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George T Wilkins Elementary School

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George T Wilkins Elementary School ranks 1318 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

George T Wilkins Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Justice, Illinois, serving 421 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Indian Springs School District 109, which is ranked 485 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George T Wilkins Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 42.3%, compared to the district's 55.9% and the state's 53.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 28.9%, compared to the district's 35.8% and the state's 38.5%. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1061 out of 2086 Illinois elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 1318 out of 2056 in 2024-2025. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.8% to 29.0% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within the Indian Springs School District 109, such as Robina Lyle Elementary School and Bridgeview Elementary School, George T Wilkins Elementary School generally performs worse in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. The performance gap becomes even more pronounced when compared to schools in the higher-performing North Palos School District 117, such as Glen Oaks Elementary School, which had an ELA proficiency rate of 83.7% and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 71.2% in the 2024-2025 school year.

416

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,951

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8001 S 82nd Ave
Justice, IL 60458-1569

(708) 496-8708

District: Indian Springs School District 109

Students who attend George T Wilkins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Geo T Wilkins Junior High School
High:	Argo Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

Hispanic:

23.3%

African American:

21.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 26 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

Illinois avg44%

1,318^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Indian Springs School District 109

485^th of 811Indian Springs School District 109 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	34.9	1318 of 2056	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1326 of 2067	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1590 of 2077	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1300 of 2082	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	1191 of 1948	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1061 of 2086	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	1052 of 2037	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	1363 of 2044	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.0	1452 of 2046	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	1812 of 2052	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	1825 of 2093	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	1692 of 2167	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.8	1664 of 2166	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.5	1602 of 2147	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1693 of 2139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	1692 of 2120	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	1742 of 2092	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	1779 of 2095	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	1674 of 2086	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.8	1683 of 2022	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.1	1547 of 2030	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	48.8	1237 of 2020	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	261 of 688	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	191 of 655	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	29.5	531 of 692	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	300 of 684	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	139 of 428	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	198 of 711	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	187 of 698	73.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	555 of 1049	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	637 of 886	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	833 of 907	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	300 of 788	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	527 of 826	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	708 of 788	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	323 of 768	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	188 of 537	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	242 of 743	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	181 of 718	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1201 of 1942	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1246 of 1942	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1595 of 1957	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1314 of 1970	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	1077 of 1680	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	916 of 2019	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	1015 of 1964	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	333 of 982	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	397 of 959	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	777 of 970	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	543 of 954	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	739 of 742	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	588 of 955	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	480 of 938	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	859 of 1800	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	811 of 1793	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	1212 of 1808	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	574 of 1763	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	448 of 1514	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	524 of 1816	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	605 of 1765	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1314 of 1947	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1303 of 1959	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1438 of 1984	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1150 of 1977	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	1107 of 1707	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1170 of 2019	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1021 of 1972	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	