Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch

As a close-knit elementary school in University Park, Illinois, Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch works with 293 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Crete Monee CUSD 201U. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Crete Monee CUSD 201U comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,562 students; Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch records that 72% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 53% of students at Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.8%; this one delivers 35.8%.

Across the wider county, Will County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Nearest neighbor: Crete-Monee Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 287 students in 2018 compared to 293 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 22% to 7%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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