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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANNHEIM SD 83·NCES 172433002643
Roy Elementary School
533 N Roy Ave, Northlake, IL 60164 · (847) 451-2700 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
324 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Roy Elementary School→Mannheim Middle School
Based on grade levels within Mannheim SD 83. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.6pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 12.9% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Roy Elementary School
Roy Elementary School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Elementary School this school | 545 | 59.4% | 35.1% |
| Greenman Elementary School Aurora | 528 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Academy for Global Citizenship Chicago | 486 | 57.6% | 23.1% |
| G N Dieterich Elementary School Aurora | 507 | 63.3% | 11.9% |
| Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School Aurora | 607 | 63.4% | 15.5% |
| Kinzie Elementary School Chicago | 637 | 61.5% | 55.6% |
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 Roy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,088 of 1,925 | #317 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,431 of 2,077 ▲ 64 | #450 of 829 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,005 of 2,077 ▲ 253 | #328 of 829 ▲ 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #387 of 2,419 | #199 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #491 of 2,035 | #258 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #1,512 of 2,042 | #564 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #1,032 of 2,132 | #546 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #806 of 1,461 | #417 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
545
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 619
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 | 545 | 46.1 | 11.8:1 | 59% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 45.7 | 11.4:1 | 64% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 46.3 | 11.9:1 | 48% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 48.6 | 12.8:1 | 49% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 79% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 63% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 43 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 44 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (620 to 545); teachers down 5% (48.6 to 46.1).
About Roy Elementary School
Roy Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Northlake, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 545 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Roy Elementary School falls under Mannheim SD 83, which has 5 schools enrolling 2,338 students.
Hispanic students are 86% of those enrolled at Roy Elementary School. Other reported shares: 9% White. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
Its staff includes 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Roy Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 59%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Roy Elementary School is -2.1 points: 35.1% actual, 37.2% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including Roy Elementary School.
Roy Elementary School's nearest public school is Whittier Primary School (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Roy Elementary School. Roy Elementary School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Roy Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 589 students in 2020-21 to 545 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Roy Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Mannheim SD 83
- Mannheim Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Westdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Mannheim Early Childhood CenterElementary · 157 students
- Enger SchoolElementary
Other schools in Northlake
- West Leyden High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Westdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Northlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- Whittier Primary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- J W Riley Intermediate SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Mannheim Early Childhood CenterElementary · 157 students
Other Roy Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Roy Elementary. Roy Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Roy ElementaryROY, WA · 285 students
- ROY ELEMENTARYROY, NM · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Whittier Primary School0.6 mi · 368
- West Leyden High School0.6 mi · 1,687
- Mannheim Middle School0.7 mi · 768
- Westdale Elementary School0.8 mi · 483
- Mannheim Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 157
- J W Riley Intermediate School1.0 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Roy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roy Elementary School?
Roy Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Roy Elementary School serve?
Roy Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roy Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roy Elementary School?
At Roy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Roy Elementary School in?
Roy Elementary School is part of Mannheim SD 83.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.