531’21
513’22
525’23
528’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parkside Elementary School from Lawrence Township families.

Other schools in Lawrence County Community Unit District 20

The district →
Parkview Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawrenceville
C+
235 students12:1
Lawrenceville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lawrenceville
C+
298 students10:1

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