Is Marie Schaefer Elementary School a good school?

Marie Schaefer Elementary School ranks 454 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marie Schaefer Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 641 students attended Marie Schaefer Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Marie Schaefer Elementary School?

Students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School are 59% White, 24% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Marie Schaefer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Marie Schaefer Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Fulton Junior High School High : O Fallon High School

Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Summary:

Marie Schaefer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in O'Fallon, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 642 students. The school is part of the O Fallon CCSD 90 district, which is ranked 130 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marie Schaefer Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with strong academic performance, particularly in science. The school's students perform well on state assessments, with 48.3% and 45.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, respectively, and an impressive 77.7% proficiency in Science, significantly higher than the state average. The school's African American, White, and Multi-racial student subgroups also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 15%, 25%, and 30% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for its Special Education and Low Socio-Economic Status student subgroups is more average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Wingate Elementary and Scott Elementary in the Mascoutah CUD 19 district, Marie Schaefer Elementary School's performance is slightly lower, particularly in mathematics. This may be due to the school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (22.27%), suggesting a more affluent student population, which could contribute to its strong academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

505 S Cherry St
O Fallon, IL 62269-2043

(618) 632-3621

District: O Fallon CCSD 90

SchoolDigger Rank:
454^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,227

Students who attend Marie Schaefer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fulton Junior High School
High:	O Fallon High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 641

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

African American:

23.6%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.4%

See top rated Illinois elementary schools

Compare Marie Schaefer Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Marie Schaefer Elementary School ranks better than 78% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the O Fallon CCSD 90 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.1. (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 Marie Schaefer Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the O Fallon CCSD 90 School District. Racial makeup is: White (58.7%), African American (23.6%), two or more races (8.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marie Schaefer Elementary School is 18.8. 3 elementary schools in the O Fallon CCSD 90 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Marie Schaefer Elementary School employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marie Schaefer Elementary School is $10,227. 3 elementary schools in the O Fallon CCSD 90 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marie Schaefer Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marie Schaefer Elementary School 454^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Marie Schaefer Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Multi-racial students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Disabled students:

Military Connected students:

Male students:

African American students:

White students:

O Fallon CCSD 90:

SchoolDigger ranks O Fallon CCSD 90 130^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for Marie Schaefer Elementary School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2010	77.65	449^th	2139	79.0%
2011	70.12	731^st	2147	66.0%
2012	71.11	693^rd	2166	68.0%
2013	76.71	477^th	2167	78.0%
2014	75.53	503^rd	2093	76.0%
2015	71.02	515^th	2052	74.9%
2016	74.89	459^th	2046	77.6%
2017	74.29	487^th	2044	76.2%
2018	79.34	385^th	2037	81.1%
2019	78.42	387^th	2086	81.4%
2021	75.59	412^th	1948	78.9%
2022	79.50	391^st	2082	81.2%
2023	76.04	449^th	2077	78.4%
2024	76.10	454^th	2067	78.0%

See the entire list of Illinois Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	65.06	28^th	93	69.9%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.65	161^st	763	78.9%
2019	50.61	459^th	1194	61.6%
2021	29.90	450^th	640	29.7%
2022	45.95	463^rd	1113	58.4%
2023	48.42	478^th	1156	58.7%
2024	54.92	419^th	1195	64.9%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.03	800^th	1765	54.7%
2019	69.21	378^th	1816	79.2%
2021	61.16	392^nd	1514	74.1%
2022	61.63	507^th	1763	71.2%
2023	60.26	558^th	1808	69.1%
2024	53.14	723^rd	1793	59.7%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.43	341^st	1964	82.6%
2019	77.14	390^th	2019	80.7%
2021	75.20	342^nd	1680	79.6%
2022	79.95	341^st	1970	82.7%
2023	72.94	453^rd	1957	76.9%
2024	78.96	331^st	1942	83.0%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.92	201^st	907	77.8%
2024	66.34	171^st	886	80.7%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	87.28	2^nd	12	83.3%
2021	66.53	5^th	9	44.4%
2022	54.72	6^th	11	45.5%
2023	66.35	6^th	11	45.5%
2024	59.93	7^th	13	46.2%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.00	415^th	1972	79.0%
2019	77.85	368^th	2019	81.8%
2021	71.21	407^th	1707	76.2%
2022	75.92	411^th	1977	79.2%
2023	74.70	430^th	1984	78.3%
2024	70.12	508^th	1959	74.1%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.83	136^th	698	80.5%
2019	77.89	77^th	711	89.2%
2021	58.23	95^th	428	77.8%
2022	75.02	77^th	684	88.7%
2023	73.92	85^th	692	87.7%
2024	74.04	89^th	655	86.4%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for White students at Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.13	276^th	1463	81.1%
2019	74.02	304^th	1462	79.2%
2021	75.46	230^th	1308	82.4%
2022	75.33	270^th	1425	81.1%
2023	70.20	345^th	1419	75.7%
2024	69.41	369^th	1392	73.5%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for White Students!

