📍 801 SW 9th St, Aledo, Mercer County, 61231
Apollo Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aledo, Mercer County. The school has 335 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chad Robertson. It is part of the Mercer County School District 404 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Apollo Elem School enrolls 335 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 6.3% Two or more races and 1.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 307 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
155 of the school's 335 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Apollo Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 74.
Apollo Elem School is one of 5 schools in Mercer County School District 404, based in Joy, Illinois. The district serves 1,274 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 335 students, Apollo Elem School is larger than the district average of about 255 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant