📍 20 S 27th St, Belleville, St. Clair County, 62226
Union Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belleville, St. Clair County. The school has 427 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kalynn Larsen. It is part of the Belleville SD 118 school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Elem School enrolls 427 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 26% White and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 237 | 56% |
| White | 111 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
355 of the school's 427 students (83%) 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.
Union Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 57, state house district 113.
Union Elem School is one of 11 schools in Belleville SD 118, based in Belleville, Illinois. The district serves 3,275 students district-wide and employs 253 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 427 students, Union Elem School is larger than the district average of about 298 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large