Summary:
The Cook County School District 130 in Illinois operates 8 elementary schools serving grades pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, with student enrollments ranging from 153 to 339. The district as a whole is ranked 727 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Among the schools, Lincoln Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, with proficiency rates of 40.5% in English Language Arts and 57.1% in Mathematics, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. Lincoln Elementary also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.6 and the highest per-student spending at $21,898. In contrast, the other schools generally struggle, with proficiency rates well below the state averages, though Nathan Hale Intermediate has the second-highest English Language Arts proficiency at 43.5%.
A common challenge across the district is the high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the schools serve a predominantly low-income population, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 74.86% to 91.43%. The intermediate schools, which serve grades 4-5, tend to have higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios compared to the primary schools, suggesting a potential focus on upper-elementary grades within the district.
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