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Woodgate Elementary School

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Woodgate Elementary School ranks 1198 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Woodgate Elementary School serves 260 students in pre-K through grade 5 in Matteson, in the south suburbs of Chicago, and is part of Education Service District 159. In 2025–2026, students’ proficiency was 43% in English language arts (ELA) and 30% in math: both results were above district figures but below state results. The clearest concern is fourth-grade ELA: 35% of students were proficient, compared with 56% statewide and results higher at each nearby school with a reported score.

Math is Woodgate’s relative strength against district and state benchmarks, while ELA is its larger gap with nearby schools. Overall math proficiency was 30%, 14 points above the district and 9 points below the state; ELA proficiency was 43%, 8 points above the district and 13 points below the state. Among nearby schools serving similar grade spans, Woodgate’s math result was 6 points below their 37% average, while its ELA result was 17 points below their 60% average. Fifth-grade science was weaker still: 33% proficiency, below both the district and state. Results vary by grade: third-grade math was 53%, above the state’s 49%, while fifth-grade math was 28%, below the state’s 36%.

Scores have improved since 2023–2024, though ELA has not closed its gap with the state: ELA rose from 28% to 43%, while math climbed from 17% to 30% and narrowed its state gap by 2 points. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 34% in 2022–2023 to 20% in 2025–2026, below district and state rates. SchoolDigger ranked Woodgate in the 31st percentile statewide, with 2 stars; the school ranked around the middle of nearby ranked schools, despite its district’s 10th-percentile, 0-star standing. Its student-teacher ratio was 12:1, and 73% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well Woodgate serves African American students was in the 52nd percentile, above the overall 31st percentile but down from the 83rd and 86th percentiles in the prior two years. Its ranking for how well it serves female students was in the 19th percentile, down from the 58th percentile in 2023–2024.

260

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,556

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

101 Central Ave
Matteson, IL 60443-1111

(708) 720-1107

District: Education Service District 159

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.8%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 14 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg29%

Illinois avg48%

1,198^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Education Service District 159

666^th of 738Education 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
2026	29.1	1198 of 1737	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	1290 of 2056	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1237 of 2067	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1423 of 2077	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1179 of 2082	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1466 of 1948	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.5	571 of 2086	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	902 of 2037	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.7	737 of 2044	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	732 of 2046	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	703 of 2052	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	975 of 2093	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.5	900 of 2167	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	980 of 2166	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	1103 of 2147	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	1163 of 2139	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	1403 of 2120	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.0	1649 of 2092	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	1696 of 2095	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	1925 of 2086	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.3	1828 of 2022	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.8	1764 of 2030	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.6	1718 of 2020	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	74 of 154	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.5	99 of 688	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	112 of 655	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	152 of 692	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	52 of 684	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	24 of 711	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	38 of 698	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	1037 of 1286	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	1086 of 1942	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	815 of 1942	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	1256 of 1957	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	899 of 1970	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	454 of 2019	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	919 of 1964	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	461 of 1001	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	802 of 1800	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	828 of 1793	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	934 of 1808	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	499 of 1763	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	233 of 1816	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	282 of 1765	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1326 of 1947	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1439 of 1959	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1349 of 1984	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1234 of 1977	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	683 of 2019	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	782 of 1972	60.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-13 vs state

Science33%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	29.1	1198^th of 1737 public elementary schools	31.0%		36.2	1290^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.3%	92	33.3	50.0	34.9	46.2	43.1	52.9		28.2	30.2			$27,556	$858	$26,698
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%)	22.2	1335^th of 1737 public elementary schools	23.1%		16.1	1759^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.4%	424	32.6	30.6	42.5	51.2	42.0				14.3			$30,071	$898	$29,173
Marya Yates Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	9.6	1610^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.3	1839^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.6%	229	22.9	36.6	30.2	20.8	28.8				12.1			$28,493	$929	$27,564
Arcadia Elementary School	Public	K-3	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%)								(n/a)		39.6			39.6	45.8			45.8	92.8%		$24,972	$963	$24,009
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%)	61.7	641^st of 1737 public elementary schools	63.1%		67.8	651^st of 2056 public elementary schools	68.3%	10	44.1	61.2	82.3	61.0	68.8	63.3	66.1	32.2	53.5	91.5%		$23,647	$671	$22,976
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)		37.0			37.0	32.4			32.4	95.5%		$22,465	$1,068	$21,397
Meadowview School	Public	3-5	4701 179th St	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Country Club Hills School District 160	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 957-6220	293	15	19.5	65.5%	1 (0.3%)	252 (86.0%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	4.2	1712^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.4%		15.8	1770^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.9%	58	19.2	18.3	26.3	23.5	22.4	19.2	12.7		13.0	95.3%		$21,516	$2,171	$19,346
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%)	81.3	278^th of 1737 public elementary schools	84.0%		88.6	209^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.8%	69		64.5	80.6		73.3	68.2	68.2		68.2	97.8%		$18,433	$451	$17,982
Zenon J Sykuta School	Public	PK, KG-2	4301 180th St	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Country Club Hills School District 160	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 957-6210	273	19	14.3	45.4%	1 (0.4%)	214 (78.4%)	37 (13.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)								(n/a)										96.1%		$29,338	$2,381	$26,957
Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	41.4	978^th of 1737 public elementary schools	43.7%		26.4	1529^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.6%	551	50.9	61.9	44.1	56.6	55.0	47.6		24.5	31.5	94.3%		$31,177	$1,050	$30,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodgate Elementary School

What district is Woodgate Elementary School in?

Education Service District 159

What is the racial makeup of Woodgate Elementary School?

Students at Woodgate Elementary School are 91% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Woodgate Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Woodgate Elementary School.

Is Woodgate Elementary School a good school?

Woodgate Elementary School ranks 1198^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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