📍 1709 Columbus St, Ottawa, LaSalle County, 61350
Jefferson Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ottawa, LaSalle County. The school has 292 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathaniel Pinter. It is part of the Ottawa ESD 141 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem School enrolls 292 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 292 students (65%) 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.
Jefferson 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.
Jefferson Elem School is one of 5 schools in Ottawa ESD 141, based in Ottawa, Illinois. The district serves 1,747 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 292 students, Jefferson Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 349 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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