Nob Hill Elem School

As a compact elementary-level community in Country Club Hills, Illinois, Nob Hill Elem School works with 164 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Prairie-Hills ESD 144. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Within Prairie-Hills ESD 144, which oversees 9 schools and 2,473 students, Nob Hill Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Nob Hill Elem School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). Other groups include 12% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Nob Hill Elem School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Nob Hill Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.5%; this one delivers 20.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nob Hill Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Highlands Elem School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nob Hill Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 20.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Nob Hill Elem School's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 189 (now 164). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 5% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.