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Jefferson Attendance Center

Carmi, IL · Carmi-White County CUSD 5

Regular public school · Grades 2 - 3 · Town, distant

123rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 94% Improving

713 4th St, Carmi, IL 62821

(618)382-7016NCES ID 170850000470Directory 202324

175
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
55%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
8.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Jefferson Attendance Center 123rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 94% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 60th in 2019 to 94th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%94%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Jefferson Attendance Center
64%
IL average
52%
Math
Jefferson Attendance Center
91%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Jefferson Attendance Center IL average
25%50%75%64%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Jefferson Attendance Center IL average
25%50%75%91%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%63%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%90%201920202025no 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 175 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White93%
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categories changedWhite 93%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White94.3%93.1% 1.2 pts
Hispanic3.1%2.3% 0.8 pts
Two or more races2.6%2.3% 0.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.1% 1.1 pts
Black0.0%1.1% 1.1 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 $121K in zip 62821 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016

$33K$66K$99K$132K$111K201620202025

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What school district is Jefferson Attendance Center in?

Jefferson Attendance Center is part of the Carmi-White County CUSD 5 district in Carmi, Illinois.

Is Jefferson Attendance Center a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Jefferson Attendance Center 123rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 94% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Attendance Center?

White 93%, Hispanic 2%, Two or more races 2%, Asian 1% (175 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Jefferson Attendance Center cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62821 is $121K 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.