U S Grant Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · South Chicago Heights, Illinois
U S Grant Elementary School in South Chicago Heights, Illinois enrolled 147 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 9.8 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, 30-34% 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
160 students in 2022-23, 163 students in 2023-24, 147 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 160 | 14.0 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 147 | 15.0 | 9.8 |
9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection U S Grant Elementary School enrolled 164 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent42.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.0% of students were Hispanic, 13.6% Black, 2.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic81.0%
- Black13.6%
- White2.7%
- Two or more races2.0%
- Asian0.7%
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 U S Grant Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% 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 | 30‑34% | 27% | 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 South Chicago Heights
2 public elementary schools in South Chicago Heights report 2024-25 enrollment; U S Grant Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steger Primary Center | 396 | 18.9 | not reported |
| U S Grant Elementary School | 147 | 9.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about U S Grant Elementary School
- Garfield Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 248 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Steger Primary CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 396 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare U S Grant Elementary School with Garfield Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chicago Heights SD 170 spends per student$21,859 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,859
- The largest public schools in IllinoisU S Grant Elementary School is the number 2,159 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,159 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.9.8:1
- 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 U S Grant Elementary School
How many students attend U S Grant Elementary School?
147 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 160 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in South Chicago Heights, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at U S Grant Elementary School?
9.8 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 U S Grant Elementary School a Title I school?
U S Grant Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at U S Grant Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at U S Grant Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% 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 U S Grant Elementary School in?
Chicago Heights SD 170, NCES district ID 1709960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170996001226 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.