Best Public Schools in Bedford Park, IL

Summary:

The city of Bedford Park, Illinois has only one public elementary school, W W Walker Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Summit School District 104. The school district is ranked 695 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its overall performance is below average.

W W Walker Elementary School has a low statewide ranking, placing 1327 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has been declining, with its ranking dropping from 1782 out of 2077 schools in 2022-2023 to 1809 out of 2082 schools in 2021-2022. Proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly below the state and district averages, with only 18% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19.7% in Mathematics, compared to 24.7% and 15.3% in the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% statewide, respectively.

The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 44.05% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income backgrounds. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 and higher per-student spending of $23,879 in the 2022-2023 school year, the academic performance remains poor, suggesting that the school may benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				IAR English Language Arts (2024)				IAR Mathematics (2024)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
W W Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	7735 W 66th Pl	Bedford Park	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 458-7150	168	18	9.3	44.0%	19 (11.3%)	22 (13.1%)	115 (68.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	32.7	1327^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.8%		17.3	1782^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	14.2%	455	25.0	26.1	4.5	18.0	31.3	17.4	13.6	19.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	79.3	100.0	100.0	$32,930	$8,426	$24,504

Cities Near Bedford Park

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burbank	0.5 mi	10	616^th
Justice	0.78 mi	5	467^th
Bridgeview	0.81 mi	3	629^th
Hickory Hills	1.06 mi	3	25^th
Oak Lawn	1.59 mi	12	408^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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