Hiawatha Elem School

Hiawatha Elem School is one of the mid-tier primary schools in Berwyn, Illinois, overseen by Berwyn South SD 100, with 394 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Berwyn South SD 100 (3,050 students total), Hiawatha Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Hiawatha Elem School records that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 7% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 31 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. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hiawatha Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.8%, the actual is 34.5%, a residual of +6.6 points.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Hiawatha Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Komensky Elem School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hiawatha Elem School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.3%.

Hiawatha Elem School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 395 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025.

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