Wilson Elem School

Set in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Wilson Elem School is a cozy K-5 school, one of the schools within Chicago Heights SD 170. It serves 160 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Wilson Elem School sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.

Wilson Elem School is one of 10 schools operated by Chicago Heights SD 170, a district that teaches 2,674 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Wilson Elem School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%; the rest reads as 44% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Wilson Elem School reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wilson Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 14.1%; this one delivers 32.3%, a residual of +18.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Wilson Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Barack Obama Sch of Ldership is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilson Elem School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Wilson Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 44% since 2018, when it stood at 288 (now 160). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 38% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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