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Wentworth Intermediate School

Public Grades 3-5

1857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Wentworth Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Calumet City, Illinois, with 316 students. The school is part of the Calumet City School District 155, which is ranked 789 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wentworth Intermediate School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 20.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.3% proficient in math, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. Wentworth Intermediate School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 33.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Hoover Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School outperform Wentworth Intermediate School by a wide margin on standardized tests, despite serving similar demographics. This suggests that the challenges faced by Wentworth Intermediate School may be unique and require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

315

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,545

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 Superior Ave
Calumet City, IL 60409-3439

(708) 868-7926

District: Calumet City School District 155

Students who attend Wentworth Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Wentworth Junior High School
High:	Thornton Fractnl No High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.1%

Hispanic:

37.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg15%

Illinois avg44%

1,857^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

789^th of 811Calumet City School District 155 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	12.5	1857 of 2056	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1956 of 2067	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1956 of 2077	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1847 of 2082	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1882 of 1948	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1992 of 2086	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1634 of 2037	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	1807 of 2044	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1778 of 2046	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	1700 of 2052	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	1964 of 2093	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	2051 of 2167	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	2005 of 2166	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	2019 of 2147	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	2009 of 2139	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	2018 of 2120	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	1973 of 2092	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	1921 of 2095	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	1847 of 2086	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	1798 of 2022	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.1	1827 of 2030	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.7	1790 of 2020	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	454 of 688	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	480 of 655	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	525 of 692	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	369 of 684	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	324 of 428	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	547 of 711	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	255 of 698	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	852 of 1049	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	645 of 886	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	557 of 907	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	741 of 788	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	776 of 826	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	504 of 788	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	597 of 768	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	496 of 537	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	694 of 743	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	564 of 718	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1784 of 1942	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1813 of 1942	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1818 of 1957	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1734 of 1970	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1635 of 1680	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1871 of 2019	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1426 of 1964	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	905 of 982	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	928 of 959	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	872 of 970	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	864 of 954	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	723 of 742	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	888 of 955	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	765 of 938	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1539 of 1800	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1700 of 1793	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1656 of 1808	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1363 of 1763	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1448 of 1514	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1678 of 1816	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1180 of 1765	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1742 of 1947	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1849 of 1959	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1894 of 1984	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1782 of 1977	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1661 of 1707	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1927 of 2019	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1745 of 1972	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1169 of 1292	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1013 of 1195	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	995 of 1156	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	659 of 1113	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	608 of 640	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1153 of 1194	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	661 of 763	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-33 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

Science7%-34 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
Wentworth Intermediate School	Public	3-5	530 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7926	315	18	17.5	62.5%	5 (1.6%)	180 (57.1%)	117 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	12.5	1857^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.5	1956^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.4%	99	7.0		34.4	11.4	16.0				20.3	28.1	10.5	2.0				13.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7			$17,545	$1,415	$16,130
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	560 Wentworth Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-5166	349	23	15.1	16.3%	3 (0.9%)	200 (57.3%)	135 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)								(n/a)																	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	18.6		$19,840	$2,318	$17,523
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	912 Burnham Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Lincoln Education Service District 156	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-6620	717	42	17.0	99.6%	10 (1.4%)	383 (53.4%)	317 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	35.3	1307^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.4%		20.9	1659^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.7%	352	31.9	27.3	33.3	47.0	45.8	43.2	53.9	68.2	48.7	36.5	34.8	23.6	8.6	9.0	19.7	20.8	96.7	96.4	96.4	96.4	40.0	96.0	96.7	7.4	30.2	$20,441	$2,186	$18,255
Caroline Sibley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1550 Sibley Blvd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-1870	434	18	24.8	99.8%	2 (0.5%)	402 (92.6%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9.2	1965^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.4%		14	1892^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	8.5%	73	0.0		13.6	28.0	18.1				19.9	9.9	9.9	8.5				9.4	92.8	92.5	92.5	92.5	10.5	92.5	92.8		10.5	$20,231	$3,299	$16,932
Carol Moseley Braun School	Public	K-5	1655 153rd St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-9470	264	16	16.5	100.0%	3 (1.1%)	247 (93.6%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	20.9	1644^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.6	1636^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.9%	8	20.0		34.0	12.5	34.1				27.5	38.0	17.5	12.2				23.7	90.4	92.0	92.0	92.0	15.3	91.6	91.2		13.7	$21,645	$3,917	$17,728
Burnham Elementary School	Public	K-8	13945 S Green Bay Ave	Burnham	60633	Cook County	Burnham School District 154-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-8636	141	10	14.1	95.0%	6 (4.3%)	51 (36.2%)	82 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	31.3	1401^st of 2056 public elementary schools	31.9%		20.9	1658^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.8%	257	10.5	27.8	46.2	35.7	15.8	58.3	35.0	38.9	36.5	30.8	14.3	5.3	41.7	25.0	11.1	19.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6		34.9	$25,048	$3,195	$21,853
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-4230	571	40	14.2	35.0%	4 (0.7%)	406 (71.1%)	147 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12	1876^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.8%		20.6	1663^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	19.5%	213	8.0		22.3	24.1	27.6				24.4	21.4	9.6	5.3				13.0	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	9.6		$18,801	$1,901	$16,900
New Beginnings Learning Academy	Public	K-5	15703 Clyde Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 768-5200	288	15	19.2	99.3%	1 (0.3%)	280 (97.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.5	1930^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.1%		18.2	1732^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.2%	198	9.6		20.0	24.3	13.5				18.7	24.0	11.1	0.0				11.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	9.2	98.4	98.4		8.9	$20,968	$3,409	$17,559
Diekman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15121 Dorchester Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 841-3838	227	12	18.9	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	209 (92.1%)	15 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	18.3	1709^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.9%		20.9	1656^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.9%	53	15.2		14.8	18.8	47.1				28.0	29.6	12.5	14.7				18.3	98.9	98.6	98.6	98.6	43.2	99.6	98.6	36.1	5.4	$23,368	$3,435	$19,934
Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	14833 Avalon Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 841-3606	266	14	19.0	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	239 (89.8%)	23 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	13.4	1830^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.3	2004^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.0%	174	14.0		29.3	25.5	25.6				26.7	24.4	3.9	2.3				9.6	97.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	16.2	96.8	97.6		8.9	$22,334	$3,779	$18,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Wentworth Intermediate School

What district is Wentworth Intermediate School in?

Calumet City School District 155

What schools do graduates of Wentworth Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Wentworth Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wentworth Junior High School
High : Thornton Fractnl No High School

What is the racial makeup of Wentworth Intermediate School?

Students at Wentworth Intermediate School are 57% African American, 37% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Wentworth Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Wentworth Intermediate School.

Is Wentworth Intermediate School a good school?

Wentworth Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

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