Kellar School

Located at 14123 S Lydia Ave, in Robbins, Illinois, Kellar School is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school that hosts 431 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5.

Kellar School is one of 5 schools operated by Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5, a district that teaches 1,286 students overall.

On demographics, Kellar School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 36% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Kellar School reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kellar School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Kellar School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Childs Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kellar School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kellar School has declined 14%, going from 503 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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