📍 4201 Western Ave, Mattoon, Coles County, 61938
Riddle Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mattoon, Coles County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristin Kleiss. It is part of the Mattoon CUSD 2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riddle Elementary School enrolls 616 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 9.9% Two or more races and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 486 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
421 of the school's 616 students (68%) 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.
Riddle Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Riddle Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Mattoon CUSD 2, based in Mattoon, Illinois. The district serves 2,983 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Riddle Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 497 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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