Katie Harper-Wright Elem
East Saint Louis, IL · East St Louis SD 189
Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Suburb, large
1,859th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 12%▼ Declining
7710 State St, East Saint Louis, IL 62203
(618)646-3860NCES ID 171332005849Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Katie Harper-Wright Elem 1,859th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 12% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 21th in 2019 to 12th 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 4
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 383 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2006, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 98.4% | 97.9% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 1.0% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| White | 1.2% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.9 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2006. 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 $44K in zip 62203 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Katie Harper-Wright Elem in?
Katie Harper-Wright Elem is part of the East St Louis SD 189 district in East Saint Louis, Illinois.
Is Katie Harper-Wright Elem a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Katie Harper-Wright Elem 1,859th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 12% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Katie Harper-Wright Elem?
Black 98%, American Indian 1% (383 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Katie Harper-Wright Elem cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62203 is $44K 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.