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The Joseph Sears School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
542 Abbotsford Rd
Kenilworth, IL 60043
Phone
(847) 853-3803
District
Kenilworth SD 38
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
471
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.3% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

The Joseph Sears School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
66%
30%
60%
28%
72%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
31%
84%
34%
72%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
74%
29%
77%
34%
71%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
68%
28%
76%
33%
60%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
31%
85%
37%
80%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
63%
32%
59%
40%
67%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
9
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 26 5.5%
Kindergarten 37 7.9%
Grade 1 49 10.4%
Grade 2 54 11.5%
Grade 3 51 10.8%
Grade 4 52 11.0%
Grade 5 50 10.6%
Grade 6 46 9.8%
Grade 7 41 8.7%
Grade 8 65 13.8%
Total 471 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.5% 89.5% 48.2%
Black 0.7% 0.7% 17.2%
Hispanic 4.3% 4.3% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 5.3% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,764 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,214.3 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 28.4% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 19.9% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.0% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 876 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 2.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 99.6% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 92.2% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 70.5% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 7.3% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.6% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 4.0% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 4.3% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 1.1% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $26,807 $12,626,000 62.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,068 $1,445,000 7.1%
Staff $2,401 $1,131,000 5.6%
General Administration $3,575 $1,684,000 8.3%
School Administration $1,826 $860,000 4.2%
Operation $1,924 $906,000 4.5%
Transportation $4 $2,000 0.0%
Other $1,212 $571,000 2.8%
Total Support $14,011 $6,599,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,321 $1,093,000 5.4%
Total Expenditures $43,138 $20,318,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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