Katie Harper-Wright Elem

7710 State St, East St. Louis IL, 62203 | East St. Louis School District 189 | 618-646-3860
  • grades KG-4
  • students 392
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 17% 49% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
19%East St. Louis
33%Illinois

Katie Harper-Wright Elem is a school servicing grades KG to 4 and is located in the district of "East St. Louis School District 189" in East St. Louis, IL. There are a total of 392 students and 26 teachers at Katie Harper-Wright Elem, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Katie Harper-Wright Elem has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 17.0%, which is 49% lower than the Illinois average.

Katie Harper-Wright Elem location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students392
Teachers26
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Katie Harper-Wright Elem, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All22%
325-29%
410-14%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All12%
315-19%
410-14%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Katie Harper-Wright Elem race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 0.4% 0.3% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 99.2% 98.4% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.0% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.4% 1.0% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.2% 3.0% 3.1%

East St. Louis demographics profile

StatisticEast St. LouisIllinoisNational
Population3,90912,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,53222891
Median age34.937.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)33%55%55%
Speak English94%77%79%
Speak Spanish5%13%13%

Education level achieved in East St. Louis

IndexEast St. LouisIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade62.3%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school58.4%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college36.9%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree10.9%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors3.6%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters1.5%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.7%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Katie Harper-Wright Elem data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.