Coolidge Elementary School

Located at 17845 Henry St, in Lansing, Illinois, Coolidge Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary campus that caters to 670 students (grades K through 5), part of Lansing SD 158. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Coolidge Elementary School sits 76% above that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Lansing SD 158 (2,547 students total), Coolidge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Coolidge Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Coolidge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Coolidge Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 13.8%; Coolidge Elementary School posts 32.3%, +18.5 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Coolidge Elementary School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lester Crawl Primary Ctr, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Coolidge Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Coolidge Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Coolidge Elementary School has ticked up 19%, going from 565 students in 2018 to 670 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 39% to 54% over that span.

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