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Jefferson Elementary School

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 964 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

964^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Berwyn, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 466 students. The school is part of the Berwyn North School District 98, which is ranked 492 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle-to-lower range of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (51.5%) and Mathematics (41.8%) slightly below the state averages. However, the school's performance for its African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Disabled student subgroups is relatively strong, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois elementary schools in these categories. In contrast, the school's White student subgroup has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile.

When compared to the higher-performing schools in the neighboring Oak Park Education Service District 97, such as Abraham Lincoln Elementary and Irving Elementary, Jefferson Elementary School lags behind significantly in both academic achievement and student demographics. The school's challenges include its overall academic performance, which is below the state average, and the high rate of chronic absenteeism, which has been steadily increasing.

453

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,978

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7035 16th St
Berwyn, IL 60402-1369

(708) 795-2454

District: Berwyn North School District 98

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	J Sterling Morton West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

African American:

12.1%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

Illinois avg44%

964^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Berwyn North School District 98

492^nd of 811Berwyn North School District 98 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	964 of 2056	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	1013 of 2067	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	931 of 2077	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	1061 of 2082	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	1304 of 1948	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	770 of 2086	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	864 of 2037	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	934 of 2044	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	1030 of 2046	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1721 of 2052	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.7	1545 of 2093	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	1573 of 2167	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.0	1385 of 2166	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	1440 of 2147	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.0	1373 of 2139	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.5	1499 of 2120	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.3	1471 of 2092	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.7	1564 of 2095	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	1592 of 2086	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.1	1353 of 2022	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.3	1423 of 2030	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	57.0	1067 of 2020	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	23 of 688	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	34 of 655	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	74 of 692	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	249 of 684	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	224 of 711	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	150 of 698	78.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	239 of 1049	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	198 of 886	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	228 of 907	74.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	161 of 788	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	219 of 826	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	209 of 788	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	205 of 768	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	36.9	341 of 537	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	138 of 743	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	128 of 718	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	869 of 1942	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	963 of 1942	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	1047 of 1957	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1123 of 1970	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1209 of 1680	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	824 of 2019	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	841 of 1964	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	266 of 982	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	292 of 959	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	274 of 970	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	227 of 954	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	36.7	449 of 742	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.9	73 of 955	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	75.9	143 of 938	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	335 of 1800	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	401 of 1793	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	319 of 1808	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	409 of 1763	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.3	756 of 1514	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	208 of 1816	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	232 of 1765	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	954 of 1947	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	958 of 1959	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	777 of 1984	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	867 of 1977	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	1118 of 1707	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	679 of 2019	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	791 of 1972	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	454 of 1292	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	449 of 1195	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	449 of 1156	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	779 of 1113	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	761 of 1194	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	601 of 763	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	16.7	1313 of 1463	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)97th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

White (2018)10th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+3 vs state

Science31%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Bilingual education and common core are ruining America's classrooms. How can one expect to succeed as well as your peers when your education is in two different languages? The North Berwyn school district would be best served by having a full-time bilingual school for those with ESL. If you want bilingual education, you can get it. If not, you will not be dragged down by wasted instructional time spent in two languages.

If you look at the breakdown of Jefferson's scores, one of the biggest segments that brings down scores of the school is ESL students. As many parents in the district make the decision to speak only Spanish in their home, their children are woefully unprepared to enter an English-speaking school. They pick up language fast as they are children, and any children with an average teacher will pick up new things. However, this comes at a great expense to those kids that are not ESL as much instructional time is spent catering to the children who are ESL with no assistance to children who are not ESL during these instructional periods.

Kids that are not ESL fall behind their peers who are receiving full-time English instruction. Oh, and don't have a child that has a language issue like our daughter. Your child will be exposed to lots of Spanish words that will confuse your child further. Going to a classroom and seeing things ONLY labeled in Spanish is a reminder of how poor this school is and makes me wonder why I did not buy a house in another city.

