Elementary · Illinois

James Avant Elementary School

Free meals for all

James Avant Elementary School, a public elementary school in Washington Pk, Illinois: grades k–5, 342 students, 9.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of East St Louis SD 189.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 342
Teachers (FTE): 35.0
Students per teacher: 9.8
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 93% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 56% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Smaller than 65% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: East St Louis SD 189

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with East St Louis SD 189.

Location

Address: 1915 N 55th St, Washington Pk, IL 62204
Phone: (618)646-3870
City or town: Washington Park
County: St. Clair County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Wyvetter Younge Sch of ExcellenceFree meals for all	K–8	534	15.3	1.0 mi
Annette Officer ElementaryFree meals for all	K–4	362	14.5	2.3 mi
Katie Harper-Wright ElemFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	418	13.5	3.0 mi
Kreitner Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	378	11.8	3.2 mi
Caseyville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	336	13.4	3.4 mi
Dunbar Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–4	327	12.1	3.8 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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