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High Mount Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1721 Boul Ave, Swansea, IL 62226 · (618) 233-1054 · Part of High Mount School District 116

St. Clair Township’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
325
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about High Mount Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

1721 Boul Ave, Swansea

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten31
Grade 132
Grade 245
Grade 336
Grade 430
Grade 524
Grade 642
Grade 725
Grade 834
Enrollment over time
348’20
351’21
327’22
326’23
325’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 41%White 36%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about High Mount Elem School from St. Clair Township families.

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