Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Public PK, KG-5

 6535 Victoria Dr
       Oak Forest, IL  60452-2659


(708) 614-4520

District: Ccsd 146

SchoolDigger Rank:
715th of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,066 Help


Students who attend Walter F Fierke Educational Center usually attend:

Middle:    Central Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  430

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.9%
Hispanic:
25.1%
African American:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.3% Help


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Compare Details Walter F Fierke Educational Center ranks better than 65.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.79. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.9%), Hispanic (25.1%), African American (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Ccsd 146 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walter F Fierke Educational Center is 13.6, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Walter F Fierke Educational Center employs 31.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walter F Fierke Educational Center is $18,066, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Walter F Fierke Educational Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Walter F Fierke Educational Center 715th of 2077 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Walter F Fierke Educational Center in the ranking list.)

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Male students:
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Ccsd 146:

SchoolDigger ranks Ccsd 146 344th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Walter F Fierke Educational Center

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Rank History for all students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 77.79 431st 2020 78.7%
2004 81.40 290th 2030 85.7%
2005 65.37 841st 2022 58.4%
2006 74.45 530th 2086 74.6%
2007 79.02 321st 2095 84.7%
2008 73.24 607th 2092 71.0%
2009 72.59 650th 2120 69.3%
2010 73.71 608th 2139 71.6%
2011 81.13 312th 2147 85.5%
2012 82.67 245th 2166 88.7%
2013 75.80 502nd 2167 76.8%
2015 81.26 335th 2052 83.7%
2016 86.34 249th 2046 87.8%
2017 75.43 462nd 2044 77.4%
2018 73.97 471st 2037 76.9%
2019 72.85 500th 2086 76.0%
2021 65.28 571st 1948 70.7%
2022 71.12 556th 2082 73.3%
2023 61.79 715th 2077 65.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.38 765th 768 0.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.98 152nd 763 80.1%
2019 74.27 171st 1194 85.7%
2021 77.29 83rd 640 87.0%
2022 57.56 314th 1113 71.8%
2023 53.88 407th 1156 64.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.30 436th 1765 75.3%
2019 68.35 394th 1816 78.3%
2021 69.93 255th 1514 83.2%
2022 85.20 105th 1763 94.0%
2023 69.40 356th 1808 80.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.89 537th 1964 72.7%
2019 62.54 691st 2019 65.8%
2021 62.37 548th 1680 67.4%
2022 66.73 584th 1970 70.4%
2023 58.44 716th 1957 63.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.48 426th 1972 78.4%
2019 77.91 367th 2019 81.8%
2021 59.10 572nd 1707 66.5%
2022 71.11 488th 1977 75.3%
2023 60.15 678th 1984 65.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.17 131st 938 86.0%
2019 81.22 76th 955 92.0%
2021 89.89 30th 742 96.0%
2022 79.13 125th 954 86.9%
2023 60.27 285th 970 70.6%
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Rank History for White students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.03 561st 1463 61.7%
2019 56.78 614th 1462 58.0%
2021 51.26 593rd 1308 54.7%
2022 54.31 625th 1425 56.1%
2023 52.23 666th 1419 53.1%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Walter F Fierke Educational Center

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 411 n/a 15 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 427
1990 414 1 12 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 427
1991 402 0 12 0 0 n/a n/a 0 414
1992 414 0 13 0 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1993 424 0 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 436
1994 414 1 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1995 411 0 6 12 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1996 411 0 6 12 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1997 413 0 5 13 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1998 397 0 7 11 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1999 374 2 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 388
2000 362 7 5 18 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2001 351 6 6 16 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2002 263 6 10 20 0 n/a n/a 0 299
2003 263 6 10 20 0 n/a n/a 0 299
2004 261 4 8 25 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2005 275 4 10 28 0 n/a n/a 4 321
2006 276 3 10 42 0 n/a n/a 4 335
2007 283 3 12 47 0 n/a n/a 3 348
2008 285 5 13 52 0 n/a n/a 5 360
2009 298 7 10 45 0 n/a n/a 7 367
2010 277 5 14 35 0 n/a n/a 8 339
2011 253 4 11 31 1 0 11 0 311
2012 243 3 8 34 0 0 9 0 297
2013 247 1 6 41 0 0 7 0 302
2014 255 0 6 53 0 0 6 0 320
2015 239 0 6 59 0 0 13 0 317
2016 238 1 6 63 0 0 14 0 322
2017 250 4 7 65 0 0 19 0 345
2018 260 10 5 79 0 0 22 0 376
2019 262 16 6 81 1 0 17 0 383
2020 248 23 8 79 1 0 22 0 381
2021 233 24 5 85 1 0 19 0 367
2022 277 24 8 91 0 0 26 0 426
2023 266 31 5 108 0 0 20 0 430

