Seventh Ave Elem School

Seventh Ave Elem School is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in La Grange, Illinois, overseen by La Grange SD 105 South, enrolling 194 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 49% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Seventh Ave Elem School is one of 5 schools operated by La Grange SD 105 South, a district that caters to 1,212 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Seventh Ave Elem School shows that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Seventh Ave Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.1%; actual is 79.2%, +26.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 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 Seventh Ave Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Spring Ave Elem School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Seventh Ave Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Seventh Ave Elem School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 51.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Seventh Ave Elem School has ticked down 22%, going from 248 students in 2018 to 194 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 2% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.