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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 146·NCES 173903003957
Arnold W Kruse Ed Center
7617 Hemlock Dr, Orland Park, IL 60462 · (708) 614-4530 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
190 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Arnold W Kruse Ed Center→Central Middle School
Based on grade levels within CCSD 146. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
62.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 44.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arnold W Kruse Ed Center
Arnold W Kruse Ed Center's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold W Kruse Ed Center this school | 462 | 41.1% | 58.6% |
| Beecher Elementary School Beecher | 459 | 38.8% | 54.1% |
| Washington Elementary School Bloomington | 379 | 40.6% | 54.4% |
| Bert H Fulton School Tinley Park | 404 | 43.6% | 50.0% |
| Walter F Fierke Ed Center Oak Forest | 443 | 35.9% | 47.4% |
| Maryville Elementary School Maryville | 406 | 38.2% | 64.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arnold W Kruse Ed Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #358 of 1,925 | #110 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #359 of 2,077 ▲ 77 | #121 of 829 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #461 of 2,077 ▼ 162 | #161 of 829 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #700 of 2,419 | #326 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #689 of 2,035 | #324 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #507 of 2,042 | #195 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,526 of 2,132 | #651 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #230 of 615 | #65 of 186 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
462
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 462 | 37.3 | 12.4:1 | 41% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 38.6 | 12.0:1 | 42% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 37.3 | 11.9:1 | 40% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 31.3 | 13.2:1 | 33% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 31% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 23% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 18 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arnold W Kruse Ed Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (413 to 462); teachers up 19% (31.3 to 37.3).
About Arnold W Kruse Ed Center
Located in Orland Park, Illinois, Arnold W Kruse Ed Center is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 462 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 21% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
CCSD 146 counts 5 schools and 2,325 students, including Arnold W Kruse Ed Center.
The largest group at Arnold W Kruse Ed Center is White students, at 56%. Smaller groups are 19% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 44% of Cook County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
With 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Roughly 41% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Arnold W Kruse Ed Center earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Illinois public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Arnold W Kruse Ed Center, the prediction is 47.8% and the result is 58.6%.
The school is in Cook County, where the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Arnold W Kruse Ed Center.
Helen Keller Elementary School is the nearest public school to Arnold W Kruse Ed Center, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Arnold W Kruse Ed Center, there are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Arnold W Kruse Ed Center is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 436 in 2020-21 to 462 in 2024-25.
The Arnold W Kruse Ed Center discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CCSD 146
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Walter F Fierke Ed CenterElementary · 443 students
- Bert H Fulton SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
Other schools in Orland Park
- Carl Sandburg High SchoolHigh · 2,840 students
- Jerling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Century Junior High SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Meadow Ridge SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Orland Jr High SchoolMiddle · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Helen Keller Elementary School1.0 mi · 426
- Walter F Fierke Ed Center1.4 mi · 443
- Liberty Elementary School1.5 mi · 627
- Jerling Junior High School1.6 mi · 677
- Prairie Elementary School1.8 mi · 507
- John A Bannes Elementary School1.9 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Arnold W Kruse Ed CenterHow many students attend Arnold W Kruse Ed Center?
Arnold W Kruse Ed Center enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
Is Arnold W Kruse Ed Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arnold W Kruse Ed Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Arnold W Kruse Ed Center?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Arnold W Kruse Ed Center.
How diverse is Arnold W Kruse Ed Center?
Arnold W Kruse Ed Center reports a student body of 56% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 19% Two or more.
What district is Arnold W Kruse Ed Center in?
Arnold W Kruse Ed Center is part of CCSD 146.
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