Parkside Primary School
Bethalto, IL · Bethalto CUSD 8
Regular public school · Grades 2 - 3 · Suburb, small
1,264th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 40%▼ Declining
600 E Central St, Bethalto, IL 62010
(618)377-4100NCES ID 170612003103Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Parkside Primary School 1,264th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 40% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 50th in 2019 to 40th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 3
Two or more races (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.
Two or more races (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.
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 339 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1998, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.9% | 87.0% | ▼ 7.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.8% | 5.0% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 4.1% | ▲ 4.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.0% | 3.5% | ▲ 1.5 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 0.3% | ▼ 1.0 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1998. 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 $205K in zip 62010 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Parkside Primary School
- –Bethalto East Primary SchoolBethalto CUSD 8 · 1 mi awayCompare
- #1135Meadowbrook Intermediate SchBethalto CUSD 8 · 1.2 mi away1,135th of 2,105
ELA 51% ▲16 · Math 31% ▼9Compare - –Midway SchoolEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 3.6 mi awayCompare
- #1687Eastwood Elem SchoolEast Alton SD 13 · 4.1 mi away1,687th of 2,105
ELA 32% ▼3 · Math 18% ▼22Compare - #1361Lewis-Clark Elem SchoolWood River-Hartford ESD 15 · 4.6 mi away1,361st of 2,105
ELA 41% ▲6 · Math 28% ▼12Compare - #1329Central Intermediate SchoolRoxana CUSD 1 · 4.6 mi away1,329th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▲4 · Math 33% ▼7Compare - –South Primary SchoolRoxana CUSD 1 · 6 mi awayCompare
- #1401East Elementary SchoolAlton CUSD 11 · 6.5 mi away1,401st of 2,105
ELA 38% ▲3 · Math 29% ▼11Compare
What school district is Parkside Primary School in?
Parkside Primary School is part of the Bethalto CUSD 8 district in Bethalto, Illinois.
Is Parkside Primary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Parkside Primary School 1,264th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 40% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Parkside Primary School?
White 87%, Two or more races 5%, Black 4%, Hispanic 4% (339 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Parkside Primary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62010 is $205K 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.