Greenwood Elem School

Greenwood Elem School operates as a low-enrollment elementary campus in South Holland, Illinois, run under South Holland SD 150. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades pre-K through 3.

South Holland SD 150 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 784 students. Greenwood Elem School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Greenwood Elem School lists that 89% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Greenwood Elem School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Greenwood Elem School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 32.7%; actual is 18.2%, a gap of -14.5 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Greenwood Elem School is one.

McKinley 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. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greenwood Elem School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 400 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.