Nathan Hale Intermediate

Nathan Hale Intermediate, a modestly sized primary school in Crestwood, Illinois, run under Cook County SD 130, teaches 175 students, covering grades 4 through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Nathan Hale Intermediate sits 54% below that benchmark.

Cook County SD 130 comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 2,950 students; Nathan Hale Intermediate is among them.

On demographics, Nathan Hale Intermediate records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 22% White, 19% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Nathan Hale Intermediate has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Nathan Hale Intermediate tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nathan Hale Intermediate tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Nathan Hale Intermediate is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nathan Hale Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Nathan Hale Intermediate comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 30%: 251 students in 2018 compared to 175 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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