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Blackstone Elementary School
1309 Jefferson St
Mendota IL, 61342, La Salle County
Phone: 815-539-6888
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 1
School District: Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | NA | NA | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 250 | 216 | 249 | 287 | 271 | 256 | 270 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 128 | 51.2% | 117 | 54.2% | 105 | 42.2% | 141 | 49.1% | 147 | 54.2% | 129 | 50.4% | 128 | 47.4% |
| Grade 1: | 122 | 48.8% | 99 | 45.8% | 144 | 57.8% | 146 | 50.9% | 124 | 45.8% | 127 | 49.6% | 142 | 52.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 132 | 52.8% | 107 | 49.5% | 130 | 52.2% | 151 | 52.6% | 123 | 45.4% | 128 | 50.0% | 123 | 45.6% |
| Female: | 118 | 47.2% | 109 | 50.5% | 119 | 47.8% | 136 | 47.4% | 134 | 49.4% | 113 | 44.1% | 137 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 102 | 40.8% | 91 | 42.1% | 91 | 36.5% | 113 | 39.4% | 107 | 39.5% | 94 | 36.7% | 89 | 33.0% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.4% | 5 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.6% |
| White: | 140 | 56.0% | 118 | 54.6% | 147 | 59.0% | 168 | 58.5% | 157 | 57.9% | 151 | 59.0% | 168 | 62.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 57.2% | 122 | 56.5% | 72 | 28.9% | 152 | 53.0% | 135 | 49.8% | 120 | 46.9% | 120 | 44.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 5.6% | 18 | 8.3% | 83 | 33.3% | 31 | 10.8% | 37 | 13.7% | 26 | 10.2% | 23 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.50 | NA | NA | 13.83 | 15.11 | 14.41 | 14.40 | 18.00 | ||||||