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Coretta Scott King Magnet School

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Coretta Scott King Magnet School ranks 1259 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Coretta Scott King Magnet School is a public elementary school serving 276 students in grades K-5 in University Park, Illinois. The school is part of the Crete Monee CUSD 201U district, which is ranked 732 out of 811 districts in the state.

Academically, Coretta Scott King Magnet School has shown mixed performance compared to district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 43.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 27.7% were proficient or better in Math, outperforming the district's 39.8% and 17.4% respectively, but falling short of the state's 53.1% and 38.5%. However, the school's ELA proficiency rate has improved over the years, increasing from 37.2% in 2023-2024 to 43.3% in 2024-2025. Notably, the school stands out in its performance for African American students, ranking 98th out of 688 Illinois elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, such as Talala Elementary, Monee Elementary, and Crete Elementary, Coretta Scott King Magnet School generally outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency. The school also has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $15,526 to $17,816 over the past few years, which is higher than some of its peers within the district.

293

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,930

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1009 Blackhawk Dr
University Park, IL 60484-3248

(708) 367-4700

District: Crete Monee CUSD 201U

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.0%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg27%

Illinois avg44%

1,259^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	37.7	1259 of 2056	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	982 of 2067	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	785 of 2077	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	815 of 2082	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	1120 of 1948	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	889 of 2086	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	1083 of 2037	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	1019 of 2044	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	699 of 2046	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	718 of 2052	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.7	398 of 2093	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	66.3	769 of 2167	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.7	410 of 2166	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	441 of 2147	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	296 of 2139	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.8	613 of 2120	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	67.2	829 of 2092	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.3	1054 of 2095	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	17.8	1814 of 2086	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.3	1853 of 2022	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	1910 of 2030	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.3	1834 of 2020	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	98 of 688	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	58 of 655	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	32 of 692	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	25 of 684	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	41 of 428	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	49 of 711	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	101 of 698	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1110 of 1942	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	896 of 1942	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	773 of 1957	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	858 of 1970	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	668 of 2019	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	1010 of 1964	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	895 of 1800	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	331 of 1793	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	143 of 1808	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	144 of 1763	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	68.1	283 of 1514	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	506 of 1816	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	746 of 1765	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1330 of 1947	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	989 of 1959	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	773 of 1984	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	734 of 1977	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	843 of 1707	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	965 of 2019	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	1043 of 1972	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	768 of 1292	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)86th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Science37%-4 vs state

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 24, 2014

My son is an academic scholar and many thanks to this school for seeing his potential and challenging him. This school is more than a school, the staff treat our children like they are their own. I love that this school has language, gym, and music along with a PTO that is really active, committed, and involved Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mohawk Primary Center	Public	K-3	301 Mohawk St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9301	283	20	14.4	84.5%	5 (1.8%)	202 (71.4%)	51 (18.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)								(n/a)		42.6			42.6	39.3			39.3	98.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	98.9	96.6	97.8		$20,925	$2,406	$18,520
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Coretta Scott King Magnet School

How many students attend Coretta Scott King Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Coretta Scott King Magnet School.

What district is Coretta Scott King Magnet School in?

Crete Monee CUSD 201U

Is Coretta Scott King Magnet School a good school?

Coretta Scott King Magnet School ranks 1259^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Coretta Scott King Magnet School?

Students at Coretta Scott King Magnet School are 72% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% White.

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