874 of 1292	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	811 of 1195	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	544 of 640	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	482 of 1194	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1214 of 1389	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1198 of 1392	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1289 of 1419	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1127 of 1425	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	976 of 1308	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	935 of 1462	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	994 of 1463	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science15%-26 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)	% Meningococcal (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 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	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George T Wilkins Elementary School	Public	K-6	8001 S 82nd Ave	Justice	60458	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-8708	416	37	11.1	81.7%	200 (48.1%)	90 (21.6%)	97 (23.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	34.9	1318^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.7	1326^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.8%	8	14.6	47.1	43.2	42.9	36.8	42.3	47.1	34.1	19.0	15.8	28.9	95.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	96.9	95.7	95.5		12.2	$18,951	$1,688	$17,263
Robina Lyle Elementary School	Public	K-6	7801 W 75th St	Bridgeview	60455	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-8722	329	33	9.9	67.8%	164 (49.8%)	39 (11.9%)	112 (34.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	45.5	1096^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.7%		53.2	861^st of 2067 public elementary schools	58.3%	235	28.9	45.1	48.4	71.1	60.8	56.7	31.4	29.0	22.2	21.6	25.8	95.5	95.2	95.2	95.2	97.9	95.5	95.5		10.2	$18,786	$1,206	$17,580
Bridgeview Elementary School	Public	K-6	7800 S Thomas Ave	Bridgeview	60455	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-8713	436	35	12.3	69.0%	192 (44.0%)	48 (11.0%)	158 (36.2%)	17 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	48.6	1025^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.1%		43.1	1087^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.4%	62	36.1	51.0	42.9	46.8	64.3	51.4	45.1	24.5	22.6	39.3	32.6	96.8	95.9	95.9	95.9	98.2	96.1	96.8		12.9	$18,874	$1,493	$17,381
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School	Public	K-6	8641 W 75th St	Justice	60458	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-8716	618	45	13.6	61.7%	228 (36.9%)	131 (21.2%)	223 (36.1%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	68.7	628^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.5%		71.9	523^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	74.7%	105	30.3	64.9	57.9	78.8	67.8	68.1	68.8	53.9	39.4	27.8	46.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.4	96.2	96.4		13.7	$17,650	$963	$16,688
Maddock Elementary School	Public	K-5	8258 Sayre Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 598-0515	356	31	11.3	71.1%	144 (40.4%)	4 (1.1%)	154 (43.3%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)	32	1385^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.6%		21.6	1635^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.9%	250	24.6	41.2	28.3	50.8		40.1	37.3	16.7	26.2		26.2	97.6	97.2	97.2	97.2	38.0	96.9	97.4	38.0		$18,339	$1,003	$17,337
Dorn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	7840 W 92nd St	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 233-5600	431	26	16.5	67.1%	177 (41.1%)	4 (0.9%)	83 (19.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	155 (36.0%)								(n/a)												93.4	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.3	92.1	24.0		$21,139	$954	$20,185
Glen Oaks Elementary School	Public	2-5	9045 S 88th Ave	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 233-6800	649	51	12.7	59.9%	280 (43.1%)	12 (1.8%)	134 (20.6%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (32.2%)	90.4	172^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	91.6%		96.9	48^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.7%	124	53.8	77.1	85.7	87.3		83.7	69.3	77.0	67.1		71.2	98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	98.6	98.9			$17,459	$1,244	$16,215
W W Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	7735 W 66th Pl	Bedford Park	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7150	130	16	7.9	99.2%	20 (15.4%)	6 (4.6%)	95 (73.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	30.2	1432^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	30.4%		32.7	1327^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.8%	105	23.1	35.0	44.4	38.5		39.7	20.0	35.7	20.8		26.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	79.3	100.0	100.0			$29,928	$3,760	$26,168
George W Lieb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 Pembroke Ln	Bridgeview	60455	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 599-1050	399	27	14.7	66.2%	203 (50.9%)	14 (3.5%)	151 (37.8%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	62.7	751^st of 2056 public elementary schools	63.5%		52.6	874^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.7%	123	34.0	57.6	64.7	61.7		61.3	56.1	54.4	27.7		48.1	96.6	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.9	96.9			$16,370	$1,755	$14,615
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School	Public	K-5	7555 W 64th St	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-0640	114	13	8.4	98.2%	1 (0.9%)	21 (18.4%)	89 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	61.5	772^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	62.5%		21.8	1634^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.9%	862	52.9	76.2	44.4	58.8		60.7	42.9	38.9	41.2		41.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.1	97.1	97.1			$25,927	$3,576	$22,351

Frequently Asked Questions about George T Wilkins Elementary School

Is George T Wilkins Elementary School a good school?

George T Wilkins Elementary School ranks 1318^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of George T Wilkins Elementary School?

Students at George T Wilkins Elementary School are 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend George T Wilkins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended George T Wilkins Elementary School.

What district is George T Wilkins Elementary School in?

Indian Springs School District 109

What schools do graduates of George T Wilkins Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George T Wilkins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Geo T Wilkins Junior High School
High : Argo Community High School

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