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Crete Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Crete Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 389 students in grades K-5 in Crete, Illinois, which is part of the Crete Monee CUSD 201U district. Unfortunately, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crete Elementary School struggles with low academic achievement, with only 39.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 14% proficient or better in Math, far below the state averages. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 36.2% over the past few years. Additionally, Crete Elementary School performs worse than other schools in its district, such as Coretta Scott King Magnet School and Balmoral Elementary School, which have higher academic proficiency and better overall rankings.

The high rates of poverty and special education needs at Crete Elementary School suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in terms of student and family support, resources, and targeted interventions. The school's ranking and performance have been declining over the past 10 years, indicating a need for the district and school to critically examine their strategies and implement significant improvements to reverse this trend and better support the students and community.

381

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,354

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

435 North St
Crete, IL 60417-2258

(708) 367-8430

District: Crete Monee CUSD 201U

Students who attend Crete Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.2%

Hispanic:

22.6%

White:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

Illinois avg44%

1,594^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	23.1	1594 of 2056	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1401 of 2067	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1453 of 2077	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1512 of 2082	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1597 of 1948	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1250 of 2086	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1348 of 2037	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	1255 of 2044	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	1081 of 2046	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	1097 of 2052	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	1357 of 2093	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.5	1667 of 2167	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1635 of 2166	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	1841 of 2147	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.0	1498 of 2139	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.8	1722 of 2120	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	1490 of 2092	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.2	1483 of 2095	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	66.9	817 of 2086	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.7	652 of 2022	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.7	936 of 2030	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.2	927 of 2020	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	352 of 688	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	386 of 655	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	266 of 692	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	225 of 684	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	158 of 428	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	172 of 711	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	191 of 698	72.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	768 of 1049	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	713 of 886	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	897 of 907	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1403 of 1942	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1434 of 1942	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1266 of 1957	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1409 of 1970	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1431 of 1680	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1138 of 2019	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1109 of 1964	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	456 of 982	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	372 of 959	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	557 of 970	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	356 of 955	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	379 of 938	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1296 of 1800	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	950 of 1793	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	915 of 1808	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	977 of 1763	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	1006 of 1514	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	883 of 1816	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	905 of 1765	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1591 of 1947	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1228 of 1959	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1478 of 1984	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1467 of 1977	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1397 of 1707	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1270 of 2019	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1472 of 1972	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	986 of 1292	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1035 of 1195	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1125 of 1156	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	871 of 1113	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	878 of 1194	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	620 of 763	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	59.0	536 of 1392	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	1168 of 1425	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	985 of 1462	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	986 of 1463	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)61st percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science20%-20 vs state

Mathematics14%-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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
Steger Intermediate Center	Public	2-4	3411 Hopkins St	Steger	60475	Cook 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
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
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
Coretta Scott King Magnet School in University Park	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
U S Grant Elementary School	Public	K-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
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 E 23rd St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4150	248	20	12.4	—	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.9%)	224 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.9	1411^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.4%		28.7	1441^st of 2067 public elementary schools	30.3%	30	21.9	30.0	33.3	37.5	33.3	40.0	33.3	28.1	34.3	92.7	95.1	95.1	95.1		91.2	96.1		$19,752	$1,754	$17,999
Blackhawk Primary Center	Public	K-3	130 Blackhawk Dr	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest - Chicago Heights 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
21st Century Primary Center	Public	K-3	240 S Orchard Dr	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest - Chicago Heights 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
Talala Elementary in Park Forest	Public	K-5	430 Talala St	Park Forest	60466	Cook 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Crete Elementary School

What district is Crete Elementary School in?

Crete Monee CUSD 201U

What schools do graduates of Crete Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Crete Elementary School a good school?

Crete Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Crete Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Crete Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Crete Elementary School?

Students at Crete Elementary School are 52% African American, 23% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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