Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 182 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK FOREST SD 163·NCES 173081003207
Mohawk Primary Center
301 Mohawk St, Park Forest, IL 60466 · (708) 668-9301 · Cook County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
239 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 73 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 24% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Mohawk Primary Center→Barack Obama School of Ldership
Based on grade levels within Park Forest SD 163. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.1pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +28.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 11.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Mohawk Primary Center
Mohawk Primary Center's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Primary Center this school | 283 | 84.5% | 32.5% |
| Irving Elementary School Chicago | 310 | 80.3% | 14.2% |
| Tilton Elementary School Chicago | 244 | 83.2% | 11.3% |
| Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School Chicago | 276 | 88.8% | 10.9% |
| Howe Elementary School Chicago | 341 | 82.7% | 12.1% |
| Lovett Elementary School Chicago | 342 | 83.3% | 32.7% |
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 Mohawk Primary Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #1,174 of 1,925 | #356 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #984 of 2,077 ▲ 584 | #292 of 829 ▲ 236 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #1,266 of 2,077 ▲ 283 | #422 of 829 ▲ 146 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #1,641 of 2,419 | #674 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,382 of 2,035 | #617 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #1,034 of 2,042 | #381 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #417 of 2,132 | #293 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #606 of 615 | #182 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
283
+53 (+23%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 337
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 | 283 | 19.6 | 14.4:1 | 84% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 83% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 18.3 | 15.0:1 | 83% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 19.5 | 14.5:1 | 81% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 87% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 85% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 19 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 19 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mohawk Primary Center.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (282 to 283); teachers up 1% (19.5 to 19.6).
About Mohawk Primary Center
Mohawk Primary Center is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Park Forest, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 283 students in kindergarten through 3. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 26% smaller than average.
Mohawk Primary Center is a school in Park Forest SD 163. The district has 6 schools and 1,524 students.
Black students make up a majority at Mohawk Primary Center, at 71%. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. In Cook County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 19.6 full-time equivalents, or about 14.4 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 84% of students, or 239, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
Mohawk Primary Center posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.5%, compared with a predicted 22.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Nearest public school: Michelle Obama School of Technology, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 28.7% on proficiency, and Mohawk Primary Center is above that at 32.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Mohawk Primary Center's enrollment grew 23%, to 283.
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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 Park Forest SD 163
- Michelle Obama School of TechnologyMiddle · 428 students
- Barack Obama School of LdershipMiddle · 367 students
- Blackhawk Primary CenterElementary · 167 students
- 21st Century Primary CenterElementary · 152 students
- Algonquin Primary CenterElementary · 127 students
Other schools in Park Forest
- Michelle Obama School of TechnologyMiddle · 428 students
- Illinois SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Talala Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Indiana Elementary SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- Blackhawk Primary CenterElementary · 167 students
- 21st Century Primary CenterElementary · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Michelle Obama School of Technology0.5 mi · 428
- Richton Square School0.7 mi · 161
- Blackhawk Primary Center0.7 mi · 167
- Talala Elementary School0.7 mi · 305
- 21st Century Primary Center0.7 mi · 152
- Sauk Elementary School1.5 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Mohawk Primary CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Mohawk Primary Center?
Mohawk Primary Center enrolls approximately 283 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Mohawk Primary Center serve?
Mohawk Primary Center serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Mohawk Primary Center?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Mohawk Primary Center.
How diverse is Mohawk Primary Center?
Mohawk Primary Center reports a student body of 2% White, 18% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mohawk Primary Center?
Mohawk Primary Center is overseen by Park Forest SD 163 in Cook County.
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