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Sherlock Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Sherlock Elementary School serves 583 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Cicero, within Cicero School District 99. SchoolDigger places it at the 8th percentile statewide for 2025–26, with 0 stars. The main concern is that its all-grades test results trail both state and district results, and it has no clear overall advantage over nearby schools.

In 2025–26, ELA proficiency was 31%, compared with 56% statewide and 35% in the district; the nearby-school average was 34%. Math proficiency was 22%, compared with 40% statewide and 22% in the district, and a nearby-school average of 25%. Grade-level results show a bright spot and a weakness: sixth-grade math was 29%, higher than all five nearby schools reporting results, including Zapata Elementary Academy at 24% and Woodrow Wilson Elementary School at 16%. Third-grade math was 16%, below the district’s 27% and every nearby school reporting results, including Cicero West Elementary School at 20% and Goodwin Elementary School at 24%. Grade-5 science was also below state and district results: 29%, versus 48% and 30%, respectively.

Scores have risen over the longer term but have not kept pace with the state: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, ELA gained 4 percentage points and math gained 6, while their gaps with state results widened to 26 and 18 points. Both scores fell in the latest year, and SchoolDigger’s overall percentile ranking dropped from 26 to 8 (from 1 star to 0). Its ranking for how well it serves Low Socio Economic Status Students also fell sharply, from the 60th percentile in 2023–24 to the 13th in 2025–26. Context for families: the student-teacher ratio was 17.1 in 2024–25, the highest among nearby schools with data; 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year, close to the nearby-school average of 84%. Chronic absenteeism, in contrast, improved to 19% in 2025–26, below the district’s 24% and the state’s 24%. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

583

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,183

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

5347 W 22nd Pl
Cicero, IL 60804-2805

(708) 652-8885

District: Cicero School District 99

Students who attend Sherlock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Unity Junior High School
High:	J Sterling Morton East High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.3%

White:

1.4%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2021 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

Illinois avg48%

1,593^rd of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 26% (2021) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Cicero School District 99

711^th of 738Cicero School District 99 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	1593 of 1737	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1516 of 2056	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1301 of 2067	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1451 of 2077	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1536 of 2082	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1446 of 1948	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	288 of 886	67.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	614 of 788	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	332 of 826	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	350 of 788	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	364 of 768	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	92 of 537	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1177 of 1286	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	1535 of 1942	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1400 of 1942	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1516 of 1957	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1466 of 1970	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1482 of 1680	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	465 of 536	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	628 of 982	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	457 of 959	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	566 of 970	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	643 of 954	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	464 of 742	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	875 of 1001	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	1078 of 1800	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	714 of 1793	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	922 of 1808	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	956 of 1763	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	875 of 1514	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	1196 of 1311	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	1241 of 1947	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1111 of 1959	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1235 of 1984	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1408 of 1977	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1551 of 1707	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1192 of 1292	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	562 of 1195	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2024)67th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-26 vs state

Science29%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 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
Sherlock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5347 W 22nd Pl	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-8885	583	34	17.1	82.5%	8 (1.4%)	8 (1.4%)	567 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	1593^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	8.3%		26.8	1516^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.3%	77	28.8	19.7	29.0	33.8	39.0	30.6	15.8	24.6	17.5	29.3	21.8	98.3%		$18,183	$1,272	$16,911
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-6	2310 S 57th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-2552	622	38	16.5	86.2%	9 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	606 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.3	1552^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	10.7%		21.7	1622^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	21.1%	70	15.5	32.4	38.2	23.1	54.0	38.2	23.3	19.6		15.7	16.3	99.7%		$17,233	$1,042	$16,191
Cicero West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4937 W 23rd St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4487	557	39	14.2	57.1%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	543 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		19.7				19.7	19.7				19.7	97.4%		$23,584	$1,230	$22,354
T Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	3-6	1500 S 50th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-7833	450	31	14.5	88.9%	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	438 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9.4	1612^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.2%		21.5	1629^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.8%	17	28.0		30.7	28.0	29.5	28.1		26.3	16.8	20.5	21.1	96.2%		$21,088	$1,141	$19,947
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
Columbus West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5425 W 31st St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4482	534	40	13.3	90.4%	13 (2.4%)	6 (1.1%)	510 (95.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)		21.1				21.1	21.9				21.9	98.9%		$26,236	$1,371	$24,865
Daniel Burnham Elementary School	Public	K-2	5900 W 14Th St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-9577	185	12	15.2	84.3%	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	179 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												97.1%		$25,575	$916	$24,660
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4946 W 13th St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4475	453	34	13.4	78.6%	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.9%)	434 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)		33.0				33.0	39.4				39.4	97.5%		$22,195	$1,093	$21,102
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
Warren Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	1225 S 60th Ct	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-2299	695	45	15.5	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	668 (96.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15.4	1486^th of 1737 public elementary schools	14.5%		30.9	1410^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.4%	76	26.2	33.3	33.6	32.1	49.5	37.2	35.6	27.2		21.6	24.3	98.6%		$18,370	$1,279	$17,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherlock Elementary School

What district is Sherlock Elementary School in?

Cicero School District 99

What schools do graduates of Sherlock Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Unity Junior High School
High : J Sterling Morton East High School

Is Sherlock Elementary School a good school?

Sherlock Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Sherlock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Sherlock Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sherlock Elementary School?

Students at Sherlock Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

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