Albers Elem School, Albers IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Albers Elem School

Albers Elementary School is a small, mixed-grade public school serving pre-K through eighth grade in Albers, a compact rural village about 34 miles southeast of St. Louis in western Clinton County, Illinois. The school enrolls roughly 150 students, almost all White, in a building on North Broadway in the village center. The district, Albers SD 63, is a single-school district with no recent major tax or curriculum changes documented.

The school's academic profile shows moderate proficiency in mathematics and English language arts, with wide variation by grade. In math, fourth-graders perform strongest, while eighth-graders show the lowest results. English performance improves sharply in the middle grades, with seventh and eighth graders both performing well above the median, while lower elementary and middle grades cluster around the midpoint. Science results are sparse—fifth grade shows proficiency at about the median, and eighth grade performs notably higher. Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places the school below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Clinton County.

The student body is stable and tight-knit. Family income and education levels are reflected in the community itself: Albers is a "steadily growing" village of modest size with median home values above the county average and owner-occupancy common. The school draws from a homogeneous community—over nine out of ten students are White, with small numbers of Hispanic and Black students. No information on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility or English learner enrollment was available in the data.

Albers has deep German Catholic roots and long depended on Monterey Coal Mine No. 2, which Exxon closed in 2015, taking roughly 200 jobs with it. The village today functions primarily as a residential community and bedroom area for commuters to St. Louis and Centralia. Public amenities center on Lehrter/JC Park, which hosts a pavilion, sports fields, and disc golf. A public library in Albers was not documented in available sources. Students entering high school transition out to Central Community High School, a consolidated regional high school near Breese that serves eight surrounding communities.

The school's grade configuration—pre-K through 8—is administratively distinct from the regional high school pathway, which means families should expect a transition at ninth grade. Class sizes appear modest given the overall enrollment. Staffing patterns, discipline climate, course breadth, and any specialized programs were not available in the data provided. A parent may want to reach out directly to the school to discuss curriculum offerings, classroom approach, and academic supports, especially if their child is in the middle grades, where math proficiency dips and the transition to departmentalized teaching typically occurs.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 361%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 24 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

even with state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 791%

School 91% · District 91%

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 885%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

This schoolAlbers SD 63, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.