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Columbus East Elem School

PublicMiddleGrades 4–6

3100 S 54th Ave, Cicero, IL 60804 · (708) 652-6085 · Part of Cicero School District 99

Cicero’s School Grade D better than 11% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
411
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
4–6
The gist

What stands out about Columbus East Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 21.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

3100 S 54th Ave, Cicero

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4144
Grade 5137
Grade 6130
Enrollment over time
339’20
350’21
360’22
366’23
411’24

Up 21.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 98%White 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbus East Elem School from Cicero families.

Other schools in Cicero School District 99

The district →
Abe Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cicero
C
717 students12:1
Warren Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cicero
C−
695 students16:1
Sherlock Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cicero
D
583 students17:1
Cicero West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Cicero
D
557 students14:1
Columbus West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Cicero
D
534 students13:1
Goodwin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cicero
D
502 students14:1

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