📍 501 Hanft St, New Athens, St. Clair County, 62264
New Athens Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Athens, St. Clair County. The school has 231 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Kennedy. It is part of the New Athens CUSD 60 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Athens Elem enrolls 231 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.3% Two or more races and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 231 students (25%) 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.
New Athens Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 58, state house district 116.
New Athens Elem is one of 3 schools in New Athens CUSD 60, based in New Athens, Illinois. The district serves 488 students district-wide and employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 231 students, New Athens Elem is larger than the district average of about 163 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant