J W Robinson Jr Elem School

J W Robinson Jr Elem School is an elementary campus of small scale in Lyons, Illinois, operated by Lyons SD 103, serveing 251 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Lyons SD 103 (2,042 students total), J W Robinson Jr Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, J W Robinson Jr Elem School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%; the rest consists of 12% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J W Robinson Jr Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.6%; this one delivers 35.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. J W Robinson Jr Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Washington Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J W Robinson Jr Elem School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. J W Robinson Jr Elem School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 283 (now 251). The White share of enrollment contracted from 21% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.

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