Is Huffman Elementary School a good school?

Huffman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Huffman Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 277 students attended Huffman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Huffman Elementary School?

Students at Huffman Elementary School are 87% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Huffman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Huffman Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Wirth/Parks Middle School High : Cahokia High School

Huffman Elementary School

Summary:

Huffman Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cahokia, Illinois, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 279 students. The school is part of the Cahokia CUSD 187 district, which is ranked 812 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Huffman Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Huffman Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 13.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 2.7% of 3rd graders, 2.3% of 4th graders, and 0% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding mathematics standards. The school also has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, reaching 58.4% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 17.4%. Additionally, Huffman Elementary serves a high-poverty student population, with 93.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lalumier Elementary, Penniman Elementary, Estelle Sauget School of Choice, Maplewood Elementary, and Elizabeth Morris Elementary, Huffman Elementary's academic performance is consistently the lowest, despite spending over $19,000 per student in the 2022-2023 school year. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to address the school's challenges, and a more comprehensive approach to improving educational outcomes is needed.

Detail:

Public 3-5

600 Saint Robert Dr
Cahokia, IL 62206-1757

(618) 332-3720

District: Cahokia CUSD 187

SchoolDigger Rank:
1886^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,785

Students who attend Huffman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wirth/Parks Middle School
High:	Cahokia High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 277

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.4%

Two or more races:

7.2%

White:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Huffman Elementary School ranks worse than 91.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Cahokia CUSD 187 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.08. (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 (87.4%), two or more races (7.2%), White (4.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Huffman Elementary School is 15.7, which is the 3^rd best among 3 elementary schools in the Cahokia CUSD 187 School District. (See more...)

Compare Huffman Elementary School employs 17.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Huffman Elementary School is $19,785, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Cahokia CUSD 187 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Huffman Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Huffman Elementary School 1886^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Huffman Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cahokia CUSD 187:

SchoolDigger ranks Cahokia CUSD 187 812^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Huffman Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Huffman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.72	1847^th	2020	8.6%
2004	22.84	1677^th	2030	17.4%
2005	32.57	1538^th	2022	23.9%
2006	32.24	1638^th	2086	21.5%
2007	37.48	1547^th	2095	26.2%
2008	26.32	1678^th	2092	19.8%
2009	35.49	1557^th	2120	26.6%
2010	10.79	1962^nd	2139	8.3%
2011	8.28	2024^th	2147	5.7%
2012	20.18	1851^st	2166	14.5%
2013	9.93	2023^rd	2167	6.6%
2014	8.80	1987^th	2093	5.1%
2015	11.26	1968^th	2052	4.1%
2016	7.75	2024^th	2046	1.1%
2017	6.35	2037^th	2044	0.3%
2018	8.70	2000^th	2037	1.8%
2019	8.20	2053^rd	2086	1.6%
2022	11.39	2021^st	2082	2.9%
2023	10.54	2023^rd	2077	2.6%
2024	14.08	1886^th	2067	8.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Huffman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	17.51	79^th	89	11.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Huffman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.21	722^nd	763	5.4%
2019	18.09	1168^th	1194	2.2%
2022	20.91	1071^st	1113	3.8%
2023	16.85	1133^rd	1156	2.0%
2024	15.70	1161^st	1195	2.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.95	1701^st	1765	3.6%
2019	13.37	1754^th	1816	3.4%
2022	17.16	1669^th	1763	5.3%
2023	15.12	1739^th	1808	3.8%
2024	20.72	1572^nd	1793	12.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Huffman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	39.18	17^th	24	29.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Huffman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.30	1934^th	1964	1.5%
2019	10.76	1925^th	2019	4.7%
2022	11.09	1920^th	1970	2.5%
2023	12.20	1867^th	1957	4.6%
2024	12.62	1845^th	1942	5.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Huffman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.95	887^th	907	2.2%
2024	19.69	852^nd	886	3.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Huffman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.87	1902^nd	1972	3.5%
2019	7.41	2012^th	2019	0.3%
2022	12.94	1880^th	1977	4.9%
2023	10.23	1950^th	1984	1.7%
2024	16.46	1705^th	1959	13.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Huffman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.57	553^rd	698	20.8%
2019	23.21	637^th	711	10.4%
2022	28.58	540^th	684	21.1%
2023	25.48	588^th	692	15.0%
2024	31.58	475^th	655	27.5%

