📍 205 S Washington St, Palestine, Crawford County, 62451
Palestine Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palestine, Crawford County. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Sisil. It is part of the Palestine CUSD 3 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palestine Grade School enrolls 238 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, <1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 98% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 238 students (53%) 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.
Palestine Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
Palestine Grade School is one of 2 schools in Palestine CUSD 3, based in Palestine, Illinois. The district serves 354 students district-wide and employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 238 students, Palestine Grade School is larger than the district average of about 177 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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