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Nathan Hale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Nathan Hale Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lansing, Illinois, serving 533 students in grades PK-4 as part of the Sunnybrook School District 171. The school has consistently low academic performance, with only 31.2% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 18.3% proficient in Mathematics, significantly below state and district averages.

Nathan Hale Elementary School's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 919 out of 2,086 Illinois elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 1,686 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools like Greenwood Elementary School and McKinley Elementary School, Nathan Hale generally performs worse. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

Despite spending $15,428 per student, which is higher than the state average, Nathan Hale Elementary School's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students and students with Disabilities, is among the lowest in the state. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 98.8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the challenges the school faces in improving student outcomes.

525

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,923

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19055 Burnham Ave
Lansing, IL 60438-3605

(708) 895-3030

District: Sunnybrook School District 171

Students who attend Nathan Hale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Thornton Fractnl So High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.0%

Hispanic:

22.5%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg30%

Illinois avg46%

1,686^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

701^st of 811Sunnybrook School District 171 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	19.4	1686 of 2056	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1592 of 2067	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1708 of 2077	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1644 of 2082	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1745 of 1948	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	919 of 2086	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	1094 of 2037	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	1454 of 2044	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1478 of 2046	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.7	1220 of 2052	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.3	1532 of 2093	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.1	1419 of 2167	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	1230 of 2166	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	1320 of 2147	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.9	1701 of 2139	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	1849 of 2120	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	1688 of 2092	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	1832 of 2095	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	1666 of 2086	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.4	1648 of 2022	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.3	1664 of 2030	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.2	1413 of 2020	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	312 of 688	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	228 of 655	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	360 of 692	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	245 of 684	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	226 of 428	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.2	36 of 711	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	65 of 698	90.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	869 of 907	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	260 of 788	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	603 of 826	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	511 of 788	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	451 of 768	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	501 of 537	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1623 of 1942	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1521 of 1942	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1591 of 1957	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1501 of 1970	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1560 of 1680	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	801 of 2019	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	1035 of 1964	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	475 of 982	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	584 of 959	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	624 of 970	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	696 of 954	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	675 of 742	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	245 of 955	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	362 of 938	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1352 of 1800	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1556 of 1808	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1412 of 1763	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1311 of 1514	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.4	307 of 1816	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	429 of 1765	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1552 of 1947	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1433 of 1959	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1657 of 1984	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1629 of 1977	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1556 of 1707	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	987 of 2019	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	1055 of 1972	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	1145 of 1156	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	902 of 1113	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	548 of 640	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	613 of 1194	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	444 of 763	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)4th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 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)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nathan Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19055 Burnham Ave	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Sunnybrook School District 171	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 895-3030	525	31	16.9	60.2%	11 (2.1%)	373 (71.0%)	118 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	19.4	1686^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.0%		23.2	1592^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	23.0%	94			30.9	31.6					31.2	17.9	19.0					18.3	90.3	90.2	90.2	90.2	90.0	90.3	90.7	2.8		$15,923	$1,078	$14,845
Lester Crawl Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-1	18300 Greenbay Ave	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 474-0149	135	10	13.5	3.0%	7 (5.2%)	84 (62.2%)	38 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)								(n/a)																	92.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0			$27,519	$1,228	$26,291
Coolidge Elementary School	Public	K-5	17845 Henry St	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 474-4320	670	37	18.3	99.9%	46 (6.9%)	360 (53.7%)	232 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	33.3	1351^st of 2056 public elementary schools	34.3%		35.2	1263^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	38.9%	88	31.7		35.4	44.1	47.2				42.4	28.3	30.4	15.7				24.3	97.8	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.0	97.2	97.4			$15,438	$1,228	$14,209
Oak Glen Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 182nd St	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 474-1714	526	33	16.1	98.3%	16 (3.0%)	359 (68.3%)	115 (21.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	32	1383^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	32.7%		29.7	1406^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.0%	23	25.2		32.1	50.5	32.0				38.3	39.5	37.6	7.8				27.1	97.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.9	96.9	97.9			$16,904	$1,228	$15,676
Sandridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2950 Glenwood Dyer Rd	Lynwood	60411	Cook County	Sandridge School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 895-8339	423	25	16.9	6.6%	27 (6.4%)	302 (71.4%)	68 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	9.2	1964^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.5%		13.2	1934^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.4%	30	2.4	9.7	26.9	2.6	9.5	10.4	35.6	27.3	18.9	27.5	5.4	4.9	4.0	20.8	11.8	13.0	87.6	87.6	87.6	87.6	87.6	87.6	87.6		27.8	$17,059	$1,541	$15,517
Reavis Elementary School	Public	K-5	17121 Roy St	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 474-8523	362	27	13.4	98.9%	13 (3.6%)	237 (65.5%)	88 (24.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	45.7	1087^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.1%		43.8	1073^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	48.1%	14	33.3		39.7	51.9	60.9				50.3	31.5	36.5	30.8				32.6	87.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	90.0	89.7	90.0			$17,899	$1,228	$16,671
Hickory Bend Elementary School	Public	K-4	600 E 191st Pl	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 758-4520	277	21	13.1	62.8%	6 (2.2%)	225 (81.2%)	37 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	19.8	1673^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	18.6%		30.2	1390^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.8%	283			22.4	31.0					26.7	27.6	22.0					24.8	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0			$20,117	$1,979	$18,139
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-4230	571	40	14.2	35.0%	4 (0.7%)	406 (71.1%)	147 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12	1876^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.8%		20.6	1663^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	19.5%	213	8.0		22.3	24.1	27.6				24.4	21.4	9.6	5.3				13.0	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	9.6		$18,801	$1,901	$16,900
Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 E 10th St	Ford Heights	60411	Cook County	Ford Heights School District 169	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 758-2520	306	12	25.5	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	297 (97.1%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	2016^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.9%		17	1771^st of 2067 public elementary schools	14.3%	245			14.0	19.4					16.5	4.7	8.3					6.3	95.1	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.1	95.4	95.1	21.4		$26,902	$1,725	$25,176
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	16800 Greenwood Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	South Holland School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 339-4433	321	22	14.5	67.3%	0 (0.0%)	285 (88.8%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)			20.7						20.7	19.5						19.5	96.4	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.4	95.8	96.4	7.2		$18,939	$1,406	$17,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathan Hale Elementary School

Is Nathan Hale Elementary School a good school?

Nathan Hale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Nathan Hale Elementary School?

Students at Nathan Hale Elementary School are 71% African American, 22% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Nathan Hale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Nathan Hale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Thornton Fractnl So High School

How many students attend Nathan Hale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Nathan Hale Elementary School.

What district is Nathan Hale Elementary School in?

Sunnybrook School District 171

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