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Palestine Grade School

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Palestine Grade School ranks 1454 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Palestine Grade School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Palestine, Illinois, with 256 students. The school is part of the Palestine CUSD 3 district, which is ranked 686 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Palestine Grade School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1400-1900 out of around 2,000 schools.

The school significantly underperforms the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with only 33.3% of students proficient in ELA and 28.4% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. Palestine Grade School also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both ELA and Math. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.9% to 26.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Parkside Elementary, Oblong Elementary, and Hutsonville Elementary, generally outperform Palestine Grade School in academic proficiency, student subgroup performance, and other key metrics. Despite being a low-performing school for several years, Palestine Grade School has not shown significant improvement, indicating a need for a more comprehensive and targeted approach to school improvement.

274

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,573

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 S Washington St
Palestine, IL 62451-1060

(618) 586-2711

District: Palestine CUSD 3

Students who attend Palestine Grade School usually attend:

High:

Palestine High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,454^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

925^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

686^th of 811Palestine CUSD 3 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	29.2	1454 of 2056	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1975 of 2067	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1815 of 2077	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1804 of 2082	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1594 of 1948	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1683 of 2086	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1421 of 2037	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	1548 of 2044	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	1597 of 2046	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	1723 of 2052	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	1710 of 2093	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.3	1602 of 2167	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.9	1513 of 2166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.2	1674 of 2147	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.5	1316 of 2139	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	1341 of 2120	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	1293 of 2092	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	1426 of 2095	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.3	1221 of 2086	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.7	1149 of 2022	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.9	900 of 2030	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.4	1190 of 2020	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1289 of 1942	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1623 of 1942	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1626 of 1957	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1415 of 1970	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1270 of 1680	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1417 of 2019	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1372 of 1964	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1295 of 1800	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1455 of 1793	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1145 of 1808	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1705 of 1763	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1145 of 1765	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1165 of 1947	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1933 of 1977	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1734 of 2019	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1242 of 1972	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	939 of 1292	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1188 of 1195	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1278 of 1389	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1381 of 1392	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1392 of 1419	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1410 of 1425	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1278 of 1308	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1415 of 1462	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1329 of 1463	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	925 of 1368	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1209 of 1363	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	849 of 1367	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1083 of 1369	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1084 of 1241	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	997 of 1356	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	770 of 1293	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.2	1015 of 1293	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.7	754 of 1294	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.9	1077 of 1302	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	870 of 1322	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.3	938 of 1367	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	695 of 1365	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.9	760 of 1344	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	870 of 1327	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.3	826 of 1318	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.7	535 of 1293	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.7	557 of 1287	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.5	458 of 1272	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.1	563 of 1209	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.8	507 of 1204	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.4	568 of 1185	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	646 of 1248	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.0	939 of 1017	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	839 of 1276	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	706 of 1226	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	741 of 1229	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1060 of 1219	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	691 of 1234	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	966 of 1019	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	964 of 1217	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	417 of 1271	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.0	925 of 1264	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1095 of 1292	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1038 of 1286	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1171 of 1296	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	785 of 884	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	850 of 875	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	754 of 895	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	869 of 898	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	802 of 813	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	851 of 905	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	730 of 889	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)67th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-9 vs state

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 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
Palestine Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 S Washington St	Palestine	62451	Crawford County	Palestine CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 586-2711	274	21	12.9	55.1%	258 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	29.2	1454^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.3%		11.9	1975^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.5%	521	11.1	56.7	20.7	60.0	25.9	13.3	13.3	50.0	33.3	44.8	44.0	18.5	13.3	13.3	23.3	28.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	95.7	14.3	22.9	$14,573	$2,172	$12,401
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	301 E Poplar St	Robinson	62454	Crawford County	Robinson CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 544-3315	326	25	13.2	50.9%	287 (88.0%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	38.1	1246^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.4%		31.1	1365^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.0%	119	23.4		44.0	46.8	41.1				44.2	51.4	28.6	18.9				33.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7			$15,346	$480	$14,867
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	507 W Condit St	Robinson	62454	Crawford County	Robinson CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 544-2233	402	28	14.3	54.2%	370 (92.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)								(n/a)																	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.5	98.5	19.3		$12,499	$880	$11,619
Hutsonville Elementary and Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 W Clover St	Hutsonville	62433	Crawford County	Hutsonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 563-4812	190	21	9.0	51.6%	179 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	45.5	1097^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.6%		37.9	1202^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	41.8%	105	50.0	76.9	23.8	37.5	66.7	23.8	35.7	46.2	37.9	52.4	40.0	38.9	19.0	64.3	53.8	43.1	98.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.6	9.1	27.9	$17,994	$767	$17,227
Oblong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 W Main St	Oblong	62449	Crawford County	Oblong CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 592-4225	361	31	11.7	57.1%	354 (98.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	41.8	1171^st of 2056 public elementary schools	43.0%		30.3	1387^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.9%	216	53.3	52.8	28.6	61.3	58.1	37.5	63.2	72.2	52.3	19.0	48.4	16.1	7.5	10.5	11.1	17.9	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	29.1	37.3	$14,342	$1,295	$13,048
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Cedar St	Lawrenceville	62439	Lawrence County	Lawrence County CUD 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 943-3922	528	40	13.3	70.5%	481 (91.1%)	9 (1.7%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	45.2	1105^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.3%		30.8	1374^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.5%	269	35.6		47.9	48.8	47.1				47.9	45.1	29.8	28.7				33.9	97.7	97.9	97.9	97.9	100.0	97.9	97.7	8.1		$12,852	$2,607	$10,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Palestine Grade School

What district is Palestine Grade School in?

Palestine CUSD 3

Is Palestine Grade School a good school?

Palestine Grade School ranks 1454^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palestine Grade School?

Students at Palestine Grade School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Palestine Grade School attend?

Students who attend Palestine Grade School usually go on to attend:

High : Palestine High School

How many students attend Palestine Grade School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Palestine Grade School.

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