St Elmo Jr High School
Saint Elmo, IL · St Elmo CUSD 202
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Rural, remote
227th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 67%▲ Improving
300 W 12th St, Saint Elmo, IL 62458
(618)829-3227NCES ID 173723003863Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks St Elmo Jr High School 227th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 67% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 21th in 2019 to 67th in 2025 — improving.
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 57 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.3% | 94.7% | ▼ 2.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.7% | 3.5% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 1.8% | ▲ 1.8 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 $126K in zip 62458 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2012
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than St Elmo Jr High School
- #447Brownstown Jr High SchoolBrownstown CUSD 201 · 6.5 mi away447th of 685
ELA 56% ▲2 · Math 19%Compare - #461Vandalia Junior High SchoolVandalia CUSD 203 · 14.1 mi away461st of 685
ELA 50% ▼4 · Math 23%Compare - #401Effingham Junior High SchoolEffingham CUSD 40 · 16.8 mi away401st of 685
ELA 47% ▼7 · Math 34%Compare - #620South Central Middle SchoolSouth Central CUD 401 · 18.5 mi away620th of 685
ELA 27% ▼27 · Math 15%Compare - #60Teutopolis Junior High SchoolTeutopolis CUSD 50 · 20.5 mi away60th of 685
ELA 81% ▲27 · Math 61%Compare - #465Patoka Jr High SchoolPatoka CUSD 100 · 22.6 mi away465th of 685
ELA 36% ▼18Compare - #600Mulberry Grove Jr High SchoolMulberry Grove CUSD 1 · 24.2 mi away600th of 685
ELA 24% ▼30Compare - #240Moulton Elementary SchoolShelbyville CUSD 4 · 26.2 mi away240th of 685
ELA 71% ▲17 · Math 34%Compare
What school district is St Elmo Jr High School in?
St Elmo Jr High School is part of the St Elmo CUSD 202 district in Saint Elmo, Illinois.
Is St Elmo Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks St Elmo Jr High School 227th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 67% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of St Elmo Jr High School?
White 95%, Hispanic 4%, Black 2% (57 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near St Elmo Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62458 is $126K 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.