📍 616 W Hickory St, Chillicothe, Peoria County, 61523
South Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chillicothe, Peoria County. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shaun Grant. It is part of the Il Valley Central USD 321 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Elementary School enrolls 399 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 365 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 399 students (54%) 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.
South 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 37, state house district 73.
South Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Il Valley Central USD 321, based in Chillicothe, Illinois. The district serves 2,071 students district-wide and employs 144 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 399 students, South Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 296 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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