Black Hawk Elem School

Black Hawk Elem School, a big elementary-level community in Glendale Hts, Illinois, one of the schools within Marquardt SD 15, hosts 576 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Black Hawk Elem School sits 51% larger than that benchmark.

Within Marquardt SD 15, which oversees 5 schools and 2,310 students, Black Hawk Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Black Hawk Elem School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 16% Black, 14% Asian, 9% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Black Hawk Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Black Hawk Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.5%.

Zooming out to the county, DuPage County reports that median household income runs about $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Black Hawk Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Winnebago Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Black Hawk Elem School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

Black Hawk Elem School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Black Hawk Elem School's enrollment has rose 16% since 2018, when it stood at 498 (now 576). Over the same period, the White share declined from 14% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

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