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Jane Addams Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
781st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 62% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Jane Addams Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 441 students in grades PK-6 in Melrose Park, Illinois, which is part of the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 school district. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with 55.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 48.2% in Mathematics, compared to 43.3% and 22.2% for the district, respectively.

Jane Addams Elementary School's performance is particularly strong in 4th and 5th grade ELA, where 63.8% and 65.1% of students, respectively, were proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.4 to 16.6 over the past few years, which is lower than the district average. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 30.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

While Jane Addams Elementary School outperforms other schools in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 district, it lags behind schools in higher-performing districts, such as Lincoln Elementary in River Forest School District 90 and Willard Elementary in River Forest School District 90. The school's efforts to improve attendance and target support for underperforming student populations could further enhance its overall performance and provide more opportunities for its diverse student body.

385
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,418
Per pupil spending ?
46.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 910 Division St
       Melrose Park, IL  60160-2235

(708) 450-2023

District: Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89


Students who attend Jane Addams Elementary School usually attend:

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

Hispanic:
86.0%
African American:
6.2%
White:
5.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2014 → 62nd in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89
Above the Illinois median (62nd percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg32%
Illinois avg44%
781st of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 24 pts since 2015
From bottom 38% (2015) to top 38% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 7Elementary Schools in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89
610th of 811Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 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
202561.0781 of 205662.0%★★★☆☆
202448.1981 of 206752.5%★★★☆☆
202335.91262 of 207739.2%★★☆☆☆
202249.4940 of 208254.9%★★★☆☆
201936.51280 of 208638.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.41284 of 203737.0%★★☆☆☆
201731.51371 of 204432.9%★★☆☆☆
201644.71069 of 204647.8%★★☆☆☆
201534.51275 of 205237.9%★★☆☆☆
201460.6861 of 209358.9%★★★☆☆
201366.8752 of 216765.3%★★★☆☆
201263.0963 of 216655.5%★★★☆☆
201164.4916 of 214757.3%★★★☆☆
201068.9780 of 213963.5%★★★☆☆
200968.9766 of 212063.9%★★★☆☆
200874.1582 of 209272.2%★★★★☆
200774.8504 of 209575.9%★★★★☆
200650.01311 of 208637.2%★★☆☆☆
200539.61423 of 202229.6%★☆☆☆☆
200431.71552 of 203023.5%★☆☆☆☆
200340.01385 of 202031.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202573.5118 of 78885.0%★★★★☆
202481.760 of 82692.7%★★★★★
202335.3533 of 78832.4%★★☆☆☆
202251.5276 of 76864.1%★★★☆☆
201951.4266 of 74364.2%★★★☆☆
201826.5636 of 71811.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.2834 of 194257.1%★★★☆☆
202435.11194 of 194238.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.21472 of 195724.8%★☆☆☆☆
202245.8948 of 197051.9%★★★☆☆
201934.41289 of 201936.2%★★☆☆☆
201840.81119 of 196443.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202573.7174 of 98282.3%★★★★☆
202465.4227 of 95976.3%★★★★☆
202354.6355 of 97063.4%★★★☆☆
202270.2179 of 95481.2%★★★★☆
201950.1419 of 95556.1%★★★☆☆
201851.1417 of 93855.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202567.6446 of 180075.2%★★★★☆
202454.0699 of 179361.0%★★★☆☆
202352.8744 of 180858.8%★★★☆☆
202273.1266 of 176384.9%★★★★☆
201965.7442 of 181675.7%★★★★☆
201856.1652 of 176563.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.1649 of 194766.7%★★★☆☆
202463.0625 of 195968.1%★★★☆☆
202350.7881 of 198455.6%★★★☆☆
202251.5844 of 197757.3%★★★☆☆
201939.11176 of 201941.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.61410 of 197228.5%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202325.168 of 9326.9%★☆☆☆☆
202228.555 of 9542.1%★★☆☆☆
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)85th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)27th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts55%~ state avg
Mathematics48%+10 vs state
Science41%~ state avg

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Students at Jane Addams Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Jane Addams Elementary School ranks 781st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Jane Addams Elementary School.


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