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Marya Yates Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1839^th

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of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Marya Yates Elementary School is a public elementary school in Matteson, Illinois, serving 265 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Education Service District 159, which is ranked 757 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Marya Yates Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 846 (2015-2016) and 1839 (2024-2025) out of over 2,000 schools. The school underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with only 22% of students proficient or better in ELA and 15.9% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.0% in 2022-2023 to 26.8% in 2023-2024.

When comparing Marya Yates Elementary School to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Neil Armstrong Elementary School, it becomes clear that Marya Yates is underperforming. However, the school has shown some strengths in serving its special education population, ranking 52 out of 763 Illinois elementary schools for its special education students in the 2017-2018 school year. Addressing the challenges faced by Marya Yates Elementary School will require a comprehensive approach that addresses the root causes of the school's performance issues and leverages the resources and best practices of the higher-performing nearby schools.

284

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,910

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6131 Allemong Dr
Matteson, IL 60443-1061

(708) 720-1800

District: Education Service District 159

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.3%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg22%

Illinois avg44%

1,839^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	13.3	1839 of 2056	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1567 of 2067	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1361 of 2077	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1390 of 2082	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	1238 of 1948	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1180 of 2086	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1485 of 2037	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	1208 of 2044	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.3	846 of 2046	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.4	939 of 2052	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.6	1017 of 2093	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.9	1356 of 2167	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.5	1435 of 2166	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	1221 of 2147	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	1412 of 2139	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	1457 of 2120	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	1440 of 2092	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.4	1636 of 2095	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.2	1604 of 2086	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.2	1272 of 2022	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.4	858 of 2030	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	46.2	1278 of 2020	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	377 of 688	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	199 of 655	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	133 of 692	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	121 of 684	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	82 of 428	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	58 of 711	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	62.8	163 of 698	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	633 of 1049	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1725 of 1942	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1452 of 1942	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1195 of 1957	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1249 of 1970	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1039 of 2019	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1595 of 1964	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1608 of 1800	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1340 of 1793	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1005 of 1808	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	635 of 1763	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	907 of 1514	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	734 of 1816	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	1193 of 1765	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1674 of 1947	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1462 of 1959	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1344 of 1984	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1360 of 1977	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1558 of 1707	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1238 of 2019	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1184 of 1972	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1000 of 1292	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	753 of 1194	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.1	52 of 763	93.2%	★★★★★

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)45th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2025)40th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-31 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

Science14%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 11, 2020

Some of the teachers are very mean to the students. My grand daughter faithful do her remote learning. She moved the camera off of me for one second while i was cleaning her room and her Teacher Mrs Gilkey started talking very mean to her belittling her. I sat in my grand daughter room for a hour to see what else this rude un professional lady was going to say. she started talking very mean and crazy to a few more students. Hair sticking up looking crazy. She need to learn how to talk to her young students and to tone her mean stern voice. Parents needs to monitor from time to time how these teachers talk to their children. Last year another mean hateful teacher Johnson-Maisonneuve is also nasty rude to the students keep them in school late. I just found out today its one more teacher i have to make a complaint about. Dont make any sense to be that way to children especially with all we going through. Talking about black lives matter. Some black ppl treat they own bad. How would they feel if some one treat they children or grand children that way. Parents ask your students question everyday Close Quote

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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)	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	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	% 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 179th St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 614-4535	291	27	10.9	37.8%	162 (55.7%)	34 (11.7%)	57 (19.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.7%)	67.1	664^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.7%		63.6	668^th of 2067 public elementary schools	67.7%	4	29.4	61.9	76.9	71.4	69.8	52.4	66.7	26.5	49.6	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.6	96.2	96.2	13.5	$22,086	$602	$21,484
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
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
Dr Julian Rogus School	Public	K-4	20027 S 88th Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 464-2034	653	69	9.5	23.0%	465 (71.2%)	50 (7.7%)	82 (12.6%)	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	24 (3.7%)	87.9	224^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.1%		83.8	286^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.2%	62		64.0	79.0		71.9	73.9	71.0		72.3	98.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	15.8	97.6	98.7	15.7	$20,023	$599	$19,424
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%)	15.8	1770^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.9%		19.9	1688^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.3%	82	19.8	25.0	25.7	34.7	28.5	16.7	12.4	9.0	12.4	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9		$25,194	$2,787	$22,406

Frequently Asked Questions about Marya Yates Elementary School

How many students attend Marya Yates Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Marya Yates Elementary School.

What district is Marya Yates Elementary School in?

Education Service District 159

Is Marya Yates Elementary School a good school?

Marya Yates Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marya Yates Elementary School?

Students at Marya Yates Elementary School are 87% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

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