Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School

Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, run under Comm Cons SD 59, hosts 301 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Comm Cons SD 59 comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 5,869 students; Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 19% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.3%; this one delivers 30.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Salt Creek Elem School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School has ticked down 17%, going from 361 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 27% to 19%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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