Arbury Hills Elem School

Set in Mokena, Illinois, Arbury Hills Elem School is a tight-knit elementary campus, one of the schools within Summit Hill SD 161. It educates 174 students across grades 1 through 4. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 7 schools in Summit Hill SD 161 (2,682 students total), Arbury Hills Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Arbury Hills Elem School reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest reads as 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Will County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Will County put median household earnings sit near $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Will County's 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), Arbury Hills Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mokena Jr High School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Arbury Hills Elem School.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Arbury Hills Elem School's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 197 (now 174). Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2024.

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