📍 806 E Le Fevre Rd, Sterling, Whiteside County, 61081
Jefferson Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sterling, Whiteside County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Wittenauer. It is part of the Sterling CUSD 5 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem School enrolls 401 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 221 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 401 students (62%) 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 36, state house district 71.
Jefferson Elem School is one of 6 schools in Sterling CUSD 5, based in Sterling, Illinois. The district serves 3,253 students district-wide and employs 207 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Jefferson Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 542 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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