James Avant Elementary School (East St Louis SD 189 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

James Avant Elementary School is a Elementary in Washington Pk, IL. It currently serves 329 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the East St Louis SD 189 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in East St Louis SD 189 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:329
Number of Teachers: 36
Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.14

Location Info

Location: 1915 N 55th St, Washington Pk, IL 62204
Mailing Address: 1915 N 55th St, Washington Pk, IL 62204-2112
Phone: (618)646-3870
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 64
Grade 2 66
Grade 3 70
Grade 4 50
Grade 5 27
Grade 6 1
Kindergarten 51
Gender/Sex of James Avant Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 179 54.41
Female 150 45.59
Race/Ethnicity Demography of James Avant Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.61
Asian 1 0.30
Black or African American 284 86.32
Hispanic/Latino 32 9.73
Two or more races 2 0.61
White 8 2.43
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.56
Asian 1 0.56
Black or African American 160 89.39
Hispanic/Latino 15 8.38
White 2 1.12
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.67
Black or African American 124 82.67
Hispanic/Latino 17 11.33
Two or more races 2 1.33
White 6 4.00

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.56
Black or African American 55 85.94
Hispanic/Latino 7 10.94
White 1 1.56
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 54 81.82
Hispanic/Latino 6 9.09
Two or more races 2 3.03
White 4 6.06
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.43
Black or African American 62 88.57
Hispanic/Latino 7 10.00
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 46 92.00
Hispanic/Latino 2 4.00
White 2 4.00
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 24 88.89
Hispanic/Latino 3 11.11
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 100.00
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.96
Black or African American 42 82.35
Hispanic/Latino 7 13.73
White 1 1.96