Other / mixed grade configuration · Melrose Park, IL

Jane Addams Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Jane Addams Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 172511002740
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
45
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
23
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jane Addams Elem School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median.

#2 of 6
public schools in Melrose Park · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
13.8:1
students per teacher
385
students enrolled

Jane Addams Elem School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Jane Addams Elem School ranks #2 of 6 public schools in Melrose Park, IL.

Enrollment

385

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.8:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Jane Addams Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Jane Addams Elem School

Jane Addams Elem School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Melrose Park, Illinois, enrolling 385 students.

At 13.8:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Illinois median, within a few percentage points of the 14:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

With 385 students, its enrollment sits close to the Illinois median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 385 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Melrose Park's public schools, it stands alongside Melrose Park Elem School (602 students): Jane Addams Elem School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (13.8:1 vs 14.3:1).

Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 also operates Stevenson Middle School (682 students) and Melrose Park Elem School (602 students) alongside Jane Addams Elem School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Jane Addams Elem School compares

Jane Addams Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.8:1 ▼ 1% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 385 top 48% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.8:1
Leaner classes than 59% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
385
Bigger than 45% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.8:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 53% in Illinois - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
23.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,608
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 385 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 86.0%
African American 6.2%
White 5.5%
Two or More 1.3%
Asian 1.0%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 86.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.3, Jane Addams Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89, which includes Jane Addams Elem School.

$18,608
Per student
+9%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.0%
State 66.9%
Federal 11.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Jane Addams Elem School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Stevenson Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Melrose Park Elem School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Irving Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Lincoln Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Garfield Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Jane Addams Elem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Melrose Park

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Jane Addams Elem School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Jane Addams Elem School

How many students attend Jane Addams Elem School?

Jane Addams Elem School has 385 students enrolled. It is a public school in Melrose Park, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jane Addams Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jane Addams Elem School is 13.8:1, which is 1% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 12% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jane Addams Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Jane Addams Elem School is Hispanic or Latino at 86.0% of enrollment, in Melrose Park, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jane Addams Elem School?

Jane Addams Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Jane Addams Elem School rank among public schools in Melrose Park?

By Resource Investment Index, Jane Addams Elem School ranks #2 of 6 public schools in Melrose Park, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Melrose Park on the city page.

Is Jane Addams Elem School a good school?

Jane Addams Elem School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89?

Besides Jane Addams Elem School, Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 also operates Stevenson Middle School (682 students), Melrose Park Elem School (602 students), and Irving Middle School (515 students). See the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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