Edward J Tobin Elem School

Set in Burbank, Illinois, Edward J Tobin Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school, operated by Burbank SD 111. It teaches 346 students across grades K through 5.

Within Burbank SD 111, which oversees 8 schools and 3,257 students, Edward J Tobin Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Edward J Tobin Elem School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder breaks down as 29% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at Edward J Tobin Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Edward J Tobin Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.8%, the actual is 42.4%, a residual of +7.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Edward J Tobin Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

F B Mccord Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edward J Tobin Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edward J Tobin Elem School has shrank 3%, going from 355 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 48% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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