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Enrollment
479
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANEY-MONGE SD 88·NCES 170951004940
Chaney-Monge School
400 Elsie Ave, Crest Hill, IL 60403 · (815) 722-6673 · Will County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
328 students
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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 8.4% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Chaney-Monge School
Chaney-Monge School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaney-Monge School this school | 479 | 68.5% | 24.9% |
| Willow Springs Elementary School Willow Springs | 414 | 65.7% | 42.8% |
| Bent Elementary School Bloomington | 389 | 66.8% | 27.3% |
| Luther Burbank Elementary School Burbank | 453 | 65.8% | 37.5% |
| Kolmar Elementary School Midlothian | 535 | 65.0% | 24.7% |
| Irene King Elementary School Romeoville | 533 | 63.8% | 49.6% |
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 Chaney-Monge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,453 of 1,925 | #81 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #1,775 of 2,077 ▼ 74 | #95 of 100 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,555 of 2,077 ▼ 317 | #85 of 100 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #631 of 2,419 | #48 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #499 of 2,042 | #40 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #767 of 2,132 | #22 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #292 of 615 | #16 of 36 |
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
479
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 314
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 | 479 | N/A | N/A | 68% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | N/A | N/A | 80% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 78% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 27.9 | 15.7:1 | 75% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 80% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 15 | 19.6:1 | 57% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 14 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chaney-Monge School.
About Chaney-Monge School
Chaney-Monge School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Crest Hill, Illinois. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 479 students. It has 26% more students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Chaney-Monge School falls under Chaney-Monge SD 88.
The share of Hispanic students at Chaney-Monge School is 54%, a majority. The remaining students are 28% White, 9% multiracial, and 9% Black. Census figures show Will County is about 20% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Roughly 68% of students at Chaney-Monge School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Will County averages 44%, lower than here.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.0% at Chaney-Monge School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.9%.
Census data for Will County show the median household earns about $109,984 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Will County number 209, with about 113,008 students.
Of the public schools around it, Chaney-Monge School is closest to M J Cunningham Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. Chaney-Monge School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Chaney-Monge School at 5th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 457 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 479 by 2024-25.
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Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crest Hill
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 774 students
- LASEC-Communication Dev ProgramElementary
- Lasec-EcElementary
Nearby schools
- M J Cunningham Elementary School1.3 mi · 484
- Fairmont School1.6 mi · 300
- Taft Elementary School1.7 mi · 424
- Sator Sanchez Elementary School1.7 mi · 635
- Richland Elementary School1.9 mi · 774
- Farragut Elementary School2.0 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Chaney-Monge SchoolHow large is Chaney-Monge School?
Chaney-Monge School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Chaney-Monge School serve?
Chaney-Monge School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chaney-Monge School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chaney-Monge School is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chaney-Monge School?
Student demographics at Chaney-Monge School are roughly 28% White, 54% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Chaney-Monge School in?
Chaney-Monge School is part of Chaney-Monge SD 88.
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