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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALATINE CCSD 15·NCES 173042003151
Marion Jordan Elementary School
100 N Harrison Ave, Palatine, IL 60067 · (847) 963-5500 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
49 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
67.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.2pp since 2023
Math
69.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 69.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 58.3% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Marion Jordan Elementary School
Marion Jordan Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Jordan Elementary School this school | 503 | 9.7% | 67.3% |
| Norton Creek Elementary School West Chicago | 479 | 9.6% | 76.2% |
| Northpoint Elementary School Bloomington | 472 | 11.9% | 55.3% |
| Highlands Elementary School Naperville | 510 | 6.5% | 86.0% |
| Spencer Loomis Elementary School Hawthorn Woods | 516 | 8.5% | 81.0% |
| Corron Elementary School South Elgin | 487 | 14.6% | 69.8% |
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 Marion Jordan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #170 of 1,925 | #62 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #230 of 2,077 ▼ 50 | #84 of 829 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #413 of 2,077 ▲ 114 | #149 of 829 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #543 of 2,419 | #262 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,470 of 2,035 | #645 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #746 of 2,042 | #264 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.7% | #2,088 of 2,132 | #792 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #331 of 615 | #95 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
503
+49 (+11%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 497
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 | 503 | 34.2 | 14.7:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 36.8 | 13.1:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 36.2 | 13.4:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 31.1 | 14.9:1 | 9% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 27 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 26 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion Jordan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (465 to 503); teachers up 10% (31.1 to 34.2).
About Marion Jordan Elementary School
Marion Jordan Elementary School is an elementary school in Palatine, Illinois, and it is part of Palatine CCSD 15. The school counts 503 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 32% bigger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Marion Jordan Elementary School belongs to Palatine CCSD 15, a district of 20 schools and 11,715 students.
By race and ethnicity, Marion Jordan Elementary School is 63% White. The rest of enrollment is 21% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Cook County's population at about 44%. Marion Jordan Elementary School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Marion Jordan Elementary School was 14.7:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 10%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Marion Jordan Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 67.3% actual against 65.9% predicted.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The closest public school to Marion Jordan Elementary School is Hunting Ridge Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 67.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 454 in 2020-21 and 503 in 2024-25, an 11% increase.
The Marion Jordan Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Palatine CCSD 15
- Plum Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,128 students
- Winston Campus Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Virginia Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Walter R Sundling Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Frank C Whiteley Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
Other schools in Palatine
- Wm Fremd High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Palatine High SchoolHigh · 2,535 students
- Winston Campus Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Virginia Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Walter R Sundling Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
Nearby schools
- Hunting Ridge Elementary School1.1 mi · 639
- Wm Fremd High School1.2 mi · 2,689
- Stuart R Paddock School1.2 mi · 348
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 435
- Frank C Whiteley Elementary School1.6 mi · 663
- Walter R Sundling Middle School1.8 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Marion Jordan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marion Jordan Elementary School?
Marion Jordan Elementary School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades KG-05.
Is Marion Jordan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marion Jordan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Marion Jordan Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Marion Jordan Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Marion Jordan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Marion Jordan Elementary School are roughly 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 21% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Marion Jordan Elementary School?
Marion Jordan Elementary School is overseen by Palatine CCSD 15 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.