Total enrollment
2,950
-283 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Cook County SD 130
Illinois · 2,950 students · 3 cities
Looking at the Cook County SD 130 system: 12 public K-12 schools serving approximately 2,950 students inside Illinois, averaging 246 per school.
4-year change in Cook County SD 130
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cook County SD 130 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #274 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,950 | #131 of 508 | #3,278 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #39 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #199 of 506 | #2,845 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 77.1% | #38 of 456 | #1,403 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #149 of 341 | #2,713 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Cook County SD 130
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Lincoln Elementary School at 42.4% proficient to Veterans Memorial Middle School at 22.8%, a gap of 19.5 points. That is the 79th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 3,673 to 2,950 students (down 20%) and from 264 to 231 full-time teachers (down 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Middle Sch | Blue Island | Middle | 06-08 | 361 |
| Lincoln Elem School | Blue Island | Elementary | KG-03 | 342 |
| Nathan Hale Middle School | Crestwood | Middle | 06-08 | 334 |
| Nathan Hale Primary School | Crestwood | Elementary | PK-03 | 334 |
| Paul Revere Primary School | Blue Island | Elementary | KG-03 | 318 |
| Everett F Kerr Middle School | Blue Island | Middle | 06-08 | 304 |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | Alsip | Elementary | KG-05 | 270 |
| Horace Mann School | Blue Island | Elementary | PK-PK | 182 |
| Paul Revere Intermediate School | Blue Island | Elementary | 04-05 | 180 |
| Nathan Hale Intermediate | Crestwood | Elementary | 04-05 | 175 |
| Whittier Elementary School | Blue Island | Elementary | 04-05 | 150 |
| A.N.C.H.O.R. Academy | Blue Island | Middle | 03-08 | 0 |
About Cook County SD 130
As a low-population district in Illinois, Cook County SD 130 enrolls 2,950 students across 12 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Cook County SD 130 covers 8 elementary and 4 middle.
On a per-school basis, Cook County SD 130 runs about 246 students per school, 49% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 480.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Cook County SD 130 has decreased 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,233 students to 2,950.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Cook County SD 130 discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.