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Metropolis Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1015 Filmore St, Metropolis, IL 62960 · (618) 524-4821 · Part of Massac Unit School District 1

Metropolis’ School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Students
457
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Metropolis Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Metropolis kids: Massac Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–6Metropolis Elem SchoolYou are here
7–8Massac Jr High School309 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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).

1015 Filmore St, Metropolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten61
Grade 165
Grade 264
Grade 358
Grade 444
Grade 559
Grade 650
Enrollment over time
487’20
492’21
484’22
490’23
457’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 14%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Metropolis Elem School from Metropolis families.

Other schools in Massac Unit School District 1

The district →
Franklin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Metropolis
A
155 students14:1
Brookport Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brookport
B−
151 students9:1
Unity Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Brookport
B+
128 students13:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Metropolis
A−
114 students12:1
Massac Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Metropolis
B+
309 students13:1
Massac County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Metropolis
C+
512 students11:1

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