Illinois School for the Deaf

Illinois School for the Deaf
Address
Map
125 South Webster Avenue

Jacksonville
,
Illinois
62650

United States
Coordinates39°44′01″N 90°15′07″W / 39.7335°N 90.2520°W / 39.7335; -90.2520
Information
TypePublic school for the deaf
Established1839 (1839)
School districtIllinois Department Of Human Services
NCES School ID170009805218[1]
Teaching staff45 (on an FTE basis)
GradesPreK–12
Enrollment155 (2019)
Student to teacher ratio3.44
Color(s)Orange, black and white
      [2]
MascotTigers[2]
AccreditationIllinois State Board of Education
North Central Association
Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf[3]
[1]

The Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD), located in Jacksonville, Illinois, is a state-operated pre-kindergarten, elementary and high school for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.[4][5] ISD uses both English and American Sign Language, with a policy modeled after the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.[6]

ISD was founded in 1839 in the county seat of Morgan County.[7]

The school includes dormitories for its students.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Illinois School for the Deaf (170009805218)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Aug 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Illinois School for the Deaf". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ^ "Accreditation". Illinois School for the Deaf. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Illinois School for the Deaf". Illinoisdeaf.org. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Illinois School for the Deaf" (PDF). Illinois Dept. of Human Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  6. ^ "The Illinois School for the Deaf Mission Statement" (PDF). Illinois School for the Deaf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. ^ "About Us". Illinois School for the Deaf. 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Lookbook" (PDF). Illinois School for the Deaf. p. 14/20. Retrieved 2021-05-21.