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Balmoral Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Balmoral Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Crete, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 462 students. The school is part of the Crete Monee CUSD 201U district, which is ranked 732 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Balmoral Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1288 and 1931 over the past 10 years, and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Balmoral Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.2% of Balmoral students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 16.6% of Balmoral students were proficient or better, compared to 17.4% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, compared to the state average of 16.9%.

Despite the school's challenges, Balmoral Elementary School's performance for African American and Hispanic students suggests that there may be opportunities to improve overall academic outcomes through targeted interventions and support. Additionally, the school's relatively high spending per student ($17,572 in 2023-2024) indicates that resources are available, but may not be effectively utilized. Addressing the underlying factors contributing to Balmoral's underperformance will require a comprehensive approach, as the school's struggles are not unique within the Crete Monee CUSD 201U district, with other nearby schools like Monee Elementary School and Crete Elementary School performing better academically.

472

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,081

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1124 W New Monee Rd
Crete, IL 60417-4072

(708) 367-2500

District: Crete Monee CUSD 201U

Students who attend Balmoral Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crete-Monee Middle School
High:	Crete-Monee High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.3%

Hispanic:

28.4%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2021 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg27%

Illinois avg44%

1,666^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Crete Monee CUSD 201U

732^nd of 811Crete Monee CUSD 201U among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1666 of 2056	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1536 of 2067	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1678 of 2077	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1891 of 2082	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1855 of 1948	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1553 of 2086	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1506 of 2037	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	1466 of 2044	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	1444 of 2046	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	1288 of 2052	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.9	1468 of 2093	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	1386 of 2167	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	1475 of 2166	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.5	1577 of 2147	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	1479 of 2139	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.7	1530 of 2120	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.6	1388 of 2092	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	1526 of 2095	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.1	1381 of 2086	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	335 of 688	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	240 of 655	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	357 of 692	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	436 of 684	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	307 of 428	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	282 of 711	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	274 of 698	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	913 of 1049	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	442 of 886	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.9	844 of 907	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1491 of 1942	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1442 of 1942	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1462 of 1957	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1756 of 1970	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1618 of 1680	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1490 of 2019	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1371 of 1964	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	659 of 982	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	613 of 959	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	505 of 970	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	718 of 954	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	692 of 955	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	485 of 938	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1348 of 1800	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1026 of 1793	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1204 of 1808	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1476 of 1763	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1378 of 1514	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1234 of 1816	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1162 of 1765	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1696 of 1947	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1434 of 1959	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1711 of 1984	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1812 of 1977	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1598 of 1707	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1476 of 2019	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1449 of 1972	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1177 of 1292	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	656 of 1195	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1085 of 1156	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1071 of 1113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	887 of 1194	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	691 of 763	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1337 of 1389	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1314 of 1392	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1335 of 1419	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1399 of 1425	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1088 of 1462	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1150 of 1463	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)51st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-22 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Balmoral Elementary School	Public	K-5	1124 W New Monee Rd	Crete	60417	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-2500	472	30	15.8	72.5%	85 (18.0%)	209 (44.3%)	134 (28.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	20	1666^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.0%		25.2	1536^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.7%	130	16.5	22.9	29.7	47.1	33.2	18.1	17.6	14.1	16.6									$20,081	$2,242	$17,839
Crete Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 North St	Crete	60417	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-8430	381	27	14.2	65.4%	53 (13.9%)	199 (52.2%)	86 (22.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	23.1	1594^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.5%		30	1401^st of 2067 public elementary schools	32.2%	193	20.3	33.3	35.4	48.6	39.1	22.4	11.4	8.7	14.0									$22,354	$1,615	$20,738
Coretta Scott King Magnet School	Public	K-5	1009 Blackhawk Dr	University Park	60484	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-4700	293	22	13.3	53.2%	20 (6.8%)	211 (72.0%)	33 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	37.7	1259^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.8%		48.1	982^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	52.5%	277	37.0	33.3	44.0	52.2	43.3	22.2	34.0	26.1	27.7									$20,930	$1,099	$19,832
Steger Intermediate Center	Public	2-4	3411 Hopkins St	Steger	60475	Will County	Steger School District 194	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 753-4200	465	34	13.6	63.4%	63 (13.5%)	154 (33.1%)	219 (47.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	28.7	1466^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.7%		30.7	1376^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.4%	90		35.8	27.6		31.8	39.5	24.8		32.3	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.6	91.8		$15,929	$1,019	$14,911
Steger Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-1	3411 MIller Avenue	South Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Steger School District 194	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 753-4100	396	21	18.8	60.1%	68 (17.2%)	120 (30.3%)	155 (39.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.9%)								(n/a)										85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	17.0	$17,327	$1,121	$16,206
Blackhawk Primary Center	Public	K-3	130 Blackhawk Dr	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9501	167	13	13.3	80.8%	5 (3.0%)	128 (76.6%)	21 (12.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)								(n/a)		36.1			36.1	44.4			44.4	93.9	94.6	94.6	94.6	95.2	94.6	94.6		$25,709	$5,919	$19,790
Talala Elementary School	Public	K-5	430 Talala St	Park Forest	60466	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-2560	305	19	15.8	85.2%	4 (1.3%)	181 (59.3%)	102 (33.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	10.4	1931^st of 2056 public elementary schools	6.1%		13.9	1898^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.2%	33	12.8	16.0	14.0	19.5	16.3	22.0	10.0	9.8	14.2									$21,755	$1,272	$20,482
21st Century Primary Center	Public	K-3	240 S Orchard Dr	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9451	152	14	10.7	79.6%	0 (0.0%)	116 (76.3%)	19 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.2%)								(n/a)		29.8			29.8	42.6			42.6	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4		$24,139	$2,797	$21,342
Monee Elementary School	Public	K-5	25425 S Will Center Rd	Monee	60449	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-2600	373	27	13.6	64.9%	58 (15.5%)	194 (52.0%)	83 (22.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	47.8	1042^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	49.3%		33	1313^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.5%	271	27.9	58.6	45.8	59.4	55.1	51.4	28.8	21.7	34.3									$21,805	$1,623	$20,182
U S Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2712 Miller Ave	South Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4156	147	15	9.8	95.2%	4 (2.7%)	20 (13.6%)	119 (81.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	49.6	1009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.9%		52	885^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.2%	124	4.5	54.2	71.4	31.8	52.2	66.7	57.1	9.1	44.8	97.2	99.3	99.3	99.3		99.3	98.6		$26,090	$1,754	$24,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Balmoral Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Balmoral Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Balmoral Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crete-Monee Middle School
High : Crete-Monee High School

How many students attend Balmoral Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Balmoral Elementary School.

What district is Balmoral Elementary School in?

Crete Monee CUSD 201U

What is the racial makeup of Balmoral Elementary School?

Students at Balmoral Elementary School are 44% African American, 28% Hispanic, 18% White, 8% Two or more races.

Is Balmoral Elementary School a good school?

Balmoral Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

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