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, is about 20 minutes of transportation away from the

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. The district serves grades Pre-K through 8th grade and has over 1,500 students and 87 teachers.

Demographics

In a 10-year period ending in 2014 the district changed from being 58% black to 58% Hispanic. The changes lead to a decrease in academic achievement. In a three-year period ending in 2013, one elementary school saw its rank drop by 130 places. As a result, the district began attempts to recruit teachers from Spain. The superintendent received training on how to read announcements in the Spanish language at school assemblies.

Schools

* Thomas J. Kellar Middle School (6-8) – Robbins * Posen Intermediate School (4-5) – Posen * Bernice Childs Elementary School (Kindergarten – 3) – Robbins * John Gordon Elementary School – (Kindergarten – 3) – Posen * Delia M. Turner Elementary School (Pre-K – Kindergarten) – Crestwood2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Crestwood village, IL
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. Retrieved on February 24, 2013.

References

External links

* School districts in Cook County, Illinois {{Illinois-school-stub