📍 1300 N 34th Ave, Melrose Park, Cook County, 60160
Grant Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Melrose Park, Cook County. The school has 301 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Maisonneuve. It is part of the Bellwood SD 88 school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grant Elem School enrolls 301 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 6% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 276 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 6% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 301 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grant Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-40, state senate district 39, state house district 77.
Grant Elem School is one of 7 schools in Bellwood SD 88, based in Bellwood, Illinois. The district serves 1,998 students district-wide and employs 159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 301 students, Grant Elem School is close to the district average of about 285 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large