State/Public Elementary Open

Steger Primary Center

๐Ÿ“ 3411 MIller Avenue, South Chicago Heights, Cook County, 60411

353
Pupils
13.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Steger Primary Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Chicago Heights, Cook County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mandy Helsel. It is part of the Steger SD 194 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Mandy Helsel
School district
Steger SD 194

Enrollment & staffing

Steger Primary Center enrolls 353 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“1. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.

Male students
178 (50%)
Female students
175 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student-teacher ratio
13.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“1

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 18% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino15544%
Black or African American10931%
White6418%
Two or more races257.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

262 of the school's 353 students (74%) 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“1Title I

Steger 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 15, state house district 29.

School district: Steger SD 194

Steger Primary Center is one of 3 schools in Steger SD 194, based in Steger, Illinois. The district serves 1,507 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 353 students, Steger Primary Center is smaller than the district average of about 502 students per school.

1,507
District students
3
Schools
100
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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