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Jefferson Elementary School

Q: Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 1031 st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1031^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School serves 453 students from prekindergarten through grade 5 in Berwyn, Illinois, and is part of Berwyn North School District 98. In 2025–2026, SchoolDigger placed the school at the 41st percentile statewide (2 stars), compared with the district’s 25th percentile (1 star). The key takeaway for families is that math is the school’s clearest academic strength, while ELA and fifth-grade science are weaker relative results.

Math proficiency was 44%, 5 percentage points above the state and 10 above the district; it was higher than results at six of the eight nearby schools, though just below their 45% average. ELA proficiency was 51%, 6 points below both the state and district and below the nearby-school average of 56%. Fifth-grade science was 40%—about even with the district, but below the state’s 48% and nearby schools’ 50% average; only two of eight nearby schools had lower results. Results also vary by grade: fifth-grade math was 45%, above the state’s 36% and district’s 39%, while fourth-grade math was 39%, below both.

Math has improved substantially: proficiency rose 22 percentage points from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, moving from 6 points below the state to 5 points above it. ELA rose 15 points over that period, but remained 6 points below the state in both years and dipped 1 point from 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile fell 12 points from 53 in 2024–2025, when the school had 3 stars, to 41 and 2 stars in 2025–2026. For context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 12.5, and 48% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school served African American students was at the 97th percentile in 2024–2025, versus an overall 53rd percentile. Its ranking for Male Students fell from the 51st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 23rd in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 41st percentile that year.

453

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,724

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

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: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Illinois avg48%

1,031^st of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

557^th of 738Berwyn 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
2026	38.9	1031 of 1737	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.3	826 of 1286	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	52.3	225 of 536	58.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	56.4	385 of 1001	61.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	26.0	1010 of 1311	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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

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

Disabled (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2018)10th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-6 vs state

Mathematics44%+4 vs state

Science40%-8 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	38.9	1031^st of 1737 public elementary schools	40.6%		52	964^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.1%	67	40.0	40.8	55.4	56.0	50.5	46.5	39.3	45.3	44.1	94.3%		$22,724	$1,380	$21,344
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)										99.2%		$36,387	$2,709	$33,678
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%)	34	1117^th of 1737 public elementary schools	35.7%		49.3	1014^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.7%	103	34.2	38.9	55.0	54.1	49.8	44.8	45.0	33.3	40.9	95.9%		$19,757	$1,352	$18,405
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%)	75.8	366^th of 1737 public elementary schools	78.9%		85.4	272^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	86.8%	94	77.4	61.3	76.0	72.6	70.8	62.2	57.9	53.8	57.5	98.7%		$21,629	$634	$20,995
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%)	38.1	1048^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.7%		41.2	1187^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.3%	139	49.3	33.8	47.1	67.1	49.8	41.9	37.3	42.1	40.8	95.3%		$21,125	$1,264	$19,861
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%)	46.2	902^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	48.1%		60.1	804^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.9%	98	45.5	55.3	57.8	61.8	58.5	46.8	35.6	45.5	42.9	99.2%		$18,641	$1,880	$16,761
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%)	40.4	997^th of 1737 public elementary schools	42.6%		48.2	1034^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.7%	37	47.6	62.5	59.7	55.6	59.4	45.8	33.9	17.5	33.0	96%		$30,028	$1,536	$28,492
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%)	79	317^th of 1737 public elementary schools	81.8%		89.1	199^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.3%	118	68.0	66.7	76.6	65.0	69.5	76.4	61.7	59.0	64.7	97.7%		$24,545	$803	$23,742
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%)	35.9	1078^th of 1737 public elementary schools	37.9%		37.4	1264^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.5%	186	43.4	42.1	49.0	51.9	48.3	55.3	43.1	27.8	40.6	98.4%		$18,338	$2,007	$16,331
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)										95.8%		$33,415	$1,380	$32,035

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

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

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Berwyn North School District 98

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.

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 1031^st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

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

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