Dorn Elementary School

Among the schools in Hickory Hills, Illinois, is Dorn Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 431 students covers pre-K through 1.

North Palos SD 117, which runs Dorn Elementary School, has 5 schools and 3,350 students.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Dorn Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 41%. Next come 36% multiracial, 19% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The White share in Cook County as a whole is similar, at about 44%. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 26 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Dorn Elementary School reports 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.

Among Cook County residents, the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dorn Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.

The next-closest public school is H H Conrady Jr High School, about 0.6 miles away. Dorn Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

Federal data place Dorn Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 429 to 431, a small change.

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