📍 9901 W 58th St, Countryside, Cook County, 60525
Ideal Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Countryside, Cook County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eilidh Hall. It is part of the La Grange SD 105 South school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ideal Elem School enrolls 257 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 3.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 65% |
| White | 69 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 257 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ideal 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-60, state senate district 12, state house district 23.
Ideal Elem School is one of 5 schools in La Grange SD 105 South, based in La Grange, Illinois. The district serves 1,212 students district-wide and employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Ideal Elem School is close to the district average of about 242 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large