For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 57 students in St Elmo CUSD 202 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in St Elmo CUSD 202 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
404 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
St Elmo CUSD 202 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 60-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#687 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)10-14%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
10 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
30%
# Black Students
4 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
388 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
96%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
2 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
25
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
23
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
24
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
32
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
36
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
32
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
29
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
24
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
32
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
25
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
32
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
29
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
32
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
29
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,760 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,042 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,760
$21,990
Spending / Student
$17,042
$21,244
Best St Elmo CUSD 202 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
St. Elmo Jr High School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
300 W 12th St
Saint Elmo, IL 62458
(618) 829-3227
Saint Elmo, IL 62458
(618) 829-3227
Grades: 7-8
| 57 students
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