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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLOTHIAN SD 143·NCES 172592002786
Kolmar Elementary School
4500 143rd St, Midlothian, IL 60445 · (708) 385-6747 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
348 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 45% smaller than its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
36.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 8.4% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Kolmar Elementary School
Kolmar Elementary School's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolmar Elementary School this school | 535 | 65.0% | 24.7% |
| Central Park Elementary School Midlothian | 640 | 67.5% | 26.5% |
| Robert C Hill Elementary School Romeoville | 547 | 62.2% | 45.6% |
| Irene King Elementary School Romeoville | 533 | 63.8% | 49.6% |
| Chaney-Monge School Crest Hill | 479 | 68.5% | 24.9% |
| LEARN Chtr School 6 N Chicago Campus Great Lakes | 503 | 60.8% | 44.0% |
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 Kolmar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #1,456 of 1,925 | #483 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,731 of 2,077 ▼ 27 | #608 of 829 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,455 of 2,077 ▼ 159 | #514 of 829 ▼ 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #415 of 2,419 | #211 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #946 of 2,035 | #434 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #360 of 2,042 | #145 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #872 of 2,132 | #506 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #813 of 1,461 | #422 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
535
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 566
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 | 535 | 40.7 | 13.2:1 | 65% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 44.8 | 11.6:1 | 68% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 46.6 | 11.6:1 | 60% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 60% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 64% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 53% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 40 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 32 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kolmar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (608 to 535); teachers up 4% (39 to 40.7).
About Kolmar Elementary School
Kolmar Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Midlothian, Illinois. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 535 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 40% above that.
The Midlothian SD 143 system has 4 schools and 1,620 students.
By race and ethnicity, Kolmar Elementary School is 52% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 21% White, 19% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Kolmar Elementary School comes in at 65%.
The school reports 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.2 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 65% of students. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
In Illinois, Kolmar Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 24.7% actual against a predicted 34.0%.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Kolmar Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
Of nearby public schools, Springfield Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Kolmar Elementary School is behind the 37.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 522 students in 2020-21 and 535 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Community posts for Kolmar Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Midlothian SD 143
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Spaulding SchoolElementary · 134 students
Other schools in Midlothian
- Bremen High SchoolHigh · 1,414 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Spaulding SchoolElementary · 134 students
- Developmental Learning Pgm DLPElementary
Nearby schools
- Springfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 311
- Ridge Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 245
- Kerkstra Elementary School1.2 mi · 407
- Turner Elementary School1.2 mi · 148
- Nathan Hale Middle School1.4 mi · 334
- Kellar School1.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Kolmar Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kolmar Elementary School?
Kolmar Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Kolmar Elementary School serve?
Kolmar Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kolmar Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Kolmar Elementary School.
How diverse is Kolmar Elementary School?
Kolmar Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 52% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Kolmar Elementary School?
Kolmar Elementary School is overseen by Midlothian SD 143 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.