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Whittier Elementary School

Public Grades 4-5

1591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Whittier Elementary School is a 150-student school serving grades 4–5 in Blue Island, Cook County, within Cook County School District 130. In 2025–2026, 32% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 19% in math, compared with 41% and 21% in the district and 56% and 40% statewide. Fifth-grade science proficiency was 27%, below the district’s 34% and the state’s 48%. The most important finding is that Whittier’s results were below district and state levels in both ELA and math, even though math was relatively closer to those benchmarks.

Compared with nearby schools, Whittier’s clearest bright spot was fifth-grade math: 26% were proficient, above the district’s 22% and the 18% average among nearby schools with reported results, including Paul Revere Intermediate School, George Washington Elementary School and Meadow Lane School. Fifth-grade ELA was also stronger than fourth-grade ELA: 38% versus 28%. In contrast, fourth-grade ELA was below the average for nearby schools with results. Across all grades, Whittier was slightly below Paul Revere Intermediate in ELA (32% versus 34%), but ahead in math (19% versus 13%).

Scores rose overall from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, but both subjects fell in the latest year: ELA increased from 23% to 32% overall, after dropping 7 points from the prior year; math rose from 12% to 19%, after a 2-point decline. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also fell, from the 27th percentile and 1 star in 2024–2025 to the 8th percentile and 0 stars in 2025–2026 (1,591 of 1,737 schools). One notable group result: SchoolDigger placed Whittier at the 64th percentile for how well it served African American students in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s 27th-percentile overall standing. Contextually, the 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 14.6, near the nearby-school average of 16.6; 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, close to the 82% average at four nearby district schools.

150

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,646

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.7%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

13043 Maple Ave
Blue Island, IL 60406-2338

(708) 385-6170

District: Cook County School District 130

Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Everett F Kerr Middle School
High:	A B Shepard High School (Campus)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.3%

African American:

17.3%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

Illinois avg48%

1,591^st of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Cook County School District 130

685^th of 738Cook County School District 130 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	10.9	1591 of 1737	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	1496 of 2056	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1492 of 2067	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1578 of 2077	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1487 of 2082	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1599 of 2086	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1799 of 2037	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	1723 of 2044	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	1649 of 2046	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	1505 of 2052	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.3	1620 of 2093	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	1710 of 2167	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.0	1591 of 2166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.6	1634 of 2147	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	1636 of 2139	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	1636 of 2120	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	1704 of 2092	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.9	1703 of 2095	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.4	1617 of 2086	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.3	1705 of 2022	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.3	1743 of 2030	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.7	1637 of 2020	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	251 of 688	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.5	655 of 692	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	569 of 684	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	263 of 711	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	537 of 698	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	521 of 1049	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	501 of 886	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	718 of 907	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	621 of 788	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	525 of 826	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	372 of 788	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	223 of 768	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.6	503 of 743	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	541 of 718	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1415 of 1942	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1399 of 1942	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1367 of 1957	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1426 of 1970	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1670 of 2019	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1675 of 1964	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	475 of 536	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	651 of 982	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	546 of 959	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	613 of 970	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	526 of 954	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	624 of 955	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	757 of 938	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	870 of 1001	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	1277 of 1800	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	1062 of 1793	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1280 of 1808	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1034 of 1763	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1096 of 1816	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1422 of 1765	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	1300 of 1311	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1419 of 1947	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1390 of 1959	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1636 of 1984	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1379 of 1977	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1401 of 2019	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1775 of 1972	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	637 of 1292	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	731 of 1195	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	789 of 1113	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	937 of 1194	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	691 of 763	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2025)50th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-24 vs state

Science27%-20 vs state

Mathematics19%-21 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 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
Whittier Elementary School	Public	4-5	13043 Maple Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-6170	150	10	14.6	80.7%	9 (6.0%)	26 (17.3%)	113 (75.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10.9	1591^st of 1737 public elementary schools	8.4%		27.6	1496^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.2%	95	27.3		28.1	37.9	32.3		13.5	26.2	18.8	98.7%		$22,646	$2,005	$20,640
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-3	2140 Broadway St	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-5370	342	24	14.2	83.0%	17 (5.0%)	48 (14.0%)	273 (79.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)		24.4			24.4	20.7			20.7	95.5%		$23,421	$2,041	$21,380
Paul Revere Intermediate School	Public	4-5	12331 Gregory St	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-4450	180	11	16.0	79.4%	12 (6.7%)	36 (20.0%)	131 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9.2	1618^th of 1737 public elementary schools	6.9%		22.2	1613^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.5%	5	23.9		36.1	32.2	34.0			14.6	13.1	98.8%		$22,659	$2,012	$20,648
Paul Revere Primary School	Public	K-3	2300 123rd Pl	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 489-3533	318	22	14.4	83.6%	10 (3.1%)	83 (26.1%)	221 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)		15.1			15.1	25.6			25.6	96.7%		$22,858	$1,667	$21,192
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	12545 S Homan Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 489-3523	270	22	12.5	81.9%	19 (7.0%)	126 (46.7%)	121 (44.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	20.3	1378^th of 1737 public elementary schools	20.7%		25.1	1561^st of 2056 public elementary schools	24.1%	183	39.6	34.8	37.9	47.9	40.7	34.8		20.8	24.4	95.7%		$22,767	$1,970	$20,797
Gordon School	Public	K-3	14100 S Harrison Ave	Posen	60469	Cook County	Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-7202	312	23	13.5	88.5%	9 (2.9%)	55 (17.6%)	243 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)		43.9			43.9	43.9			43.9	98.7%		$21,497	$2,349	$19,149
Burr Oak Elementary School	Public	3-5	1440 W 125th St	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-8010	290	9	32.2	26.2%	0 (0.0%)	195 (67.2%)	91 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2.7	1731^st of 1737 public elementary schools	0.3%		14.1	1817^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.6%	86	11.2	16.3	23.7	21.4	20.6	11.6			7.9	96.3%		$22,263	$1,406	$20,857
Burr Oak Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	1441 W 124th St	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 824-3090	289	21	14.0	6.2%	3 (1.0%)	210 (72.7%)	70 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)										95%		$21,820	$1,495	$20,325
Childs Elementary School	Public	K-3	14123 S Lydia Ave	Robbins	60472	Cook County	Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-7203	149	10	15.2	75.2%	0 (0.0%)	98 (65.8%)	41 (27.5%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)		57.6			57.6	51.5			51.5	94.9%		$26,239	$2,932	$23,308
Meadow Lane School	Public	3-5	11800 S Meadow Lane Dr	Merrionette Park	60803	Cook County	Atwood Heights School District 125	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-6958	197	15	13.1	61.4%	57 (28.9%)	40 (20.3%)	93 (47.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	17.6	1432^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	17.6%		26.8	1515^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.3%	83	43.1	28.8	47.9	41.4	40.3	28.8	19.7	17.2	21.5	99.5%		$15,478	$1,229	$14,249

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary School

What district is Whittier Elementary School in?

Cook County School District 130

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elementary School?

Students at Whittier Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% White.

Is Whittier Elementary School a good school?

Whittier Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Whittier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Whittier Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Whittier Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Everett F Kerr Middle School
High : A B Shepard High School (Campus)

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