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Wolcott School

Serves grades KG - 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
200 N Wolcott St
Thornton, IL 60476
Phone
(708) 877-2526
District
THORNTON SD 154
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
243
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.2% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Wolcott School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
20%
26%
22%
29%
19%
22%
    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
11
11
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 6 2.5%
Kindergarten 26 10.7%
Grade 1 29 11.9%
Grade 2 23 9.5%
Grade 3 23 9.5%
Grade 4 23 9.5%
Grade 5 32 13.2%
Grade 6 24 9.9%
Grade 7 32 13.2%
Grade 8 25 10.3%
Total 243 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.2% 28.2% 48.7%
Black 32.6% 32.6% 17.3%
Hispanic 39.2% 39.2% 28.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 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 2,802 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 703.6 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.8% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,106 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.3% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.3% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.9% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.9% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 11.0% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,310 $1,902,990 63.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $188 $43,052 1.4%
Staff $223 $51,067 1.7%
General Administration $1,895 $433,955 14.5%
School Administration $118 $27,022 0.9%
Operation $961 $220,069 7.3%
Transportation $131 $29,999 1.0%
Other $397 $90,913 3.0%
Total Support $3,913 $896,077 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $860 $196,940 6.6%
Total Expenditures $13,083 $2,996,007 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,818 $20,214,612,291 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,311 $2,449,080,202 6.3%
Staff $673 $1,256,727,156 3.2%
General Administration $673 $1,256,749,375 3.2%
School Administration $942 $1,760,657,749 4.5%
Operation $1,431 $2,672,969,408 6.9%
Transportation $748 $1,398,114,051 3.6%
Other $736 $1,376,105,992 3.5%
Total Support $6,513 $12,170,558,501 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,424 $6,398,727,407 16.5%
Total Expenditures $20,756 $38,783,883,293 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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