📍 801 Jefferson Ave, Charleston, Coles County, 61920
Jefferson Elem School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Charleston, Coles County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rob Ulm. It is part of the Charleston CUSD 1 school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem School enrolls 635 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 6.1% Two or more races and 5.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 521 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 635 students (48%) 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.
Jefferson Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 55, state house district 110.
Jefferson Elem School is one of 6 schools in Charleston CUSD 1, based in Charleston, Illinois. The district serves 2,744 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Jefferson Elem School is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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