Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE-HILLS ESD 144·NCES 172472002680
Chateaux School
3600 Chambord Ln, Hazel Crest, IL 60429 · (708) 335-9776 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
240 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Chateaux School→Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Prairie-Hills ESD 144. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
24.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.8pp since 2023
Math
17.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 11.5% | 5.8% |
% 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Chateaux School
Chateaux School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chateaux School this school | 249 | 96.4% | 17.9% |
| Franklin Elementary School Dolton | 259 | 95.8% | 13.3% |
| Washington H Elementary School Chicago | 273 | 96.0% | 18.3% |
| Manierre Elementary School Chicago | 269 | 96.3% | 7.3% |
| Diekman Elementary School Dolton | 227 | 97.8% | 20.4% |
| Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy Chicago | 255 | 94.5% | 21.8% |
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 Chateaux School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,679 of 1,925 | #615 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #1,676 of 2,077 ▲ 147 | #574 of 829 ▲ 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #1,830 of 2,077 ▲ 54 | #711 of 829 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #1,824 of 2,419 | #747 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,968 of 2,035 | #796 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #1,671 of 2,042 | #628 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #108 of 2,132 | #81 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #540 of 1,461 | #311 of 661 |
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
249
-21 (-8%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 522
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 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 96% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 95% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 14 | 18.7:1 | 97% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 95% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 97% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 83% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 25 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chateaux School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (303 to 249); teachers down 28% (18 to 13).
About Chateaux School
Among the schools in Hazel Crest, Illinois, is Chateaux School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 249 students. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
Besides Chateaux School, Prairie-Hills ESD 144 runs 8 other schools. The district enrolls 2,473 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Chateaux School are Black. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Cook County, the Black share is about 22%. The diversity index for Chateaux School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 13 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 96% of students at Chateaux School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chateaux School is +2.1 points: 17.9% actual, 15.8% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
The closest school to Chateaux School is Mae Jemison School, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Chateaux School is behind the 24.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Chateaux School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 21 students, from 270 to 249.
This page collects posts and questions about Chateaux School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Prairie-Hills ESD 144
- Prairie-Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Mae Jemison SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Markham Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Fieldcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Nob Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 164 students
Other schools in Hazel Crest
- Jesse C White Learning AcademyElementary · 425 students
- Mae Jemison SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
Nearby schools
- Mae Jemison School0.3 mi · 368
- Hillcrest High School0.8 mi · 1,100
- Zenon J Sykuta School0.9 mi · 273
- Flossmoor Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 357
- Highlands Elementary School1.2 mi · 311
- Nob Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Chateaux SchoolHow large is Chateaux School?
Chateaux School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chateaux School serve?
Chateaux School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Chateaux School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Chateaux School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chateaux School?
At Chateaux School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Chateaux School public or private?
Chateaux School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prairie-Hills ESD 144.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.