📍 176 E 11th St, Chicago Heights, Cook County, 60411
Jefferson Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago Heights, Cook County. The school has 151 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Caleb Valentin. It is part of the Chicago Heights SD 170 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem School enrolls 151 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 29% |
| White | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 151 students (99%) 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.
Jefferson 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-20, state senate district 40, state house district 80.
Jefferson Elem School is one of 11 schools in Chicago Heights SD 170, based in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The district serves 2,674 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 151 students, Jefferson Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 243 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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