Sherlock Elem School

Sherlock Elem School, a well-populated elementary school in Cicero, Illinois, operated by Cicero SD 99, enrolls 583 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

Cicero SD 99 comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,664 students; Sherlock Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sherlock Elem School lists that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sherlock Elem School lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at Sherlock Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sherlock Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sherlock Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Unity Jr High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sherlock Elem School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

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