Prekindergarten · Regular · Grades PK

Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Ctr, Romeoville, IL

CEP schoolDr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Ctr is a public prekindergarten school in Romeoville, part of Valley View CUSD 365U. It enrolled 515 students in 2024-25, with 13.9 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 515
Teachers (FTE): 37.0
Students per teacher: 13.9
Grades: PK

This school's ratio is 1.4 higher than the district figure of 12.5. The Illinois average across schools is 13.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school13.9

District12.5

Illinois13.7

United States15.3

School details

Address: 753 Dalhart Ave, Romeoville, IL 60446
Phone: (815)886-7827
District: Valley View CUSD 365U
County: Will County
Level: Prekindergarten
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Virtual: No
Locale: Suburb: Large
NCES school ID: 174007001875

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free or reduced-price lunch: 34266.4% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.