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Union Elem School

Belleville, IL · Belleville SD 118

Regular public school · Grades K - 6 · Suburb, large

1,236th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 41% Declining

20 S 27th St, Belleville, IL 62226

(618)233-4132NCES ID 170561000239Directory 202324

428
Students
2023–24 enrollment
17.1:1
Student / teacher ratio
78%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
27.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Union Elem School 1,236th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 41% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 59th in 2019 to 41th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%41%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Union Elem School
49%
IL average
52%
Math
Union Elem School
27%
IL average
38%
Science
Union Elem School
38%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Union Elem School IL average
25%50%75%49%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Union Elem School IL average
25%50%75%27%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Union Elem School IL average
25%50%75%38%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%74%67%55%33%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%47%41%33%16%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%71%26%201920202024no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 428 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

7%White26%Black57%10%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 7%White 26%Black 57%Two or more races 10%92%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Black43.2%57.0% 13.8 pts
White44.2%25.5% 18.7 pts
Two or more races6.8%9.8% 3.0 pts
Hispanic3.9%7.2% 3.3 pts
Pacific Islander1.2%0.2% 1.0 pts
Asian0.7%0.0% 0.7 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $185K in zip 62226 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004

$47K$93K$140K$186K$177K20042010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Union Elem School in?

Union Elem School is part of the Belleville SD 118 district in Belleville, Illinois.

Is Union Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Union Elem School 1,236th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 41% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Union Elem School?

Black 57%, White 26%, Two or more races 10%, Hispanic 7% (428 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Union Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62226 is $185K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.