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Marissa Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

206 E Fulton St, Marissa, IL 62257 · (618) 295-2339 · Part of Marissa Community Unit School District 40

Marissa Township’s School Grade C better than 28% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
266
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Marissa Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Marissa Township kids: Marissa Jr & Sr High School

On the path

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

PK–6Marissa Elem SchoolYou are here
7–12Marissa Jr & Sr High Schoolin Marissa

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

206 E Fulton St, Marissa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K49
Kindergarten31
Grade 132
Grade 236
Grade 331
Grade 426
Grade 529
Grade 632
Enrollment over time
276’20
258’21
275’22
253’23
266’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Marissa Elem School from Marissa Township families.

Other schools in Marissa Community Unit School District 40

The district →
Marissa Jr & Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Marissa
C+
226 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; Marissa Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.