📍 1309 Jefferson St, Mendota, LaSalle County, 61342
Blackstone Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mendota, LaSalle County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacy Kelly. It is part of the Mendota CCSD 289 school district. It serves grades K–1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackstone Elem School enrolls 222 students across grades K–1. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 121 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 222 students (64%) 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.
Blackstone Elem 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 38, state house district 76.
Blackstone Elem School is one of 3 schools in Mendota CCSD 289, based in Mendota, Illinois. The district serves 1,042 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, Blackstone Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 347 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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