Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESD 159·NCES 173630004834
Marya Yates Elementary School
6131 Allemong Dr, Matteson, IL 60443 · (708) 720-1800 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
188 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Marya Yates Elementary School→Colin Powell Middle School
Based on grade levels within ESD 159. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
22.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
15.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.2% | 13.2% |
% 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
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Marya Yates Elementary School
Marya Yates Elementary School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marya Yates Elementary School this school | 284 | 66.2% | 19.9% |
| Meadowview School Country Club Hills | 293 | 65.5% | 19.8% |
| Mays Elementary Academy Chicago | 277 | 67.9% | 9.9% |
| Greenwood Elementary School South Holland | 321 | 67.3% | 18.2% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School Richton Park | 266 | 69.9% | 26.5% |
| Robertson Charter School Decatur | 327 | 63.9% | 17.3% |
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 Marya Yates Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,609 of 1,925 | #570 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,715 of 2,077 ▼ 232 | #597 of 829 ▼ 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,880 of 2,077 ▼ 211 | #738 of 829 ▼ 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #1,635 of 2,419 | #670 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #286 of 2,035 | #158 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #1,542 of 2,042 | #579 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #840 of 2,132 | #493 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #536 of 1,461 | #308 of 661 |
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
284
-42 (-13%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 409
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 | 284 | 25.8 | 11.0:1 | 66% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 23.8 | 11.1:1 | 69% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 21.5 | 13.7:1 | 40% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 74% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 64% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 63% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 34 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marya Yates Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (346 to 284); teachers down 19% (32 to 25.8).
About Marya Yates Elementary School
Located in Matteson, Illinois, Marya Yates Elementary School is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 284 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 25% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Marya Yates Elementary School is one school in a 5-school district, ESD 159, which enrolls 1,653 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Marya Yates Elementary School is Black, at 87%. It is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Cook County's residents are about 22% Black, 65 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Its ratio of 11.0:1 is based on 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%. The average for public schools in Cook County is similar, at 66%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.3% at Marya Yates Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.9%.
The county, Cook County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Marya Yates Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Woodgate Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Marya Yates Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Marya Yates Elementary School's average proficiency of 19.9% compares with 38.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment decreased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 ESD 159
- Colin Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Sieden Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Woodgate Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Other schools in Matteson
- Colin Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- O W Huth Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Matteson Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Sieden Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Woodgate Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Woodgate Elementary School0.8 mi · 260
- Sieden Prairie Elementary School1.0 mi · 279
- Colin Powell Middle School1.4 mi · 564
- Summit Hill Junior High School1.5 mi · 566
- Frankfort Square Elementary School2.0 mi · 175
- Indian Trail Elementary School2.2 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Marya Yates Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marya Yates Elementary School?
Marya Yates Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-05.
Is Marya Yates Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marya Yates Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Marya Yates Elementary School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Marya Yates Elementary School.
How diverse is Marya Yates Elementary School?
Marya Yates Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Marya Yates Elementary School?
Marya Yates Elementary School is overseen by ESD 159 in Cook County.
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