📍 4632 Clyde Ave, Lyons, Cook County, 60534
Costello School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lyons, Cook County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Jamrose. It is part of the Lyons SD 103 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Costello School enrolls 257 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 80% |
| White | 32 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 257 students (65%) 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.
Costello 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 11, state house district 21.
Costello School is one of 6 schools in Lyons SD 103, based in Lyons, Illinois. The district serves 2,042 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Costello School is smaller than the district average of about 340 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large