South Jacksonville Elem School

Regular School · South Jacksonville, IL

South Jacksonville Elem School is a regular school school in South Jacksonville, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 311 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

311

Teachers (FTE)

20.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	237	76%
Black or African American	28	9%
Two or more races	25	8%
Hispanic/Latino	17	5%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	311	163M / 148F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	27.7%	154
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	32.7%	154

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

16.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	311	100%

Contact & Location

1700 S West St

South Jacksonville, IL 62650

Phone: (217)245-5514

http://www.jsd117.org

District

Jacksonville SD 117

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,551

District enrollment: 3,253

Other Schools in District

Eisenhower Elem School Elementary
Lincoln Elem School Elementary
Murrayville-Woodson Elem School Elementary
North Jacksonville School Elementary
Washington Elem School Elementary
Jacksonville High School High
Jacksonville Middle School Middle
Crossroad Learning Center Other

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 62650) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

172028002283

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD