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Albers Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

206 N Broadway, Albers, IL 62215 · (618) 248-5146 · Part of Albers School District 63

Looking Glass Township’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
154
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Albers Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

206 N Broadway, Albers

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K5
Kindergarten20
Grade 19
Grade 221
Grade 317
Grade 417
Grade 514
Grade 618
Grade 721
Grade 812
Enrollment over time
176’20
163’21
157’22
148’23
154’24

Down 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Albers Elem School from Looking Glass Township families.

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