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V H Nelson Elem School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8901 N Ozanam Ave
Niles, IL 60714
Phone
(847) 965-0050
District
East Maine SD 63
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
447
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.1% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

V H Nelson Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

40 30 20 10 0
25%
30%
25%
28%
24%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
31%
40%
34%
18%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
29%
40%
34%
27%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 80 17.9%
Grade 1 76 17.0%
Grade 2 83 18.6%
Grade 3 66 14.8%
Grade 4 74 16.6%
Grade 5 68 15.2%
Total 447 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.7% 33.2% 48.2%
Black 2.0% 6.0% 17.2%
Hispanic 36.5% 25.7% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 21.6% 34.7% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 45,494 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,639.7 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.2% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.8% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 21.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,124 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.3% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.8% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.0% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.1% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.8% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,426 $33,395,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,618 $5,732,000 8.0%
Staff $898 $3,183,000 4.4%
General Administration $511 $1,811,000 2.5%
School Administration $684 $2,423,000 3.4%
Operation $1,494 $5,294,000 7.4%
Transportation $489 $1,733,000 2.4%
Other $614 $2,177,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,309 $22,353,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,473 $15,848,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $20,208 $71,596,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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