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

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Marie Schaefer Elementary School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Marie Schaefer Elementary School, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	525	104	12	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
2001	543	109	19	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
2002	574	138	14	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	736
2003	574	138	14	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	736
2004	294	71	8	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	376
2005	270	77	16	11	6	n/a	n/a	2	382
2006	290	81	10	7	1	n/a	n/a	5	394
2007	324	73	17	15	4	n/a	n/a	12	445
2008	364	79	18	14	2	n/a	n/a	10	487
2009	374	75	14	15	4	n/a	n/a	17	499
2010	291	101	18	10	3	n/a	n/a	16	439
2011	283	104	20	21	2	0	24	0	454
2012	312	117	24	18	2	0	19	0	492
2013	293	87	13	17	0	1	10	0	421
2014	293	92	12	19	2	1	11	0	430
2015	307	101	17	18	1	3	20	0	467
2016	340	99	17	18	3	3	19	0	499
2017	389	135	15	23	3	3	25	0	593
2018	390	128	17	22	2	4	22	0	585
2019	388	124	19	22	1	3	30	0	587
2020	385	119	25	28	2	2	36	0	597
2021	371	121	26	19	2	1	32	0	572
2022	390	138	26	20	0	2	39	0	615
2023	397	147	21	27	1	3	46	0	642
2024	376	151	24	31	1	2	56	0	641

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 Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	643	38.7	16.6	n/a
2001	682	39.0	17.5	n/a
2002	736	39.0	18.9	16.3
2003	736	39.0	18.9	16.3
2004	376	25.0	15.0	12
2005	382	20.0	19.1	18.9
2006	394	20.0	19.7	19
2007	445	18.0	24.7	12
2008	487	17.0	28.6	11.5
2009	499	24.0	20.8	13.7
2010	439	25.0	17.5	22.2
2011	454	21.0	21.6	21.4
2012	492	23.0	21.3	16.5
2013	421	23.2	18.1	20.7
2014	430	22.7	18.9	20.2
2015	467	25.0	18.6	24
2016	499	24.0	20.7	20.8
2017	593	24.0	24.7	18.5
2018	585	26.2	22.3	19.5
2019	587	29.0	20.2	21.1
2020	597	30.4	19.6	20.3
2021	572	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	615	30.7	20.0	18.9
2023	642	33.0	19.4	22.3
2024	641	34.0	18.8	23.4

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 Marie Schaefer Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	643	38.7	16.6	n/a
2001	682	39.0	17.5	n/a
2002	736	39.0	18.9	16.3
2003	736	39.0	18.9	16.3
2004	376	25.0	15.0	12
2005	382	20.0	19.1	18.9
2006	394	20.0	19.7	19
2007	445	18.0	24.7	12
2008	487	17.0	28.6	11.5
2009	499	24.0	20.8	13.7
2010	439	25.0	17.5	22.2
2011	454	21.0	21.6	21.4
2012	492	23.0	21.3	16.5
2013	421	23.2	18.1	20.7
2014	430	22.7	18.9	20.2
2015	467	25.0	18.6	24
2016	499	24.0	20.7	20.8
2017	593	24.0	24.7	18.5
2018	585	26.2	22.3	19.5
2019	587	29.0	20.2	21.1
2020	597	30.4	19.6	20.3
2021	572	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	615	30.7	20.0	18.9
2023	642	33.0	19.4	22.3
2024	641	34.0	18.8	23.4

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.

Immunization Rates