Otis P Graves Elem School

Otis P Graves Elem School is a reasonably sized K-5 school in Summit, Illinois, operated by Summit SD 104. The school enrolls 562 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Otis P Graves Elem School is one of 5 schools operated by Summit SD 104, a district that serves 1,435 students overall.

On demographics, Otis P Graves Elem School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Otis P Graves Elem School logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Otis P Graves Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.5%; this one delivers 27.2%.

Across the wider county, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Otis P Graves Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Heritage Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Otis P Graves Elem School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.

Otis P Graves Elem School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Otis P Graves Elem School has increased 8%, going from 518 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 92% to 97% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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