V H Nelson Elem School

V H Nelson Elem School operates as a mid-tier primary school in Niles, Illinois, part of East Maine SD 63. Current enrollment sits at 479 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

East Maine SD 63 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,706 students; V H Nelson Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, V H Nelson Elem School records that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, V H Nelson Elem School records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, V H Nelson Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 34.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which V H Nelson Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Melzer School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around V H Nelson Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts V H Nelson Elem School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.3%.

V H Nelson Elem School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. V H Nelson Elem School's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 585 (now 479). Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 15% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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