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New Baden Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

700 Marilyn Dr, New Baden, IL 62265 · (618) 588-3535 · Part of Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

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

Directions
Students
246
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about New Baden Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Looking Glass Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

K–3New Baden Elementary SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts54%
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 ↗

700 Marilyn Dr, New Baden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K22
Kindergarten54
Grade 148
Grade 261
Grade 361
Enrollment over time
258’20
271’21
290’22
266’23
246’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Baden Elementary School from Looking Glass Township families.

Other schools in Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

The district →
Trenton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Trenton
B+
207 students15:1
Wesclin Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Trenton
B
492 students13:1
Wesclin Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Trenton
B+
343 students12:1

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