John Middleton Elem School

John Middleton Elem School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Skokie, Illinois, one of the schools within Skokie SD 73-5, teacheing 521 students in grades 1 through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so John Middleton Elem School sits 37% bigger than that benchmark.

John Middleton Elem School is one of 3 schools operated by Skokie SD 73-5, a district that educates 1,065 students overall.

Looking at the student body, John Middleton Elem School records that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 28% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, John Middleton Elem School shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, John Middleton Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. John Middleton Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Oliver McCracken Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, John Middleton Elem School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 53.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. John Middleton Elem School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 521). Asian enrollment moved from 33% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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