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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 62471

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The 62471 zip code contains a single elementary school, Vandalia Elementary School, which serves grades PK-3 and has an enrollment of 558 students. The school has faced persistent academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for the past three years and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vandalia Elementary School's academic performance is mixed, with 50.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 55% proficient or better in Math, which is above the district average but below the state average. The school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a population with high economic disadvantage, with 66.31% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $10,992 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4, which is slightly higher than the state average, Vandalia Elementary School's academic outcomes suggest that more targeted interventions and community engagement may be necessary to address the persistent challenges faced by the school and the students it serves.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd 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
Vandalia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1017 W Fletcher St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Vandalia CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 283-5166	552	38	14.6	59.2%	501 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)								(n/a)	50.5	50.5	55.0	55.0	97.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	99.1	97.7	97.9	18.9	$11,644	$986	$10,657

Cities Near Zip Code 62471

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vandalia	0.31 mi	8	594^th
Brownstown	8.04 mi	3	591^st
Mulberry Grove	9.73 mi	3	705^th
Ramsey	11.99 mi	2	302^nd
Saint Elmo	14.09 mi	3	481^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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