Enrollment
281
Middle
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATTESON ESD 162·NCES 172502002720
Sauk Elementary School
4435 S Churchill Dr, Richton Park, IL 60471 · (708) 747-2660 · Cook County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
209 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 99 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 35% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Sauk Elementary School→O W Huth Middle School
Based on grade levels within Matteson ESD 162. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
38.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
21.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 16.7% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Sauk Elementary School
Sauk Elementary School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Elementary School this school | 281 | 74.4% | 25.8% |
| McKinley Jr High School South Holland | 287 | 77.4% | 33.6% |
| Southwood Middle School Country Club Hills | 283 | 70.3% | 19.2% |
| Michelle Obama School of Technology Park Forest | 428 | 79.0% | 22.4% |
| O W Huth Middle School Matteson | 421 | 68.2% | 32.3% |
| Barack Obama School of Ldership Chicago Heights | 367 | 80.7% | 29.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Sauk Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #477 of 578 | #86 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #466 of 640 ▼ 22 | #95 of 146 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #506 of 640 ▲ 2 | #107 of 146 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #473 of 691 | #125 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #308 of 558 | #88 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #432 of 560 | #116 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #82 of 581 | #39 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #95 of 440 | #22 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
281
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 346
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 | 281 | 21.2 | 13.3:1 | 74% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 24.7 | 11.4:1 | 87% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 84% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 26.5 | 13.3:1 | 85% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 87% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 83% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 22 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sauk Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (352 to 281); teachers down 20% (26.5 to 21.2).
About Sauk Elementary School
Sauk Elementary School, located in Richton Park, Illinois, is a low-enrollment middle school. The school reports 281 students in grades 4 through 6. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
Federal data list 7 schools in Matteson ESD 162, with 2,405 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Sauk Elementary School is 85% Black. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 21.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. About 74% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sauk Elementary School is 28.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.8%.
Across Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Southland College Prep Chtr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Sauk Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Sauk Elementary School is behind the 28.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (288) and 2024-25 (281).
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Matteson ESD 162
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- O W Huth Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Matteson Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Illinois SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Indiana Elementary SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- Richton Square SchoolElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Richton Park
- Southland College Prep Chtr High SchoolHigh · 584 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Richton Square SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Rich Township Star AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Southland College Prep Chtr High School0.2 mi · 584
- Neil Armstrong Elementary School0.8 mi · 266
- Richton Square School1.0 mi · 161
- Michelle Obama School of Technology1.5 mi · 428
- O W Huth Middle School1.5 mi · 421
- Mohawk Primary Center1.5 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Sauk Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sauk Elementary School?
Sauk Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Sauk Elementary School serve?
Sauk Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Sauk Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Sauk Elementary School.
How diverse is Sauk Elementary School?
Sauk Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sauk Elementary School public or private?
Sauk Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Matteson ESD 162.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.