📍 16239 Lawndale Ave, Markham, Cook County, 60428
Markham Park Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Markham, Cook County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amaris Winters. It is part of the Prairie-Hills ESD 144 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Markham Park Elem School enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 213 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 30% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 308 students (93%) 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.
Markham Park 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-10, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Markham Park Elem School is one of 9 schools in Prairie-Hills ESD 144, based in Markham, Illinois. The district serves 2,473 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, Markham Park Elem School is close to the district average of about 275 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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