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Worthwoods Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Worthwoods Elementary School serves 272 students in grades K–5 in Worth, Illinois, and is part of Worth School District 127. Its clearest concern is academic proficiency: in 2025–26, 38% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 26% in math, both below state and district results.

Compared with local schools, Worthwoods’ latest ELA and math results are particularly low. Its ELA proficiency was 38%, versus 51% in the district and 56% statewide; math was 26%, versus 31% in the district and 40% statewide. Among six nearby schools spanning kindergarten through grade 5, average results were 53% in ELA and 44% in math, putting Worthwoods 15 and 17 percentage points lower, respectively. It had the lowest reported all-grade ELA and math results among eight nearby schools. Science is a relative bright spot against the district: fifth-grade proficiency was 34%, compared with 33% districtwide, though it was 48% statewide and Worthwoods exceeded only Worth Elementary School among eight nearby schools with results.

Results have not kept pace with statewide improvement over time. From 2023–24 to 2025–26, Worthwoods’ ELA proficiency rose by about 1 percentage point overall, while the state’s rose by 15 points; math increased by 9 points, compared with 11 statewide. SchoolDigger’s ranking also fell, from the 48th percentile in 2023–24 to the 18th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26; the district ranks at the 15th percentile and 1 star. In 2024–25, SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for Low Socio Economic Status Students at the 64th percentile, compared with the schoolwide 39th percentile. Its Hispanic Students ranking shifted from the 57th percentile in 2023–24 to the 9th in 2024–25. Worthwoods had a student-teacher ratio of 14.3 to 1 in 2024–25, higher than seven of ten nearby schools with reported ratios. Its low-income measure was Community Eligibility, “All students receive free meals,” in 2024–25; this measure is not directly comparable to nearby schools’ free/reduced-lunch percentages.

272

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,460

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

96.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

11000 S Oketo Ave
Worth, IL 60482-1009

(708) 448-2802

District: Worth School District 127

Students who attend Worthwoods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Worth Junior High School
High:	Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.2%

Hispanic:

29.4%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (33% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

Illinois avg48%

1,433^rd of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Worth School District 127

626^th of 738Worth School District 127 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	17.6	1433 of 1737	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	1251 of 2056	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	1076 of 2067	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1327 of 2077	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	1020 of 2082	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	900 of 1948	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	1264 of 2086	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	939 of 2037	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.8	945 of 2044	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.8	1328 of 2046	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.8	1038 of 2052	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	1311 of 2093	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	1306 of 2167	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.8	1392 of 2166	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.7	1021 of 2147	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	888 of 2139	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.9	640 of 2120	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.5	480 of 2092	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	527 of 2095	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	498 of 2086	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.4	431 of 2022	78.7%	★★★★☆
2004	62.6	909 of 2030	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.7	591 of 2020	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	665 of 788	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	72.0	103 of 826	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	29.5	644 of 788	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	307 of 768	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	99 of 537	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	43.3	403 of 743	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	348 of 718	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1251 of 1942	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	975 of 1942	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1179 of 1957	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	981 of 1970	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	902 of 1680	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1137 of 2019	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	912 of 1964	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	891 of 982	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	416 of 959	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	653 of 970	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	365 of 954	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	308 of 938	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	632 of 1001	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.1	654 of 1800	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	661 of 1793	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	789 of 1808	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	447 of 1763	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	383 of 1514	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	1021 of 1816	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	614 of 1765	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1123 of 1947	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	1086 of 1959	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1311 of 1984	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	880 of 1977	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	720 of 1707	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	1338 of 2019	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	898 of 1972	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	47.7	497 of 1194	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1141 of 1389	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	948 of 1392	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1220 of 1419	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1112 of 1425	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	795 of 1308	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1204 of 1462	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	923 of 1463	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)58th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-18 vs state

Science34%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 27, 2017

My child was just plain scared to go back to this school. It is his first time in this school and for the time he's been attending his other school, this is the very first time we had this kind of reaction from him of being terrified of the teacher. He said he's been pushed, slapped, thrown to the ground, and shouted at by his teacher. He clearly has tears in his eyes when we picked him up after school. It's a given that some kids can be a handful but this kind of intimidation is absolutely unacceptable.

