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Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Q: Is Estelle Sauget School of Choice a good school?

Estelle Sauget School of Choice ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Estelle Sauget School of Choice?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Estelle Sauget School of Choice.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Estelle Sauget School of Choice?

Students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice are 87% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1695^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Estelle Sauget School of Choice is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Cahokia, Illinois, part of the Cahokia CUSD 187 district. With 249 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Estelle Sauget School of Choice significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 25.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 11.9% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.1% to 61.1% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 83.53% to 93.77% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Cahokia CUSD 187 district, such as Lalumier Elementary, Huffman Elementary, Maplewood Elementary, and Penniman Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, suggesting that the challenges faced by Estelle Sauget School of Choice are systemic within the district.

240

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,613

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Jerome Ln
Cahokia, IL 62206-2329

(618) 332-4741

District: Cahokia CUSD 187

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.1%

White:

5.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg9%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,695^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,347^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Cahokia CUSD 187

810^th of 811Cahokia CUSD 187 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1695 of 2056	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1830 of 2067	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1966 of 2077	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2034 of 2082	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1955 of 2086	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1756 of 2037	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	1655 of 2044	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	1782 of 2046	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	1479 of 2052	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	1519 of 2093	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.1	1199 of 2167	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	1554 of 2166	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.3	1495 of 2147	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.9	1147 of 2139	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	373 of 688	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	428 of 655	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	461 of 692	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	658 of 684	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	505 of 711	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	429 of 698	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1564 of 1942	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1563 of 1942	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1763 of 1957	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1942 of 1970	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1916 of 2019	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1748 of 1964	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1483 of 1800	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1660 of 1793	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1725 of 1808	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1694 of 1763	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1703 of 1816	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1507 of 1765	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1522 of 1947	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1876 of 1959	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1967 of 1984	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1891 of 1977	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1768 of 2019	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1594 of 1972	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1347 of 1368	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1300 of 1363	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1314 of 1367	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1262 of 1369	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	999 of 1356	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	976 of 1293	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	1130 of 1293	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	1133 of 1294	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1129 of 1302	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	1200 of 1322	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	989 of 1367	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	1058 of 1365	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.2	836 of 1344	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.9	598 of 1327	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	485 of 574	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	424 of 548	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	515 of 569	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	449 of 573	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	240 of 565	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	218 of 511	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1208 of 1248	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1038 of 1251	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1245 of 1275	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1222 of 1286	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	866 of 1276	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	791 of 1226	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1224 of 1229	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1150 of 1219	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1208 of 1234	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1171 of 1221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	828 of 1217	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	796 of 1161	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1263 of 1271	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1262 of 1264	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1253 of 1292	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1068 of 1286	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1088 of 1296	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1054 of 1223	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)16th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 vs state

Science9%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Estelle Sauget School of Choice	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Jerome Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-4741	240	14	17.2	77.5%	13 (5.4%)	209 (87.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	18.8	1695^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.6%		15.4	1830^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.5%	135	9.1	9.1	48.1	33.3	13.6	15.4	22.7	13.6	25.2	40.7	12.5	4.5	0.0	4.5	4.5	11.9	98.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	39.4	98.8	98.8	8.0	31.1	$21,613	$3,584	$18,029
Penniman Elementary School	Public	3-5	1820 Jerome Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-1915	250	14	17.9	88.0%	6 (2.4%)	234 (93.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	4.6	2054^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.1%		9.8	2042^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	1.2%	12	2.2		0.0	12.4	6.5				7.3	1.8	6.2	2.2				3.7	94.9	98.8	98.8	98.8		98.8	98.0			$20,872	$2,597	$18,275
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Jerome Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-3709	290	19	15.2	84.5%	15 (5.2%)	238 (82.1%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)								(n/a)																	93.9	95.8	96.1	95.8	12.6	96.4	95.5	12.9		$23,368	$3,316	$20,053
Elizabeth Morris Elementary School	Public	K-3	1500 Andrews Dr	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-3718	246	14	17.5	89.0%	7 (2.8%)	220 (89.4%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)			10.2						10.2	10.2						10.2	96.4	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.2	96.8	97.1			$21,926	$3,044	$18,882
Huffman Elementary School	Public	3-5	600 Saint Robert Dr	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-3720	268	18	15.1	82.5%	8 (3.0%)	235 (87.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	8.1	1991^st of 2056 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.1	1886^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.8%	105	8.8		12.2	11.3	16.5				13.3	14.6	4.1	12.1				10.0	92.3	97.8	97.8	97.8		97.8	97.8			$21,900	$2,869	$19,031
Lalumier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	6702 Bond Ave	Centreville	62207	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-3713	276	13	21.3	90.6%	4 (1.4%)	252 (91.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)								(n/a)			11.1						11.1	6.7						6.7	90.9	93.6	93.6	93.6	38.5	92.8	91.3	23.4		$20,995	$2,687	$18,309
Dunbar Elementary School	Public	K-4	1835 Tudor Ave	East Saint Louis	62207	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3840	327	27	12.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	323 (98.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20.6	1656^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.5%		17.9	1738^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.9%	82			23.8	39.7					31.4	25.8	13.8					20.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0			$24,819	$2,650	$22,169
Annette Officer Elementary	Public	K-4	558 N 27th St	East Saint Louis	62205	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3970	362	25	14.4	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	354 (97.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	38.3	1244^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.5%		46.9	1005^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.4%	239			33.3	51.4					42.1	41.3	26.1					34.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8			$23,698	$2,642	$21,056
Bluffview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	905 Bluffview Elementary Ln	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 286-3311	501	39	12.9	67.5%	396 (79.0%)	49 (9.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	57.2	866^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.9%		50.9	913^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.8%	47	50.0		41.4	59.3	56.5	61.9			53.5	48.6	37.0	27.4	35.7			37.7	98.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.2	98.8	98.6	13.4	11.6	$15,669	$1,410	$14,259
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	250 Illini Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 538-6114	382	25	15.5	68.3%	136 (35.6%)	182 (47.6%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.5%)								(n/a)			47.3						47.3	31.1						31.1	94.6	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.0	94.0	94.3	16.4		$15,676	$917	$14,759

Frequently Asked Questions about Estelle Sauget School of Choice

What district is Estelle Sauget School of Choice in?

Cahokia CUSD 187

What is the racial makeup of Estelle Sauget School of Choice?

Students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice are 87% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Estelle Sauget School of Choice?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Estelle Sauget School of Choice.

Is Estelle Sauget School of Choice a good school?

Estelle Sauget School of Choice ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

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