Is Union Elementary School a good school?

Union Elementary School ranks 1041 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Union Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 428 students attended Union Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Union Elementary School?

Students at Union Elementary School are 57% African American, 25% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Union Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Union Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : West Junior High School

Union Elementary School

Summary:

Union Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Belleville, Illinois, serving 427 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Belleville School District 118, which is ranked 480 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Union Elementary School has a diverse student population, its academic performance is generally below the district and state averages. Only 33.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.2% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In mathematics, only 21.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to 22.8% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th and 6th grade math, with only 10.7% and 12.1% proficiency, respectively. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.6% in 2019-2020 to 36.1% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Union Elementary School generally underperforms, with lower student proficiency rates than schools like Douglas Elementary, Westhaven Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary. However, it outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Franklin Elementary. The nearby Wolf Branch Elementary School, which is in a different district (Wolf Branch School District 113), significantly outperforms Union Elementary School across all grades and subjects.

Detail:

Public K-6

20 S 27th St
Belleville, IL 62226-6724

(618) 233-4132

District: Belleville School District 118

SchoolDigger Rank:
1041^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,244

Students who attend Union Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

West Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.0

Number of students: 428

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.0%

White:

25.5%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Union Elementary School ranks worse than 50.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.26. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (57%), White (25.5%), two or more races (9.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Union Elementary School is 17. 7 elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Union Elementary School employs 25.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Union Elementary School is $17,244. 6 elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Union Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Union Elementary School 1041^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Union Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Belleville School District 118:

SchoolDigger ranks Belleville School District 118 480^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Union Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	79.95	344^th	2020	83.0%
2004	80.42	323^rd	2030	84.1%
2005	82.64	219^th	2022	89.2%
2006	80.79	266^th	2086	87.2%
2007	76.86	423^rd	2095	79.8%
2008	76.61	475^th	2092	77.3%
2009	76.67	486^th	2120	77.1%
2010	77.00	475^th	2139	77.8%
2011	74.06	577^th	2147	73.1%
2012	63.80	936^th	2166	56.8%
2013	69.05	688^th	2167	68.3%
2015	54.53	806^th	2052	60.7%
2016	52.56	904^th	2046	55.8%
2017	45.52	1050^th	2044	48.6%
2018	53.67	879^th	2037	56.8%
2019	57.16	840^th	2086	59.7%
2021	57.90	695^th	1948	64.3%
2022	47.99	986^th	2082	52.6%
2023	43.83	1093^rd	2077	47.4%
2024	45.26	1041^st	2067	49.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.72	64^th	763	91.6%
2019	50.88	455^th	1194	61.9%
2021	40.63	343^rd	640	46.4%
2022	35.93	631^st	1113	43.3%
2023	26.22	891^st	1156	22.9%
2024	34.02	751^st	1195	37.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.65	405^th	1765	77.1%
2019	72.23	309^th	1816	83.0%
2021	65.17	331^st	1514	78.1%
2022	60.80	529^th	1763	70.0%
2023	55.88	667^th	1808	63.1%
2024	54.81	680^th	1793	62.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	74.26	10^th	52	80.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.10	810^th	1964	58.8%
2019	59.70	747^th	2019	63.0%
2021	51.80	716^th	1680	57.4%
2022	44.01	995^th	1970	49.5%
2023	38.52	1129^th	1957	42.3%
2024	41.42	1053^rd	1942	45.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.82	573^rd	907	36.8%
2024	46.49	388^th	886	56.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.82	877^th	1972	55.5%
2019	51.93	879^th	2019	56.5%
2021	51.18	712^th	1707	58.3%
2022	50.05	879^th	1977	55.5%
2023	47.89	932^nd	1984	53.0%
2024	48.54	909^th	1959	53.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.00	154^th	698	77.9%
2019	71.59	109^th	711	84.7%
2021	73.85	40^th	428	90.7%
2022	66.82	125^th	684	81.7%
2023	61.19	169^th	692	75.6%
2024	55.05	207^th	655	68.4%

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Rank History for White students at Union Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.52	574^th	1463	60.8%
2019	60.53	533^rd	1462	63.5%
2021	68.82	342^nd	1308	73.9%
2022	57.37	574^th	1425	59.7%
2023	39.83	879^th	1419	38.1%
2024	56.51	585^th	1392	58.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

