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Chatham Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

525 S College St, Chatham, IL 62629 · (217) 483-2411 · Part of Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

Chatham Township’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
500
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Chatham Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Chatham Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Chatham Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Chatham Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

525 S College St, Chatham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten95
Grade 1106
Grade 296
Grade 3108
Grade 495
Enrollment over time
508’20
495’21
470’22
488’23
500’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Hispanic 5%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chatham Elem School from Chatham Township families.

Other schools in Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

The district →
Ball Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chatham
B+
552 students18:1
Glenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chatham
B+
573 students16:1
Glenwood Intermediate Sch
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Chatham
B+
672 students18:1
Glenwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chatham
B
735 students17:1
Glenwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chatham
A−
1,484 students18:1

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; Chatham Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.