1
Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRIDGE SD 80·NCES 172865003008
J Leigh Elementary School
8151 W Lawrence Ave, Norridge, IL 60706 · (708) 583-2068 · Cook County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
255 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 78 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 47% smaller than its 4th grade class (131).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
J Leigh Elementary School→J Giles Elementary School
Based on grade levels within Norridge SD 80. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.7pp since 2023
Math
67.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +24.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 67.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 42.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like J Leigh Elementary School
J Leigh Elementary School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Leigh Elementary School this school | 612 | 41.7% | 61.5% |
| Madison Elementary School Lombard | 477 | 47.0% | 40.1% |
| Union Ridge Elementary School Harwood Heights | 664 | 50.6% | 59.0% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Winfield | 583 | 40.0% | 56.7% |
| Maroa-Forsyth Grade School Forsyth | 593 | 33.7% | 54.5% |
| Pennoyer Elementary School Norridge | 419 | 47.5% | 45.0% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where J Leigh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #286 of 1,925 | #92 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #258 of 2,077 ▲ 221 | #92 of 829 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #455 of 2,077 ▲ 131 | #158 of 829 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #259 of 2,419 | #145 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,269 of 2,035 | #565 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #966 of 2,042 | #353 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #1,519 of 2,132 | #650 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #1,455 of 1,461 | #658 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
612
+65 (+12%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 612 | 43.5 | 14.1:1 | 42% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 41.1 | 15.1:1 | 48% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 44% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 42.5 | 14.5:1 | 33% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 25 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J Leigh Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (614 to 612); teachers up 2% (42.5 to 43.5).
About J Leigh Elementary School
J Leigh Elementary School is a large elementary school in Illinois, located in Norridge. The school reports 612 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
J Leigh Elementary School is a school in Norridge SD 80. The district has 2 schools and 1,111 students.
By race and ethnicity, J Leigh Elementary School is 69% White. It is also 18% Hispanic and 11% Asian. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 44% White. By the diversity index, J Leigh Elementary School comes in at 48%.
The school reports 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%. That is 24 points below the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
After accounting for student poverty, J Leigh Elementary School is in the top 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.5% is 14.0 points above the 47.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
J Leigh Elementary School is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The nearest public school is Pennoyer Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, J Leigh Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 12%, from 547 to 612.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norridge
- Ridgewood Comm High SchoolHigh · 988 students
- J Giles Elementary SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Pennoyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Pennoyer Elementary School0.7 mi · 419
- Dirksen Elementary School0.8 mi · 1,263
- Ridgewood Comm High School0.9 mi · 988
- J Giles Elementary School0.9 mi · 499
- Canty Elementary School1.2 mi · 791
- Oriole Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About J Leigh Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at J Leigh Elementary School?
J Leigh Elementary School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades PK-04.
Is J Leigh Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J Leigh Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J Leigh Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J Leigh Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J Leigh Elementary School?
At J Leigh Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is J Leigh Elementary School public or private?
J Leigh Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norridge SD 80.
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