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Ellis Elementary School
Ellis Elementary School is a public elementary school in Harmony Emge SD 175, serving grades PK - 3 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois. In the 2026 Illinois Report Card (2025-26 school year), the Illinois State Board of Education gave it an overall Profile of Performance of Commendable.
State rating, last three report cards
- 2024Commendable
- 2025Commendable
- 2026Commendable
What Commendable means: Solid performance, with multiple possible patterns of strengths and areas for improvement. This is the highest overall profile a school can receive if any student group has a Comprehensive profile.
In 2026 Illinois replaced its summative designations with Profiles of Performance. The 2024 and 2025 ratings come from the earlier system, so they are not directly comparable with 2026.
How it compares with other St. Clair County elementary schools
| Measure | This school | County median | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELA proficiency | 41.3% | 53.2%42 schools | -12.0 pts |
| Math proficiency | 26.7% | 38.9%42 schools | -12.2 pts |
| Chronic absenteeism | 20.5% | 20.0%48 schools | +0.5 pts |
| Average class size | 19.8 | 20.848 schools | -0.9 |
| Low-income enrollment | 65.2% | 60.1%47 schools | +5.1 pts |
Median of other elementary schools in St. Clair County with reported data, this school excluded, not weighted by enrollment. Proficiency is from the 2025-26 state tests. Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores in 2025, so these percentages cannot be compared with earlier years.
What stands out
- Math proficiency is 12.2 points below the median for other St. Clair County elementary schools (38.9%). Worth asking the school about.
- ELA proficiency is 12.0 points below the median for other St. Clair County elementary schools (53.2%). Worth asking the school about.
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Other schools in Harmony Emge SD 175
- Emge Junior High School Commendable
- Harmony Intermediate Center Approaching Exemplary
Sources
- Illinois Report Card: Ellis Elementary School
- ISBE Report Card Public Data Sets, 2024, 2025 and 2026, retrieved 2026-11-01
- ISBE 2026 Report Card Glossary (Profile of Performance definitions)
This page reports state-published data. It is not a rating or recommendation by Single Tree Team.