Summary:
ZIP code 62207 has two elementary schools: Dunbar Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 4, and Lalumier Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 3. Dunbar enrolls 327 students and Lalumier 276. In 2024–2025, Dunbar’s proficiency was 31% in English language arts (ELA) and 20% in math, compared with Lalumier’s 11% and 7%; state rates were 53% and 39%. The clearest finding is that Dunbar led in both subjects, while both schools remained below state rates.
Dunbar stands out for stronger reported test results, while Lalumier stands out for especially high chronic absenteeism. In 2024–2025, Dunbar’s ELA and math results were 20 and 13 percentage points higher than Lalumier’s, respectively. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 71% at Lalumier and 36% at Dunbar—a 35-point difference; the state rate was 24%. Dunbar’s absenteeism was also 12 points above the state rate. That same year, Dunbar’s all-grades results were above East St Louis School District 189 rates by 6 points in ELA and 2 in math, but below state rates by 20 and 24 points.
Dunbar’s recent results moved in different directions: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 5 points to 36%, while math fell 4 points to 16%. As state ELA also rose, Dunbar’s ELA gap narrowed; its math gap widened as state math results increased. SchoolDigger lists Dunbar at the 12th percentile in its 2025–2026 ranking history, after 16th in 2023–2024 and 19th in 2024–2025; Lalumier’s supplied ranking history is from 2009–2012, not a current comparison. In 2024–2025, Dunbar’s student-teacher ratio was 12.1, compared with 21.3 at Lalumier. For that school year, Dunbar reports all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility), while 91% of Lalumier students were free/reduced lunch eligible; these are different measures, not a direct comparison. Lalumier’s 2025–2026 test scores are suppressed, so its recent score trend cannot be assessed.
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