State/Public Elementary Open

Chatham Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 525 S College St, Chatham, Sangamon County, 62629

470
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Chatham Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chatham, Sangamon County. The school has 470 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steven Rembusch. It is part of the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Steven Rembusch
School district
Ball Chatham CUSD 5

Enrollment & staffing

Chatham Elem School enrolls 470 students across grades Kโ€“4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
258 (55%)
Female students
212 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 7.7% Two or more races and 5.1% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White37880%
Two or more races367.7%
Black or African American245.1%
Asian245.1%
Hispanic or Latino81.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

136 of the school's 470 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“4

Chatham Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 99.

School district: Ball Chatham CUSD 5

Chatham Elem School is one of 6 schools in Ball Chatham CUSD 5, based in Chatham, Illinois. The district serves 4,516 students district-wide and employs 279 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 470 students, Chatham Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 753 students per school.

4,516
District students
6
Schools
279
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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