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Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1101 E 10th St, Ford Heights, IL 60411 · (708) 758-2520 · Part of Ford Heights School District 169

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

Directions
Students
306
Students per teacher
26:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 26 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1101 E 10th St, Ford Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K62
Kindergarten54
Grade 156
Grade 254
Grade 343
Grade 436
Grade 51
Enrollment over time
281’20
310’21
305’22
288’23
306’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Hispanic 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr from Bloom Township families.

Other schools in Ford Heights School District 169

The district →
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ford Heights
D−
156 students13:1

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.