New Athens Elem
New Athens, IL · New Athens CUSD 60
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, distant
390th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 81%▼ Declining
501 Hanft St, New Athens, IL 62264
(618)475-2172NCES ID 172796004763Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks New Athens Elem 390th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 81% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 92th in 2019 to 82th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 245 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.2% | 98.0% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 1.2% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Black | 1.4% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.4 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 $163K in zip 62264 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is New Athens Elem in?
New Athens Elem is part of the New Athens CUSD 60 district in New Athens, Illinois.
Is New Athens Elem a good school?
SchoolRow ranks New Athens Elem 390th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 81% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of New Athens Elem?
White 98%, Hispanic 1% (245 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near New Athens Elem cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62264 is $163K 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.