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What's the most underrated thing about Columbus East Elem School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
411
Middle
DISTRICT 913 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CICERO SD 99·NCES 171020001237
Columbus East Elementary School
3100 S 54th Ave, Cicero, IL 60804 · (708) 652-6085 · Cook County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
311 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 56%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 144 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 32% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Columbus East Elementary School→Unity Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Cicero SD 99. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
32.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
19.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.9% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 10.9% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Columbus East Elementary School
Columbus East Elementary School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus East Elementary School this school | 411 | 75.7% | 25.8% |
| Cicero East Elementary School Cicero | 408 | 76.7% | 27.9% |
| Ellis Middle School Elgin | 496 | 72.4% | 22.8% |
| Robert E Abbott Middle School Waukegan | 585 | 71.1% | 15.5% |
| Northlake Middle School Northlake | 378 | 84.4% | 26.4% |
| Freedom Middle School Berwyn | 504 | 81.7% | 32.3% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Columbus East Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #476 of 578 | #85 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #485 of 640 ▲ 36 | #100 of 146 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #551 of 640 ▼ 11 | #122 of 146 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #355 of 691 | #100 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #422 of 558 | #107 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #557 of 560 | #136 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #76 of 581 | #37 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.5% | #25 of 127 | #5 of 40 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
411
+72 (+21%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 581
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 | 411 | 28.2 | 14.6:1 | 76% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 29.1 | 12.6:1 | 84% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 28.5 | 12.6:1 | 94% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 26.2 | 13.1:1 | 89% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 94% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 93% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 40 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 31 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus East Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (344 to 411); teachers up 8% (26.2 to 28.2).
About Columbus East Elementary School
Columbus East Elementary School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Cicero, Illinois, (ZIP code 60804). It reports enrollment of 411 students in grades 4 through 6.
Cicero SD 99 has 15 schools; together they serve 8,664 students.
By race and ethnicity, Columbus East Elementary School is 98% Hispanic. Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 4% means there is a 4% chance two randomly chosen students at Columbus East Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.6:1. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. Of all students at Columbus East Elementary School, 76% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Columbus East Elementary School would score about 27.8%. It scores 25.8%, 2.0 points below that figure.
In the wider Cook County area, 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%. Columbus East Elementary School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Columbus West Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Columbus East Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 27.7%, higher than Columbus East Elementary School's 25.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Columbus East Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 411, from 339 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Cicero SD 99
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,919 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Sherlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Cicero West Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Cicero
- J Sterling Morton East High SchoolHigh · 3,394 students
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,919 students
- J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrHigh · 941 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus West Elementary School0.1 mi · 534
- District 99 Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 232
- Drexel Elementary School0.6 mi · 396
- Goodwin Elementary School0.8 mi · 502
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School0.9 mi · 622
- Sherlock Elementary School1.0 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus East Elementary SchoolHow large is Columbus East Elementary School?
Columbus East Elementary School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Columbus East Elementary School serve?
Columbus East Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Columbus East Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Columbus East Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbus East Elementary School?
At Columbus East Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Columbus East Elementary School public or private?
Columbus East Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cicero SD 99.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.