J Leigh Elem School

Located at 8151 W Lawrence Ave, in Norridge, Illinois, J Leigh Elem School is a big elementary campus that serves 612 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by Norridge SD 80. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 61% larger than typical.

Norridge SD 80 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,111 students. J Leigh Elem School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, J Leigh Elem School records that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, J Leigh Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.5%; actual is 61.5%, +14.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader 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 roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. J Leigh Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Pennoyer Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J Leigh Elem School. On composite proficiency, J Leigh Elem School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 614 students in 2018 compared to 612 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 76% to 69% over that span.

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