Childs Elem School

Located at 14123 S Lydia Ave, in Robbins, Illinois, Childs Elem School is a micro-enrollment primary school that serves 149 students (grades K through 3), overseen by Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,286 students; Childs Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Childs Elem School reports that Black students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at Childs Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Childs Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 28.1%; actual is 47.9%, +19.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Childs Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Kellar School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Childs Elem School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Childs Elem School has declined 12%, going from 169 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 75% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 28.2:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Childs Elem School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.