Bartlett Elem School

Set in Bartlett, Illinois, Bartlett Elem School is a heavily attended elementary campus, part of SD U-46. It caters to 613 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 61% above the state mean of about 381.

Across the 51 schools in SD U-46 (34,036 students total), Bartlett Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bartlett Elem School reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Bartlett Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

Around the school, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Bartlett Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Eastview Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bartlett Elem School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bartlett Elem School's enrollment has expanded 13% since 2018, when it stood at 543 (now 613). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 15% to 27%. Class-load math has grew: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 in 2025.

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