Arnold J Tyler School

Located at 511 E Illinois Hwy, in New Lenox, Illinois, Arnold J Tyler School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that serves 372 students (grades 1 through 3), run under New Lenox SD 122.

Within New Lenox SD 122, which oversees 12 schools and 4,956 students, Arnold J Tyler School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Arnold J Tyler School logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Arnold J Tyler School higher than the state norm the norm. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Arnold J Tyler School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.8%; this one delivers 62.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Will County) reports that median household income runs about $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Arnold J Tyler School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

The closest other public school is Bentley Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Arnold J Tyler School. On composite proficiency, Arnold J Tyler School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 58.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Arnold J Tyler School's enrollment has rose 20% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 372). Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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