Paul Revere Primary School

Paul Revere Primary School is an elementary campus of small scale in Blue Island, Illinois, overseen by Cook County SD 130, educateing 318 students in grades K through 3.

Across the 11 schools in Cook County SD 130 (2,950 students total), Paul Revere Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Paul Revere Primary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 26% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Paul Revere Primary School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Paul Revere Primary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Paul Revere Primary School is one.

The closest other public school is Paul Revere Intermediate School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paul Revere Primary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 366 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.