Helen Keller Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Tinley Park, Illinois
Helen Keller Elementary School in Tinley Park, Illinois enrolled 426 students in 2024-25 with 34.8 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
397 students in 2022-23, 405 students in 2023-24, 426 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.7 to 34.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 397 | 35.7 | 11.1 |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 33.5 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 426 | 34.8 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 345 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Helen Keller Elementary School enrolled 345 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 345 of the 345 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.2% of students were White, 19.5% Hispanic, 7.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White66.2%
- Hispanic19.5%
- Black7.0%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Asian2.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Helen Keller Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 40% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Tinley Park
7 public elementary schools in Tinley Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Helen Keller Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christa McAuliffe School | 530 | 14.3 | not reported |
| Millennium Elementary School | 451 | 12.1 | not reported |
| Helen Keller Elementary School | 426 | 12.2 | not reported |
| John A Bannes Elementary School | 421 | 13.0 | not reported |
| Bert H Fulton School | 404 | 11.4 | not reported |
| Memorial Elementary School | 291 | 11.0 | not reported |
| Kimberly Heights Elementary School | 181 | 16.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Helen Keller Elementary School
- John A Bannes Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 421 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Arnold W Kruse Ed CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 462 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Helen Keller Elementary School with John A Bannes Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kirby SD 140 spends per student$18,646 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,646
- The largest public schools in IllinoisHelen Keller Elementary School is the number 857 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#857 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Helen Keller Elementary School
How many students attend Helen Keller Elementary School?
426 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 397 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tinley Park, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Keller Elementary School?
12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Helen Keller Elementary School a Title I school?
Helen Keller Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Helen Keller Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Helen Keller Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Helen Keller Elementary School in?
Kirby SD 140, NCES district ID 1721270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172127002399 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.