Is Estelle Sauget School of Choice a good school?

Estelle Sauget School of Choice ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Estelle Sauget School of Choice?

In the 2022-23 school year, 257 students attended Estelle Sauget School of Choice.

What is the racial makeup of Estelle Sauget School of Choice?

Students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice are 84% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Summary:

Estelle Sauget School of Choice is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Cahokia, Illinois, part of the Cahokia CUSD 187 district, which is ranked 812 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating. With 257 students, Estelle Sauget has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Estelle Sauget faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30.9% to 44.5% in recent years, well above the state average. Academically, only 9.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 4.8% in Math in 2023-2024, far below the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4% respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, low-income students, and African American students, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Illinois schools for these subgroups.

Estelle Sauget is located near several other low-performing elementary schools in the Cahokia and East St. Louis districts, suggesting a broader systemic issue in the region. These schools also have extremely high rates of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, ranging from 93-100%. Despite relatively high per-student spending levels of around $18,000-$20,000, Estelle Sauget and the other nearby schools have struggled to improve student outcomes, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be enough to address the deep-rooted issues these schools face.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1700 Jerome Ln
Cahokia, IL 62206-2329

(618) 332-4741

District: Cahokia CUSD 187

SchoolDigger Rank:
1830^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,939

Student/teacher ratio: 17.1

Number of students: 257

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.4%

White:

7.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Estelle Sauget School of Choice ranks worse than 88.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Cahokia CUSD 187 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.4. (See more...)

Compare Details Estelle Sauget School of Choice ranks worse than 95.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.66. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Estelle Sauget School of Choice is $20,939, which is the 3^rd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Cahokia CUSD 187 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Estelle Sauget School of Choice:

SchoolDigger ranks Estelle Sauget School of Choice 1830^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Estelle Sauget School of Choice in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Estelle Sauget School of Choice 1300^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Estelle Sauget School of Choice in the ranking list.)

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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 Estelle Sauget School of Choice

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2010	55.93	1147^th	2139	46.4%
2011	39.29	1495^th	2147	30.4%
2012	37.86	1554^th	2166	28.3%
2013	48.07	1199^th	2167	44.7%
2014	30.74	1519^th	2093	27.4%
2015	27.86	1479^th	2052	27.9%
2016	17.13	1782^nd	2046	12.9%
2017	20.78	1655^th	2044	19.0%
2018	17.09	1756^th	2037	13.8%
2019	12.37	1955^th	2086	6.3%
2022	11.09	2034^th	2082	2.3%
2023	12.04	1966^th	2077	5.3%
2024	15.40	1830^th	2067	11.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.92	1507^th	1765	14.6%
2019	16.55	1703^rd	1816	6.2%
2022	16.02	1694^th	1763	3.9%
2023	15.83	1725^th	1808	4.6%
2024	17.88	1660^th	1793	7.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.44	1748^th	1964	11.0%
2019	11.21	1916^th	2019	5.1%
2022	10.65	1942^nd	1970	1.4%
2023	15.70	1763^rd	1957	9.9%
2024	20.91	1563^rd	1942	19.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.14	1594^th	1972	19.2%
2019	16.92	1768^th	2019	12.4%
2022	12.55	1891^st	1977	4.4%
2023	9.35	1967^th	1984	0.9%
2024	12.06	1876^th	1959	4.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.68	429^th	698	38.5%
2019	31.63	505^th	711	29.0%
2022	22.05	658^th	684	3.8%
2023	33.88	461^st	692	33.4%
2024	34.48	428^th	655	34.7%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2010	60.92	598^th	1327	54.9%
2011	45.23	836^th	1344	37.8%
2012	29.19	1058^th	1365	22.5%
2013	32.41	989^th	1367	27.7%
2014	13.17	1200^th	1322	9.2%
2015	16.77	1129^th	1302	13.3%
2016	17.75	1133^rd	1294	12.4%
2017	16.19	1130^th	1293	12.6%
2018	24.62	976^th	1293	24.5%
2019	25.97	999^th	1356	26.3%
2022	14.34	1262^nd	1369	7.8%
2023	11.24	1314^th	1367	3.9%
2024	11.66	1300^th	1363	4.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.53	796^th	1161	31.4%
2019	34.20	828^th	1217	32.0%
2022	15.70	1171^st	1221	4.1%
2023	12.56	1208^th	1234	2.1%
2024	15.05	1150^th	1219	5.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.04	791^st	1226	35.5%
2019	32.69	866^th	1276	32.1%
2022	12.30	1222^nd	1286	5.0%
2023	9.82	1245^th	1275	2.4%
2024	18.73	1038^th	1251	17.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.47	1054^th	1223	13.8%
2019	18.83	1088^th	1296	16.0%
2022	19.24	1068^th	1286	17.0%
2023	11.61	1253^rd	1292	3.0%
2024	8.61	1262^nd	1264	0.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.21	218^th	511	57.3%
2019	47.90	240^th	565	57.5%
2022	29.43	449^th	573	21.6%
2023	22.27	515^th	569	9.5%
2024	27.22	424^th	548	22.6%

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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 Estelle Sauget School of Choice

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2009	132	211	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	2	358
2010	162	251	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	4	430
2011	152	275	0	12	0	0	0	0	439
2012	142	273	0	17	0	0	3	0	435
2013	118	253	0	19	0	0	4	0	394
2014	87	221	1	19	0	0	4	0	332
2015	76	223	1	19	0	0	4	0	323
2016	68	190	0	19	0	0	11	0	288
2017	59	176	0	15	0	0	17	0	267
2018	51	166	0	12	1	0	17	0	247
2019	46	178	0	9	0	0	17	0	250
2020	40	203	0	12	0	0	15	0	270
2021	36	207	0	12	0	0	15	0	270
2022	33	206	0	6	0	0	12	0	257
2023	20	217	0	5	0	0	15	0	257

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Estelle Sauget School of Choice

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	358	21.0	17.0	62.6
2010	430	29.2	14.7	73.7
2011	439	28.0	15.6	71.1
2012	435	26.0	16.7	55.4
2013	394	31.5	12.4	48.2
2014	332	17.9	18.4	84.6
2015	323	17.0	19.0	89.8
2016	288	16.0	18.0	56.6
2017	267	15.2	17.5	74.2
2018	247	14.4	17.1	76.9
2019	250	14.0	17.8	83.6
2020	270	14.0	19.2	88.1
2021	270	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	257	14.0	18.3	93.4
2023	257	15.0	17.1	93.8

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 Estelle Sauget School of Choice

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	358	21.0	17.0	62.6
2010	430	29.2	14.7	73.7
2011	439	28.0	15.6	71.1
2012	435	26.0	16.7	55.4
2013	394	31.5	12.4	48.2
2014	332	17.9	18.4	84.6
2015	323	17.0	19.0	89.8
2016	288	16.0	18.0	56.6
2017	267	15.2	17.5	74.2
2018	247	14.4	17.1	76.9
2019	250	14.0	17.8	83.6
2020	270	14.0	19.2	88.1
2021	270	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	257	14.0	18.3	93.4
2023	257	15.0	17.1	93.8

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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