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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Cook County, Illinois

823 public elementary schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Cumberland Elem School leads the list at 6.8:1, against a median of 13.0:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
823
Cook County, Illinois
Best Students/teacher
6.8:1
Median Students/teacher
13.0:1
LOWEST RATIO · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Cumberland Elem SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2796.8:1
2Terrace Elem SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2067.1:1
3Finkl Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2407.3:1
4Rhodes Elem SchoolRiver Grove, ILRhodes SD 84-5Elementary4997.5:1
5Avoca West Elem SchoolGlenview, ILAvoca SD 37Elementary3137.7:1
6Sherwood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2047.8:1
7Rupley Elem SchoolElk Grove Village, ILComm Cons SD 59Elementary2807.9:1
8Lindop Elem SchoolBroadview, ILLindop SD 92Elementary3077.9:1
9Anne Fox Elem SchoolHanover Park, ILSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary3247.9:1
10Beard Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3278.0:1
11Orchard Place Elem SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2588.1:1
12Courtenay Elem Language Arts CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2668.2:1
13Rosemont Elem SchoolRosemont, ILRosemont ESD 78Elementary2218.2:1
14Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65Elementary4218.2:1
15Walsh Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2458.3:1
16Yates Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2688.3:1
17Hammond Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2598.3:1
18Christopher Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3158.4:1
19Juliette Low Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILComm Cons SD 59Elementary2748.4:1
20Costello SchoolLyons, ILLyons SD 103Elementary2288.5:1
21McCutcheon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3268.6:1
22Lane Elem SchoolAlsip, ILAlsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126Elementary2288.6:1
23Morton Elem Career AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2688.7:1
24Ideal Elem SchoolCountryside, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary2588.8:1
25Greenbrier Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary2808.9:1
26Telpochcalli Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2098.9:1
27The Joseph Sears SchoolKenilworth, ILKenilworth SD 38Elementary4718.9:1
28J W Robinson Jr Elem SchoolLyons, ILLyons SD 103Elementary2518.9:1
29Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2058.9:1
30Hearst Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2858.9:1
31Joseph Jungman Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3019.0:1
32Spry Elem Community SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3179.0:1
33Kershaw Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2269.0:1
34William Brown Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2329.1:1
35Lincoln Elem SchoolBrookfield, ILLyons SD 103Elementary3669.1:1
36Nash Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2559.1:1
37Armour Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2559.1:1
38Penn Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2189.2:1
39Charles J Sahs Elem SchoolChicago, ILCentral Stickney SD 110Elementary2629.2:1
40Bond Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2339.2:1
41Edgar A Poe Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILWheeling CCSD 21Elementary3179.3:1
42South Shore Fine Arts Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2249.3:1
43South Elem SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2539.4:1
44Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global StudiesSkokie, ILEvanston CCSD 65Elementary2549.4:1
45Lakeview Elem SchoolHoffman Estates, ILSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary5049.4:1
46Pilsen Elem Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2179.4:1
47Romona Elem SchoolWilmette, ILWilmette SD 39Elementary4629.4:1
48King Academy of Social JusticeChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2139.5:1
49Greenbriar Elem SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook SD 28Elementary3529.5:1
50Hometown Elem SchoolHometown, ILOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123Elementary3389.5:1
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