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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

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Enrollment information for Huffman Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	352	124	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	476
1990	361	128	1	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	500
1991	296	102	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1992	276	124	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1993	231	184	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
1994	230	194	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
1995	177	247	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
1996	177	247	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
1997	170	257	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1998	147	275	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
1999	108	297	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2000	80	328	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2001	59	270	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
2002	64	262	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2003	64	262	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2004	45	289	0	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	343
2005	32	289	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2006	42	273	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2007	39	273	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2008	39	282	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
2009	30	300	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	2	337
2010	32	323	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	3	363
2011	22	287	0	5	0	0	0	0	314
2012	24	291	0	1	0	0	1	0	317
2013	25	257	0	7	0	0	0	0	289
2014	26	328	0	1	0	0	0	0	355
2015	23	319	0	0	0	1	6	0	349
2016	20	334	0	2	0	0	5	0	361
2017	11	281	0	4	0	0	15	0	311
2018	20	282	0	6	0	0	12	0	320
2019	18	254	0	3	0	0	25	0	300
2020	17	252	0	2	0	0	17	0	288
2021	13	266	1	1	1	0	11	0	293
2022	14	230	1	4	1	0	10	0	260
2023	13	247	0	3	1	0	15	0	279
2024	12	242	0	2	1	0	20	0	277

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 Huffman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	476	21.0	22.6	n/a
1990	500	21.0	23.8	n/a
1991	402	22.0	18.2	n/a
1992	400	21.0	19.0	n/a
1993	422	20.0	21.1	n/a
1994	431	19.0	22.7	n/a
1995	431	20.8	20.7	n/a
1996	431	20.8	20.7	n/a
1997	440	21.0	21.0	n/a
1998	430	21.0	20.5	n/a
1999	411	22.0	18.7	n/a
2000	410	23.0	17.8	n/a
2001	333	18.0	18.5	n/a
2002	328	17.0	19.3	80.8
2003	328	17.0	19.3	80.8
2004	343	16.0	21.4	86
2005	330	18.0	18.3	89.4
2006	319	17.9	17.8	95.9
2007	318	15.0	21.2	97.8
2008	325	17.0	19.1	90.5
2009	337	19.9	16.9	87.5
2010	363	21.8	16.5	94.2
2011	314	19.0	16.5	90.4
2012	317	20.0	15.8	89.6
2013	289	17.3	16.6	75.4
2014	355	18.9	18.7	93.5
2015	349	21.0	16.6	97.7
2016	361	21.0	17.1	80.9
2017	311	19.3	16.1	92.3
2018	320	21.1	15.1	92.2
2019	300	18.7	16.0	92.3
2020	288	18.6	15.4	94.1
2021	293	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	260	18.8	13.8	96.2
2023	279	18.7	14.9	93.2
2024	277	17.6	15.7	87

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 Huffman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	476	21.0	22.6	n/a
1990	500	21.0	23.8	n/a
1991	402	22.0	18.2	n/a
1992	400	21.0	19.0	n/a
1993	422	20.0	21.1	n/a
1994	431	19.0	22.7	n/a
1995	431	20.8	20.7	n/a
1996	431	20.8	20.7	n/a
1997	440	21.0	21.0	n/a
1998	430	21.0	20.5	n/a
1999	411	22.0	18.7	n/a
2000	410	23.0	17.8	n/a
2001	333	18.0	18.5	n/a
2002	328	17.0	19.3	80.8
2003	328	17.0	19.3	80.8
2004	343	16.0	21.4	86
2005	330	18.0	18.3	89.4
2006	319	17.9	17.8	95.9
2007	318	15.0	21.2	97.8
2008	325	17.0	19.1	90.5
2009	337	19.9	16.9	87.5
2010	363	21.8	16.5	94.2
2011	314	19.0	16.5	90.4
2012	317	20.0	15.8	89.6
2013	289	17.3	16.6	75.4
2014	355	18.9	18.7	93.5
2015	349	21.0	16.6	97.7
2016	361	21.0	17.1	80.9
2017	311	19.3	16.1	92.3
2018	320	21.1	15.1	92.2
2019	300	18.7	16.0	92.3
2020	288	18.6	15.4	94.1
2021	293	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	260	18.8	13.8	96.2
2023	279	18.7	14.9	93.2
2024	277	17.6	15.7	87

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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