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J W Riley Intermediate School

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J W Riley Intermediate School ranks 1386 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

J W Riley Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Northlake, Illinois, with 323 students. The school is part of the Berkeley School District 87, which is ranked 731 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J W Riley Intermediate School has consistently low academic performance compared to the state and its own district. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.1% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide. In math, only 33.8% were proficient or better, compared to 38.5% statewide. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years. When compared to other nearby schools, such as Westdale Elementary School in the Mannheim School District 83, J W Riley Intermediate School consistently underperforms academically.

The school also faces challenges with student demographics, with 85.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has a high percentage of Hispanic students (around 60%) and English Language Learners (around 25%). Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 26.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Despite the school's challenges, it has relatively high per-student spending, with $21,651 spent per student in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized.

320

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,404

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 S Wolf Rd
Northlake, IL 60164-2353

(708) 449-3180

District: Berkeley School District 87

Students who attend J W Riley Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Northlake Middle School
High:	Proviso East High School
	Proviso Math and Science Academy
	Proviso West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

White:

4.4%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg25%

Illinois avg44%

1,386^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Berkeley School District 87

731^st of 811Berkeley School District 87 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	31.9	1386 of 2056	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1420 of 2067	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1560 of 2077	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1553 of 2082	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1551 of 1948	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1743 of 2086	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1835 of 2037	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1644 of 2044	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	1894 of 2046	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	1854 of 2052	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1927 of 2093	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	2026 of 2167	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	36.5	1575 of 2166	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	1708 of 2147	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	1667 of 2139	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	1634 of 2120	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.2	1658 of 2092	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.0	1445 of 2095	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.0	1383 of 2086	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.7	1298 of 2022	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.0	1335 of 2030	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.7	1310 of 2020	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	645 of 1049	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	415 of 886	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	656 of 907	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	477 of 788	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	427 of 826	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	573 of 788	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	463 of 768	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	458 of 537	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	519 of 743	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	665 of 718	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1361 of 1942	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1416 of 1942	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1589 of 1957	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1591 of 1970	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1464 of 1680	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1674 of 2019	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1747 of 1964	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	535 of 982	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	537 of 959	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	621 of 970	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	647 of 954	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	486 of 742	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	767 of 955	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	858 of 938	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	993 of 1800	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	898 of 1793	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	1032 of 1808	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	996 of 1763	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1045 of 1514	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1340 of 1816	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1564 of 1765	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1269 of 1947	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1267 of 1959	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1416 of 1984	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1392 of 1977	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1351 of 1707	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1662 of 2019	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1779 of 1972	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	923 of 1292	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	647 of 1195	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	961 of 1156	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	853 of 1113	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	521 of 640	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1049 of 1194	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	622 of 763	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	1367 of 1462	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

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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
J W Riley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	123 S Wolf Rd	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3180	320	32	9.9	84.7%	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	296 (92.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	31.9	1386^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.6%		29.3	1420^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.3%	34	18.9	36.9	33.3	38.5	36.1	54.4	26.9	18.5	33.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0		$22,404	$1,122	$21,282
Whittier Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	338 Whitehall Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3175	368	30	12.2	79.1%	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	343 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										99.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	99.1	99.4	11.8	$21,737	$806	$20,932
Sunnyside Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5412 Saint Charles Rd	Berkeley	60163	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3170	344	33	10.5	79.7%	14 (4.1%)	133 (38.7%)	189 (54.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	21.3	1634^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.7	1744^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.6%	110	18.6	30.0	24.8	29.7	28.2	40.0	23.0	9.4	23.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.7		$21,197	$1,126	$20,071
Roy Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 N Roy Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 451-2700	545	46	11.8	59.4%	49 (9.0%)	8 (1.5%)	471 (86.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	40.9	1196^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.8%		32	1344^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.0%	148	36.3	46.9	46.5	55.7	49.7	38.8	21.8	16.5	25.7	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2		$18,829	$681	$18,148
Jefferson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	225 46th Ave	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3165	380	33	11.5	75.3%	12 (3.2%)	143 (37.6%)	210 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)										97.7	97.4	97.4	97.4	9.3	97.4	97.4	9.3	$22,157	$1,095	$21,062
Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	295 N Emroy Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-5313	433	30	14.3	12.5%	271 (62.6%)	3 (0.7%)	66 (15.2%)	59 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	94.7	75^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.7	85^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.9%	10	78.7	82.4	80.8	81.3	81.5	85.1	80.8	69.3	78.4	98.8	99.1	99.1	99.1		99.1	98.8		$16,095	$250	$15,845
Edison Elementary School	Public	K-5	246 S Fair Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-4272	318	29	11.0	3.1%	255 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.8%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	94.6	80^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.1%		94.3	122^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	94.1%	42	72.7	81.6	82.2	79.6	81.1	85.7	75.6	83.6	81.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1		95.8	97.1		$18,680	$303	$18,377
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 N 34th Ave	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3400	363	29	12.5	99.4%	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	343 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	21.6	1628^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.8%		24.3	1559^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.6%	69	22.6	27.7	25.0	38.7	30.9	23.4	21.4	19.4	21.2	96.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.9	96.5		$19,990	$1,393	$18,597
Westdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Diversey Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-4060	483	45	10.7	64.6%	23 (4.8%)	6 (1.2%)	443 (91.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46.1	1078^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.6%		43.2	1084^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.6%	6	49.3	25.3	45.7	62.3	43.3	26.4	34.3	39.0	32.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8		$19,593	$448	$19,145
Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	2250 Scott St	Melrose Park	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-4818	385	38	10.2	66.0%	30 (7.8%)	10 (2.6%)	335 (87.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30.3	1426^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.6%		23	1595^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.8%	169	16.2	35.9	44.8	35.6	38.8	46.2	27.6	12.3	25.3	98.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.7	95.9	98.2		$23,366	$1,187	$22,179

Frequently Asked Questions about J W Riley Intermediate School

What schools do graduates of J W Riley Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend J W Riley Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northlake Middle School
High : Proviso East High School
High : Proviso Math and Science Academy
High : Proviso West High School

What district is J W Riley Intermediate School in?

Berkeley School District 87

What is the racial makeup of J W Riley Intermediate School?

Students at J W Riley Intermediate School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White.

How many students attend J W Riley Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended J W Riley Intermediate School.

Is J W Riley Intermediate School a good school?

J W Riley Intermediate School ranks 1386^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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