Jefferson Elementary School

Public PK, KG-5

 7035 16th St
       Berwyn, IL  60402-1369


(708) 795-2454

District: Berwyn North School District 98

SchoolDigger Rank:
931st of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,504 Help


Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  473

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.9%
African American:
14.6%
White:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.3% Help


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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary School ranks better than 55.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Berwyn North School District 98! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.79. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Berwyn North School District 98. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75.9%), African American (14.6%), White (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Berwyn North School District 98. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School is 14, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Berwyn North School District 98! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary School is $19,504, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Berwyn North School District 98!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary School 931st of 2077 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Berwyn North School District 98:

SchoolDigger ranks Berwyn North School District 98 580th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jefferson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 56.97 1067th 2020 47.2%
2004 39.33 1423rd 2030 29.9%
2005 44.05 1353rd 2022 33.1%
2006 34.86 1592nd 2086 23.7%
2007 36.73 1564th 2095 25.3%
2008 39.28 1471st 2092 29.7%
2009 38.53 1499th 2120 29.3%
2010 46.04 1373rd 2139 35.8%
2011 42.43 1440th 2147 32.9%
2012 46.05 1385th 2166 36.1%
2013 30.88 1573rd 2167 27.4%
2014 29.71 1545th 2093 26.2%
2015 19.40 1721st 2052 16.1%
2016 45.94 1030th 2046 49.7%
2017 50.42 934th 2044 54.3%
2018 54.61 864th 2037 57.6%
2019 60.38 770th 2086 63.1%
2021 29.25 1304th 1948 33.1%
2022 45.01 1061st 2082 49.0%
2023 50.79 931st 2077 55.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.33 128th 718 82.2%
2019 63.22 138th 743 81.4%
2021 36.89 341st 537 36.5%
2022 57.98 205th 768 73.3%
2023 58.71 209th 788 73.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.04 601st 763 21.2%
2019 33.53 761st 1194 36.3%
2022 29.70 779th 1113 30.0%
2023 50.37 449th 1156 61.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.05 232nd 1765 86.9%
2019 77.96 208th 1816 88.5%
2021 44.34 756th 1514 50.1%
2022 65.80 409th 1763 76.8%
2023 71.23 319th 1808 82.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.45 841st 1964 57.2%
2019 56.24 824th 2019 59.2%
2021 26.40 1209th 1680 28.0%
2022 38.33 1123rd 1970 43.0%
2023 42.14 1047th 1957 46.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 62.27 228th 907 74.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.03 791st 1972 59.9%
2019 62.21 679th 2019 66.4%
2021 30.98 1118th 1707 34.5%
2022 50.67 867th 1977 56.1%
2023 55.59 777th 1984 60.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.20 150th 698 78.5%
2019 57.07 224th 711 68.5%
2022 50.82 249th 684 63.6%
2023 75.58 74th 692 89.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.92 143rd 938 84.8%
2019 81.92 73rd 955 92.4%
2021 36.65 449th 742 39.5%
2022 64.67 227th 954 76.2%
2023 61.34 274th 970 71.8%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.65 1313th 1463 10.3%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Jefferson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 247 1 15 22 n/a n/a n/a 0 285
1989 251 n/a 17 14 n/a n/a n/a 0 282
1990 229 1 23 29 n/a n/a n/a 0 282
1991 273 1 21 37 2 n/a n/a 0 334
1992 292 0 16 51 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1993 276 1 22 55 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1994 282 3 24 60 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1995 260 7 26 149 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1996 260 7 26 149 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1997 241 7 21 165 1 n/a n/a 0 435
1998 187 4 22 169 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1999 180 14 22 220 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2000 161 18 29 292 0 n/a n/a 0 500
2001 148 18 23 301 3 n/a n/a 0 493
2002 143 13 25 390 2 n/a n/a 0 573
2003 143 13 25 390 2 n/a n/a 0 573
2004 115 15 17 463 0 n/a n/a 0 610
2005 102 36 16 468 1 n/a n/a 0 623
2006 103 41 16 496 2 n/a n/a 0 658
2007 78 46 13 502 2 n/a n/a 3 644
2008 64 44 13 489 0 n/a n/a 2 612
2009 64 46 11 494 2 n/a n/a 5 622
2010 45 47 16 532 0 n/a n/a 12 652
2011 49 51 15 503 1 0 1 0 620
2012 44 50 17 507 2 0 3 0 623
2013 54 53 13 525 1 1 3 0 650
2014 47 67 19 534 0 0 3 0 670
2015 44 67 23 503 0 0 4 0 641
2016 36 73 20 514 0 0 2 0 645
2017 42 63 17 484 1 0 4 0 611
2018 45 70 13 451 0 0 10 0 589
2019 33 80 11 449 0 0 7 0 580
2020 24 68 10 430 2 0 8 0 542
2021 24 79 7 380 1 0 5 0 496
2022 21 66 7 327 1 0 7 0 429
2023 29 69 6 359 4 0 6 0 473

