Is Emerson Elementary School a good school?

Emerson Elementary School ranks 1398 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Emerson Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 246 students attended Emerson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary School?

Students at Emerson Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Emerson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Heritage Middle School High : J Sterling Morton West High School

Emerson Elementary School

Summary:

Emerson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Berwyn, Illinois, serving 237 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Berwyn South School District 100, which is ranked 508 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2023-2024 school year, Emerson's ELA proficiency rate for all grades is 20.2%, compared to the district's 35.1% and the state's 41.2%. In Mathematics, Emerson's proficiency rate is 16.7%, compared to the district's 24.2% and the state's 28.4%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, with only 11.1% proficient in ELA and 5.6% in Mathematics. Additionally, Emerson Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 33.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Berwyn South School District 100, such as Irving Elementary School, Piper School, Hiawatha Elementary School, and Pershing Elementary School, generally outperform Emerson in academic proficiency. In contrast, the schools in the neighboring Riverside School District 96, such as Blythe Park Elementary School, A.F. Ames Elementary School, and Central Elementary School, significantly outperform Emerson and the Berwyn South District, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

6850 31st St
Berwyn, IL 60402-3058

(708) 795-2322

District: Berwyn South School District 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
1398^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,786

Students who attend Emerson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	J Sterling Morton West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 246

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

White:

13.4%

African American:

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Emerson Elementary School ranks worse than 67.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Berwyn South School District 100. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.1. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Emerson Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Berwyn South School District 100. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74%), White (13.4%), African American (10.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Berwyn South School District 100. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerson Elementary School is 10.6, which is the 2^nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Berwyn South School District 100. (See more...)

Compare Emerson Elementary School employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerson Elementary School is $15,786, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Berwyn South School District 100!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Elementary School 1398^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Emerson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Berwyn South School District 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Berwyn South School District 100 508^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Emerson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	76.96	464^th	2020	77.0%
2004	63.48	883^rd	2030	56.5%
2005	57.02	1068^th	2022	47.2%
2006	69.48	718^th	2086	65.6%
2007	65.52	865^th	2095	58.7%
2008	71.09	679^th	2092	67.5%
2009	75.57	537^th	2120	74.7%
2010	71.78	672^nd	2139	68.6%
2011	65.96	868^th	2147	59.6%
2012	67.47	821^st	2166	62.1%
2013	66.52	761^st	2167	64.9%
2014	66.87	709^th	2093	66.1%
2015	46.57	983^rd	2052	52.1%
2016	38.39	1208^th	2046	41.0%
2017	15.61	1804^th	2044	11.7%
2018	18.99	1688^th	2037	17.1%
2019	35.75	1300^th	2086	37.7%
2021	24.35	1431^st	1948	26.5%
2022	36.85	1240^th	2082	40.4%
2023	45.29	1048^th	2077	49.5%
2024	30.10	1398^th	2067	32.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.44	670^th	718	6.7%
2019	63.38	137^th	743	81.6%
2023	33.10	571^st	788	27.5%
2024	41.79	449^th	826	45.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	46.60	451^st	1113	59.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.66	1425^th	1765	19.3%
2019	51.79	764^th	1816	57.9%
2021	33.59	1029^th	1514	32.0%
2022	52.73	717^th	1763	59.3%
2023	61.20	539^th	1808	70.2%
2024	33.93	1214^th	1793	32.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.29	1577^th	1964	19.7%
2019	40.70	1158^th	2019	42.6%
2021	29.94	1146^th	1680	31.8%
2022	29.68	1331^st	1970	32.4%
2023	40.91	1082^nd	1957	44.7%
2024	23.58	1487^th	1942	23.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.45	1662^nd	1972	15.7%
2019	33.69	1314^th	2019	34.9%
2021	18.00	1458^th	1707	14.6%
2022	44.32	1003^rd	1977	49.3%
2023	51.56	860^th	1984	56.7%
2024	37.14	1141^st	1959	41.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.08	840^th	938	10.4%
2019	42.89	524^th	955	45.1%
2021	35.49	459^th	742	38.1%
2022	41.24	529^th	954	44.5%
2023	56.71	330^th	970	66.0%
2024	41.67	526^th	959	45.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Emerson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	167	n/a	1	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	182
1990	177	n/a	n/a	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	183
1991	184	0	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	191
1992	187	0	1	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	217
1993	177	2	2	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	205
1994	202	1	4	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	231
1995	200	0	9	47	4	n/a	n/a	0	260
1996	200	0	9	47	4	n/a	n/a	0	260
1997	215	0	4	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	299
1998	258	1	5	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
1999	257	2	6	145	1	n/a	n/a	0	411
2000	206	3	5	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
2001	179	2	10	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	340
2002	145	4	16	177	5	n/a	n/a	0	347
2003	145	4	16	177	5	n/a	n/a	0	347
2004	121	3	10	223	3	n/a	n/a	0	360
2005	83	5	14	188	0	n/a	n/a	1	291
2006	72	8	10	238	1	n/a	n/a	6	335
2007	52	12	4	238	4	n/a	n/a	12	322
2008	59	14	6	236	1	n/a	n/a	14	330
2009	65	10	5	245	1	n/a	n/a	17	343
2010	69	8	4	224	1	n/a	n/a	10	316
2011	67	9	3	253	0	0	9	0	341
2012	77	11	2	254	0	0	12	0	356
2013	68	13	2	263	1	0	21	0	368
2014	61	13	1	270	0	0	20	0	365
2015	61	9	5	277	0	0	20	0	372
2016	61	8	7	265	0	0	6	0	347
2017	59	17	7	274	0	0	6	0	363
2018	57	11	8	281	0	2	6	0	365
2019	50	19	9	273	0	2	8	0	361
2020	56	16	6	260	0	1	8	0	347
2021	52	13	5	191	0	1	6	0	268
2022	45	16	5	188	0	0	3	0	257
2023	36	22	2	171	0	0	6	0	237
2024	33	25	2	182	0	0	4	0	246

