George T Wilkins Elem School

George T Wilkins Elem School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Justice, Illinois, overseen by Indian Springs SD 109. The school enrolls 416 students in grades K through 6.

George T Wilkins Elem School is one of 6 schools operated by Indian Springs SD 109, a district that hosts 2,453 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, George T Wilkins Elem School lists that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 23% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting George T Wilkins Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, George T Wilkins Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.3%, the actual is 31.1%, a residual of +6.8 points.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. George T Wilkins Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Geo T Wilkins Jr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George T Wilkins Elem School. On composite proficiency, George T Wilkins Elem School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 22%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 416 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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