📍 430 Talala St, Park Forest, Will County, 60466
Talala Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Park Forest, Will County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacey Schwuchow. It is part of the Crete Monee CUSD 201U school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Talala Elementary School enrolls 287 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 218 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 16% |
| White | 10 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 287 students (97%) 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.
Talala Elementary 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.
Talala Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Crete Monee CUSD 201U, based in Crete, Illinois. The district serves 4,562 students district-wide and employs 266 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, Talala Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 507 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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