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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIRBY SD 140·NCES 172127005282
Christa McAuliffe School
8944 174th St, Tinley Park, IL 60487 · (708) 429-4565 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
55.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.1% | 36.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Christa McAuliffe School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #588 of 2,077 ▲ 35 | #174 of 829 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #833 of 2,077 ▼ 198 | #260 of 829 ▼ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #431 of 2,419 | #217 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,321 of 2,035 | #591 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #1,218 of 2,042 | #453 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #1,424 of 1,461 | #646 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
530
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 784
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 | 530 | 37.1 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 36.5 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 37.3 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 557 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 39.5 | 13.5:1 | 14% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 16% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 784 | 40 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christa McAuliffe School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (535 to 530); teachers down 6% (39.5 to 37.1).
About Christa McAuliffe School
At 8944 174th St in Tinley Park, Illinois, Christa McAuliffe School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 530 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Christa McAuliffe School is one school in Kirby SD 140, a system of 7 schools with 3,495 students.
Of every 100 students at Christa McAuliffe School, about 78 are White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the White share is about 44%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
The school's 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Christa McAuliffe School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Cook County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Christa McAuliffe School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Victor J Andrew High School is about 0.3 miles from Christa McAuliffe School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Christa McAuliffe School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%.
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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 Kirby SD 140
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Fernway Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Millennium Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Helen Keller Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- John A Bannes Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Tinley Park
- Tinley Park High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Walker Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 554 students
- Millennium Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other Christa McAuliffe schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Christa McAuliffe. Christa McAuliffe School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJ · 906 students
- Christa McAuliffeSaratoga, CA · 358 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolConcord, NH · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Victor J Andrew High School0.3 mi · 2,213
- Prairie View Middle School0.5 mi · 579
- Millennium Elementary School0.8 mi · 451
- Fernway Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 461
- Virgil I Grissom Middle School1.2 mi · 627
- Helen Keller Elementary School2.0 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Christa McAuliffe SchoolHow many students attend Christa McAuliffe School?
Christa McAuliffe School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
Is Christa McAuliffe School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Christa McAuliffe School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Christa McAuliffe School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Christa McAuliffe School is approximately 14.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Christa McAuliffe School?
At Christa McAuliffe School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Christa McAuliffe School public or private?
Christa McAuliffe School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kirby SD 140.
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