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Balmoral Elem Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1124 W New Monee Rd, Crete, IL 60417 · (708) 367-2500 · Part of Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U

Crete Township’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
472
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Balmoral Elem Sch

  • 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
  • Enrollment up 11.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Crete Township kids: Crete-Monee Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Balmoral Elem SchYou are here
6–8Crete-Monee Middle Schoolin University Park

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 ↗

1124 W New Monee Rd, Crete

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten78
Grade 165
Grade 270
Grade 380
Grade 492
Grade 586
Grade 71
Enrollment over time
422’20
415’21
440’22
462’23
472’24

Up 11.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 44%Hispanic 28%White 18%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Balmoral Elem Sch from Crete Township families.

Other schools in Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U

The district →
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Crete
256 students16:1
Crete Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crete
D
381 students14:1
Monee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monee
C
373 students14:1
Talala Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Forest
D−
305 students16:1
Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · University Park
C
293 students13:1
Crete-Monee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · University Park
C
1,002 students11:1

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