📍 11158 S Oak Park Ave, Worth, Cook County, 60482
Worth Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Worth, Cook County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Dandrea. It is part of the Worth SD 127 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Worth Elem School enrolls 379 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 379 students (66%) 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.
Worth 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-60, state senate district 18, state house district 35.
Worth Elem School is one of 4 schools in Worth SD 127, based in Worth, Illinois. The district serves 1,015 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, Worth Elem School is larger than the district average of about 254 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large