Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MAINE SD 63·NCES 171314005276
Melzer School
9400 Oriole Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053 · (847) 965-7474 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
158 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Melzer School→Gemini Middle School
Based on grade levels within East Maine SD 63. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.9pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 39.8% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Melzer School
Melzer School's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melzer School this school | 395 | 40.0% | 52.2% |
| Hawthorn Townline Elementary School Vernon Hills | 306 | 40.2% | 60.7% |
| Cumberland Elementary School Des Plaines | 279 | 36.9% | 71.2% |
| Forest View Elementary School Mount Prospect | 339 | 48.4% | 56.9% |
| Hynes Elementary School Morton Grove | 325 | 35.4% | 56.1% |
| East Prairie Elementary School Skokie | 513 | 43.3% | 62.5% |
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 Melzer School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #521 of 1,925 | #145 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #712 of 2,077 ▼ 173 | #213 of 829 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #714 of 2,077 ▲ 60 | #233 of 829 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #1,026 of 2,419 | #437 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #667 of 2,035 | #315 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #212 of 2,042 | #92 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #1,548 of 2,132 | #656 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #448 of 1,461 | #260 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
395
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 295
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 | 395 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 40% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 35.6 | 11.3:1 | 42% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 32.4 | 12.3:1 | 43% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 36% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 25% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 32 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 17 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Melzer School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (493 to 395); teachers unchanged (32 to 32).
About Melzer School
Melzer School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Morton Grove, Illinois. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 395 students.
East Maine SD 63 enrolls 3,706 students in 7 schools, including Melzer School.
The most common group at Melzer School is White students, at 44%. After that, the student body is 30% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is close to the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Melzer School operates with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.3:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 40% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is lower.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.4%.
Across Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Melzer School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Melzer School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Melzer School enrolled 394; in 2024-25, 395.
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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 East Maine SD 63
- Gemini Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- V H Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Morton Grove
- Park View Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Thomas Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Hynes Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Golf Middle SchoolMiddle · 306 students
- Julia S Molloy Education CenterCombined
- NTDSE Sat ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.6 mi · 406
- V H Nelson Elementary School0.6 mi · 479
- Hynes Elementary School0.8 mi · 325
- Hoffman Elementary School0.9 mi · 481
- Golf Middle School0.9 mi · 306
- Springman Middle School1.0 mi · 811
Frequently asked questions
About Melzer SchoolHow many students attend Melzer School?
Melzer School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Melzer School serve?
Melzer School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Melzer School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Melzer School is approximately 12.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Melzer School?
Student demographics at Melzer School are roughly 44% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 30% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Melzer School public or private?
Melzer School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Maine SD 63.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.