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 285 18.7 15.2 n/a
1989 282 17.5 16.1 n/a
1990 282 17.5 16.1 n/a
1991 334 19.5 17.1 n/a
1992 359 19.5 18.4 n/a
1993 354 16.5 21.5 n/a
1994 369 17.5 21.1 n/a
1995 442 21.0 21.0 n/a
1996 442 21.0 21.0 n/a
1997 435 20.0 21.8 n/a
1998 382 18.0 21.2 n/a
1999 436 21.4 20.4 n/a
2000 500 23.9 20.9 n/a
2001 493 25.5 19.3 n/a
2002 573 31.8 18.0 58.6
2003 573 31.8 18.0 58.6
2004 610 32.7 18.7 62
2005 623 31.4 19.8 64.7
2006 658 30.4 21.6 72
2007 644 29.0 22.2 72.9
2008 612 26.0 23.5 77.7
2009 622 31.6 19.7 76.2
2010 652 31.6 20.6 84.4
2011 620 33.0 18.7 78.2
2012 623 32.2 19.3 80.1
2013 650 n/a n/a 82.2
2014 670 37.6 17.8 83.7
2015 641 38.0 16.8 86.3
2016 645 33.0 19.5 81.1
2017 611 34.5 17.7 81.7
2018 589 34.7 16.9 84.6
2019 580 36.6 15.8 82.8
2020 542 39.7 13.6 69.6
2021 496 n/a n/a n/a
2022 429 41.4 10.3 75.3
2023 473 33.5 14.0 65.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 285 18.7 15.2 n/a
1989 282 17.5 16.1 n/a
1990 282 17.5 16.1 n/a
1991 334 19.5 17.1 n/a
1992 359 19.5 18.4 n/a
1993 354 16.5 21.5 n/a
1994 369 17.5 21.1 n/a
1995 442 21.0 21.0 n/a
1996 442 21.0 21.0 n/a
1997 435 20.0 21.8 n/a
1998 382 18.0 21.2 n/a
1999 436 21.4 20.4 n/a
2000 500 23.9 20.9 n/a
2001 493 25.5 19.3 n/a
2002 573 31.8 18.0 58.6
2003 573 31.8 18.0 58.6
2004 610 32.7 18.7 62
2005 623 31.4 19.8 64.7
2006 658 30.4 21.6 72
2007 644 29.0 22.2 72.9
2008 612 26.0 23.5 77.7
2009 622 31.6 19.7 76.2
2010 652 31.6 20.6 84.4
2011 620 33.0 18.7 78.2
2012 623 32.2 19.3 80.1
2013 650 n/a n/a 82.2
2014 670 37.6 17.8 83.7
2015 641 38.0 16.8 86.3
2016 645 33.0 19.5 81.1
2017 611 34.5 17.7 81.7
2018 589 34.7 16.9 84.6
2019 580 36.6 15.8 82.8
2020 542 39.7 13.6 69.6
2021 496 n/a n/a n/a
2022 429 41.4 10.3 75.3
2023 473 33.5 14.0 65.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Jefferson Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPPneumococcal
201599.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%4.8%99.1%99.2%4.8%
201699.6%99.7%99.7%99.7%9.8%99.6%99.7%9.8%
2017100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%8.7%100.0%100.0%8.7%
201898.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%7.3%98.0%98.0%7.3%
201995.5%95.8%95.8%95.8%7.6%95.8%95.6%7.6%
202197.4%97.4%97.4%97.4%97.4%97.2%97.4%8.2%
202295.6%95.6%95.6%95.6%95.6%95.6%95.6%6.4%
202388.8%88.8%88.8%88.8%88.8%88.8%88.8%9.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,570 (11.4%) $12,164 (88.6%) $13,735
2020 $1,791 (11.7%) $13,558 (88.3%) $15,349
2021 $944 (6.2%) $14,174 (93.8%) $15,118
2022 $944 (6.2%) $14,174 (93.8%) $15,118
2023 $1,339 (6.9%) $18,165 (93.1%) $19,504

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 770th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 931st of 2077 Elementary schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)43.422.2
 21.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Berwyn North School District 98)29.419.9
 9.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)32.115.9
 16.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Berwyn North School District 98)29.817.9
 11.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)43.625
 18.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Berwyn North School District 98)33.827
 6.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)35.719.7
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Berwyn North School District 98)23.618.5
 5.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)54.553.4
 1.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Berwyn North School District 98)41.136.6
 4.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)26.837
 10.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Berwyn North School District 98)19.225.6
 6.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Jefferson Elementary School)60.453.4
 7%
   5th Grade Science (Berwyn North School District 98)50.542.7
 7.8%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students580473
 18.4%
African American8069
 13.8%
American Indian04
Asian116
 45.5%
Hispanic449359
 20%
Pacific Islander00
White3329
 12.1%
Two or More Races76
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.8%65.3%
 17.4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 473 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 931st of 2077 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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