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Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Sieden Prairie Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Matteson, Illinois, serving 238 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Education Service District 159, which is ranked 757 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sieden Prairie Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1136 and 1759 out of around 2,000 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 26.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 10.7% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 23.5% to 27.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 80.67% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Neil Armstrong Elementary School, Woodgate Elementary School, and Marya Yates Elementary School, also perform below the state averages in academic achievement, but generally outperform Sieden Prairie Elementary School. Additionally, Sieden Prairie Elementary School's performance has declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 854 out of 2,046 schools in 2015-2016 to 1759 out of 2,056 schools in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

279

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,443

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 Notre Dame Dr
Matteson, IL 60443-1526

(708) 720-2626

District: Education Service District 159

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.5%

Hispanic:

41.9%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 56 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg22%

Illinois avg44%

1,759^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 55 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Education Service District 159

757^th of 811Education Service District 159 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
2025	16.1	1759 of 2056	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1604 of 2067	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1456 of 2077	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1340 of 2082	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	1136 of 1948	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1140 of 2086	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1211 of 2037	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	1040 of 2044	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.8	854 of 2046	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.0	618 of 2052	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.5	1020 of 2093	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.4	1270 of 2167	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	74.4	572 of 2166	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	621 of 2147	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	444 of 2139	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	59.7	1054 of 2120	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	1000 of 2092	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.7	1287 of 2095	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	1447 of 2086	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.5	995 of 2022	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.3	1226 of 2030	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.4	1205 of 2020	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	297 of 688	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	251 of 655	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	149 of 692	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	133 of 684	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	59 of 711	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	75.1	96 of 698	86.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	565 of 788	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.2	242 of 768	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	289 of 743	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	239 of 718	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1603 of 1942	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1307 of 1942	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1319 of 1957	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1234 of 1970	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1095 of 2019	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1058 of 1964	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	833 of 982	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	657 of 959	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	720 of 970	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	518 of 954	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	263 of 955	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	348 of 938	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1586 of 1800	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1254 of 1793	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	937 of 1808	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	777 of 1763	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	505 of 1514	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	621 of 1816	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	588 of 1765	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1725 of 1947	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1709 of 1959	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1502 of 1984	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1287 of 1977	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1124 of 2019	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1195 of 1972	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science25%-16 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sieden Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Notre Dame Dr	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-2626	279	20	14.1	82.1%	12 (4.3%)	138 (49.5%)	117 (41.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	16.1	1759^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.4%		22.6	1604^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.4%	155	25.0		7.9	35.9	34.1				26.4	18.4	12.5	2.3				10.7										$27,443	$1,313	$26,130
Woodgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Central Ave	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-1107	260	22	12.0	72.7%	1 (0.4%)	236 (90.8%)	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	36.2	1290^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.3%		36.5	1237^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.2%	53	25.6		41.2	42.9	48.8				44.5	41.2	26.2	20.9				28.6										$23,560	$1,270	$22,289
Marya Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Allemong Dr	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-1800	284	26	11.0	66.2%	3 (1.1%)	248 (87.3%)	17 (6.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	13.3	1839^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.6%		24.1	1567^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.2%	272	14.3		18.9	26.4	19.0				22.0	21.6	15.1	11.9				15.9										$25,910	$1,354	$24,556
Arcadia Elementary School	Public	K-4	20519 Arcadian Dr	Olympia Fields	60461	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-3535	516	40	13.0	43.6%	8 (1.6%)	449 (87.0%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	43.8	1128^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.1%		31.9	1347^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.8%	219			45.5	46.1					45.8	46.0	27.5					37.6	96.2	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.8	95.4	96.2			$20,522	$1,128	$19,394
Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5030 Imperial Dr	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 481-7424	266	20	13.5	69.9%	2 (0.8%)	230 (86.5%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	26.4	1529^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.6%		32.7	1327^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.8%	202	15.6		37.8	50.0	24.4				37.7	35.1	27.1	4.4				21.5										$26,348	$1,473	$24,875
Matteson Elementary School	Public	K-3	21245 Main St	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 748-0480	420	28	14.7	43.3%	4 (1.0%)	369 (87.9%)	34 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)			29.0						29.0	35.5						35.5	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7			$19,793	$1,839	$17,955
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	1-4	20912 S Frankfort Square Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 469-6993	466	38	12.1	23.8%	299 (64.2%)	58 (12.4%)	78 (16.7%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	88.6	209^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.8%		96.8	52^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.5%	157			71.8	72.6					72.2	80.6	65.0					73.0	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7		96.3	96.3			$17,291	$603	$16,687
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3721 Beech St	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 647-7100	357	26	13.8	60.8%	18 (5.0%)	279 (78.2%)	38 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	67.8	651^st of 2056 public elementary schools	68.3%		68.5	581^st of 2067 public elementary schools	71.9%	70	32.3		75.9	64.2	58.1				65.9	70.7	52.8	32.3				51.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.9	95.4	95.4	13.1		$22,557	$1,022	$21,534
Chelsea Elementary School	Public	3-5	22265 S 80th Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 469-2309	893	58	15.3		649 (72.7%)	69 (7.7%)	81 (9.1%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.0%)	94.7	78^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.7	56^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.3%	22	66.0		77.7	81.6	91.0				83.4	86.3	75.9	82.1				81.4										$13,696	$429	$13,267
Illinois School	Public	K-8	210 Illinois St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-0301	391	38	10.4	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	356 (91.0%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	43.8	1126^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.2%		39.3	1169^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.4%	43	24.5	30.8	56.8	39.0	43.4	53.3	73.2	53.8	52.9	52.3	14.6	28.3	33.3	26.8	15.4	28.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.2	97.7	98.2		34.9	$21,421	$926	$20,495

Frequently Asked Questions about Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Is Sieden Prairie Elementary School a good school?

Sieden Prairie Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sieden Prairie Elementary School?

Students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School are 49% African American, 42% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sieden Prairie Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Sieden Prairie Elementary School.

What district is Sieden Prairie Elementary School in?

Education Service District 159

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