The brief
A Jacksonville Sd 117 school serving grades Pre-K – Pre-K.
It ranks 3,099 of 3,814 schools in Illinois and 5 of 9 in Jacksonville Sd 117.
The Early Years is listed in Jacksonville Sd 117, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on IL statewide data. Learn more
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 62650; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $64,137
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Median rent
- $705/mo
- College educated
- 25.6%
- Homeownership
- 67.4%
- Poverty rate
- 13.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 62650; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 71
- Very Walkable
- Bike Score
- 52
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,967/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Jacksonville. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Jacksonville), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 73.8%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does The Early Years serve?
The Early Years serves students in grades Pre-K through Pre-K.
How many students attend The Early Years?
The Early Years has an enrollment of approximately 233 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Early Years?
The student-teacher ratio at The Early Years is 25.9:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does The Early Years rank in IL?
The Early Years ranks #3,099 of 3,814 schools in IL.
What is The Early Years's MySchoolScout rating?
The Early Years has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.9 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is The Early Years a charter school?
No, The Early Years is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is The Early Years a Title I school?
No, The Early Years is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for The Early Years?
73.8% of students at The Early Years qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – Pre-K
- Enrollment
- 233
- Student-teacher ratio
- 25.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Town
- County
- Morgan County
- Phone
- (217) 243-2876
- Rank in district
- #5 of 9
- Schools in district
- 11
- District spending per student
- $15,969
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 14.7%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 62650)
- 24,318
- Area average commute
- 16.8 min
- Area median age
- 40.3
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Illinois Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.