Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRETE MONEE CUSD 201U·NCES 171125001343
Crete Elementary School
435 North St, Crete, IL 60417 · (708) 367-8430 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
14.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
249 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
39.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.1% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 8.3% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Crete Elementary School
Crete Elementary School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crete Elementary School this school | 381 | 65.4% | 25.7% |
| Monee Elementary School Monee | 373 | 64.9% | 38.4% |
| William Holliday Elementary School Fairview Heights | 418 | 65.3% | 30.5% |
| Charter Oak Primary School Peoria | 337 | 66.8% | 44.1% |
| Lindop Elementary School Broadview | 307 | 65.1% | 41.4% |
| Balmoral Elementary School Crete | 472 | 72.5% | 22.8% |
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 Crete Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,429 of 1,925 | #80 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,772 of 2,077 ▼ 63 | #93 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #1,377 of 2,077 ▼ 106 | #81 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #1,095 of 2,419 | #72 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,312 of 2,035 | #64 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #385 of 2,042 | #35 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #862 of 2,132 | #27 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #1,065 of 1,461 | #51 of 71 |
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
381
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 664
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 | 381 | 26.8 | 14.2:1 | 65% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 29.8 | 13.1:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 26.3 | 14.4:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 72% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 71% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 67% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 706 | 34 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 32 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crete Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (411 to 381); teachers down 14% (31 to 26.8).
About Crete Elementary School
Crete Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Crete, Illinois. Enrollment is 381 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Crete Elementary School is among 8 schools run by Crete Monee CUSD 201U, which serves 4,562 students.
At Crete Elementary School, Black students make up 52% of the student body. It is also 23% Hispanic, 14% White, and 10% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Will County is roughly 12% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 26.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Around 65% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 21 points above the 44% average for public schools in Will County.
Crete Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Crete Elementary School are 8.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.7% actual, 33.8% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Will County, the median household income is $109,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Will County has 209 public schools and roughly 113,008 students.
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Crete Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Crete Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Crete Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Crete Elementary School's enrollment declined from 421 in 2020-21 to 381 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crete Monee CUSD 201U
- Crete-Monee High SchoolHigh · 1,480 students
- Crete-Monee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,002 students
- Balmoral Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Monee Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Talala Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Coretta Scott King Magnet SchoolElementary · 293 students
Other schools in Crete
- Crete-Monee High SchoolHigh · 1,480 students
- Balmoral Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Crete-Monee Early Childhood CntrElementary · 256 students
Other Crete Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Crete Elementary. Crete Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRETE, NE · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr0.8 mi · 256
- Columbia Central School1.1 mi · 646
- Crete-Monee High School1.1 mi · 1,480
- Steger Intermediate Center1.6 mi · 465
- Balmoral Elementary School1.8 mi · 472
- Steger Primary Center2.3 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Crete Elementary SchoolHow large is Crete Elementary School?
Crete Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Crete Elementary School serve?
Crete Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Crete Elementary School have?
Crete Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Crete Elementary School?
Student demographics at Crete Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 23% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Crete Elementary School in?
Crete Elementary School is part of Crete Monee CUSD 201U.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.