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Steger Intermediate Center

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Steger Intermediate Center ranks 1466 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

1466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Steger Intermediate Center is a public elementary school serving grades 2-4 in Steger, Illinois, with 485 students. The school is part of the Steger School District 194, which is ranked 644 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Steger Intermediate Center has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness exam are also significantly below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 31.8%, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 32.3%, compared to the state's 38.5%. Additionally, Steger Intermediate Center has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 28.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The challenges facing Steger Intermediate Center are not isolated to the school itself, but rather reflect broader community-wide issues. The nearby Algonquin Primary Center, Barack Obama School of Leadership, and other schools in the surrounding Park Forest School District 163, Chicago Heights School District 170, and Crete Monee CUSD 201U also have low rankings and ratings, suggesting the broader area is struggling academically. Addressing the persistent underperformance and community-wide challenges will require a comprehensive, long-term approach that considers the specific needs of the school's diverse student population.

465

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,929

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3411 Hopkins St
Steger, IL 60475-1731

(708) 753-4200

District: Steger School District 194

Students who attend Steger Intermediate Center usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Central School
High:	Bloom Trail High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

African American:

33.1%

White:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Illinois avg46%

1,466^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

644^th of 811Steger School District 194 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	28.7	1466 of 2056	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1376 of 2067	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1366 of 2077	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1782 of 2082	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1710 of 1948	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1623 of 2086	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1784 of 2037	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	1740 of 2044	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	1655 of 2046	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	1612 of 2052	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	1736 of 2093	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.1	1402 of 2167	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.1	1320 of 2166	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.8	1452 of 2147	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.2	1219 of 2139	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.2	1198 of 2120	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.3	1340 of 2092	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	1425 of 2095	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.3	1377 of 2086	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.8	1124 of 2022	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.0	1315 of 2030	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.1	1341 of 2020	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	270 of 688	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	238 of 655	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	233 of 692	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	590 of 684	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	178 of 428	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	318 of 711	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	416 of 698	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	635 of 1049	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	720 of 886	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	599 of 907	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	657 of 788	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	493 of 826	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	507 of 788	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	666 of 768	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	530 of 537	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	742 of 743	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	718 of 718	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1330 of 1942	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1235 of 1942	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1361 of 1957	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1751 of 1970	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1570 of 1680	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1605 of 2019	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1702 of 1964	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	545 of 982	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	389 of 959	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	452 of 970	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	710 of 954	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	632 of 742	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	667 of 955	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	885 of 938	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1047 of 1800	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	842 of 1793	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	804 of 1808	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.7	1376 of 1763	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1328 of 1514	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1141 of 1816	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1406 of 1765	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1454 of 1947	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1363 of 1959	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1207 of 1984	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1623 of 1977	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1492 of 1707	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1507 of 2019	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1726 of 1972	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	58 of 93	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.5	39 of 40	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	73 of 89	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	65 of 78	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	838 of 1292	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1062 of 1195	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	877 of 1156	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	796 of 1113	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	511 of 640	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1190 of 1194	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	751 of 763	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1109 of 1389	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1194 of 1392	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1196 of 1419	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1408 of 1425	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1291 of 1308	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1340 of 1462	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1388 of 1463	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)61st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

English Language Arts32%-21 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)	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
Steger Intermediate Center	Public	2-4	3411 Hopkins St	Steger	60475	Will County	Steger School District 194	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 753-4200	465	34	13.6	63.4%	63 (13.5%)	154 (33.1%)	219 (47.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	28.7	1466^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.7%		30.7	1376^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.4%	90		35.8	27.6		31.8	39.5	24.8		32.3	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.6	91.8		$15,929	$1,019	$14,911
Steger Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-1	3411 MIller Avenue	South Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Steger School District 194	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 753-4100	396	21	18.8	60.1%	68 (17.2%)	120 (30.3%)	155 (39.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.9%)								(n/a)										85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	17.0	$17,327	$1,121	$16,206
U S Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2712 Miller Ave	South Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4156	147	15	9.8	95.2%	4 (2.7%)	20 (13.6%)	119 (81.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	49.6	1009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.9%		52	885^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.2%	124	4.5	54.2	71.4	31.8	52.2	66.7	57.1	9.1	44.8	97.2	99.3	99.3	99.3		99.3	98.6		$26,090	$1,754	$24,336
Crete Elementary School	Public	K-5	435 North St	Crete	60417	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-8430	381	27	14.2	65.4%	53 (13.9%)	199 (52.2%)	86 (22.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	23.1	1594^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.5%		30	1401^st of 2067 public elementary schools	32.2%	193	20.3	33.3	35.4	48.6	39.1	22.4	11.4	8.7	14.0									$22,354	$1,615	$20,738
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 E 23rd St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4150	248	20	12.4	98.4%	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.9%)	224 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.9	1411^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.4%		28.7	1441^st of 2067 public elementary schools	30.3%	30	21.9	30.0	33.3	37.5	33.3	40.0	33.3	28.1	34.3	92.7	95.1	95.1	95.1		91.2	96.1		$19,752	$1,754	$17,999
Washington-McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 W 16th Pl	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4843	286	25	11.4	98.3%	10 (3.5%)	82 (28.7%)	192 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.1	1484^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.8%		38.7	1182^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	42.8%	302	18.2	22.0	48.7	22.7	30.1	40.0	41.0	9.1	30.1	92.2	93.6	93.6	93.6		92.5	93.2		$21,782	$1,754	$20,029
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Center Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4833	84	9	9.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	61 (72.6%)	21 (25.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53	944^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.1%		43.4	1081^st of 2067 public elementary schools	47.7%	137		50.0	46.7		50.0	50.0	40.0		47.2	93.1	94.3	94.3	94.3		95.4	94.3		$31,484	$1,754	$29,731
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	422 W 16th Pl	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4839	160	10	16.0	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	71 (44.4%)	89 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.4	1225^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.4%		25.4	1533^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	25.8%	308	18.8	79.2	26.7	37.5	47.1	70.8	23.3	6.3	35.7	96.0	96.8	96.8	96.8		96.8	98.4		$26,039	$1,754	$24,285
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1345 Sunnyside Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4836	353	24	14.7	98.9%	10 (2.8%)	55 (15.6%)	282 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	35.2	1310^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.3%		42.6	1099^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.8%	211	30.5	38.1	42.6	45.8	42.6	42.9	33.3	5.1	24.8	96.1	97.8	97.8	97.8		95.2	96.1		$19,200	$1,754	$17,446
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 E 11th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 756-4162	157	13	12.0	92.4%	3 (1.9%)	52 (33.1%)	102 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	1399^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.0%		26.8	1489^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.0%	90	29.2	36.4	52.4	50.0	46.3	18.2	19.0	12.5	16.4	95.2	96.0	96.0	96.0		96.0	96.0		$20,820	$1,754	$19,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Steger Intermediate Center

What schools do graduates of Steger Intermediate Center attend?

Students who attend Steger Intermediate Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Central School
High : Bloom Trail High School

How many students attend Steger Intermediate Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Steger Intermediate Center.

What is the racial makeup of Steger Intermediate Center?

Students at Steger Intermediate Center are 47% Hispanic, 33% African American, 14% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Steger Intermediate Center a good school?

Steger Intermediate Center ranks 1466^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Steger Intermediate Center in?

Steger School District 194

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