Elementary · Illinois

Mae Jemison School

Free meals for all

Mae Jemison School, a public elementary school in Hazel Crest, Illinois: grades pre-k–5, 368 students, 19.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Prairie-Hills ESD 144.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 368
Teachers (FTE): 18.7
Students per teacher: 19.7
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

More students per teacher than 98% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

More students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 50% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Smaller than 60% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Prairie-Hills ESD 144

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Prairie-Hills ESD 144.

Location

Address: 3450 W 177th St, Hazel Crest, IL 60429
Phone: (708)225-3636
City or town: Hazel Crest
County: Cook County

Website Quality of life in Hazel Crest Schools in Hazel Crest

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Chateaux SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	249	19.2	0.3 mi
Highlands Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	311	28.3	0.8 mi
Zenon J Sykuta SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	273	14.4	1.1 mi
Nob Hill Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	164	15.6	1.1 mi
Flossmoor Hills Elem School	Pre-K–5	357	13.9	1.4 mi
Meadowview SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	293	19.5	1.6 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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NCES 172472004254