📍 2028 Lebanon Ave, Belleville, St. Clair County, 62221
Whiteside Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belleville, St. Clair County. The school has 670 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathan Rakers. It is part of the Whiteside SD 115 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whiteside Elem School enrolls 670 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 30% White and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 365 | 54% |
| White | 202 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
393 of the school's 670 students (59%) 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.
Whiteside Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 57, state house district 113.
Whiteside Elem School is one of 2 schools in Whiteside SD 115, based in Belleville, Illinois. The district serves 1,155 students district-wide and employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 670 students, Whiteside Elem School is larger than the district average of about 578 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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