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Neil Armstrong Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richton Park, Cook County. The school has 281 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shahran Spears. It is part of the Esd 159 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Neil Armstrong Elem School enrolls 281 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 243 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5% |
| White | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 281 students (53%) 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.
Neil Armstrong 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-20, state senate district 19, state house district 38.
Neil Armstrong Elem School is one of 5 schools in ESD 159, based in Matteson, Illinois. The district serves 1,653 students district-wide and employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 281 students, Neil Armstrong Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 331 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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