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Jefferson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1709 Columbus St, Ottawa, IL 61350 · (815) 434-0726 · Part of Ottawa Elementary School District 141

Ottawa Township’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
304
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Next stop for Ottawa Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Jefferson Elem SchoolYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
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 ↗

1709 Columbus St, Ottawa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten45
Grade 147
Grade 264
Grade 358
Grade 456
Enrollment over time
285’20
274’21
292’22
306’23
304’24

Up 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 23%Black 7%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elem School from Ottawa Township families.

Other schools in Ottawa Elementary School District 141

The district →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ottawa
C+
387 students13:1
McKinley Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ottawa
A−
364 students15:1
Central Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Ottawa
C+
339 students12:1
Shepherd Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ottawa
B−
353 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; Ottawa Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.