Elizabeth Meyer School

Elizabeth Meyer School, a modestly sized elementary school in Skokie, Illinois, part of Skokie SD 73-5, caters to 204 students, covering grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 46% below the state mean of about 381.

Within Skokie SD 73-5, which oversees 3 schools and 1,065 students, Elizabeth Meyer School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Elizabeth Meyer School records that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial. Compared to Cook County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Elizabeth Meyer School is one.

Oliver McCracken Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elizabeth Meyer School.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 210 students in 2018 compared to 204 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 33% to 26%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.