Is Pershing Elementary School a good school?

Pershing Elementary School ranks 1028 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pershing Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 401 students attended Pershing Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pershing Elementary School?

Students at Pershing Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pershing Elementary School attend?

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

Pershing Elementary School

Summary:

Pershing Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Berwyn, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 401. It is part of the Berwyn South School District 100, which is ranked 508 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pershing Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with student performance on standardized tests below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 27.2% of Pershing students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 35.1% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd grade, where only 9.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.6% statewide and 21.8% in the district. In mathematics, Pershing's performance is also below the state and district averages, with only 26.2% of students proficient or better, compared to 28.4% statewide and 24.2% in the district. Pershing's high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 29.8% in the 2022-2023 school year, may be contributing to its relatively low academic achievement.

While Pershing Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the other Berwyn South School District 100 schools, such as Emerson Elementary, Hiawatha Elementary, and Irving Elementary, it outperforms some nearby schools in other districts, such as Edison Elementary in Lyons School District 103 and Abe Lincoln Elementary in Cicero School District 99, which have even lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

6537 37th St
Berwyn, IL 60402-4080

(708) 795-2349

District: Berwyn South School District 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
1028^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,892

Students who attend Pershing Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 401

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

White:

3.2%

African American:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pershing Elementary School ranks better than 50.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Berwyn South School District 100. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.72. (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 Pershing Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Berwyn South School District 100. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pershing Elementary School is $15,892. 4 elementary schools in the Berwyn South School District 100 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pershing Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pershing Elementary School 1028^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pershing Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Pershing Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Pershing Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	41.28	1364^th	2020	32.5%
2004	53.20	1155^th	2030	43.1%
2005	54.76	1125^th	2022	44.4%
2006	44.26	1416^th	2086	32.1%
2007	35.11	1593^rd	2095	24.0%
2008	23.97	1716^th	2092	18.0%
2009	22.52	1762^nd	2120	16.9%
2010	30.62	1639^th	2139	23.4%
2011	37.81	1531^st	2147	28.7%
2012	42.05	1462^nd	2166	32.5%
2013	26.93	1658^th	2167	23.5%
2014	32.61	1479^th	2093	29.3%
2015	29.04	1440^th	2052	29.8%
2016	35.52	1279^th	2046	37.5%
2017	38.03	1219^th	2044	40.4%
2018	41.74	1125^th	2037	44.8%
2019	33.98	1344^th	2086	35.6%
2021	29.64	1297^th	1948	33.4%
2022	42.19	1127^th	2082	45.9%
2023	43.65	1098^th	2077	47.1%
2024	45.72	1028^th	2067	50.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pershing Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.93	277^th	718	61.4%
2019	57.80	191^st	743	74.3%
2021	50.39	168^th	537	68.7%
2022	44.20	371^st	768	51.7%
2023	49.59	290^th	788	63.2%
2024	53.73	262^nd	826	68.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pershing Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	35.27	649^th	1113	41.7%
2023	43.04	559^th	1156	51.6%
2024	34.97	736^th	1195	38.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.27	577^th	1765	67.3%
2019	58.92	591^st	1816	67.5%
2021	45.95	715^th	1514	52.8%
2022	67.15	379^th	1763	78.5%
2023	61.16	541^st	1808	70.1%
2024	63.94	471^st	1793	73.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Pershing Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.01	1190^th	1964	39.4%
2019	30.26	1402^nd	2019	30.6%
2021	26.02	1222^nd	1680	27.3%
2022	34.80	1208^th	1970	38.7%
2023	42.56	1041^st	1957	46.8%
2024	33.05	1240^th	1942	36.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Pershing Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.13	406^th	907	55.2%
2024	39.94	479^th	886	45.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Pershing Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.81	977^th	1972	50.5%
2019	39.17	1171^st	2019	42.0%
2021	29.18	1162^nd	1707	31.9%
2022	51.86	838^th	1977	57.6%
2023	43.11	1041^st	1984	47.5%
2024	58.59	715^th	1959	63.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pershing Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.47	323^rd	938	65.6%
2019	48.44	443^rd	955	53.6%
2021	47.70	312^th	742	58.0%
2022	60.85	262^nd	954	72.5%
2023	59.88	288^th	970	70.3%
2024	62.70	255^th	959	73.4%

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Rank History for White students at Pershing Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.75	918^th	1463	37.3%

