Wolcott School

Wolcott School is an elementary school with a street address in Thornton, Illinois. It enrolled 249 students in pre-K through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.

Wolcott School is administered by Thornton SD 154.

Wolcott School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 46%. Other groups make up 31% Black, 17% White, and 6% multiracial. Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teachers at Wolcott School total 14 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school counts 144 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 58%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wolcott School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 38.6%. Predicted: 38.1%.

Census estimates describe Cook County this way: the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.

The closest public school, Thornwood High School, is about 1.1 miles from Wolcott School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Wolcott School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment at Wolcott School grew 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 236 to 249 students.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Wolcott School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.