James Avant Elementary School
1915 North 55th St
East Saint Louis IL, 62204, Saint Clair County
Phone: 618-646-3870
Ranking: 
(2,597 out of 3,028, bottom 14%)*
(2,597 out of 3,028, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 518 | 518 | 336 | 446 | 394 | 353 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 13.7% | 69 | 15.5% | 50 | 12.7% | 47 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 111 | 21.4% | 107 | 20.7% | 73 | 21.7% | 71 | 15.9% | 73 | 18.5% | 73 | 20.7% |
| Grade 2: | 114 | 22.0% | 133 | 25.7% | 53 | 15.8% | 91 | 20.4% | 70 | 17.8% | 81 | 22.9% |
| Grade 3: | 133 | 25.7% | 94 | 18.1% | 69 | 20.5% | 59 | 13.2% | 70 | 17.8% | 81 | 22.9% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 14.1% | 102 | 19.7% | 47 | 14.0% | 74 | 16.6% | 80 | 20.3% | 30 | 8.5% |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 16.8% | 82 | 15.8% | 48 | 14.3% | 82 | 18.4% | 49 | 12.4% | 41 | 11.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 285 | 55.0% | 260 | 50.2% | 158 | 47.0% | 220 | 49.3% | 202 | 51.3% | 173 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 233 | 45.0% | 258 | 49.8% | 178 | 53.0% | 226 | 50.7% | 184 | 46.7% | 172 | 48.7% |
| 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% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 7.7% | 33 | 6.4% | 32 | 9.5% | 33 | 7.4% | 72 | 18.3% | 60 | 17.0% |
| Black: | 470 | 90.7% | 481 | 92.9% | 299 | 89.0% | 410 | 91.9% | 321 | 81.5% | 293 | 83.0% |
| White: | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 515 | 99.4% | 505 | 97.5% | 216 | 64.3% | 346 | 77.6% | 385 | 97.7% | 344 | 97.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 114 | 33.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.23 | 19.88 | 17.68 | 18.33 | 15.76 | 14.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 83.8% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 89.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.0% | 13.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 65.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 81.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 61.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 25.0% | 58.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 78.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 85.6% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 16.7% | 60.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 64.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 67.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 57.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 21.9% | 59.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 41.8% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 47.6% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 45.9% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 35.9% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 80.9% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 71.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 20.6% | 59.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 72.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 19.2% | 58.9% |
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* James Avant Elementary 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.