📍 3450 W 177th St, Hazel Crest, Cook County, 60429
Mae Jemison School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hazel Crest, Cook County. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lolitetta Jennings. It is part of the Prairie-Hills ESD 144 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mae Jemison School enrolls 376 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 333 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 9.9% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 376 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.
Mae Jemison 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 19, state house district 38.
Mae Jemison 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 376 students, Mae Jemison School is larger than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large