Is Parkside Elementary School a good school?

Parkside Elementary School ranks 1374 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Parkside Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 525 students attended Parkside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Elementary School?

Students at Parkside Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Parkside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Parkside Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Parkview Junior High School High : Lawrenceville High School

Parkside Elementary School

Summary:

Parkside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lawrenceville, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 513 students. The school is part of the Lawrence County CUD 20 district, which is ranked 649 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkside Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its local district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.7% of Parkside students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide and 30.8% in the district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 15.9% at Parkside, compared to 28.4% statewide and 14.1% in the district. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 41.5% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 20.2%. Parkside's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who all perform significantly below state and district averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary, Richland County Elementary, and Allendale Elementary generally outperform Parkside Elementary in academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and other key metrics. For example, Richland County Elementary had 44.5% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to Parkside's 23.7%. Even a closer neighboring school, Bridgeport Grade School, also struggles, with only 28% of students proficient or better in ELA and 38% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages. Parkside Elementary's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, indicating that the school is falling behind its peers across the state.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1900 Cedar St
Lawrenceville, IL 62439-2156

(618) 943-3922

District: Lawrence County CUD 20

SchoolDigger Rank:
1374^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,135

Students who attend Parkside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Parkview Junior High School
High:	Lawrenceville High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 525

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Parkside Elementary School ranks worse than 66.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.78. (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: White (89.1%), two or more races (5.1%), Hispanic (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Parkside Elementary School is 12.6. (See more...)

Compare Parkside Elementary School employs 41.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Parkside Elementary School is $13,135.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Parkside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Parkside Elementary School 1374^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Parkside Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Lawrence County CUD 20:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence County CUD 20 649^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Parkside Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Parkside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	66.63	820^th	2020	59.4%
2004	64.03	870^th	2030	57.1%
2005	56.16	1095^th	2022	45.8%
2006	52.17	1262^nd	2086	39.5%
2007	50.05	1324^th	2095	36.8%
2008	63.71	934^th	2092	55.4%
2009	65.53	881^st	2120	58.4%
2010	61.85	1003^rd	2139	53.1%
2011	59.66	1050^th	2147	51.1%
2012	59.03	1060^th	2166	51.1%
2013	41.51	1363^rd	2167	37.1%
2014	33.82	1448^th	2093	30.8%
2015	35.42	1248^th	2052	39.2%
2016	45.08	1059^th	2046	48.2%
2017	43.57	1082^nd	2044	47.1%
2018	43.73	1080^th	2037	47.0%
2019	35.00	1313^th	2086	37.1%
2021	39.58	1062^nd	1948	45.5%
2022	51.78	903^rd	2082	56.6%
2023	47.70	1001^st	2077	51.8%
2024	30.78	1374^th	2067	33.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Parkside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.83	514^th	763	32.6%
2019	31.77	788^th	1194	34.0%
2021	24.20	525^th	640	18.0%
2022	34.54	666^th	1113	40.2%
2023	29.29	803^rd	1156	30.5%
2024	46.07	535^th	1195	55.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.15	849^th	1765	51.9%
2019	45.05	964^th	1816	46.9%
2021	48.63	668^th	1514	55.9%
2022	60.58	537^th	1763	69.5%
2023	58.20	613^th	1808	66.1%
2024	38.03	1110^th	1793	38.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Parkside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.17	985^th	1964	49.8%
2019	33.55	1310^th	2019	35.1%
2021	36.24	1011^th	1680	39.8%
2022	57.96	725^th	1970	63.2%
2023	52.65	830^th	1957	57.6%
2024	31.45	1285^th	1942	33.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Parkside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.21	470^th	907	48.2%
2024	56.41	267^th	886	69.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Parkside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.01	1138^th	1972	42.3%
2019	37.21	1214^th	2019	39.9%
2021	39.08	958^th	1707	43.9%
2022	44.55	996^th	1977	49.6%
2023	42.23	1061^st	1984	46.5%
2024	30.80	1297^th	1959	33.8%

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Rank History for White students at Parkside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.50	1134^th	1463	22.5%
2019	18.11	1288^th	1462	11.9%
2021	21.59	1113^th	1308	14.9%
2022	28.30	1094^th	1425	23.2%
2023	25.78	1122^nd	1419	20.9%
2024	15.03	1262^nd	1392	9.3%

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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 Parkside Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	647	9	0	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
2003	647	9	0	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
2004	630	16	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
2005	634	8	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	649
2006	644	5	2	5	2	n/a	n/a	2	660
2007	629	5	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	12	651
2008	621	4	3	4	1	n/a	n/a	9	642
2009	601	11	2	11	1	n/a	n/a	12	638
2010	604	2	2	7	1	n/a	n/a	11	627
2011	554	5	3	12	2	0	7	0	583
2012	563	5	2	13	2	0	8	0	593
2013	603	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	606
2014	598	6	3	10	0	0	1	0	618
2015	607	8	2	12	0	0	0	0	629
2016	601	10	3	9	2	0	1	0	626
2017	594	11	4	14	1	0	1	0	625
2018	615	12	3	20	1	0	2	0	653
2019	522	10	4	20	0	0	11	0	567
2020	525	13	2	24	0	0	13	0	577
2021	522	14	1	18	0	0	14	0	569
2022	471	9	0	22	0	0	29	0	531
2023	453	16	0	16	0	0	28	0	513
2024	468	10	0	20	0	0	27	0	525

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 Parkside Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	667	39.0	17.1	40.3
2003	667	39.0	17.1	40.3
2004	652	38.0	17.2	42.9
2005	649	37.5	17.3	40.7
2006	660	38.5	17.1	44.5
2007	651	37.0	17.6	42.3
2008	642	37.0	17.4	50.6
2009	638	37.5	17.0	40.7
2010	627	37.5	16.7	48.5
2011	583	31.5	18.4	51.6
2012	593	35.5	16.6	53.1
2013	606	45.5	13.3	48.8
2014	618	37.0	16.7	55.5
2015	629	41.0	15.3	55.5
2016	626	40.0	15.6	53.7
2017	625	40.6	15.3	55.2
2018	653	42.0	15.5	53.4
2019	567	41.5	13.6	53.1
2020	577	38.6	14.9	53.6
2021	569	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	531	42.1	12.5	56.9
2023	513	40.8	12.5	66.3
2024	525	41.5	12.6	71

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 Parkside Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	667	39.0	17.1	40.3
2003	667	39.0	17.1	40.3
2004	652	38.0	17.2	42.9
2005	649	37.5	17.3	40.7
2006	660	38.5	17.1	44.5
2007	651	37.0	17.6	42.3
2008	642	37.0	17.4	50.6
2009	638	37.5	17.0	40.7
2010	627	37.5	16.7	48.5
2011	583	31.5	18.4	51.6
2012	593	35.5	16.6	53.1
2013	606	45.5	13.3	48.8
2014	618	37.0	16.7	55.5
2015	629	41.0	15.3	55.5
2016	626	40.0	15.6	53.7
2017	625	40.6	15.3	55.2
2018	653	42.0	15.5	53.4
2019	567	41.5	13.6	53.1
2020	577	38.6	14.9	53.6
2021	569	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	531	42.1	12.5	56.9
2023	513	40.8	12.5	66.3
2024	525	41.5	12.6	71

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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