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Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Public Grades K-6
1622nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cicero, Illinois, serving 650 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Cicero School District 99, which is ranked 730 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary consistently performs below state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 31.8%, compared to the district's 32% and the state's 53.1%. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 17.5%, compared to the district's 22.9% and the state's 38.5%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 32.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools within the Cicero School District 99, such as Goodwin Elementary School and Sherlock Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Elementary generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level. However, the school's performance is significantly lower than the schools in the neighboring Berwyn South School District 100 and Berwyn North School District 98, such as Komensky Elementary School and Karel Havlicek Elementary School.

622
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,575
Per pupil spending ?
86.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2310 S 57th Ave
       Cicero, IL  60804-2638

(708) 652-2552

District: Cicero School District 99


Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Hispanic:
97.4%
White:
1.4%
African American:
1.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg27%
Illinois avg44%
1,622nd of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 7Elementary Schools in the Cicero School District 99
730th of 811Cicero 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.71622 of 205621.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.81574 of 206723.9%★☆☆☆☆
202323.21571 of 207724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.01701 of 208218.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.11544 of 194820.7%★☆☆☆☆
201919.81734 of 208616.9%★☆☆☆☆
201816.21788 of 203712.2%★☆☆☆☆
201718.21741 of 204414.8%★☆☆☆☆
201615.81815 of 204611.3%★☆☆☆☆
201515.31836 of 205210.5%★☆☆☆☆
201418.01797 of 209314.1%★☆☆☆☆
201311.71990 of 21678.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20129.02040 of 21665.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.22085 of 21472.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201014.51907 of 213910.8%★☆☆☆☆
200913.11909 of 212010.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20088.91940 of 20927.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200715.71855 of 209511.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.6924 of 104911.9%★☆☆☆☆
202333.9552 of 90739.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.0493 of 78837.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.6546 of 82633.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.6581 of 78826.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.1535 of 76830.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.4502 of 5376.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.4489 of 74334.2%★★☆☆☆
201829.8583 of 71818.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.11569 of 194219.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.31453 of 194225.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.61518 of 195722.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.81637 of 197016.9%★☆☆☆☆
202121.41349 of 168019.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.71673 of 201917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.31723 of 196412.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.2751 of 98223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.7659 of 95931.3%★★☆☆☆
202330.1702 of 97027.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1799 of 95416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202129.9542 of 74227.0%★☆☆☆☆
201927.2756 of 95520.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2817 of 93812.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.61274 of 180029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202439.61078 of 179339.9%★★☆☆☆
202336.11146 of 180836.6%★★☆☆☆
202231.21250 of 176329.1%★☆☆☆☆
202141.7816 of 151446.1%★★☆☆☆
201932.81301 of 181628.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.31408 of 176520.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.91514 of 194722.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.81492 of 195923.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.21452 of 198426.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.81604 of 197718.9%★☆☆☆☆
201920.51663 of 201917.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.91734 of 197212.1%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201818.91 of 10.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.21221 of 12925.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.01125 of 11562.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.2916 of 111317.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.1955 of 119420.0%★☆☆☆☆
201821.4709 of 7637.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school
Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school
Native American (2018)<1st percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts32%-21 vs state
Science18%-22 vs state
Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

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

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

Students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

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2024–25 school spending dataOct 30, 2025
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 30, 2025
2024–25 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresOct 30, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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