Communication from the district is okay. They make good use of VOIP for important messages. Like many lower rated schools, communication with parents on other issues like child success or basic things like when school starts and such can be poor. Our personal experience with our daughter's teacher has been underwhelming, but I am sure there are other teachers that are better communicators. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7035 16th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2454	453	36	12.5	47.5%	25 (5.5%)	55 (12.1%)	361 (79.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	52	964^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.1%		46.4	1013^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.0%	49	31.3	42.4	51.4	60.3	51.5	44.1	40.5	41.3	41.8	93.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	98.0	92.9	94.4	9.3	$21,978	$1,415	$20,563
Betsy Ross Elementary School	Public	K-2	1315 Marengo Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-7498	138	13	10.4	51.4%	29 (21.0%)	49 (35.5%)	48 (34.8%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)								(n/a)										96.2	96.9	96.9	96.9	100.0	96.2	96.2		$34,790	$1,991	$32,799
Prairie Oak School	Public	PK, KG-5	1427 Oak Park Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2442	698	52	13.4	72.1%	41 (5.9%)	96 (13.8%)	534 (76.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.4%)	49.3	1014^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.7%		46.5	1011^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.1%	3	28.9	43.2	53.7	53.3	49.7	50.0	37.0	34.4	41.1	96.2	96.7	96.7	96.7	97.9	95.8	96.0	10.6	$19,109	$1,380	$17,729
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1111 S Grove Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 524-3110	580	47	12.3	17.8%	303 (52.2%)	78 (13.4%)	105 (18.1%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.9%)	85.4	272^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	86.8%		81.4	334^th of 2067 public elementary schools	83.8%	62	68.9	65.6	72.0	75.8	71.1	64.6	62.3	60.0	62.3	98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.9	98.7	98.7		$19,961	$1,035	$18,926
Karel Havlicek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 15th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2451	490	33	14.8	75.7%	26 (5.3%)	38 (7.8%)	416 (84.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41.2	1187^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.3%		51.9	890^th of 2067 public elementary schools	56.9%	297	25.6	31.7	44.3	61.4	47.3	33.3	35.4	34.9	34.7	94.4	94.5	94.4	94.4	96.9	92.9	93.4	14.8	$20,300	$1,315	$18,986
Piper School	Public	K-5	2435 Kenilworth Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2364	292	20	14.3	70.2%	30 (10.3%)	17 (5.8%)	239 (81.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	60.1	804^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.9%		48.6	971^st of 2067 public elementary schools	53.0%	167	44.9	62.5	46.0	61.2	56.5	52.1	38.0	38.8	42.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5		$18,986	$1,928	$17,059
Field Stevenson Elementary School	Public	3-5	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-5703	214	21	10.1	49.5%	47 (22.0%)	84 (39.3%)	63 (29.4%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	48.2	1034^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.7%		45.8	1026^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.4%	8	34.4	47.6	60.0	45.5	51.3	44.4	40.6	23.1	36.0	97.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.5	98.0		$31,082	$787	$30,295
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 S Cuyler Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3090	509	47	10.9	21.2%	264 (51.9%)	75 (14.7%)	78 (15.3%)	21 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.0%)	89.1	199^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.3%		83.8	288^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.1%	89	73.0	66.7	69.4	82.0	72.5	77.2	63.3	69.7	69.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.7	96.9	96.9		$22,828	$1,161	$21,667
Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6539 26th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2327	394	31	12.9	75.6%	20 (5.1%)	27 (6.9%)	336 (85.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	37.4	1264^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.5%		45.9	1023^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	50.5%	241	28.3	33.3	49.1	48.1	43.6	46.3	23.6	22.6	30.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	14.7	$17,550	$1,979	$15,571
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	543 Hannah Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-6945	186	15	12.4	37.1%	62 (33.3%)	58 (31.2%)	40 (21.5%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)								(n/a)										96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.5	96.0	96.0	42.5	$35,526	$1,490	$34,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Berwyn North School District 98

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : J Sterling Morton West High School

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 964^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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