Is Christopher Elementary School a good school?

Christopher Elementary School ranks 1253 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Christopher Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 514 students attended Christopher Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Elementary School?

Students at Christopher Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Christopher Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Christopher Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Christopher High

Christopher Elementary School

Summary:

Christopher Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in the Christopher Unified School District 99 in Illinois. The school has 486 students and is located in Christopher, IL, a district ranked 587 out of 813 in the state and rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

While Christopher Elementary School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 8.9% in 2020-2021 to 23.7% in 2022-2023, its academic performance is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, the school's proficiency rate in IAR/English Language Arts for all grades was 41.3% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its performance in IAR/Mathematics for all grades was only 16.2%, significantly lower than the state average of 28.4%. The school also ranks particularly low for White students and Special Education students compared to other Illinois elementary schools.

Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools like Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary School and Sesser-Valier Elementary School, Christopher Elementary School is underperforming academically, particularly in mathematics. Additionally, the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Christopher Elementary School (68.93%) likely contributes to the school's academic challenges, as research has shown that students from low-income families often face additional barriers to academic success.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

501 S Snider St
Christopher, IL 62822-1360

(618) 724-7604

District: Christopher Unified School District 99

SchoolDigger Rank:
1253^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,579

Students who attend Christopher Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Christopher High

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 514

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Christopher Elementary School ranks worse than 60.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.58. (See more...)

Compare Details Christopher Elementary School ranks better than 61.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.86. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (95.7%), two or more races (2.1%), Hispanic (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Christopher Elementary School is 13.3. (See more...)

Compare Christopher Elementary School employs 38.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Christopher Elementary School is $12,579.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Christopher Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Christopher Elementary School 1253^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Christopher Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Christopher Elementary School 526^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Christopher Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Christopher Unified School District 99:

SchoolDigger ranks Christopher Unified School District 99 587^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Christopher Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.44	798^th	2020	60.5%
2004	61.56	946^th	2030	53.4%
2005	71.44	625^th	2022	69.1%
2006	56.53	1156^th	2086	44.6%
2007	52.85	1265^th	2095	39.6%
2008	61.65	995^th	2092	52.4%
2009	58.84	1075^th	2120	49.3%
2010	53.36	1215^th	2139	43.2%
2011	42.73	1427^th	2147	33.5%
2012	35.81	1582^nd	2166	27.0%
2013	25.16	1700^th	2167	21.6%
2014	27.39	1596^th	2093	23.7%
2015	22.28	1650^th	2052	19.6%
2016	21.75	1646^th	2046	19.6%
2017	21.67	1638^th	2044	19.9%
2018	33.41	1340^th	2037	34.2%
2019	38.65	1228^th	2086	41.1%
2021	29.06	1310^th	1948	32.8%
2022	27.31	1459^th	2082	29.9%
2023	35.82	1266^th	2077	39.0%
2024	35.58	1253^rd	2067	39.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	43.74	562^nd	1194	52.9%
2022	22.89	997^th	1113	10.4%
2023	25.91	900^th	1156	22.1%
2024	24.12	965^th	1195	19.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	47.95	890^th	1816	51.0%
2021	42.12	808^th	1514	46.6%
2022	32.91	1196^th	1763	32.2%
2023	49.50	829^th	1808	54.1%
2024	42.28	1000^th	1793	44.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.00	1191^st	1964	39.4%
2019	34.26	1292^nd	2019	36.0%
2021	27.77	1193^rd	1680	29.0%
2022	26.85	1405^th	1970	28.7%
2023	33.10	1244^th	1957	36.4%
2024	32.68	1252^nd	1942	35.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.32	628^th	907	30.8%
2024	32.32	594^th	886	33.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.94	1360^th	1972	31.0%
2019	41.03	1128^th	2019	44.1%
2021	24.72	1271^st	1707	25.5%
2022	27.11	1387^th	1977	29.8%
2023	35.18	1204^th	1984	39.3%
2024	37.02	1147^th	1959	41.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.99	1294^th	1463	11.6%
2019	21.95	1217^th	1462	16.8%
2021	17.07	1185^th	1308	9.4%
2022	11.94	1343^rd	1425	5.8%
2023	20.54	1198^th	1419	15.6%
2024	19.72	1193^rd	1392	14.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	72.44	343^rd	1185	71.1%
2004	63.42	497^th	1204	58.7%
2005	63.99	521^st	1209	56.9%
2006	60.77	561^st	1272	55.9%
2007	56.09	666^th	1287	48.3%
2008	58.22	647^th	1293	50.0%
2015	15.86	1151^st	1302	11.6%
2016	16.84	1151^st	1294	11.1%
2017	15.71	1140^th	1293	11.8%
2018	30.92	882^nd	1293	31.8%
2019	44.00	706^th	1356	47.9%
2021	55.45	450^th	1241	63.7%
2022	55.30	508^th	1369	62.9%
2023	55.68	503^rd	1367	63.2%
2024	54.86	526^th	1363	61.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.60	340^th	602	43.5%
2019	24.58	756^th	792	4.5%
2023	24.33	657^th	805	18.4%
2024	26.95	609^th	802	24.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	56.18	448^th	1217	63.2%
2021	71.88	145^th	1019	85.8%
2022	61.27	339^th	1221	72.2%
2023	64.45	312^th	1234	74.7%
2024	60.62	369^th	1219	69.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.50	941^st	1226	23.2%
2019	44.91	659^th	1276	48.4%
2021	61.76	325^th	1017	68.0%
2022	51.22	525^th	1286	59.2%
2023	51.70	529^th	1275	58.5%
2024	49.08	568^th	1251	54.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.09	326^th	639	49.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.25	719^th	1223	41.2%
2019	43.81	656^th	1296	49.4%
2021	43.53	515^th	1048	50.9%
2022	57.14	455^th	1286	64.6%
2023	50.83	547^th	1292	57.7%
2024	54.01	493^rd	1264	61.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.87	801^st	889	9.9%
2019	27.47	685^th	905	24.3%
2021	42.96	431^st	813	47.0%
2022	39.56	522^nd	898	41.9%
2023	35.46	583^rd	895	34.9%
2024	39.32	529^th	875	39.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Christopher Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	527	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
2001	544	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
2002	535	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2003	535	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2004	555	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
2005	565	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	5	575
2006	536	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	10	548
2007	544	2	3	3	n/a	n/a	10	562
2008	578	3	2	3	n/a	n/a	6	592
2009	573	2	2	2	n/a	n/a	11	590
2010	402	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	5	410
2011	423	1	0	0	0	10	0	434
2012	407	1	0	0	0	12	0	420
2013	422	1	0	0	0	11	0	434
2014	382	0	0	0	1	13	0	396
2015	571	1	0	1	1	18	0	592
2016	560	1	0	1	1	18	0	581
2017	572	1	0	0	1	16	0	590
2018	534	1	0	0	1	15	0	551
2019	535	0	0	0	1	17	0	553
2020	482	1	0	1	1	16	0	501
2021	467	0	0	1	0	14	0	482
2022	442	3	0	5	0	16	0	466
2023	467	6	0	5	0	8	0	486
2024	492	3	0	8	0	11	0	514

