Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POSEN-ROBBINS ESD 143-5·NCES 173237003373
Childs Elementary School
14123 S Lydia Ave, Robbins, IL 60472 · (708) 388-7203 · Cook County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
112 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 29% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 24% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Based on grade levels within Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +32.1pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +40.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 32 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 41 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 22.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Childs Elementary School
Childs Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childs Elementary School this school | 149 | 75.2% | 47.9% |
| Algonquin Primary Center Park Forest | 127 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Whittier Elementary School Harvey | 197 | 79.7% | 17.4% |
| 21st Century Primary Center Park Forest | 152 | 79.6% | 28.7% |
| Blackhawk Primary Center Park Forest | 167 | 80.8% | 36.6% |
| Davis M Magnet Elementary School Chicago | 120 | 81.7% | 33.7% |
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 Childs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #647 of 1,925 | #172 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #354 of 2,077 ▲ 741 | #117 of 829 ▲ 207 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #769 of 2,077 ▲ 607 | #242 of 829 ▲ 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #2,218 of 2,419 | #871 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #624 of 2,132 | #408 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
149
+12 (+9%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 196
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 | 149 | 9.8 | 15.2:1 | 75% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 9.8 | 13.3:1 | 90% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 9.8 | 14.9:1 | 73% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 6 | 28.2:1 | 94% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 190 | 10 | 19.0:1 | 97% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 180 | 8 | 22.5:1 | 98% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 9 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 9 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Childs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (169 to 149); teachers up 63% (6 to 9.8).
About Childs Elementary School
Childs Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Robbins, Illinois, (ZIP code 60472). It had 149 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 3. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 61% lower.
The Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5 system has 5 schools and 1,286 students.
The student body at Childs Elementary School is 66% Black. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the Black share is about 22%. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Childs Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Childs Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A total of 112 students, or 75%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 9 points.
Childs Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 47.9%. Predicted: 28.1%. Difference: 19.8 points.
Cook County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Kellar School is less than a tenth of a mile from Childs Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Childs Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Childs Elementary School had a net gain of 12 students, or 9%.
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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 Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5
- Kellar SchoolMiddle · 431 students
- Gordon SchoolElementary · 312 students
- Posen Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
Other Childs Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Childs Elementary. Childs Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Childs Elementary SchoolYPSILANTI, MI · 493 students
- Childs Elementary SchoolBloomington, IN · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Kellar School0.1 mi · 431
- Gordon School0.8 mi · 312
- Spaulding School0.8 mi · 134
- Springfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 311
- Posen Elementary School0.9 mi · 246
- Turner Elementary School1.0 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Childs Elementary SchoolHow large is Childs Elementary School?
Childs Elementary School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Childs Elementary School serve?
Childs Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Childs Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Childs Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Childs Elementary School?
At Childs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Childs Elementary School?
Childs Elementary School is overseen by Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5 in Cook County.
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