📍 130 Blackhawk Dr, Park Forest, Cook County, 60466
Blackhawk Primary Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Park Forest, Cook County. The school has 163 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelli Pumphrey. It is part of the Park Forest SD 163 school district. It serves grades K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackhawk Primary Center enrolls 163 students across grades K–3. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 132 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4.3% |
| White | 2 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 163 students (74%) 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.
Blackhawk Primary Center 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.
Blackhawk Primary Center is one of 6 schools in Park Forest SD 163, based in Park Forest, Illinois. The district serves 1,524 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 163 students, Blackhawk Primary Center is smaller than the district average of about 254 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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