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Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Belleville SD 118, serving grades PK - 6 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 Approaching Exemplary.
State rating, last three report cards
- 2024Commendable
- 2025Commendable
- 2026Approaching Exemplary
What Approaching Exemplary means: Patterns of strong performance approaching the highest levels. Schools with an Approaching Exemplary overall profile also have no student groups with 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 | 53.9% | 52.4%42 schools | +1.5 pts |
| Math proficiency | 41.0% | 36.2%42 schools | +4.8 pts |
| Chronic absenteeism | 21.3% | 20.0%48 schools | +1.3 pts |
| Average class size | 24.3 | 20.448 schools | +3.9 |
| Low-income enrollment | 69.7% | 60.1%47 schools | +9.6 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
- No measure differs from the county median for this school type by 5 points or more.
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Other schools in Belleville SD 118
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Commendable
- Central Junior High School Commendable
- Douglas Elementary School Exemplary
- Franklin Elementary School Developing
- Henry Raab Elementary School Approaching Exemplary
- Roosevelt Elementary School Commendable
- Union Elementary School Commendable
- Washington School No designation
- West Junior High School Commendable
- Westhaven Elementary Approaching Exemplary
Sources
- Illinois Report Card: Jefferson 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.