Scott Elementary School

Scott Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Melrose Park, Illinois, part of Mannheim SD 83, with 385 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Mannheim SD 83 (2,338 students total), Scott Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Scott Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Other groups include 8% White, 3% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, Scott Elementary School shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at Scott Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Scott Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 27.7%.

Around the school, 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. Scott Elementary School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Dan H Pietrini Elem School, roughly 0.3 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), Scott Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Scott Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 385). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 80% to 87%.

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