Parkwood Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Hanover Park, Illinois

Parkwood Elementary School in Hanover Park, Illinois enrolled 342 students in 2024-25 with 20.9 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

340 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 342 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 20.9.

Students enrolled at Parkwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 34201002003004002022-233402023-243442024-25342
Students enrolled at Parkwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 34201002003004002022-233402023-243442024-25342
Students enrolled at Parkwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 34201002003004002022-233402023-243442024-25342
Students enrolled at Parkwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 34201002003004002022-233402023-243442024-25342
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334019.017.9
2023-2434421.016.4
2024-2534220.916.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 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.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.4; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.4; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.4; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.4; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Parkwood Elementary School enrolled 300 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.6% of students were Hispanic, 14.6% Black, 4.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic76.6%
  2. Black14.6%
  3. White4.1%
  4. Asian3.8%
  5. Two or more races0.6%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Parkwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215%19%29.9%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%not published26.6%

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 Hanover Park

9 public elementary schools in Hanover Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Parkwood Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hanover Highlands Elementary School54311.2not reported
Albert Einstein Elementary School5129.9not reported
Greenbrook Elementary School46610.0not reported
Horizon Elementary School43612.5not reported
Ontarioville Elementary School43016.2not reported
Laurel Hill Elementary School38415.2not reported
Parkwood Elementary School34216.4not reported
Anne Fox Elementary School3247.9not reported

All public schools in Hanover Park →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Parkwood Elementary School

  1. Laurel Hill Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 384 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Heritage Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 359 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Parkwood Elementary School with Laurel Hill Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much School District U-46 spends per student$19,216 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,216
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisParkwood Elementary School is the number 1,286 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,286 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.16.4:1
  7. 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 Parkwood Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Parkwood Elementary School?
    342 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 340 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hanover Park, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkwood Elementary School?
    16.4 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.
  3. Is Parkwood Elementary School a Title I school?
    Parkwood Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Parkwood Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Parkwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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.
  5. What district is Parkwood Elementary School in?
    School District U-46, NCES district ID 1713710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171371001698 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.

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