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Talala Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

430 Talala St, Park Forest, IL 60466 · (708) 367-2560 · Part of Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U

Monee Township’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
305
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Talala Elementary School

  • 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 16.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Monee Township kids: Crete-Monee Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Talala Elementary SchoolYou 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 ↗

430 Talala St, Park Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten47
Grade 154
Grade 248
Grade 353
Grade 453
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
261’20
295’21
287’22
287’23
305’24

Up 16.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 59%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 5%White 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Talala Elementary School from Monee 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
Balmoral Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crete
D−
472 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
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; Monee Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.