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Komarek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
815th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 60% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Komarek Elementary School is a public school located in North Riverside, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with 547 students. It is part of the Komarek School District 94, which is ranked 428 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating. Komarek Elementary School has consistently maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Komarek Elementary School generally performs better than the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 56.3% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 53.1%. However, in Mathematics, Komarek lags behind the state average, with only 32.9% proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state's 38.5%. The school performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students ranking in the top 25-30% of Illinois elementary schools in ELA and Mathematics. In contrast, White students and students with disabilities performed relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of Illinois elementary schools.

Komarek Elementary School's performance is mixed compared to nearby schools. While it outperforms some lower-ranked schools like Roosevelt Elementary and Lindop Elementary, it lags behind higher-performing schools like A.F. Ames Elementary, Central Elementary, and Hollywood Elementary, which are all part of the Riverside School District 96. Additionally, Komarek Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.2% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

570
Students ?
12.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,514
Per pupil spending ?
53.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8940 W 24th St
       North Riverside, IL  60546-1158

(708) 447-8030

District: Komarek School District 94


Students who attend Komarek Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Proviso East High School
    Proviso Math and Science Academy
    Proviso West High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.4%
White:
23.9%
African American:
16.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 60th in 2025
Strengths
Above the Illinois median (60th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg46%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
815th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 40%▬ steady since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
642nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From top 40% (2016) to top 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
428th of 811Komarek School District 94 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.8815 of 205660.4%★★★☆☆
202451.0910 of 206756.0%★★★☆☆
202361.3723 of 207765.2%★★★☆☆
202248.5971 of 208253.4%★★★☆☆
202158.1689 of 194864.6%★★★☆☆
201960.8761 of 208663.5%★★★☆☆
201859.0780 of 203761.7%★★★☆☆
201751.5916 of 204455.2%★★★☆☆
201656.6816 of 204660.1%★★★☆☆
201464.8769 of 209363.3%★★★☆☆
201366.1777 of 216764.1%★★★☆☆
201268.0807 of 216662.7%★★★☆☆
201173.8589 of 214772.6%★★★★☆
201073.3626 of 213970.7%★★★★☆
200969.8742 of 212065.0%★★★☆☆
200872.0652 of 209268.8%★★★☆☆
200757.21136 of 209545.8%★★☆☆☆
200667.8787 of 208662.3%★★★☆☆
200571.4626 of 202269.0%★★★☆☆
200446.41276 of 203037.1%★★☆☆☆
200360.9956 of 202052.7%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.5181 of 68873.7%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202437.6515 of 88641.9%★★☆☆☆
202329.7638 of 90729.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.0152 of 78880.7%★★★★☆
202443.9407 of 82650.7%★★★☆☆
202383.944 of 78894.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.1897 of 194253.8%★★★☆☆
202448.1922 of 194252.5%★★★☆☆
202356.4756 of 195761.4%★★★☆☆
202245.1970 of 197050.8%★★★☆☆
202158.9597 of 168064.5%★★★☆☆
201960.5735 of 201963.6%★★★☆☆
201868.7553 of 196471.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.5219 of 98277.7%★★★★☆
202462.2261 of 95972.8%★★★★☆
202368.5198 of 97079.6%★★★★☆
202256.2340 of 95464.4%★★★☆☆
202182.457 of 74292.3%★★★★★
201973.2148 of 95584.5%★★★★☆
201872.2165 of 93882.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.1414 of 180077.0%★★★★☆
202459.4566 of 179368.4%★★★☆☆
202355.3683 of 180862.2%★★★☆☆
202255.5649 of 176363.2%★★★☆☆
202157.1478 of 151468.4%★★★☆☆
201957.0627 of 181665.5%★★★☆☆
201868.7355 of 176579.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.9671 of 194765.5%★★★☆☆