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walter F Fierke Educational Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 427 21.5 19.8 n/a
1990 427 21.0 20.3 n/a
1991 414 21.0 19.7 n/a
1992 427 19.0 22.4 n/a
1993 436 18.0 24.2 n/a
1994 432 21.0 20.6 n/a
1995 429 24.4 17.6 n/a
1996 429 24.4 17.6 n/a
1997 431 26.0 16.6 n/a
1998 415 26.0 16.0 n/a
1999 388 27.0 14.4 n/a
2000 392 25.7 15.3 n/a
2001 379 25.0 15.2 n/a
2002 299 23.0 13.0 7.4
2003 299 23.0 13.0 7.4
2004 298 21.0 14.2 10.1
2005 321 22.0 14.6 14.2
2006 335 23.0 14.6 18.1
2007 348 24.0 14.5 12.8
2008 360 22.0 16.4 15.8
2009 367 26.9 13.6 16.4
2010 339 22.9 14.8 19.6
2011 311 23.0 13.5 20.3
2012 297 20.5 14.4 21.2
2013 302 24.9 12.0 20.2
2014 320 22.0 14.5 29.1
2015 317 25.0 12.6 30.9
2016 322 26.0 12.3 23.9
2017 345 25.9 13.3 25.8
2018 376 27.4 13.7 24.5
2019 383 29.0 13.2 25.3
2020 381 30.2 12.5 22.8
2021 367 n/a n/a n/a
2022 426 32.0 13.3 27.9
2023 430 31.5 13.6 29.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walter F Fierke Educational Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 427 21.5 19.8 n/a
1990 427 21.0 20.3 n/a
1991 414 21.0 19.7 n/a
1992 427 19.0 22.4 n/a
1993 436 18.0 24.2 n/a
1994 432 21.0 20.6 n/a
1995 429 24.4 17.6 n/a
1996 429 24.4 17.6 n/a
1997 431 26.0 16.6 n/a
1998 415 26.0 16.0 n/a
1999 388 27.0 14.4 n/a
2000 392 25.7 15.3 n/a
2001 379 25.0 15.2 n/a
2002 299 23.0 13.0 7.4
2003 299 23.0 13.0 7.4
2004 298 21.0 14.2 10.1
2005 321 22.0 14.6 14.2
2006 335 23.0 14.6 18.1
2007 348 24.0 14.5 12.8
2008 360 22.0 16.4 15.8
2009 367 26.9 13.6 16.4
2010 339 22.9 14.8 19.6
2011 311 23.0 13.5 20.3
2012 297 20.5 14.4 21.2
2013 302 24.9 12.0 20.2
2014 320 22.0 14.5 29.1
2015 317 25.0 12.6 30.9
2016 322 26.0 12.3 23.9
2017 345 25.9 13.3 25.8
2018 376 27.4 13.7 24.5
2019 383 29.0 13.2 25.3
2020 381 30.2 12.5 22.8
2021 367 n/a n/a n/a
2022 426 32.0 13.3 27.9
2023 430 31.5 13.6 29.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPPneumococcal
201595.8%95.8%95.8%95.8%9.0%96.5%96.2%9.0%
201697.2%96.9%96.9%96.9%9.6%96.3%96.9%9.0%
201796.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%9.2%97.1%97.1%8.9%
201896.9%96.6%96.6%96.6%11.9%96.6%97.2%11.9%
201997.9%97.9%97.9%97.9%8.4%97.9%98.2%8.4%
202199.0%98.7%98.7%98.7%99.2%99.0%99.0%5.8%
202297.4%97.6%97.6%97.6%99.1%97.9%97.6%5.7%
202398.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.7%98.2%98.7%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Walter F Fierke Educational Center

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $445 (3.0%) $14,525 (97.0%) $14,970
2020 $636 (3.9%) $15,608 (96.1%) $16,244
2021 $676 (4.0%) $16,037 (96.0%) $16,713
2022 $676 (4.0%) $16,037 (96.0%) $16,713
2023 $1,025 (5.7%) $17,041 (94.3%) $18,066

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Walter F Fierke Educational Center

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 500th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 715th of 2077 Elementary schools
 10.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Walter F Fierke Educational Center)42.639.5
 3.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ccsd 146)51.539
 12.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Walter F Fierke Educational Center)48.951.8
 2.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ccsd 146)52.345.7
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Walter F Fierke Educational Center)50.935.3
 15.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ccsd 146)54.949.5
 5.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Walter F Fierke Educational Center)41.913.7
 28.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ccsd 146)41.731.9
 9.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Walter F Fierke Educational Center)5334.7
 18.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ccsd 146)53.737.6
 16.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Walter F Fierke Educational Center)43.926.4
 17.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ccsd 146)38.428.3
 10.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Walter F Fierke Educational Center)64.169.4
 5.3%
   5th Grade Science (Ccsd 146)59.557.9
 1.6%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students383430
 12.3%
African American1631
 93.8%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian65
 16.7%
Hispanic81108
 33.3%
Pacific Islander00
White262266
 1.5%
Two or More Races1720
 17.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.3%29.3%
 4%


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Walter F Fierke Educational Center ranks 715th of 2077 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 430 students attended Walter F Fierke Educational Center.

Students who attend Walter F Fierke Educational Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School

Students at Walter F Fierke Educational Center are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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