Markham Park Elem School

Markham Park Elem School is a K-5 school of close-knit scale in Markham, Illinois, run under Prairie-Hills ESD 144, hosting 292 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Markham Park Elem School is one of 9 schools operated by Prairie-Hills ESD 144, a district that serves 2,473 students overall.

Demographically, Markham Park Elem School lists that Black students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder consists of 33% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Markham Park Elem School logs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at Markham Park Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Markham Park Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.5%; this one delivers 13.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Markham Park Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Primary Learning Center, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Markham Park Elem School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 23.4%.

Markham Park Elem School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Markham Park Elem School has decreased 10%, going from 324 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 16% to 33%. Class-load math has widened: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 in 2025.

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