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St Joseph Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

404 S 5th St, Saint Joseph, IL 61873 · (217) 469-2291 · Part of St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169

St. Joseph Township’s School Grade A better than 92% of Illinois school districts

Students
423
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about St Joseph Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Next stop for St. Joseph Township kids: St Joseph Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4St Joseph Elem SchoolYou are here
5–8St Joseph Middle Schoolin Saint Joseph

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts47%
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).

404 S 5th St, Saint Joseph

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten70
Grade 167
Grade 274
Grade 391
Grade 487
Enrollment over time
441’20
437’21
445’22
451’23
423’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 3%Asian 1%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about St Joseph Elem School from St. Joseph Township families.

Other schools in St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169

The district →

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