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Selmaville Elem School

Salem, IL · Selmaville CCSD 10

Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · Rural, fringe

1,486th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 29% Declining

3185 Selmaville Rd, Salem, IL 62881

(618)548-2416NCES ID 173577005019Directory 202324

231
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
48%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
13.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Selmaville Elem School 1,486th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 29% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 61th in 2019 to 29th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%29%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Selmaville Elem School
46%
IL average
52%
Math
Selmaville Elem School
17%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Selmaville Elem School IL average
25%50%75%46%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Selmaville Elem School IL average
25%50%75%17%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Selmaville Elem School IL average
25%50%75%54%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%46%20%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2022) stops 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%20%18%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2022) stops 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%58%201920202024no 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 231 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2005, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White92%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 92%99%20052023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White94.1%91.8% 2.3 pts
Two or more races3.6%3.9% 0.3 pts
Hispanic0.0%2.6% 2.6 pts
Black0.5%1.3% 0.8 pts
Asian1.4%0.4% 1.0 pts
Pacific Islander0.5%0.0% 0.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2005. 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 $147K in zip 62881 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016

$36K$71K$107K$143K$136K201620202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Selmaville Elem School in?

Selmaville Elem School is part of the Selmaville CCSD 10 district in Salem, Illinois.

Is Selmaville Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Selmaville Elem School 1,486th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 29% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Selmaville Elem School?

White 92%, Two or more races 4%, Hispanic 3%, Black 1% (231 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Selmaville Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62881 is $147K 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.