Enrollment
230
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE SD 96·NCES 173399003492
Blythe Park Elementary School
735 Leesley Rd, Riverside, IL 60546 · (708) 447-2168 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
43 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Blythe Park Elementary School→L J Hauser Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Riverside SD 96. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
80.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
75.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.6% | 75.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 58.6% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Blythe Park Elementary School
Blythe Park Elementary School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blythe Park Elementary School this school | 230 | 18.7% | 72.7% |
| Ridge Early Childhood Center Oak Forest | 245 | 25.7% | N/A |
| Norwood Park Elementary School Chicago | 314 | 14.0% | 57.7% |
| Algonquin Road Elementary School Fox River Grove | 239 | 23.8% | 52.4% |
| Southwest Elementary School Evergreen Park | 301 | 17.9% | 61.8% |
| Stock Early Childhood Center Chicago | 194 | 18.0% | N/A |
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 Blythe Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #92 of 1,925 | #33 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #127 of 2,077 ▲ 43 | #48 of 829 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #125 of 2,077 ▼ 54 | #56 of 829 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #1,927 of 2,419 | #780 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #650 of 2,035 | #307 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #676 of 2,042 | #241 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #1,977 of 2,132 | #750 of 804 |
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
230
+78 (+51%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 108
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 | 230 | 18.7 | 12.3:1 | 19% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 18.2 | 11.7:1 | 17% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 17 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 152 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 12.8 | 14.5:1 | 8% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 9% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 197 | 11 | 17.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 190 | 16 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 108 | 5 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blythe Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (185 to 230); teachers up 46% (12.8 to 18.7).
About Blythe Park Elementary School
Blythe Park Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Riverside, Illinois. The school enrolls 230 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 40% below average.
Riverside SD 96 counts 1,794 students in its 5 schools, and Blythe Park Elementary School is one of them.
The largest group at Blythe Park Elementary School is White students, at 57%. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 44% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Blythe Park Elementary School scores 57%.
A staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.6 students per teacher. By family income, 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 47 points below the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Blythe Park Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.7%; the prediction is 60.7%.
The school's county is Cook County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Blythe Park Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Heritage Middle School is closest at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Blythe Park Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Blythe Park Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 152 (2020-21) and 230 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
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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 Riverside SD 96
- L J Hauser Jr High SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- A F Ames Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Hollywood Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Riverside Brookfield Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- L J Hauser Jr High SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- A F Ames Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Middle School0.6 mi · 447
- Emerson Elementary School0.6 mi · 260
- A F Ames Elementary School0.7 mi · 482
- J Sterling Morton West High School0.8 mi · 3,374
- Central Elementary School0.8 mi · 371
- Irving Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Blythe Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Blythe Park Elementary School?
Blythe Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 230 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Blythe Park Elementary School serve?
Blythe Park Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blythe Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blythe Park Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blythe Park Elementary School?
At Blythe Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Blythe Park Elementary School?
Blythe Park Elementary School is overseen by Riverside SD 96 in Cook County.
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