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

817 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 Elementary School leads the list at 6.8:1, against a median of 12.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
817
Cook County, Illinois
Best Students/teacher
6.8:1
Median Students/teacher
12.9:1
LOWEST RATIO · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Cumberland Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2796.8:1
2Terrace Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2067.1:1
3Finkl Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2407.3:1
4Rhodes Elementary SchoolRiver Grove, ILRhodes SD 84-5Elementary4997.5:1
5Avoca West Elementary SchoolGlenview, ILAvoca SD 37Elementary3137.7:1
6Sherwood Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2047.8:1
7Rupley Elementary SchoolElk Grove Village, ILComm Cons SD 59Elementary2807.9:1
8Lindop Elementary SchoolBroadview, ILLindop SD 92Elementary3077.9:1
9Anne Fox Elementary SchoolHanover Park, ILSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary3247.9:1
10Beard Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3278.0:1
11Orchard Place Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2588.1:1
12Courtenay Elementary Language Arts CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2668.2:1
13Rosemont Elementary SchoolRosemont, ILRosemont ESD 78Elementary2218.2:1
14Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65Elementary4218.2:1
15Walsh Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2458.3:1
16Yates Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2688.3:1
17Hammond Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2598.3:1
18Christopher Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3158.4:1
19Juliette Low Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, ILComm Cons SD 59Elementary2748.4:1
20Costello SchoolLyons, ILLyons SD 103Elementary2288.5:1
21McCutcheon Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3268.6:1
22Lane Elementary SchoolAlsip, ILAlsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126Elementary2288.6:1
23Morton Elementary Career AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2688.7:1
24Ideal Elementary SchoolCountryside, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary2588.8:1
25Greenbrier Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary2808.9:1
26Telpochcalli Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2098.9:1
27The Joseph Sears SchoolKenilworth, ILKenilworth SD 38Elementary4718.9:1
28J W Robinson Jr Elementary SchoolLyons, ILLyons SD 103Elementary2518.9:1
29Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2058.9:1
30Hearst Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2858.9:1
31Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3019.0:1
32Spry Elementary Community SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary3179.0:1
33Kershaw Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2269.0:1
34William Brown Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2329.1:1
35Lincoln Elementary SchoolBrookfield, ILLyons SD 103Elementary3669.1:1
36Nash Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2559.1:1
37Armour Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2559.1:1
38Penn Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2189.2:1
39Charles J Sahs Elementary SchoolChicago, ILCentral Stickney SD 110Elementary2629.2:1
40Bond Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2339.2:1
41Edgar A Poe Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, ILWheeling CCSD 21Elementary3179.3:1
42South Shore Fine Arts Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2249.3:1
43South Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, ILCCSD 62Elementary2539.4:1
44Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global StudiesSkokie, ILEvanston CCSD 65Elementary2549.4:1
45Lakeview Elementary SchoolHoffman Estates, ILSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary5049.4:1
46Pilsen Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2179.4:1
47Romona Elementary SchoolWilmette, ILWilmette SD 39Elementary4629.4:1
48King Academy of Social JusticeChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary2139.5:1
49Greenbriar Elementary SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook SD 28Elementary3529.5:1
50Hometown Elementary SchoolHometown, ILOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123Elementary3389.5:1
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