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Jefferson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

700 E Boulevard St, Marion, IL 62959 · (618) 997-5766 · Part of Marion Community Unit School District 2

Marion’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
376
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Next stop for Marion kids: Marion Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–5Jefferson Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Marion Jr High School742 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, 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 E Boulevard St, Marion

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K135
Kindergarten42
Grade 131
Grade 238
Grade 347
Grade 443
Grade 540
Enrollment over time
375’20
353’21
389’22
344’23
376’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Black 10%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elem School from Marion families.

Other schools in Marion Community Unit School District 2

The district →
Adams School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Creal Springs
B−
283 students11:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
B
482 students13:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
A−
465 students13:1
Longfellow Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
B
261 students13:1
Marion Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marion
B−
742 students15:1
Marion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marion
C+
1,075 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; Marion’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.