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Emerson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	182	10.6	17.1	n/a
1990	183	12.2	15.0	n/a
1991	191	13.7	13.9	n/a
1992	217	12.0	18.0	n/a
1993	205	13.0	15.8	n/a
1994	231	11.4	20.3	n/a
1995	260	14.2	18.3	n/a
1996	260	14.2	18.3	n/a
1997	299	17.5	17.1	n/a
1998	356	19.8	18.0	n/a
1999	411	28.0	14.7	n/a
2000	308	20.3	15.2	n/a
2001	340	25.2	13.5	n/a
2002	347	26.7	13.0	42.4
2003	347	26.7	13.0	42.4
2004	360	24.0	15.0	48.1
2005	291	21.8	13.3	62.1
2006	335	21.8	15.4	54.4
2007	322	17.0	18.9	58.7
2008	330	17.0	19.4	57.3
2009	343	20.8	16.5	57.1
2010	316	24.0	13.1	56.9
2011	341	26.0	13.1	63.9
2012	356	23.0	15.4	59.8
2013	368	n/a	n/a	40.5
2014	365	n/a	n/a	35.1
2015	372	28.0	13.2	64.8
2016	347	27.0	12.8	59.4
2017	363	27.3	13.2	68
2018	365	26.1	13.9	65.5
2019	361	28.1	12.8	75.3
2020	347	29.0	11.9	53.6
2021	268	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	257	24.0	10.7	64.2
2023	237	24.0	9.8	67.1
2024	246	23.0	10.6	67.5

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 Emerson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	182	10.6	17.1	n/a
1990	183	12.2	15.0	n/a
1991	191	13.7	13.9	n/a
1992	217	12.0	18.0	n/a
1993	205	13.0	15.8	n/a
1994	231	11.4	20.3	n/a
1995	260	14.2	18.3	n/a
1996	260	14.2	18.3	n/a
1997	299	17.5	17.1	n/a
1998	356	19.8	18.0	n/a
1999	411	28.0	14.7	n/a
2000	308	20.3	15.2	n/a
2001	340	25.2	13.5	n/a
2002	347	26.7	13.0	42.4
2003	347	26.7	13.0	42.4
2004	360	24.0	15.0	48.1
2005	291	21.8	13.3	62.1
2006	335	21.8	15.4	54.4
2007	322	17.0	18.9	58.7
2008	330	17.0	19.4	57.3
2009	343	20.8	16.5	57.1
2010	316	24.0	13.1	56.9
2011	341	26.0	13.1	63.9
2012	356	23.0	15.4	59.8
2013	368	n/a	n/a	40.5
2014	365	n/a	n/a	35.1
2015	372	28.0	13.2	64.8
2016	347	27.0	12.8	59.4
2017	363	27.3	13.2	68
2018	365	26.1	13.9	65.5
2019	361	28.1	12.8	75.3
2020	347	29.0	11.9	53.6
2021	268	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	257	24.0	10.7	64.2
2023	237	24.0	9.8	67.1
2024	246	23.0	10.6	67.5

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.

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