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What's something Karel Havlicek Elem School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERWYN NORTH SD 98·NCES 170606000287
Karel Havlicek Elementary School
6401 15th St, Berwyn, IL 60402 · (708) 795-2451 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
371 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 69 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Karel Havlicek Elementary School→Lincoln Middle School
Based on grade levels within Berwyn North SD 98. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 32.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Karel Havlicek Elementary School
Karel Havlicek Elementary School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Havlicek Elementary School this school | 490 | 75.7% | 36.4% |
| North Elementary School Waukegan | 498 | 76.3% | 11.5% |
| Glen Flora Elementary School Waukegan | 476 | 75.2% | 17.6% |
| Darwin Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 74.9% | 29.5% |
| Lyon Magnet Elementary School Waukegan | 430 | 77.0% | 19.9% |
| Huff Elementary School Elgin | 577 | 76.3% | 21.4% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Karel Havlicek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,051 of 1,925 | #297 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #1,124 of 2,077 ▼ 380 | #339 of 829 ▼ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,095 of 2,077 ▲ 76 | #360 of 829 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #590 of 2,419 | #286 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,504 of 2,035 | #655 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #1,464 of 2,042 | #542 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #609 of 2,132 | #399 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #776 of 1,461 | #405 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 490 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 76% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 63% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 73% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 37.7 | 14.9:1 | 90% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 89% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 82% (569) |
| 2000-01 | 811 | 34 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Karel Havlicek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (561 to 490); teachers down 12% (37.7 to 33).
About Karel Havlicek Elementary School
Karel Havlicek Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Berwyn, Illinois. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 490 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Karel Havlicek Elementary School is a school in Berwyn North SD 98. The district has 4 schools and 2,434 students.
The student body at Karel Havlicek Elementary School is 85% Hispanic. Other groups make up 8% Black and 5% White. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 33 full-time equivalents, or about 14.8 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. About 76% of students, or 371, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Karel Havlicek Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Karel Havlicek Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (36.4%) and its predicted rate (27.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Within Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The closest other public school is Lincoln Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Karel Havlicek Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 497 in 2020-21 to 490 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berwyn North SD 98
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- Prairie Oak SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Berwyn
- J Sterling Morton West High SchoolHigh · 3,374 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- Prairie Oak SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle School0.2 mi · 793
- Prairie Oak School0.5 mi · 698
- Irving Elementary School0.5 mi · 509
- Warren Park School0.6 mi · 695
- Daniel Burnham Elementary School0.7 mi · 185
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Karel Havlicek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Karel Havlicek Elementary School?
Karel Havlicek Elementary School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Karel Havlicek Elementary School serve?
Karel Havlicek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Karel Havlicek Elementary School have?
Karel Havlicek Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Karel Havlicek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Karel Havlicek Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Karel Havlicek Elementary School in?
Karel Havlicek Elementary School is part of Berwyn North SD 98.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.