Jefferson Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Pekin, Illinois
Jefferson Elementary School in Pekin, Illinois enrolled 290 students in 2024-25 with 19.5 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
315 students in 2022-23, 304 students in 2023-24, 290 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 19.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 315 | 19.0 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 19.5 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 290 | 19.5 | 14.9 |
14.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 628 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Elementary School enrolled 314 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 628 of the 314 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent35.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.6% of students were White, 5.9% of two or more races, 3.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White86.6%
- Two or more races5.9%
- Hispanic3.8%
- Black2.8%
- Asian1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Jefferson Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10‑14% | 20% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Pekin
7 public elementary schools in Pekin report 2024-25 enrollment; Jefferson Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School | 290 | 14.9 | not reported |
| C B Smith Elementary School | 264 | 15.1 | not reported |
| Rankin Elementary School | 196 | 10.1 | not reported |
| Willow Elementary School | 192 | 14.2 | not reported |
| Scott Altman Primary School | 189 | 18.0 | not reported |
| Dirksen Elementary School | 165 | 15.7 | not reported |
| L E Starke Elementary School | 139 | 11.1 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Jefferson Elementary School
- C B Smith Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 264 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Willow Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 192 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Jefferson Elementary School with C B Smith Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pekin Public Schools spends per student$16,904 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,904
- The largest public schools in IllinoisJefferson Elementary School is the number 1,572 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,572 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Jefferson Elementary School
How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?
290 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 315 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pekin, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School?
14.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Jefferson Elementary School a Title I school?
Jefferson Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Jefferson Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Jefferson Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?
Pekin Public Schools, NCES district ID 1731080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173108003234 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.