📍 1820 Jerome Ln, Cahokia, St. Clair County, 62206
Penniman Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cahokia, St. Clair County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Bridgewater. It is part of the Cahokia CUSD 187 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penniman Elem School enrolls 259 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3.1% Two or more races and 1.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 245 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| White | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 259 students (96%) 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.
Penniman 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 114.
Penniman Elem School is one of 9 schools in Cahokia CUSD 187, based in Cahokia, Illinois. The district serves 2,991 students district-wide and employs 199 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Penniman Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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