Walsh Elem School

Located at 5640 S 75th Ave, in Summit, Illinois, Walsh Elem School is a close-knit elementary-level community that teaches 182 students (grades K through 5), part of Summit SD 104. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 52% leaner than typical.

Within Summit SD 104, which oversees 5 schools and 1,435 students, Walsh Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Walsh Elem School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 8% White, 8% Asian, 6% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Walsh Elem School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Walsh Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 16.0%; actual is 39.1%, +23.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows 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. Walsh Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Heritage Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walsh Elem School. On composite proficiency, Walsh Elem School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Walsh Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 38% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 182). Asian enrollment moved from 3% to 8% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

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