202452.8825 of 195957.9%★★★☆☆
202363.6603 of 198469.6%★★★☆☆
202251.0859 of 197756.6%★★★☆☆
202143.8864 of 170749.4%★★☆☆☆
201960.6713 of 201964.7%★★★☆☆
201849.3908 of 197254.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202568.4310 of 129276.0%★★★★☆
202441.7616 of 119548.5%★★☆☆☆
202347.3500 of 115656.7%★★★☆☆
202238.0591 of 111346.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.0487 of 64023.9%★☆☆☆☆
201976.8153 of 119487.2%★★★★☆
201871.1124 of 76383.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.4612 of 138955.9%★★★☆☆
202440.1846 of 139239.2%★★☆☆☆
202355.9596 of 141958.0%★★★☆☆
202243.0834 of 142541.5%★★☆☆☆
202155.3543 of 130858.5%★★★☆☆
201961.8513 of 146264.9%★★★☆☆
201862.1511 of 146365.1%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.5642 of 136853.1%★★★☆☆
202437.6784 of 136342.5%★★☆☆☆
202339.7777 of 136743.2%★★☆☆☆
202243.6690 of 136949.6%★★☆☆☆
202157.9413 of 124166.7%★★★☆☆
201958.0510 of 135662.4%★★★☆☆
201855.0528 of 129359.2%★★★☆☆
201758.3474 of 129363.3%★★★☆☆
201654.3523 of 129459.6%★★★☆☆
201471.2355 of 132273.1%★★★★☆
201365.4450 of 136767.1%★★★☆☆
201262.7562 of 136558.8%★★★☆☆
201161.7589 of 134456.2%★★★☆☆
201065.4516 of 132761.1%★★★☆☆
200967.1482 of 131863.4%★★★☆☆
200870.2409 of 129368.4%★★★☆☆
200757.0649 of 128749.6%★★☆☆☆
200665.3482 of 127262.1%★★★☆☆
200577.8264 of 120978.2%★★★★☆
200459.7569 of 120452.7%★★★☆☆
200341.3759 of 118535.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202327.0466 of 56918.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.2596 of 124852.2%★★★☆☆
202440.5695 of 125144.4%★★☆☆☆
202337.5761 of 127540.3%★★☆☆☆
202252.5503 of 128660.9%★★★☆☆
202167.8271 of 101773.4%★★★★☆
201957.0489 of 127661.7%★★★☆☆
201864.3384 of 122668.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.2283 of 66957.7%★★★☆☆
202440.5339 of 64347.3%★★☆☆☆
202347.0296 of 66155.2%★★★☆☆
202248.9292 of 66255.9%★★★☆☆
202158.0156 of 51769.8%★★★★☆
201958.3217 of 63966.0%★★★☆☆
201858.3196 of 59066.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.5672 of 122945.3%★★☆☆☆
202431.1842 of 121930.9%★★☆☆☆
202348.2572 of 123453.6%★★★☆☆
202240.3671 of 122145.0%★★☆☆☆
202159.0286 of 101971.9%★★★★☆
201953.0499 of 121759.0%★★★☆☆
201843.3623 of 116146.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.7606 of 127152.3%★★★☆☆
202436.8729 of 126442.3%★★☆☆☆
202340.8705 of 129245.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.1777 of 128639.6%★★☆☆☆
202135.6628 of 104840.1%★★☆☆☆
201958.2478 of 129663.1%★★★☆☆
201847.2594 of 122351.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.1323 of 81260.2%★★★☆☆
202437.8426 of 80246.9%★★☆☆☆
202340.6393 of 80551.2%★★★☆☆
202258.7156 of 78180.0%★★★★☆
202141.4268 of 54851.1%★★★☆☆
201964.4151 of 79280.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.7624 of 88429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.1625 of 87528.6%★☆☆☆☆
202338.3549 of 89538.7%★★☆☆☆
202256.8349 of 89861.1%★★★☆☆
202171.4182 of 81377.6%★★★★☆
201959.1339 of 90562.5%★★★☆☆
201856.8359 of 88959.6%★★★☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)74th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school
White (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2024)42nd percentile-14 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)60th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)29th percentile-24 vs school
African American (2023)18th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts56%+3 vs state
Science48%+5 vs state
Mathematics33%-6 vs state

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What people are saying
by a student
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Open Quote this school sucked. I often got bullied . The Latino often used racial slurs against the black students. One student has gotten caught smoking weed in the bathroom. DO NOT SEND YOUR HERE!! Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Open Quote this school is great ! theirs a lot of activetys for the students safe im so happy my grandson is learning spanish he loves his school dr gold the principle has done a lot of changes for the better thank you so much geat job Close Quote





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Komarek Elementary School ranks 815th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Komarek Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 24% White, 16% African American, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Komarek Elementary School.


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