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Pershing Elementary School

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Pershing Elementary School ranks 1044 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1044^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Pershing Elementary School serves 418 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Berwyn’s Berwyn South School District 100, among a group of 11 nearby schools with varied results. Its clearest strength is math: in 2025–2026, 47% of students were proficient, above the state and district and higher than every nearby school.

Math is where Pershing stands out most: its 47% proficiency was 7 percentage points above the state and 11 above the district, while nearby schools averaged 37%; Piper, the next-highest nearby school, had 43%. ELA is less strong: Pershing’s 47% was 9 points below the state and 4 below the district, and close to the nearby-school average of 48%. Grade-level results show why the overall picture needs context: third-grade math was strong at 64%, compared with 49% statewide, but third-grade ELA was 31%, 17 points below the state and 8 below the district. Fifth-grade science was another relative weakness: 34% proficiency, 13 points below the state, and below the nearby-school average of 45%.

ELA and math have improved considerably since 2023–2024, rising 20 and 21 percentage points, respectively, although both dipped slightly in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranks Pershing at the 40th statewide percentile with 2 stars for 2025–2026—third-highest among these 11 schools, but down 14 percentile points from the previous year. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 12.4, close to the nearby average; 74% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of 71%. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show a notable contrast: Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked at the 69th percentile in 2025–2026, versus 40th overall, while Disabled Students’ ranking fell from the 55th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 33rd in 2024–2025, even as the overall ranking rose from the 47th to the 54th percentile.

418

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,285

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

6537 37th St
Berwyn, IL 60402-4080

(708) 795-2349

District: Berwyn South School District 100

Students who attend Pershing Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

White:

4.3%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

Illinois avg48%

1,044^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Berwyn South School District 100

582^nd of 738Berwyn South School District 100 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	38.3	1044 of 1737	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	954 of 2056	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	1028 of 2067	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	1098 of 2077	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1127 of 2082	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	1297 of 1948	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1344 of 2086	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1125 of 2037	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	1219 of 2044	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	1279 of 2046	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	1440 of 2052	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.6	1479 of 2093	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	1658 of 2167	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	1462 of 2166	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.8	1531 of 2147	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	1639 of 2139	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	1762 of 2120	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	1716 of 2092	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.1	1593 of 2095	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.3	1416 of 2086	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.8	1125 of 2022	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.2	1155 of 2030	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	41.3	1364 of 2020	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	707 of 1049	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	479 of 886	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	406 of 907	55.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	222 of 788	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	262 of 826	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	290 of 788	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	371 of 768	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	168 of 537	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	191 of 743	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	277 of 718	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	883 of 1286	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	844 of 1942	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	1240 of 1942	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1041 of 1957	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1208 of 1970	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1222 of 1680	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1402 of 2019	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1190 of 1964	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	232 of 536	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	252 of 982	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	255 of 959	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	288 of 970	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	262 of 954	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	312 of 742	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	443 of 955	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	323 of 938	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	307 of 1001	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	467 of 1800	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	471 of 1793	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	541 of 1808	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	379 of 1763	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	715 of 1514	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	591 of 1816	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	577 of 1765	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	970 of 1311	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.0	986 of 1947	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	715 of 1959	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	1041 of 1984	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	838 of 1977	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.2	1162 of 1707	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1171 of 2019	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	977 of 1972	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	139 of 201	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	1044 of 1292	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	736 of 1195	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	559 of 1156	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	649 of 1113	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	38.8	918 of 1463	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+17 vs school

White (2018)37th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-21 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-9 vs state

Mathematics47%+7 vs state

Science34%-13 vs state

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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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th 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
Pershing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6537 37th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2349	418	34	12.4	74.2%	18 (4.3%)	15 (3.6%)	379 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	38.3	1044^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.9%		52.6	954^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.6%	90	34.3	31.0	56.9	49.3		46.9	64.3	47.1	35.8		46.9	98.4%		$18,285	$2,009	$16,276
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Clinton Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2334	415	29	14.4	70.6%	61 (14.7%)	20 (4.8%)	315 (75.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	30.9	1171^st of 1737 public elementary schools	32.6%		53.8	924^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.1%	247	39.7	30.9	46.8	55.0		44.6	43.6	41.9	35.0		40.1	97.8%		$18,817	$1,986	$16,832
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Scoville Ave	Stickney	60402	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 783-4400	282	29	9.6	74.1%	20 (7.1%)	6 (2.1%)	248 (87.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	35.6	1087^th of 1737 public elementary schools	37.4%		55.3	902^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	56.1%	185	42.6	45.5	60.0	51.1		52.2	40.9	40.0	31.3		37.2	99.7%		$23,530	$2,263	$21,267
Abe Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3545 S 61st Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-8889	717	58	12.4	92.2%	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	696 (97.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	24.5	1283^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	26.1%		41.8	1170^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.1%	113	43.6	36.1	39.8	54.3	52.0	45.7	31.3	31.5	18.1	29.6	27.7	98.5%		$23,629	$1,274	$22,354
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	6850 31st St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2322	260	20	12.9	65.4%	37 (14.2%)	19 (7.3%)	200 (76.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	22.2	1334^th of 1737 public elementary schools	23.2%		42.4	1157^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.7%	177		27.8	52.4			36.0	38.9	28.6			26.3	93.5%		$16,635	$1,880	$14,755
Home Elementary School	Public	K-5	4400 Home Ave	Stickney	60402	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 783-4500	256	24	10.5	71.5%	11 (4.3%)	4 (1.6%)	235 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	22.3	1331^st of 1737 public elementary schools	23.4%		45.6	1089^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.0%	242	42.2	41.7	25.6	42.2		36.7			28.9		20.0	100%		$22,957	$2,103	$20,854
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
Blythe Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 Leesley Rd	Riverside	60546	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 447-2168	230	19	12.2	18.7%	131 (57.0%)	4 (1.7%)	71 (30.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.3%)	86	192^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	88.9%		90.7	167^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.9%	25	76.9	79.3	86.1	76.9		80.8	79.3	77.8	46.2		66.3	97.9%		$23,864	$224	$23,641
Komensky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Cuyler Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2342	320	29	10.9	85.6%	10 (3.1%)	15 (4.7%)	288 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	29.5	1193^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	31.3%		30.7	1415^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.2%	222	32.4	44.2	44.9	43.2		44.2	57.7	30.6			38.4	97.3%		$19,112	$2,020	$17,093
Goodwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2625 S Austin Blvd	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-5500	502	35	14.3	82.1%	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	488 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16	1473^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	15.2%		26.2	1533^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	25.4%	60	37.5	22.0	43.5	33.9	43.3	36.7	23.7	33.9	23.2	22.2	25.5	99.8%		$21,924	$1,401	$20,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Pershing Elementary School

How many students attend Pershing Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Pershing Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pershing Elementary School?

Students at Pershing Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pershing Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Pershing Elementary School a good school?

Pershing Elementary School ranks 1044^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pershing Elementary School in?

Berwyn South School District 100

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