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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEGER SD 194·NCES 173768003881
Steger Intermediate Center
3411 Hopkins St, Steger, IL 60475 · (708) 753-4200 · Will County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
295 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 30% |
| Grade 3 | 165 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 160 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Steger Intermediate Center→Columbia Central School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Steger SD 194. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
31.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.8% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 17.8% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Steger Intermediate Center
Steger Intermediate Center's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steger Intermediate Center this school | 465 | 63.4% | 28.9% |
| Steger Primary Center South Chicago Heights | 396 | 60.1% | N/A |
| Hillside Elementary School Hillside | 440 | 60.9% | 31.4% |
| Wood View Elementary School Bolingbrook | 443 | 61.2% | 44.4% |
| Kolmar Elementary School Midlothian | 535 | 65.0% | 24.7% |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School Bolingbrook | 391 | 62.9% | 42.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Steger Intermediate Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #1,302 of 1,925 | #77 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,204 of 2,077 ▲ 74 | #78 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #1,617 of 2,077 ▼ 104 | #87 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #691 of 2,419 | #54 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,127 of 2,035 | #53 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #382 of 2,042 | #34 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #905 of 2,132 | #30 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #1,215 of 1,461 | #58 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
465
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 415
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 | 465 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 63% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 84% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 84% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 75% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 80% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 60% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steger Intermediate Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (488 to 465); teachers up 3% (33 to 34).
About Steger Intermediate Center
Students in Steger, Illinois, attend Steger Intermediate Center, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 465 students across grades 2 through 4. That puts enrollment 22% larger than the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Steger SD 194 runs Steger Intermediate Center along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,507 students in total.
The student body at Steger Intermediate Center has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 47%. Enrollment also includes 33% Black, 14% White, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 20% share among Will County residents. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Steger Intermediate Center are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Steger Intermediate Center is 13.7:1, based on 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Will County average 44%.
Steger Intermediate Center holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.9%. Steger Intermediate Center scores 28.9%.
For the population of Will County, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Steger Intermediate Center shares Will County with 208 other public schools.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Columbia Central School, is the closest to Steger Intermediate Center. Steger Intermediate Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Steger Intermediate Center comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 448 to 465, a 4% rise.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Steger SD 194
- Columbia Central SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Steger Primary CenterElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Central School0.9 mi · 646
- Steger Primary Center0.9 mi · 396
- U S Grant Elementary School1.6 mi · 147
- Crete Elementary School1.6 mi · 381
- Garfield Elementary School1.7 mi · 248
- Bloom Trail High School2.0 mi · 1,218
Frequently asked questions
About Steger Intermediate CenterHow large is Steger Intermediate Center?
Steger Intermediate Center enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 02-04.
Is Steger Intermediate Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Steger Intermediate Center is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many teachers does Steger Intermediate Center have?
Steger Intermediate Center employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Steger Intermediate Center?
Steger Intermediate Center reports a student body of 14% White, 47% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Steger Intermediate Center?
Steger Intermediate Center is overseen by Steger SD 194 in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.