Marion Jordan Elem School

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Palatine, Illinois, Marion Jordan Elem School works with 503 students from grades K through 5, run under Palatine CCSD 15. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 20 schools in Palatine CCSD 15 (11,715 students total), Marion Jordan Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Marion Jordan Elem School logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Marion Jordan Elem School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 10% of students at Marion Jordan Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Marion Jordan Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.9%, the actual is 67.3%, a residual of +1.4 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marion Jordan Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Hunting Ridge Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marion Jordan Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Marion Jordan Elem School's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 465 (now 503). Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 26% to 21%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.