Summary:
The Berkeley School District 87 in Illinois is home to 4 elementary schools: Whittier Primary School, Sunnyside Intermediate School, Jefferson Primary School, and J.W. Riley Intermediate School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are located in the Berkeley area.
Among the 4 schools, J.W. Riley Intermediate School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 1386 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools in 2024-2025 and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. J.W. Riley has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 36.1% of students at J.W. Riley were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district average of 33% and the state average of 53.1%. In Math, 33.8% of J.W. Riley students were proficient, compared to the district's 24.2% and the state's 38.5%.
However, the overall performance of the elementary schools in the Berkeley School District 87 is a concern, as they significantly underperform compared to state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, all 4 schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The schools also have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75.91% at Jefferson Primary to 85.14% at J.W. Riley Intermediate, suggesting that the schools serve a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the academic challenges they face.
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