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B+

Trenton Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

315 N. Main St., Trenton, IL 62293 · (618) 224-9411 · Part of Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

Sugar Creek Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
207
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Trenton Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Sugar Creek Township kids: Wesclin Sr High School

On the path

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

PK–3Trenton Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Wesclin Sr High Schoolin Trenton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts44%
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 ↗

315 N. Main St., Trenton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten46
Grade 151
Grade 236
Grade 353
Enrollment over time
206’20
215’21
208’22
204’23
207’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Trenton Elem School from Sugar Creek Township families.

Other schools in Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

The district →
New Baden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · New Baden
A
246 students14:1
Wesclin Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Trenton
B
492 students13:1
Wesclin Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Trenton
B+
343 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; Sugar Creek Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.