Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURBANK SD 111·NCES 173681003786
Edward J Tobin Elementary School
8501 Narragansett Ave, Burbank, IL 60459 · (708) 599-6655 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
220 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Edward J Tobin Elementary School→Liberty Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Burbank SD 111. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.5pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 25.0% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Edward J Tobin Elementary School
Edward J Tobin Elementary School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward J Tobin Elementary School this school | 346 | 63.6% | 42.4% |
| Schafer Elementary School Lombard | 354 | 62.4% | 26.8% |
| Salt Creek Elementary School Elk Grove Village | 410 | 63.4% | 38.7% |
| Luther Burbank Elementary School Burbank | 453 | 65.8% | 37.5% |
| Hometown Elementary School Hometown | 338 | 68.6% | 46.1% |
| Westview Elementary School Wood Dale | 277 | 62.8% | 35.8% |
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 Edward J Tobin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #845 of 1,925 | #222 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #845 of 2,077 ▲ 152 | #252 of 829 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #882 of 2,077 ▲ 300 | #278 of 829 ▲ 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,279 of 2,419 | #528 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #842 of 2,035 | #399 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #883 of 2,042 | #321 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #902 of 2,132 | #512 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #1,333 of 1,461 | #611 of 661 |
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
346
+55 (+19%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 371
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 | 346 | 26.9 | 12.9:1 | 64% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 21.3 | 13.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 21.7 | 12.9:1 | 67% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 22.8 | 15.6:1 | 36% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 60% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 57% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward J Tobin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (355 to 346); teachers up 18% (22.8 to 26.9).
About Edward J Tobin Elementary School
Edward J Tobin Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Burbank. School enrollment was 346 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Burbank SD 111 serves 3,257 students across 8 schools.
Edward J Tobin Elementary School is 63% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 64% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that 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. Edward J Tobin Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
F B Mccord Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Edward J Tobin Elementary School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Edward J Tobin Elementary School climbed 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 291 to 346 students.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burbank SD 111
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Luther Burbank Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Maddock Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- J B Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Harry E Fry SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Richard Byrd Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Burbank
- Reavis High SchoolHigh · 1,930 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Luther Burbank Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Maddock Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- J B Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Harry E Fry SchoolElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- F B Mccord Elementary School0.4 mi · 186
- Harnew Elementary School0.8 mi · 512
- Liberty Junior High School0.8 mi · 1,087
- Maddock Elementary School0.9 mi · 356
- George W Lieb Elementary School0.9 mi · 399
- Harry E Fry School1.0 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Edward J Tobin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Edward J Tobin Elementary School?
Edward J Tobin Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Edward J Tobin Elementary School serve?
Edward J Tobin Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edward J Tobin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edward J Tobin Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edward J Tobin Elementary School?
At Edward J Tobin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 63% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Edward J Tobin Elementary School in?
Edward J Tobin Elementary School is part of Burbank SD 111.
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