My family is from WI and just recently moved here. I only gave it three stars because I don’t agree with the attitude that the teachers have or shall I say their demeanor. The way they talk to kids with an attitude and the harshness. In Wisconsin at the magnet schools they don’t talk to the kids like that. If something is not going right they speak with caring and concern. Also on their first day of school they gave us the wrong School bus pick up time on a slip of paper and my husband call up to school and she had a total attitude with my husband and said you have to call the other school it’s not our fault!!!there’s supposed to take two buses in order to get to our school. And my husband try to explain to her we got the slip of paper from there school!!! during a parent teacher conference and my husband just said I hope you have a nice day and he didn’t need the attitude. I hope other parents have better interaction and luck with the school then we have so far. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Union Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	463	36	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	506
1989	461	34	6	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	504
1990	447	62	12	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	523
1991	453	65	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
1992	358	62	7	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	432
1993	365	77	10	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	457
1994	375	85	11	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1995	356	115	10	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	485
1996	356	115	10	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	485
1997	354	119	9	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1998	309	120	2	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	436
1999	285	164	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
2000	251	145	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
2001	246	158	7	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	421
2002	224	200	5	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	434
2003	224	200	5	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	434
2004	218	185	6	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	417
2005	203	215	3	11	1	n/a	n/a	2	435
2006	204	207	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	13	436
2007	181	203	2	8	1	n/a	n/a	25	420
2008	178	179	3	9	0	n/a	n/a	21	390
2009	191	209	4	11	2	n/a	n/a	27	444
2010	181	192	6	8	2	n/a	n/a	29	418
2011	183	179	3	16	0	5	28	0	414
2012	203	193	3	25	1	2	18	0	445
2013	200	219	3	20	0	1	28	0	471
2014	214	189	2	34	0	1	29	0	469
2015	189	223	4	33	0	0	30	0	479
2016	185	216	4	28	0	0	34	0	467
2017	174	225	6	30	0	0	27	0	462
2018	161	223	4	24	1	1	22	0	436
2019	145	230	3	24	0	1	27	0	430
2020	138	219	3	23	0	1	27	0	411
2021	126	224	2	22	0	1	49	0	424
2022	122	236	1	23	1	0	46	0	429
2023	111	237	1	35	0	1	41	1	427
2024	109	244	0	31	0	1	42	1	428

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Union Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	506	20.0	25.3	n/a
1989	504	20.0	25.2	n/a
1990	523	20.0	26.1	n/a
1991	527	21.0	25.0	n/a
1992	432	25.0	17.2	n/a
1993	457	26.0	17.6	n/a
1994	473	26.0	18.2	n/a
1995	485	21.0	23.1	n/a
1996	485	21.0	23.1	n/a
1997	483	20.0	24.2	n/a
1998	436	19.0	22.9	n/a
1999	457	22.0	20.8	n/a
2000	405	21.0	19.3	n/a
2001	421	22.0	19.1	n/a
2002	434	21.0	20.7	53
2003	434	21.0	20.7	53
2004	417	19.0	21.9	55.2
2005	435	20.0	21.8	56.1
2006	436	16.6	26.3	51.1
2007	420	16.0	26.3	62.5
2008	390	19.0	20.5	67.8
2009	444	22.0	20.2	58.8
2010	418	23.5	17.7	74
2011	414	22.5	18.4	63.8
2012	445	24.0	18.5	68.1
2013	471	27.3	17.2	70.9
2014	469	22.5	20.8	71.4
2015	479	25.0	19.1	72.4
2016	467	25.0	18.6	70.9
2017	462	21.6	21.3	75.1
2018	436	25.4	17.1	77.8
2019	430	23.5	18.2	78.1
2020	411	23.0	17.8	77.9
2021	424	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	429	24.5	17.5	84.1
2023	427	26.0	16.4	83.1
2024	428	25.1	17.0	81.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Union Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	506	20.0	25.3	n/a
1989	504	20.0	25.2	n/a
1990	523	20.0	26.1	n/a
1991	527	21.0	25.0	n/a
1992	432	25.0	17.2	n/a
1993	457	26.0	17.6	n/a
1994	473	26.0	18.2	n/a
1995	485	21.0	23.1	n/a
1996	485	21.0	23.1	n/a
1997	483	20.0	24.2	n/a
1998	436	19.0	22.9	n/a
1999	457	22.0	20.8	n/a
2000	405	21.0	19.3	n/a
2001	421	22.0	19.1	n/a
2002	434	21.0	20.7	53
2003	434	21.0	20.7	53
2004	417	19.0	21.9	55.2
2005	435	20.0	21.8	56.1
2006	436	16.6	26.3	51.1
2007	420	16.0	26.3	62.5
2008	390	19.0	20.5	67.8
2009	444	22.0	20.2	58.8
2010	418	23.5	17.7	74
2011	414	22.5	18.4	63.8
2012	445	24.0	18.5	68.1
2013	471	27.3	17.2	70.9
2014	469	22.5	20.8	71.4
2015	479	25.0	19.1	72.4
2016	467	25.0	18.6	70.9
2017	462	21.6	21.3	75.1
2018	436	25.4	17.1	77.8
2019	430	23.5	18.2	78.1
2020	411	23.0	17.8	77.9
2021	424	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	429	24.5	17.5	84.1
2023	427	26.0	16.4	83.1
2024	428	25.1	17.0	81.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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