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New Athens Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

501 Hanft St, New Athens, IL 62264 · (618) 475-2172 · Part of New Athens Community Unit School District 60

New Athens Township’s School Grade A better than 85% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
229
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about New Athens Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Next stop for New Athens Township kids: New Athens Jr High

On the path

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

PK–5New Athens ElemYou are here
6–8New Athens Jr Highin New Athens

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

501 Hanft St, New Athens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten27
Grade 130
Grade 238
Grade 336
Grade 432
Grade 530
Grade 71
Enrollment over time
224’20
223’21
231’22
245’23
229’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Hispanic 3%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Athens Elem from New Athens Township families.

Other schools in New Athens Community Unit School District 60

The district →
New Athens Jr High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Athens
A
95 students14:1
New Athens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Athens
C
164 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; New Athens Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.