Nathan Hale Elem School

19055 Burnham Ave
Lansing, IL 60438

www.sd171.org

520 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 4th

School Overview

Nathan Hale Elementary School, located at 19055 Burnham Avenue in Lansing, Illinois, serves as a primary educational institution within the Lansing School District 158. The school is committed to providing a foundational learning environment for students in the surrounding community, focusing on academic development, social-emotional growth, and the mastery of core curriculum standards. As a community-centered school, it emphasizes the importance of a collaborative partnership between educators, families, and local stakeholders to ensure student success.

The school is known for fostering an inclusive atmosphere that aims to prepare its young learners for the transition to middle school and beyond. By utilizing various instructional strategies and extracurricular opportunities, Nathan Hale Elementary strives to support the diverse needs of its student body. Its location in Lansing places it at the heart of a residential area, where it functions as a central hub for neighborhood education and community engagement, working to instill a lifelong love of learning in its students.

520

Total Students

31.0

Full-Time Teachers

16.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Nathan Hale Elem School
Demographic	Student Count
White	11
Hispanic	114
Black	383
Two or More	11
American Indian	1

Black
383 (73.7 %)
Hispanic
114 (21.9 %)
White
11 (2.1 %)
Two or More
11 (2.1 %)
American Indian
1 (0.2 %)

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:	Sunnybrook SD 171
Phone:	(708)895-3030
Website:	http://www.sd171.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 4th
Total Students:	520
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	31.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.8
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

Pre-Kindergarten 22

Kindergarten 77

Grade 1 117

Grade 2 88

Grade 3 117

Grade 4 99