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James Avant Elementary School

Q: Is James Avant Elementary School a good school?

James Avant Elementary School ranks 1358 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend James Avant Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended James Avant Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of James Avant Elementary School?

Students at James Avant Elementary School are 83% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of James Avant Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James Avant Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mason/Clark Middle School High : East St Louis Senior High School

Public Grades K-5

1358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

James Avant Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Washington Park, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 329 students. The school is part of the East St. Louis School District 189, which is ranked 759 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James Avant Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 854 and 2046 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.2% of all students at James Avant Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In math, the school's proficiency rate was 29.5%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance on these assessments has been consistently low, with proficiency rates often less than half the state averages.

While the overall academic performance at James Avant Elementary School is low, the school's African American students have consistently outperformed their peers at the school and in the state, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years. This suggests that the school may be able to leverage the success of its African American students to improve the overall academic performance of the school. In contrast, schools in neighboring districts, such as Illini Elementary in Fairview Heights and Kreitner Elementary in Collinsville, have significantly higher academic achievement and lower rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, despite serving similar student populations.

342

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,653

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1915 N 55th St
Washington Pk, IL 62204-2112

(618) 646-3870

District: East St Louis School District 189

Students who attend James Avant Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mason/Clark Middle School
High:	East St Louis Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.0%

Hispanic:

12.6%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg19%

Illinois avg44%

1,358^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the East St Louis School District 189

759^th of 811East St Louis School District 189 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1358 of 2056	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	854 of 2067	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	1186 of 2077	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1627 of 2082	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1801 of 1948	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1585 of 2086	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1888 of 2037	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	1901 of 2044	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	1999 of 2046	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	2046 of 2052	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	2058 of 2093	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	2113 of 2167	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	1599 of 2166	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	1911 of 2147	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	1809 of 2139	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	113 of 688	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	36 of 655	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	63 of 692	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	51.7	243 of 684	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	267 of 428	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	211 of 711	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	35.4	439 of 698	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1375 of 1942	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	1019 of 1942	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1285 of 1957	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1690 of 1970	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1608 of 1680	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1516 of 2019	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1814 of 1964	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	64.0	238 of 955	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	845 of 1800	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	260 of 1793	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	516 of 1808	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	35.0	1140 of 1763	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1302 of 1514	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1039 of 1816	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1577 of 1765	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1232 of 1947	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	768 of 1959	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1000 of 1984	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1411 of 1977	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1589 of 1707	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1509 of 2019	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1826 of 1972	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	1025 of 1194	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)84th percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2019)75th percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Science21%-20 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
James Avant Elementary School	Public	K-5	1915 N 55th St	Washington Pk	62204	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3870	342	35	9.7	99.4%	8 (2.3%)	284 (83.0%)	43 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	33	1358^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.9%		53.5	854^th of 2067 public elementary schools	58.7%	504	20.9		25.0	35.8	62.8				39.2	41.1	28.4	16.3				29.5	93.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	95.7	94.8			$26,653	$3,799	$22,854
Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence	Public	K-8	3939 Caseyville Ave	East Saint Louis	62204	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3930	534	35	15.2	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	523 (97.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	22.4	1609^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.7%		28.8	1431^st of 2067 public elementary schools	30.8%	178	11.5	20.0	27.5	22.1	29.5	70.0	72.1	66.7	43.0	17.4	17.6	6.6	12.0	4.7	6.7	11.8	97.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.1		18.7	$21,839	$2,538	$19,300
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
Katie Harper-Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7710 State St	East Saint Louis	62203	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3860	418	31	13.4	99.0%	2 (0.5%)	406 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13.3	1837^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.7	1780^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.9%	57			25.4	18.3					21.8	25.7	7.2					16.5	93.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	99.7	94.3	93.6	9.8		$24,059	$2,567	$21,492
Kreitner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9000 College St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 346-6213	378	32	11.7	90.2%	60 (15.9%)	2 (0.5%)	310 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	28.5	1469^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.6%		36.6	1228^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.6%	241			27.9	40.6					34.3	22.1	34.8					28.5	94.5	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	94.5	94.7	8.7		$15,433	$2,775	$12,658
Caseyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	433 S 2nd St	Caseyville	62232	St. Clair County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 346-6205	336	25	13.4	83.0%	123 (36.6%)	16 (4.8%)	175 (52.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.8%)	29	1460^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.0%		24	1570^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.0%	110			34.8	23.1					29.1	47.8	20.0					34.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	98.5	99.7			$14,987	$2,741	$12,246
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
Lovejoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Madison St	Lovejoy	62059	St. Clair County	Brooklyn UD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 271-1014	67	5	14.3	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	67 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	2046^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.5%		10.1	2034^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.6%	12	7.1		0.0	0.0	14.3				5.6	8.3	0.0	7.1				5.6										$22,113	$5,703	$16,410
Illini Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21 Circle Dr	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Grant CCSD 110	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 398-5552	315	26	12.1	48.9%	142 (45.1%)	124 (39.4%)	18 (5.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.6%)	41	1193^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	42.0%		29.6	1414^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.6%	221			33.9	54.5					43.6	29.0	40.0					34.2	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	94.9	95.2	94.6	7.6		$16,058	$389	$15,669
Bernard Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	337	30	11.2	98.2%	11 (3.3%)	309 (91.7%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.8	2006^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.2	1969^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.7%	37	9.3		11.1	11.5	16.3				12.9	20.0	5.8	4.5				9.9	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	12.0		$21,877	$5,744	$16,133

Frequently Asked Questions about James Avant Elementary School

What schools do graduates of James Avant Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James Avant Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mason/Clark Middle School
High : East St Louis Senior High School

Is James Avant Elementary School a good school?

James Avant Elementary School ranks 1358^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is James Avant Elementary School in?

East St Louis School District 189

What is the racial makeup of James Avant Elementary School?

Students at James Avant Elementary School are 83% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend James Avant Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended James Avant Elementary School.

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