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Wilson Elementary School

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Wilson Elementary School ranks 764 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

764^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary School is a K–5 school with 160 students in Chicago Heights, serving the community within Chicago Heights School District 170. Its latest reported results show improvement, though performance differs by subject. The most important takeaway is that math proficiency is now essentially level with the state: 39% at Wilson compared with 40% statewide, while ELA remains below the state at 50% versus 56%.

Compared with nearby same-district K–5 schools, Wilson is above average in both tested subjects: it ranks fourth of nine in ELA, with 50% proficiency versus a peer average of 49%, and third of nine in math, at 39% versus a peer average of 35%. Its ELA result is 7 points above the district and 6 below the state; math is 15 points above the district and essentially even with the state. Science is the clearest weakness in the latest year with a reported score: fifth-grade proficiency was 19% in 2024–2025, compared with 41% statewide and 25% districtwide. The 2025–2026 science result was suppressed.

Results and SchoolDigger’s overall rating have risen: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency increased from 15% to 50%, math from 17% to 39%, and Wilson’s rating moved from the 26th percentile and 1 star to the 56th percentile and 3 stars. Chronic absenteeism also fell by 33 points, from 62% in 2021–2022 to 29% in 2025–2026, although it remains 5 points above the state rate. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 16.0, compared with a 13.1 average at nearby same-district schools. Wilson’s 2024–2025 low-income measure is all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility); this is not a percentage. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show especially strong relative standing for Hispanic students, at the 90th percentile in 2024–2025 when the overall ranking was 40, and for Low Socio Economic Status Students, at the 84th percentile in 2025–2026 versus 56 overall.

160

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,944

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

99.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

422 W 16th Pl
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-3224

(708) 756-4839

District: Chicago Heights School District 170

Students who attend Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bloom High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

African American:

44.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Illinois median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

764^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170

490^th of 738Chicago Heights School District 170 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	764 of 1737	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.4	1225 of 2056	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1533 of 2067	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1458 of 2077	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1750 of 2082	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1553 of 1948	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1888 of 2086	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1714 of 2037	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	1624 of 2044	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	1604 of 2046	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	1504 of 2052	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.8	1895 of 2093	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	2076 of 2167	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	2105 of 2166	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	2041 of 2147	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	2039 of 2139	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	1868 of 2120	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.5	1963 of 2092	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	2032 of 2095	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.2	2026 of 2086	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.6	1864 of 2022	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	1997 of 2030	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.8	1981 of 2020	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	177 of 688	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	265 of 655	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	171 of 692	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	373 of 684	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	127 of 428	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	27.9	568 of 711	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	462 of 698	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	19.1	775 of 788	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	768 of 1942	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	1280 of 1942	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1203 of 1957	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1693 of 1970	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1315 of 1680	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1735 of 2019	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1601 of 1964	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	97 of 982	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	57.6	309 of 959	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	632 of 970	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	619 of 954	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	625 of 955	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	661 of 938	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	164 of 1001	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	51.2	838 of 1800	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	1029 of 1793	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	906 of 1808	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1319 of 1763	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1013 of 1514	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1540 of 1816	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1319 of 1765	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	934 of 1947	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.8	1563 of 1959	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1795 of 1984	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1667 of 1977	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1411 of 1707	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1874 of 2019	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1639 of 1972	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2015	20.4	1065 of 1302	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	1231 of 1322	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	1343 of 1367	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	1291 of 1365	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.4	1272 of 1344	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.6	1256 of 1327	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	1250 of 1318	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	1252 of 1293	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	1262 of 1287	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.9	1228 of 1272	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.6	1158 of 1209	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.7	1171 of 1204	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	1171 of 1185	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-6 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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	ISA Science 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	422 W 16th Pl	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4839	160	10	16.0	—	0 (0.0%)	71 (44.4%)	89 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.4	764^th of 1737 public elementary schools	56.0%		39.4	1225^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.4%	461				63.6	50.0				50.0	61.1						39.4	99.1%		$23,944	$1,398	$22,546
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1345 Sunnyside Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4836	353	24	14.7	—	10 (2.8%)	55 (15.6%)	282 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	24.2	1288^th of 1737 public elementary schools	25.8%		35.2	1310^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.3%	22	43.4		34.0	38.6	52.8				42.2	36.7		24.5				27.4	99.6%		$20,637	$1,398	$19,238
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1013 Division St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4830	193	10	19.3	97.4%	5 (2.6%)	122 (63.2%)	66 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.9	688^th of 1737 public elementary schools	60.4%		45.8	1084^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.3%	396			61.3	65.0	59.1				61.6	54.8	50.0					47.3	98.6%		$23,255	$1,398	$21,857
Washington-McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 W 16th Pl	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4843	286	25	11.4	—	10 (3.5%)	82 (28.7%)	192 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.3	1330^th of 1737 public elementary schools	23.4%		28.1	1484^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.8%	154	34.9			31.5	44.2				28.5	26.2		43.2				25.8	99%		$24,184	$1,398	$22,786
Illinois School	Public	K-8	210 Illinois St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-0301	391	38	10.4	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	356 (91.0%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	29.6	1189^th of 1737 public elementary schools	31.5%		43.8	1126^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.2%	63	35.1	44.2	31.0	61.0	40.4	79.7	66.7	81.4	60.6	28.6	28.8	28.1	28.1	26.2		27.0	96.9%		$22,798	$728	$22,070
U S Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	2712 Miller Ave	South Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4156	147	15	9.8	95.2%	4 (2.7%)	20 (13.6%)	119 (81.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	66.9	536^th of 1737 public elementary schools	69.1%		49.6	1009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.9%	473			69.2	66.7	66.7				67.6	53.8	55.6					47.3	97.9%		$25,725	$1,398	$24,326
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 E 23rd St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4150	248	20	12.4	—	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.9%)	224 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	1128^th of 1737 public elementary schools	35.1%		30.9	1411^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.4%	283	46.9			43.2	56.3				38.3	28.9		40.6				30.8	96.6%		$20,232	$1,398	$18,833
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1520 Center Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4833	84	9	9.3	—	0 (0.0%)	61 (72.6%)	21 (25.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									41.2							38.2	93.5%		$33,853	$1,398	$32,455
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	176 E 11th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4162	157	13	12.0	92.4%	3 (1.9%)	52 (33.1%)	102 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			52.4						41.7	52.4						28.3	97%		$22,645	$1,398	$21,247
Greenbriar Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 W Greenbriar Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4159	174	11	15.8	—	13 (7.5%)	46 (26.4%)	115 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.9	394^th of 1737 public elementary schools	77.3%		58.9	836^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.3%	442	73.3		56.0	67.7	74.2				66.7	64.0						35.6	99.3%		$24,467	$1,398	$23,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary School

How many students attend Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Wilson Elementary School.

What district is Wilson Elementary School in?

Chicago Heights School District 170

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary School?

Students at Wilson Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 44% African American.

Is Wilson Elementary School a good school?

Wilson Elementary School ranks 764^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary School attend?

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

High : Bloom High School

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