📍 1915 N 55th St, Washington Pk, St. Clair County, 62204
James Avant Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Washington Pk, St. Clair County. The school has 329 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Roshonda Harriel. It is part of the East St Louis SD 189 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
James Avant Elementary School enrolls 329 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 292 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 8.8% |
| White | 6 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
326 of the school's 329 students (99%) 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.
James Avant Elementary 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.
James Avant Elementary School is one of 12 schools in East St Louis SD 189, based in East Saint Louis, Illinois. The district serves 4,646 students district-wide and employs 386 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 329 students, James Avant Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 387 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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