Jefferson Primary School

Jefferson Primary School, a mid-sized K-5 school in Bellwood, Illinois, operated by Berkeley SD 87, instructs 380 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.

Berkeley SD 87 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,147 students. Jefferson Primary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Jefferson Primary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%; the rest reads as 38% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Jefferson Primary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Jefferson Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Jefferson Primary School is one.

The closest other public school is McKinley Elem School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Primary School.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Primary School has contracted 3%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 44% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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