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Enrollment
570
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KOMAREK SD 94·NCES 172142002410
Komarek Elementary School
8940 W 24th St, North Riverside, IL 60546 · (708) 447-8030 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.1:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
306 students
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 | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
56.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.6pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 23.3% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Komarek Elementary School
Komarek Elementary School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komarek Elementary School this school | 570 | 53.7% | 44.2% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Alsip | 652 | 52.5% | 39.0% |
| River Trail School Gurnee | 471 | 51.8% | 28.8% |
| Troy Craughwell School Joliet | 526 | 54.4% | 47.9% |
| Skoff Elementary Romeoville | 542 | 52.2% | 49.2% |
| Murphy Elementary School Chicago | 514 | 51.8% | 42.0% |
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 Komarek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #768 of 1,925 | #205 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #1,185 of 2,077 ▼ 128 | #361 of 829 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #794 of 2,077 ▲ 51 | #249 of 829 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #336 of 2,419 | #180 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #601 of 2,035 | #291 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #506 of 2,042 | #194 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #1,201 of 2,132 | #584 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #503 of 615 | #157 of 186 |
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
570
+74 (+15%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 277
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 | 570 | 47 | 12.1:1 | 54% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 45.2 | 12.1:1 | 50% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 43.2 | 11.9:1 | 48% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 44% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 39% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 28% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 23 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Komarek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (553 to 570); teachers up 12% (42 to 47).
About Komarek Elementary School
Komarek Elementary School serves students in North Riverside, Illinois, as a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 570 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Komarek Elementary School is listed under Komarek SD 94 in federal data.
Hispanic students are 54% of those enrolled at Komarek Elementary School. Next come 24% White, 16% Black, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Komarek Elementary School are from different groups.
Komarek Elementary School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 54% at Komarek Elementary School. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 12 points higher.
Komarek Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Komarek Elementary School scores 44.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.5%.
In Cook County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Komarek Elementary School among them.
Brook Park Elementary School is the nearest public school to Komarek Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Komarek Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 44.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 570, up from 496 in 2020-21.
Komarek Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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- S E Gross Middle School1.4 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Komarek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Komarek Elementary School?
Komarek Elementary School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Komarek Elementary School serve?
Komarek Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Komarek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Komarek Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Komarek Elementary School?
At Komarek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 54% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Komarek Elementary School in?
Komarek Elementary School is part of Komarek SD 94.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.