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St Jacob Elementary School

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St Jacob Elementary School ranks 343 rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

St Jacob Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Triad CUSD 2 district, located in Saint Jacob, Illinois. With 239 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, currently holding a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

St Jacob Elementary School's academic performance is truly impressive, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the district and across Illinois. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73.4% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 66.5% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school had 58.9% proficiency, surpassing the district's 55% and the state's 38.5%. The school's ranking has also improved significantly, from 681 out of 2,052 Illinois elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 343 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby schools, Silver Creek Elementary and Marine Elementary, both in the Triad CUSD 2 district, St Jacob Elementary School outperforms them in academic proficiency. Additionally, the school has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 28.3% in 2022-2023 to just 6.9% in 2024-2025, which is well below the state average. These impressive metrics, along with the school's consistent high performance over the years, make St Jacob Elementary School a standout educational institution in the region.

262

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,998

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 Jacob St
Saint Jacob, IL 62281-1549

(618) 644-2541

District: Triad CUSD 2

Students who attend St Jacob Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Triad Middle School
High:	Triad High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.9%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2021 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (63% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2021) to 83rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg60%

Illinois avg44%

343^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Triad CUSD 2

162^nd of 811Triad CUSD 2 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	82.1	343 of 2056	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	351 of 2067	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	377 of 2077	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	118 of 2082	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	69 of 1948	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	120 of 2086	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	234 of 2037	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.8	202 of 2044	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	77.2	419 of 2046	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	62.1	681 of 2052	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.8	791 of 2093	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.0	452 of 2167	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.5	209 of 2166	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	429 of 2147	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	304 of 2139	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.1	293 of 2120	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	217 of 2092	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	325 of 2095	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	72.3	616 of 2086	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	75.0	490 of 2022	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	64.7	852 of 2030	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.6	1050 of 2020	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	430 of 1942	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	437 of 1942	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	391 of 1957	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	100 of 1970	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	49 of 1680	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	43 of 2019	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	231 of 1964	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	384 of 1947	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	342 of 1959	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	309 of 1984	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	140 of 1977	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	92 of 1707	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	246 of 2019	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	282 of 1972	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	473 of 1389	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	449 of 1392	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	452 of 1419	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.5	140 of 1425	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	59 of 1308	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	152 of 1462	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	271 of 1463	81.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Mathematics59%+20 vs state

Science57%+16 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)	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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
St Jacob Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Jacob St	Saint Jacob	62281	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 644-2541	262	17	15.6	16.8%	254 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	82.1	343^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.4	351^st of 2067 public elementary schools	83.0%	8	57.1	80.0	59.5	81.0	73.4	70.0	61.9	45.2	58.9	96.8	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.8	97.3	98.2	8.1	$11,998	$397	$11,602
Highland Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	400 Broadway	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 654-2108	544	49	11.1	35.1%	484 (89.0%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)								(n/a)										97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	17.1	97.8	97.4	16.9	$12,364	$608	$11,756
Marine Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 W Division St	Marine	62061	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 667-5404	141	9	15.2	17.0%	135 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	67.8	646^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.6%		73.1	505^th of 2067 public elementary schools	75.6%	141	59.1	36.0	69.6	72.7	58.6	36.0	52.2	59.1	48.6	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	99.2	96.9	97.7		$13,160	$395	$12,766
C A Henning School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 E US Highway 40	Troy	62294	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 667-5401	706	50	14.2	18.6%	612 (86.7%)	18 (2.5%)	35 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.1%)	83.2	323^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	84.3%		71.8	524^th of 2067 public elementary schools	74.6%	201	59.4	68.8	70.9	75.4	71.9	66.1	64.1	48.5	59.2	98.3	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.5	98.3	98.8	13.5	$10,956	$596	$10,360
Highland Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Broadway	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 654-2108	504	35	14.4	31.0%	462 (91.7%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	71.8	556^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.0%		59.3	745^th of 2067 public elementary schools	64.0%	189	55.3	61.1	54.4	67.9	61.0	64.8	47.3	42.8	51.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8		98.8	98.8		$12,526	$798	$11,728
Silver Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 N Dewey St	Troy	62294	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 667-5403	757	47	16.2	17.7%	675 (89.2%)	13 (1.7%)	31 (4.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	77.2	450^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.1%		66.3	625^th of 2067 public elementary schools	69.8%	175	60.5	60.4	63.0	73.2	65.9	56.8	48.0	61.0	55.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.5	98.4	98.5	2.2	$11,481	$520	$10,961
Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Mary Jane St	Lebanon	62254	St. Clair County	Lebanon CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 537-4553	312	21	14.8	41.7%	205 (65.7%)	36 (11.5%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (11.2%)	72.5	542^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	73.6%		78.8	395^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.9%	147	52.1	53.8	63.3	72.9	64.0	53.8	53.1	47.9	51.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	10.3	$13,506	$2,138	$11,368
Trenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	315 N. Main St.	Trenton	62293	Clinton County	Wesclin CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 224-9411	207	14	14.7	36.7%	181 (87.4%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)								(n/a)		62.7			62.7	66.7			66.7	99.1	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.6	98.3	99.1	27.9	$12,518	$1,385	$11,134
Delores Moye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Moye School Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 206-2300	595	41	14.5	24.9%	371 (62.4%)	113 (19.0%)	46 (7.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.6%)	87.4	236^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.5%		89	209^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.9%	27	58.7	82.2	71.4	68.8	73.7	76.7	63.8	67.0	68.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	16.0	$11,620	$419	$11,201
Albert Cassens Elementary	Public	3-5	1014 Glen Crossing Rd	Glen Carbon	62034	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 655-6150	477	27	17.3	19.5%	346 (72.5%)	37 (7.8%)	27 (5.7%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.9%)	68.3	639^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.9%		54.8	823^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	60.2%	184	56.1	45.6	63.8	60.9	56.7	50.3	53.8	48.7	50.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8		$12,786	$390	$12,396

Frequently Asked Questions about St Jacob Elementary School

What district is St Jacob Elementary School in?

Triad CUSD 2

Is St Jacob Elementary School a good school?

St Jacob Elementary School ranks 343^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of St Jacob Elementary School?

Students at St Jacob Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend St Jacob Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended St Jacob Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of St Jacob Elementary School attend?

Students who attend St Jacob Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Triad Middle School
High : Triad High School

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