Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Sieden Prairie Elementary School is an intimate elementary campus in Matteson, Illinois, run under ESD 159. The school hosts 279 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 27% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 5 schools in ESD 159 (1,653 students total), Sieden Prairie Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Sieden Prairie Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 42% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sieden Prairie Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sieden Prairie Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.4%.

Across the wider county, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sieden Prairie Elementary School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Colin Powell Middle Sch, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sieden Prairie Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Sieden Prairie Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 252 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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