Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COOK COUNTY SD 130·NCES 170651000333
Nathan Hale Intermediate
5312 135th St, Crestwood, IL 60445 · (708) 385-3399 · Cook County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
116 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 88 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 50% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.1pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 10.5% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Nathan Hale Intermediate
Nathan Hale Intermediate's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Hale Intermediate this school | 175 | 66.3% | 27.7% |
| Lawn Manor School Oak Lawn | 210 | 61.4% | N/A |
| Meadow Lane School Merrionette Park | 197 | 61.4% | 26.1% |
| Lane Elementary School Alsip | 228 | 59.6% | 31.8% |
| Wesley Elementary School Addison | 220 | 62.7% | 39.6% |
| Rockdale Elementary School Rockdale | 257 | 71.2% | 24.7% |
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 Nathan Hale Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,354 of 1,925 | #441 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,477 of 2,077 ▲ 114 | #474 of 829 ▲ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,225 of 2,077 ▲ 209 | #405 of 829 ▲ 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #2,126 of 2,419 | #849 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #838 of 2,132 | #491 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #173 of 1,461 | #108 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
175
-24 (-12%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 496
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 | 175 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 66% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 11.8 | 15.2:1 | 75% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 16.5 | 11.8:1 | 79% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 17.7 | 14.2:1 | 70% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 94% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 10 | 16.7:1 | 71% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 30 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nathan Hale Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (251 to 175); teachers down 15% (17.7 to 15).
About Nathan Hale Intermediate
Nathan Hale Intermediate is a low-enrollment elementary school in Crestwood, Illinois, under Cook County SD 130. It is open to students in grades 4 through 5 and enrolls 175 students. That is 54% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
A total of 11 schools make up Cook County SD 130, with 2,950 students enrolled.
The largest group at Nathan Hale Intermediate is Hispanic students, at 55%. Other groups make up 22% White and 19% Black. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. The school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 2.3 students per teacher. In all, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Cook County is close, at 66%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Nathan Hale Intermediate is 5.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 27.7% actual, 33.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Census data for Cook County show median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Nathan Hale Intermediate among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Nathan Hale Intermediate from the closest public school, Nathan Hale Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 29.9% on proficiency, and Nathan Hale Intermediate is below that at 27.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 12%.
The discussion board for Nathan Hale Intermediate is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Cook County SD 130
- Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Nathan Hale Middle SchoolMiddle · 334 students
- Nathan Hale Primary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Paul Revere Primary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Everett F Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Other schools in Crestwood
- Nathan Hale Middle SchoolMiddle · 334 students
- Nathan Hale Primary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Delta Learning CenterHigh
- Care ProgramElementary
- Eisenhower Coop-DHH ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Nathan Hale Middle School0.1 mi · 334
- Nathan Hale Primary School0.1 mi · 334
- Indian Hill1.2 mi · 183
- A B Shepard High School (Campus)1.4 mi · 1,916
- Kolmar Elementary School1.4 mi · 535
- Chippewa Elementary School1.5 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Nathan Hale IntermediateHow many students attend Nathan Hale Intermediate?
Nathan Hale Intermediate enrolls approximately 175 students in grades 04-05.
Is Nathan Hale Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nathan Hale Intermediate is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nathan Hale Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nathan Hale Intermediate is approximately 11.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nathan Hale Intermediate?
At Nathan Hale Intermediate, the student body is approximately 22% White, 55% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Nathan Hale Intermediate?
Nathan Hale Intermediate is overseen by Cook County SD 130 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.