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Posen Elementary School

Public Grades 4-5
1313th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Posen Elementary School serves 246 students in grades 4–5 in Posen, Illinois, and is part of Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5. The clearest concern is fifth-grade math: 16% of students were proficient, compared with 36% statewide and 19% to 30% at nearby Whittier, Central Park and Springfield.

ELA is a relative strength, while math remains the bigger challenge compared with the state. Overall, Posen’s ELA proficiency was 49%, near the district’s 54% and Illinois’ 56%; math was 24%, compared with 27% for the district and 40% statewide. Grade-level results show stronger local comparisons: fourth-grade math was 31% at Posen, ahead of Whittier, Central Park and Springfield, while fifth-grade ELA was 51%, higher than all three nearby schools. Fifth-grade science was also ahead of those nearby comparisons at 36%, though below the state’s 48%. Chronic absenteeism was 16%, lower than the state’s 24% but slightly higher than the district’s 14%. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so grade-specific comparisons are most useful.

Results have improved over the longer term, but progress has not been steady: all-grades ELA rose from 34% in 2023–2024 to 49% in 2025–2026 after reaching 53% last year, while math increased from 12% to 24% and remained 16 points below the state. SchoolDigger ranked Posen at the 24th percentile with one star in 2025–2026, down from the 40th percentile two years earlier, despite ranking ahead of nearby schools with current ratings. The school’s 13.1:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was among the lowest in the comparison group. That year, 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with an average of 83% at nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students was at the 44th percentile, down from the 71st percentile in 2023–2024.

246
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,877
Per pupil spending ?
91.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
99.6%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 14545 S California Ave
       Posen, IL  60469-1201

(708) 388-7204

District: Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5


Students who attend Posen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Kellar School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.1%
African American:
29.7%
Asian:
2.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg39%
Illinois avg48%
1,313th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202623.01313 of 173724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202537.21270 of 205638.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.11244 of 206739.8%★★☆☆☆
202322.01606 of 207722.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.71474 of 208229.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.41669 of 194814.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.71565 of 208625.0%★☆☆☆☆
201815.11818 of 203710.8%★☆☆☆☆
201718.71725 of 204415.6%★☆☆☆☆
201616.31804 of 204611.8%★☆☆☆☆
201513.41889 of 20527.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201415.01855 of 209311.4%★☆☆☆☆
201313.71943 of 216710.3%★☆☆☆☆
201220.81839 of 216615.1%★☆☆☆☆
201120.81819 of 214715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201019.91821 of 213914.9%★☆☆☆☆
200917.51836 of 212013.4%★☆☆☆☆
200810.71906 of 20928.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.51914 of 20958.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200613.11877 of 208610.0%★☆☆☆☆
200535.71480 of 202226.8%★☆☆☆☆
200415.31761 of 203013.3%★☆☆☆☆
200321.11659 of 202017.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.3342 of 68850.3%★★★☆☆
202449.7256 of 65560.9%★★★☆☆
202339.1389 of 69243.8%★★☆☆☆
202245.3312 of 68454.4%★★★☆☆
202138.6232 of 42845.8%★★☆☆☆
201948.2300 of 71157.8%★★★☆☆
201830.8504 of 69827.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.3991 of 10495.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.0759 of 88614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2797 of 90712.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202635.3106 of 16535.8%★★☆☆☆
202557.9246 of 78868.8%★★★☆☆
202459.3207 of 82674.9%★★★★☆
202342.3405 of 78848.6%★★☆☆☆
202249.2302 of 76860.7%★★★☆☆
202130.3445 of 53717.1%★☆☆☆☆
201938.5473 of 74336.3%★★☆☆☆
201818.3703 of 7182.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202620.41065 of 128617.2%★☆☆☆☆
202537.61212 of 194237.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.21143 of 194241.1%★★☆☆☆
202316.91707 of 195712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.81429 of 197027.5%★☆☆☆☆
202116.41472 of 168012.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.71358 of 201932.7%★★☆☆☆
201817.41688 of 196414.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202638.6300 of 53644.0%★★☆☆☆
202559.5345 of 98264.9%★★★☆☆
202460.0282 of 95970.6%★★★★☆
202338.4580 of 97040.2%★★☆☆☆
202243.4498 of 95447.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.8583 of 74221.4%★☆☆☆☆
201944.7508 of 95546.8%★★☆☆☆
201828.9711 of 93824.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202641.5563 of 100143.8%★★☆☆☆
202558.6666 of 180063.0%★★★☆☆
202457.6612 of 179365.9%★★★☆☆
202340.21047 of 180842.1%★★☆☆☆
202246.3866 of 176350.9%★★★☆☆
202129.31130 of 151425.4%★☆☆☆☆
201944.2980 of 181646.0%★★☆☆☆
201826.11413 of 176519.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202612.11191 of 13119.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202535.91220 of 194737.3%★★☆☆☆
202435.51178 of 195939.9%★★☆☆☆
202330.91302 of 198434.4%★★☆☆☆
202229.81311 of 197733.7%★★☆☆☆
202117.71470 of 170713.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.71631 of 201919.2%★☆☆☆☆
201813.71827 of 19727.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.71101 of 129214.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.51132 of 11955.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.41072 of 11567.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.21024 of 11138.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.41154 of 11943.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.4691 of 7639.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile-23 vs school
Male (2026)9th percentile-15 vs school
Disabled (2025)6th percentile-33 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts49%-7 vs state
Science36%-12 vs state
Mathematics24%-16 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Posen Elementary School

Posen Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Posen Elementary School.

Students at Posen Elementary School are 67% Hispanic, 30% African American, 2% Asian, 1% White.

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

Middle : Kellar School

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2025–26 school spending dataOct 30, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 30, 2026
2025–26 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresOct 30, 2026
2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026


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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