Komarek Elem School

Located at 8940 W 24th St, in North Riverside, Illinois, Komarek Elem School is a mid-tier elementary campus that instructs 570 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Komarek SD 94. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Komarek Elem School sits 50% bigger than that benchmark.

Operationally, Komarek Elem School answers to Komarek SD 94, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Komarek Elem School records that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 24% White, 16% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Komarek Elem School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Komarek Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Komarek Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Brook Park Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Komarek Elem School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 56.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 553 students in 2018 compared to 570 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 35% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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