📍 600 E Central St, Bethalto, Madison County, 62010
Parkside Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethalto, Madison County. The school has 331 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Abby Carlson. It is part of the Bethalto CUSD 8 school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parkside Primary School enrolls 331 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.5% Two or more races and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 293 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 331 students (45%) 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.
Parkside Primary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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 56, state house district 111.
Parkside Primary School is one of 5 schools in Bethalto CUSD 8, based in Bethalto, Illinois. The district serves 2,368 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 331 students, Parkside Primary School is smaller than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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