📍 200 N Wolcott St, Thornton, Cook County, 60476
Wolcott School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thornton, Cook County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ed Skeoch. It is part of the Thornton SD 154 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wolcott School enrolls 255 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 31% |
| White | 54 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 255 students (52%) 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.
Wolcott 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 15, state house district 29.
Wolcott School is one of 1 schools in Thornton SD 154, based in Thornton, Illinois. The district serves 249 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, Wolcott School is close to the district average of about 249 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large