Summary:
North Riverside has one listed school, Komarek Elementary School, a public school serving prekindergarten through grade 8 with 570 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades English Language Arts result was 55%, close to Illinois’ 56%, while its mathematics result was 33%, compared with 40% statewide. The clearest concern is middle-grade mathematics: Komarek was 16 points below the state in grade 6, 12 points below in grade 7, and 18 points below in grade 8.
Because Komarek is the only school listed, there are no other local schools to rank against it; the notable strengths and weaknesses appear across its grade-level results. Grade 4 stood out in English Language Arts, with 66% meeting the benchmark compared with 56% statewide, a 10-point advantage. Mathematics was above the state in grades 4 and 5 by 6 and 9 points, respectively, but grade 8 was the lowest result: 17% compared with 35% statewide. Science also differed by grade: grade 5 was 8 points above Illinois, while grade 8 was 9 points below. Upper-grade English Language Arts was below the state, including an 8-point gap in grade 8.
Recent results and SchoolDigger rankings point to weaker relative standing, with some exceptions. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Komarek’s English Language Arts result moved from 56% to 55% as the state’s rose from 53% to 56%; its gap shifted from 3 points above Illinois to 1 point below. Mathematics edged up from 32.9% to 33.3%, while the state rose from 39% to 40%; Komarek’s gap widened from 5.6 to 6.3 points below. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 47th percentile, 918 of 1,737, with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 60th percentile and 3 stars the prior year. Chronic absenteeism was 16%, matching Komarek School District 94 and below the state’s 24%. In 2024–2025, the school had a 12.1 student–teacher ratio, and 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.
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