Is Cairo Elementary School a good school?

Cairo Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Cairo Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 182 students attended Cairo Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cairo Elementary School?

Students at Cairo Elementary School are 76% African American, 14% Two or more races, 9% White, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Cairo Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cairo Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Cairo Junior/Senior High School

Cairo Elementary School

Summary:

Cairo Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the low-income city of Cairo, Illinois. With consistently poor academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism, this school has struggled to support its students' learning and achievement.

Cairo Elementary School has ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools for the past decade, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math well below state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 6.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 30.6%. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students (100%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low-income student population. Despite the high spending per student, ranging from $15,187 to $23,763 in recent years, the school's academic outcomes remain dismal.

In comparison, nearby schools like Century Elementary and Meridian Elementary, while still struggling, perform significantly better than Cairo Elementary across various metrics. This suggests that the challenges faced by Cairo Elementary may be more severe and require a more targeted and comprehensive approach to improvement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

3101 Elm St
Cairo, IL 62914-1362

(618) 734-1027

District: Cairo Unified School District 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
2017^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,209

Students who attend Cairo Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cairo Junior/Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 182

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.8%

Two or more races:

14.3%

White:

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cairo Elementary School ranks worse than 97.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.8. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cairo Elementary School is $26,209.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cairo Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cairo Elementary School 2017^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Cairo Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Cairo Unified School District 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Cairo Unified School District 1 810^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cairo Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Cairo Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2011	11.84	1967^th	2147	8.4%
2012	13.92	1961^st	2166	9.5%
2013	10.57	2010^th	2167	7.2%
2014	15.61	1839^th	2093	12.1%
2015	12.00	1949^th	2052	5.0%
2016	12.86	1891^st	2046	7.6%
2017	12.93	1875^th	2044	8.3%
2018	11.68	1924^th	2037	5.5%
2019	8.47	2047^th	2086	1.9%
2021	10.67	1945^th	1948	0.2%
2022	14.90	1863^rd	2082	10.5%
2023	9.38	2059^th	2077	0.9%
2024	10.80	2017^th	2067	2.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.05	1604^th	1765	9.1%
2019	12.66	1765^th	1816	2.8%
2021	15.02	1504^th	1514	0.7%
2022	22.70	1486^th	1763	15.7%
2023	12.54	1789^th	1808	1.1%
2024	15.28	1729^th	1793	3.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Cairo Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	4.87	1964^th	1964	0.0%
2019	10.70	1928^th	2019	4.5%
2022	14.68	1785^th	1970	9.4%
2023	10.50	1914^th	1957	2.2%
2024	10.73	1894^th	1942	2.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cairo Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.54	789^th	907	13.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Cairo Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.57	1910^th	1972	3.1%
2019	9.28	1982^nd	2019	1.8%
2023	8.87	1972^nd	1984	0.6%
2024	15.60	1743^rd	1959	11.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Cairo Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.15	499^th	698	28.5%
2019	26.37	589^th	711	17.2%
2022	31.67	477^th	684	30.3%
2023	19.87	670^th	692	3.2%
2024	21.77	608^th	655	7.2%

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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 Cairo Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	79	314	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	395
1989	87	251	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	340
1990	82	258	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	340
1991	77	256	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
1992	63	254	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1993	74	270	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1994	61	276	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
1995	53	320	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
1996	53	320	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
1997	57	282	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1998	53	282	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
1999	42	298	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
2000	37	288	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
2001	27	277	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
2002	20	236	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
2003	20	236	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
2004	20	233	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	254
2005	19	208	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	10	238
2006	14	196	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	7	217
2007	15	194	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	20	231
2008	21	195	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	17	234
2009	12	168	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	17	197
2010	12	186	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	19	218
2011	19	228	0	0	0	0	26	0	273
2012	13	297	0	0	0	0	21	0	331
2013	19	321	0	0	0	0	18	0	358
2014	10	286	0	0	0	0	21	0	317
2015	11	263	0	0	0	0	19	0	293
2016	16	234	0	0	0	0	18	0	268
2017	18	214	0	0	0	0	25	0	257
2018	25	169	0	0	0	0	19	0	213
2019	24	136	0	1	0	0	23	0	184
2020	19	115	0	1	0	0	33	0	168
2021	14	126	0	1	0	0	27	0	168
2022	13	127	0	0	0	0	23	0	163
2023	16	138	0	2	0	0	26	0	182

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 Cairo Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	395	23.0	17.1	n/a
1989	340	23.0	14.7	n/a
1990	340	17.8	19.1	n/a
1991	333	17.0	19.5	n/a
1992	317	20.0	15.8	n/a
1993	344	18.0	19.1	n/a
1994	338	15.9	21.3	n/a
1995	374	17.0	22.0	n/a
1996	374	17.0	22.0	n/a
1997	342	17.9	19.1	n/a
1998	338	18.0	18.8	n/a
1999	341	18.0	18.9	n/a
2000	326	18.4	17.7	n/a
2001	305	18.9	16.1	n/a
2002	258	16.0	16.1	98.4
2003	258	16.0	16.1	98.4
2004	254	16.0	15.9	98
2005	238	18.0	13.2	97.8
2006	217	18.0	12.1	101.9
2007	231	15.0	15.4	108.1
2008	234	17.0	13.8	106.5
2009	197	17.0	11.6	107.8
2010	218	16.0	13.6	108
2011	273	25.0	10.9	98.9
2012	331	20.0	16.5	99.1
2013	358	22.6	15.8	99.2
2014	317	20.9	15.1	99.1
2015	293	21.0	13.9	99
2016	268	17.0	15.7	100
2017	257	18.0	14.2	98.8
2018	213	12.8	16.5	97.7
2019	184	13.7	13.4	99.5
2020	168	13.7	12.2	98.8
2021	168	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	163	14.3	11.3	100
2023	182	12.7	14.3	100

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 Cairo Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	395	23.0	17.1	n/a
1989	340	23.0	14.7	n/a
1990	340	17.8	19.1	n/a
1991	333	17.0	19.5	n/a
1992	317	20.0	15.8	n/a
1993	344	18.0	19.1	n/a
1994	338	15.9	21.3	n/a
1995	374	17.0	22.0	n/a
1996	374	17.0	22.0	n/a
1997	342	17.9	19.1	n/a
1998	338	18.0	18.8	n/a
1999	341	18.0	18.9	n/a
2000	326	18.4	17.7	n/a
2001	305	18.9	16.1	n/a
2002	258	16.0	16.1	98.4
2003	258	16.0	16.1	98.4
2004	254	16.0	15.9	98
2005	238	18.0	13.2	97.8
2006	217	18.0	12.1	101.9
2007	231	15.0	15.4	108.1
2008	234	17.0	13.8	106.5
2009	197	17.0	11.6	107.8
2010	218	16.0	13.6	108
2011	273	25.0	10.9	98.9
2012	331	20.0	16.5	99.1
2013	358	22.6	15.8	99.2
2014	317	20.9	15.1	99.1
2015	293	21.0	13.9	99
2016	268	17.0	15.7	100
2017	257	18.0	14.2	98.8
2018	213	12.8	16.5	97.7
2019	184	13.7	13.4	99.5
2020	168	13.7	12.2	98.8
2021	168	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	163	14.3	11.3	100
2023	182	12.7	14.3	100

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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