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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 Pershing Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	381	n/a	7	26	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	414
1990	380	1	7	32	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	420
1991	381	0	1	38	1	n/a	n/a	0	421
1992	422	0	1	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
1993	417	1	0	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
1994	436	0	0	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1995	450	0	3	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1996	450	0	3	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1997	418	0	17	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
1998	420	0	19	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	626
1999	410	0	5	217	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
2000	301	3	3	246	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2001	308	0	4	233	2	n/a	n/a	0	547
2002	228	3	2	339	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
2003	228	3	2	339	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
2004	187	2	0	366	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
2005	151	0	2	404	0	n/a	n/a	4	561
2006	79	12	0	311	0	n/a	n/a	7	409
2007	70	10	0	333	0	n/a	n/a	9	422
2008	53	11	3	297	0	n/a	n/a	79	443
2009	51	12	2	355	0	n/a	n/a	16	436
2010	58	8	4	345	0	n/a	n/a	14	429
2011	61	13	3	413	0	2	12	0	504
2012	54	10	5	445	0	1	8	0	523
2013	52	10	7	407	0	0	7	0	483
2014	50	10	10	402	0	0	3	0	475
2015	43	10	8	393	1	0	3	0	458
2016	42	10	3	411	1	0	6	0	473
2017	51	8	5	380	1	0	6	0	451
2018	47	7	9	395	1	1	6	0	466
2019	32	7	9	424	1	0	7	0	480
2020	19	9	6	383	1	0	5	0	423
2021	16	14	7	372	1	0	5	0	415
2022	10	9	6	387	0	0	2	0	414
2023	13	13	2	368	0	0	5	0	401

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 Pershing Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	414	25.8	16.0	n/a
1990	420	28.1	14.9	n/a
1991	421	27.3	15.4	n/a
1992	476	28.0	17.0	n/a
1993	506	27.2	18.6	n/a
1994	529	27.4	19.3	n/a
1995	557	29.5	18.9	n/a
1996	557	29.5	18.9	n/a
1997	591	33.7	17.5	n/a
1998	626	34.0	18.4	n/a
1999	632	35.0	18.1	n/a
2000	553	33.0	16.8	n/a
2001	547	35.5	15.4	n/a
2002	572	35.5	16.1	44.1
2003	572	35.5	16.1	44.1
2004	555	33.5	16.6	54.2
2005	561	32.5	17.3	56.6
2006	409	26.5	15.4	61.4
2007	422	29.0	14.6	66.1
2008	443	23.0	19.3	78.6
2009	436	27.0	16.1	71.7
2010	429	28.0	15.3	74.2
2011	504	32.0	15.7	81.2
2012	523	30.0	17.4	80.3
2013	483	n/a	n/a	80.3
2014	475	n/a	n/a	79.8
2015	458	34.0	13.4	81.9
2016	473	37.0	12.7	64.1
2017	451	35.0	12.8	66.7
2018	466	32.0	14.5	69.5
2019	480	33.0	14.5	81.5
2020	423	32.0	13.2	67.8
2021	415	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	414	29.1	14.1	72.9
2023	401	33.5	11.9	76.8

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 Pershing Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	414	25.8	16.0	n/a
1990	420	28.1	14.9	n/a
1991	421	27.3	15.4	n/a
1992	476	28.0	17.0	n/a
1993	506	27.2	18.6	n/a
1994	529	27.4	19.3	n/a
1995	557	29.5	18.9	n/a
1996	557	29.5	18.9	n/a
1997	591	33.7	17.5	n/a
1998	626	34.0	18.4	n/a
1999	632	35.0	18.1	n/a
2000	553	33.0	16.8	n/a
2001	547	35.5	15.4	n/a
2002	572	35.5	16.1	44.1
2003	572	35.5	16.1	44.1
2004	555	33.5	16.6	54.2
2005	561	32.5	17.3	56.6
2006	409	26.5	15.4	61.4
2007	422	29.0	14.6	66.1
2008	443	23.0	19.3	78.6
2009	436	27.0	16.1	71.7
2010	429	28.0	15.3	74.2
2011	504	32.0	15.7	81.2
2012	523	30.0	17.4	80.3
2013	483	n/a	n/a	80.3
2014	475	n/a	n/a	79.8
2015	458	34.0	13.4	81.9
2016	473	37.0	12.7	64.1
2017	451	35.0	12.8	66.7
2018	466	32.0	14.5	69.5
2019	480	33.0	14.5	81.5
2020	423	32.0	13.2	67.8
2021	415	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	414	29.1	14.1	72.9
2023	401	33.5	11.9	76.8

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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