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U S Grant Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2712 Miller Ave, South Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · (708) 756-4156 · Part of Chicago Heights School District 170

Bloom Township’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
147
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about U S Grant Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2712 Miller Ave, South Chicago Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten18
Grade 120
Grade 223
Grade 325
Grade 422
Grade 520
Enrollment over time
178’20
172’21
160’22
163’23
147’24

Down 17.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%Black 14%White 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about U S Grant Elem School from Bloom Township families.

Other schools in Chicago Heights School District 170

The district →
Roosevelt Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
C
353 students15:1
Washington-McKinley Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
C
286 students11:1
Kennedy Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
C
193 students19:1
Greenbriar Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
B−
174 students16:1
Wilson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
D
160 students16:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
B−
157 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bloom Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.