Gordon Bush Elementary Primary School
1516 Gross Ave
East Saint Louis IL, 62205, Saint Clair County
Phone: 618-646-3930
Ranking: 
(2,521 out of 3,028, bottom 17%)*
(2,521 out of 3,028, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: East St. Louis School District 189
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: | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 464 | 539 | 419 | 419 | 429 | 437 | 377 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 51 | 11.9% | 61 | 14.0% | 24 | 6.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 16.9% | 66 | 15.8% | 53 | 12.4% | 53 | 12.1% | 50 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 122 | 26.3% | 114 | 21.2% | 72 | 17.2% | 72 | 17.2% | 58 | 13.5% | 68 | 15.6% | 74 | 19.6% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 20.0% | 119 | 22.1% | 66 | 15.8% | 71 | 16.9% | 75 | 17.5% | 71 | 16.2% | 76 | 20.2% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 19.8% | 108 | 20.0% | 71 | 16.9% | 68 | 16.2% | 72 | 16.8% | 59 | 13.5% | 56 | 14.9% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 15.7% | 96 | 17.8% | 72 | 17.2% | 70 | 16.7% | 69 | 16.1% | 60 | 13.7% | 42 | 11.1% |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 18.1% | 102 | 18.9% | 66 | 15.8% | 70 | 16.7% | 51 | 11.9% | 65 | 14.9% | 55 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 221 | 47.6% | 276 | 51.2% | 217 | 51.8% | 220 | 52.5% | 215 | 50.1% | 210 | 48.1% | 176 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 243 | 52.4% | 263 | 48.8% | 202 | 48.2% | 199 | 47.5% | 206 | 48.0% | 219 | 50.1% | 196 | 52.0% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 18.8% |
| Black: | 464 | 100.0% | 538 | 99.8% | 414 | 98.8% | 419 | 100.0% | 429 | 100.0% | 437 | 100.0% | 305 | 80.9% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 461 | 99.4% | 530 | 98.3% | 259 | 61.8% | 319 | 76.1% | 426 | 99.3% | 393 | 89.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 157 | 37.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.67 | 20.70 | 18.22 | 16.98 | 14.30 | 13.70 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 81.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 82.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 82.9% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 83.8% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 13.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 58.6% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 64.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 66.9% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 65.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 81.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 61.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 25.0% | 58.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 74.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 82.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 78.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 85.6% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 16.7% | 60.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 49.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 66.7% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 64.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 67.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 57.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 21.9% | 59.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 46.2% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 50.2% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 54.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 41.8% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 47.6% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 45.9% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 35.9% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 68.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 72.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 77.9% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 82.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 80.9% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 71.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 20.6% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 45.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 61.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 58.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 72.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 72.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 60.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 19.2% | 58.9% |
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* Gordon Bush Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.