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Christopher Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	527	37.0	14.2	n/a
2001	544	38.0	14.3	n/a
2002	536	34.0	15.8	53.2
2003	536	34.0	15.8	53.2
2004	555	35.0	15.9	51.2
2005	575	36.0	16.0	52.1
2006	548	35.0	15.7	59.1
2007	562	34.0	16.5	61.6
2008	592	27.0	21.9	56.3
2009	590	38.0	15.5	58.5
2010	410	27.0	15.1	87.9
2011	434	25.0	17.3	79.5
2012	420	24.0	17.5	60.2
2013	434	34.6	12.5	61.3
2014	396	25.5	15.4	65.4
2015	592	25.0	23.6	68.1
2016	581	23.0	25.2	59.7
2017	590	21.1	27.9	12.4
2018	551	23.1	23.8	22.9
2019	553	24.6	22.4	66.9
2020	501	23.1	21.6	66.1
2021	482	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	466	n/a	n/a	71
2023	486	36.4	13.3	68.9
2024	514	38.5	13.3	65

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Christopher Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	527	37.0	14.2	n/a
2001	544	38.0	14.3	n/a
2002	536	34.0	15.8	53.2
2003	536	34.0	15.8	53.2
2004	555	35.0	15.9	51.2
2005	575	36.0	16.0	52.1
2006	548	35.0	15.7	59.1
2007	562	34.0	16.5	61.6
2008	592	27.0	21.9	56.3
2009	590	38.0	15.5	58.5
2010	410	27.0	15.1	87.9
2011	434	25.0	17.3	79.5
2012	420	24.0	17.5	60.2
2013	434	34.6	12.5	61.3
2014	396	25.5	15.4	65.4
2015	592	25.0	23.6	68.1
2016	581	23.0	25.2	59.7
2017	590	21.1	27.9	12.4
2018	551	23.1	23.8	22.9
2019	553	24.6	22.4	66.9
2020	501	23.1	21.6	66.1
2021	482	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	466	n/a	n/a	71
2023	486	36.4	13.3	68.9
2024	514	38.5	13.3	65

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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