Juliette Low Elem School

As a close-knit primary school in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Juliette Low Elem School caters to 274 students from grades K through 5, operated by Comm Cons SD 59. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 28% below typical.

Comm Cons SD 59 comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 5,869 students; Juliette Low Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Juliette Low Elem School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 34% White, 12% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Juliette Low Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Juliette Low Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Juliette Low Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Holmes Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Juliette Low Elem School. On composite proficiency, Juliette Low Elem School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.5%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Juliette Low Elem School's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 274). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 57% to 46%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Juliette Low Elem School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.