Thurgood Marshall Elem School

239 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, located at 2501 Oak St in Bellwood, Illinois, serves the local community as a foundational educational institution within the Bellwood School District 88. Named in honor of the first African American Supreme Court Justice, the school is dedicated to fostering an environment that emphasizes academic growth, character development, and social responsibility. It typically serves students from preschool through grade 5, aiming to prepare young learners for the challenges of middle school and beyond through a structured and supportive curriculum.

The school is deeply integrated into the Bellwood community, often serving as a hub for family engagement and local educational initiatives. Like many schools in the district, it focuses on building core competencies in literacy and mathematics while promoting inclusive values consistent with its namesake’s legacy of justice and equality. Through a combination of classroom instruction, extracurricular support, and community partnerships, Thurgood Marshall Elementary strives to provide its student body with the tools necessary for long-term academic success and personal achievement.

239

Total Students

19.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Thurgood Marshall Elem School
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Hispanic	87
Black	147
Two or More	4

Black
147 (61.5 %)
Hispanic
87 (36.4 %)
Two or More
4 (1.7 %)
White
1 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Bellwood SD 88
Phone:	(708)410-3500
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	239
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	19.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 30

Grade 1 49

Grade 2 41

Grade 3 36

Grade 4 38

Grade 5 45