Central School District 104

Summary:

Central School District 104 in Illinois has two schools - Dawn Elser Elementary School and Joseph Arthur Middle School. The data shows that Dawn Elser Elementary has seen an improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1,271 out of 2,082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 909 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.6%. In contrast, Joseph Arthur Middle School has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking, moving from 759 out of 1,369 Illinois middle schools in 2021-2022 to 842 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024.

Academically, Dawn Elser Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for 3rd and 4th grades, while Joseph Arthur Middle School underperforms the district and state averages in these subjects across all grade levels. Interestingly, Joseph Arthur Middle School performs better in Science proficiency, with 50% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024.

Both schools have a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with Dawn Elser Elementary at 51.37% and Joseph Arthur Middle at 53.85% in 2022-2023. The per-student spending for Dawn Elser Elementary is $13,028 and for Joseph Arthur Middle is $12,498 in 2022-2023. Dawn Elser Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of 11.4, while Joseph Arthur Middle has a ratio of 14.7 in 2022-2023.

District Detail

309 Hartman Ln
O Fallon, IL 62269-1725

(618) 632-6336

SchoolDigger Rank:
542^nd of 813 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 636

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dawn Elser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	309 Hartman Ln	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	Central School District 104	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 632-6336	384	35	10.9	52.1%	162 (42.2%)	114 (29.7%)	41 (10.7%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.3%)	51.1	909^th of 2067 public elementary schools	56.0%		47.8	998^th of 2077 public elementary schools	51.9%	89		28.1	35.8					31.7	31.3	28.6					30.0	95.3	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.6	95.3	12.8		$14,476	$662	$13,814
Joseph Arthur Middle School	Public	5-8	160 Saint Ellen Mine Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	Central School District 104	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 632-6336	252	20	12.6	63.1%	99 (39.3%)	87 (34.5%)	28 (11.1%)	15 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	33.6	842^nd of 1363 public middle schools	38.2%		36.3	831^st of 1367 public middle schools	39.2%	11	50.0			21.1	37.7	19.0	32.9	27.8			17.5	14.8	20.6	17.2	17.6	99.2	99.6	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.2	99.2		72.4	$12,339	$658	$11,681

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105	1.47 mi	2	612^th
O Fallon CCSD 90	1.59 mi	7	130^th
O Fallon Township HSD 203	2.55 mi	1	99^th
Shiloh Village School District 85	3.06 mi	2	200^th
Wolf Branch School District 113	3.14 mi	2	100^th

Central School District 104

District Detail

Dawn Elser Elementary School

Joseph Arthur Middle School

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