Very young kids cannot really tell a lie or create stories to berate someone. Nevertheless, we always choose to listen to our child and we immediately transferred him to another school. Then, he again became happy and content. He did his usual routine of telling us what he learned in school and how much fun he had with his teacher. The difference is very obvious, it's like night and day.

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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
Worthwoods Elementary School	Public	K-5	11000 S Oketo Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-2802	272	19	14.3	—	161 (59.2%)	14 (5.1%)	80 (29.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	17.6	1433^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	17.5%		38	1251^st of 2056 public elementary schools	39.2%	182	34.3	34.1	40.0	41.7	38.3	22.7	34.3		26.1	96.4%		$24,460	$2,089	$22,372
Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11158 S Oak Park Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-2801	413	36	11.4	—	244 (59.1%)	18 (4.4%)	134 (32.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	18.8	1410^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.8%		35.7	1298^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.9%	112	32.3	24.1	41.7	36.9	34.4	38.9	40.0	24.6	33.9	93%		$23,548	$1,920	$21,627
Dr Kenneth M Sorrick School	Public	PK, KG-1	7825 W 103rd St	Palos Hills	60465	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 599-7760	449	25	17.9	68.6%	160 (35.6%)	23 (5.1%)	123 (27.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (29.0%)								(n/a)										94.7%		$18,728	$815	$17,913
Ridge Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10800 Lyman Ave	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2001	508	39	13.0	54.3%	221 (43.5%)	55 (10.8%)	190 (37.4%)	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	32.6	1146^th of 1737 public elementary schools	34.0%		37	1278^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.8%	132	42.9	52.1	52.2	42.9	48.9	42.5	36.8	30.3	36.4	91.8%		$17,388	$1,312	$16,076
Oak Ridge Elementary School	Public	2-5	8791 W 103rd St	Palos Hills	60465	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 233-5300	774	56	13.8	66.0%	323 (41.7%)	38 (4.9%)	193 (24.9%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (25.7%)	85.1	209^th of 1737 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.3	174^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.5%	35	63.3	70.8	75.9	84.9	77.5	68.5	73.3	72.4	71.5	95.3%		$16,574	$1,114	$15,460
Navajo Heights Elementary School	Public	4-5	12401 S Oak Park Ave	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Palos Heights School District 128	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 385-3269	174	13	13.4	—	133 (76.4%)	7 (4.0%)	4 (2.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (15.5%)	57	714^th of 1737 public elementary schools	58.9%		71.4	568^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.4%	146	47.8		86.4	51.1	67.6		59.3	38.0	48.0	97.2%		$16,482	$546	$15,937
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School	Public	K-5	9620 Normandy Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 598-8090	399	27	15.0	71.9%	220 (55.1%)	27 (6.8%)	104 (26.1%)	23 (5.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	37.5	1056^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.2%		47.7	1043^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	49.3%	13	35.2	46.7	59.3	43.6	50.3	57.8	50.8	20.0	42.1	95.6%		$15,992	$1,208	$14,784
Palos East Elementary School	Public	K-5	7700 W 127th St	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Palos CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-1084	705	57	12.4	36.0%	540 (76.6%)	19 (2.7%)	105 (14.9%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	82.2	259^th of 1737 public elementary schools	85.1%		83.8	309^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.0%	50	70.9	69.7	77.2	81.1	76.4	70.6	66.7	53.0	62.7	93.2%		$17,769	$511	$17,258
Ridge Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 105th St	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2002	572	41	13.9	70.3%	431 (75.3%)	54 (9.4%)	55 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	23.9	1295^th of 1737 public elementary schools	25.4%		27	1507^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.7%	212	40.0	27.8	33.9	57.4	39.0	40.3	25.8	33.3	33.5	93.5%		$17,752	$1,703	$16,049
Dorn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	7840 W 92nd St	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 233-5600	431	26	16.5	67.1%	177 (41.1%)	4 (0.9%)	83 (19.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	155 (36.0%)								(n/a)										92%		$22,154	$839	$21,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Worthwoods Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Worthwoods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Worthwoods Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Worth Junior High School
High : Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Is Worthwoods Elementary School a good school?

Worthwoods Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Worthwoods Elementary School in?

Worth School District 127

What is the racial makeup of Worthwoods Elementary School?

Students at Worthwoods Elementary School are 59% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Worthwoods Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Worthwoods Elementary School.

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