Jesse C White Learning Academy

Jesse C White Learning Academy is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Hazel Crest, Illinois, overseen by Hazel Crest SD 152-5. The school works with 425 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within Hazel Crest SD 152-5, which oversees 2 schools and 891 students, Jesse C White Learning Academy is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Jesse C White Learning Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%). Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Jesse C White Learning Academy has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Jesse C White Learning Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.6%, the actual is 15.5%, a residual of +0.9 points.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Jesse C White Learning Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Prairie-Hills Junior High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jesse C White Learning Academy ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 17.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Jesse C White Learning Academy's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 513 (now 425). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.