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Du Quoin Elementary School

Du Quoin, IL · Du Quoin CUSD 300

Regular public school · Grades K - 4 · Town, remote

1,216th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 42% Declining

845 E Jackson St, Du Quoin, IL 62832

(618)542-2646NCES ID 171276001535Directory 202324

586
Students
2023–24 enrollment
16.3:1
Student / teacher ratio
59%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
20.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Du Quoin Elementary School 1,216th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 42% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 55th in 2019 to 42th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%42%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 4

English Language Arts
Du Quoin Elementary School
40%
IL average
52%
Math
Du Quoin Elementary School
37%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Du Quoin Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%40%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Du Quoin Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%37%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%46%43%29%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%55%42%29%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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 586 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White86%9%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 86%Two or more races 9%93%7%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White84.1%85.7% 1.6 pts
Two or more races6.9%9.4% 2.5 pts
Black5.9%2.7% 3.2 pts
Hispanic2.3%1.7% 0.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.5% 0.2 pts
Pacific Islander0.5%0.0% 0.5 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 $106K in zip 62832 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$29K$58K$87K$116K$105K2009201520202025

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What school district is Du Quoin Elementary School in?

Du Quoin Elementary School is part of the Du Quoin CUSD 300 district in Du Quoin, Illinois.

Is Du Quoin Elementary School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Du Quoin Elementary School 1,216th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 42% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Du Quoin Elementary School?

White 86%, Two or more races 9%, Black 3%, Hispanic 2% (586 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Du Quoin Elementary School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62832 is $106K 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.