Is Norwood Park Elementary School a good school?

Norwood Park Elementary School ranks 525 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Norwood Park Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 337 students attended Norwood Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Norwood Park Elementary School?

Students at Norwood Park Elementary School are 55% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Norwood Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Norwood Park Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Taft High School

Norwood Park Elementary School

Summary:

Norwood Park Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, with 337 students enrolled. The school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Norwood Park Elementary School significantly outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in academic achievement. In the 2023-2024 school year, 54.6% of Norwood Park students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In mathematics, 33% of Norwood Park students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade ELA (67.5% proficient) and 3rd grade math (44.4% proficient). Norwood Park Elementary School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students and special education students.

Norwood Park Elementary School outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, including Wildwood Elementary, Onahan Elementary, and Edison Park Elementary. The school's additional funding, smaller class sizes, and relatively low chronic absenteeism rates may contribute to its success, and it serves as a model for other schools in the district to emulate.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

5900 N Nina Ave
Chicago, IL 60631-2408

(773) 534-1198

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,363

Students who attend Norwood Park Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Taft High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 337

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Hispanic:

35.9%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.2%

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Compare Details Norwood Park Elementary School ranks better than 74.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 49^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.7. (See more...)

Compare Details Norwood Park Elementary School ranks better than 67.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.72. (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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Norwood Park Elementary School is $20,363. 246 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Norwood Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Norwood Park Elementary School 525^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Norwood Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Norwood Park Elementary School 443^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Norwood Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	75.85	505^th	2020	75.0%
2004	73.41	581^st	2030	71.4%
2005	72.14	607^th	2022	70.0%
2006	78.09	381^st	2086	81.7%
2007	78.15	356^th	2095	83.0%
2008	83.96	182^nd	2092	91.3%
2009	88.34	42^nd	2120	98.0%
2010	79.39	375^th	2139	82.5%
2011	77.91	437^th	2147	79.6%
2012	79.98	358^th	2166	83.5%
2013	82.11	342^nd	2167	84.2%
2014	89.01	158^th	2093	92.5%
2015	95.97	69^th	2052	96.6%
2016	88.20	211^th	2046	89.7%
2017	91.47	136^th	2044	93.3%
2018	82.70	298^th	2037	85.4%
2019	84.62	271^st	2086	87.0%
2021	66.48	555^th	1948	71.5%
2022	75.98	455^th	2082	78.1%
2023	70.97	541^st	2077	74.0%
2024	71.70	525^th	2067	74.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	99.20	9^th	1194	99.2%
2021	60.54	183^rd	640	71.4%
2022	85.31	77^th	1113	93.1%
2023	76.18	179^th	1156	84.5%
2024	57.37	394^th	1195	67.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	98.07	9^th	1765	99.5%
2019	79.09	185^th	1816	89.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.64	283^rd	1964	85.6%
2019	77.85	371^st	2019	81.6%
2021	51.55	724^th	1680	56.9%
2022	70.93	502^nd	1970	74.5%
2023	67.55	548^th	1957	72.0%
2024	69.62	518^th	1942	73.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.65	342^nd	1972	82.7%
2019	87.76	182^nd	2019	91.0%
2021	70.19	423^rd	1707	75.2%
2022	76.65	398^th	1977	79.9%
2023	71.84	488^th	1984	75.4%
2024	71.59	488^th	1959	75.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.70	10^th	938	98.9%
2019	87.23	44^th	955	95.4%
2021	65.38	141^st	742	81.0%
2022	80.02	118^th	954	87.6%
2023	74.33	147^th	970	84.8%
2024	70.50	175^th	959	81.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.50	442^nd	1463	69.8%
2019	75.50	279^th	1462	80.9%
2021	59.04	492^nd	1308	62.4%
2022	61.03	507^th	1425	64.4%
2023	56.07	592^nd	1419	58.3%
2024	62.61	480^th	1392	65.5%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	83.24	172^nd	1185	85.5%
2004	70.38	385^th	1204	68.0%
2005	72.95	355^th	1209	70.6%
2006	83.97	119^th	1272	90.6%
2007	81.60	166^th	1287	87.1%
2008	83.45	137^th	1293	89.4%
2009	80.50	190^th	1318	85.6%
2010	85.30	90^th	1327	93.2%
2011	85.86	76^th	1344	94.3%
2012	87.82	51^st	1365	96.3%
2013	86.81	132^nd	1367	90.3%
2014	87.81	116^th	1322	91.2%
2015	89.55	114^th	1302	91.2%
2016	93.36	58^th	1294	95.5%
2017	89.53	106^th	1293	91.8%
2018	71.88	304^th	1293	76.5%
2019	82.88	196^th	1356	85.5%
2021	81.51	179^th	1241	85.6%
2022	79.87	222^nd	1369	83.8%
2023	66.90	365^th	1367	73.3%
2024	60.72	443^rd	1363	67.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	97.55	11^th	781	98.6%
2023	90.34	49^th	805	93.9%
2024	89.26	59^th	802	92.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.61	263^rd	1226	78.5%
2019	78.30	235^th	1276	81.6%
2021	75.53	204^th	1017	79.9%
2022	73.12	279^th	1286	78.3%
2023	68.76	324^th	1275	74.6%
2024	60.68	419^th	1251	66.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.97	379^th	1223	69.0%
2019	82.99	177^th	1296	86.3%
2021	75.72	193^rd	1048	81.6%
2022	80.97	177^th	1286	86.2%
2023	58.44	430^th	1292	66.7%
2024	58.53	438^th	1264	65.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.39	66^th	590	88.8%
2019	86.89	47^th	639	92.6%
2021	83.43	44^th	517	91.5%
2022	82.52	69^th	662	89.6%
2023	72.83	121^st	661	81.7%
2024	66.88	158^th	643	75.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Norwood Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.38	374^th	889	57.9%
2019	69.47	238^th	905	73.7%
2021	70.87	185^th	813	77.2%
2022	64.34	270^th	898	69.9%
2023	47.93	433^rd	895	51.6%
2024	41.41	508^th	875	41.9%

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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 Norwood Park Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	89	20	2	51	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	162
1989	103	23	5	42	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	173
1990	104	42	5	52	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	203
1991	99	53	15	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
1992	112	58	6	58	1	n/a	n/a	0	235
1993	116	64	7	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	253
1994	114	67	11	70	1	n/a	n/a	0	263
1995	152	58	6	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	270
1996	152	58	6	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	270
1997	156	47	7	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	262
1998	210	37	6	60	3	n/a	n/a	0	316
1999	200	26	7	49	3	n/a	n/a	0	285
2000	240	19	7	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	311
2001	232	22	11	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	308
2002	249	10	11	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2003	249	10	11	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2004	262	13	10	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	336
2005	252	9	16	66	7	n/a	n/a	0	350
2006	247	4	15	69	7	n/a	n/a	21	363
2007	231	11	12	75	12	n/a	n/a	16	357
2008	252	4	11	60	5	n/a	n/a	26	358
2009	239	7	17	76	16	n/a	n/a	0	355
2010	258	6	13	82	17	n/a	n/a	0	376
2011	257	4	5	81	4	0	18	0	369
2012	245	3	7	85	4	0	15	0	359
2013	219	1	6	85	3	0	15	0	329
2014	222	2	14	104	5	1	13	0	361
2015	228	1	18	117	3	0	13	0	380
2016	240	4	18	122	3	0	14	0	401
2017	242	6	21	125	3	0	12	0	409
2018	249	6	22	139	2	0	16	0	434
2019	250	3	22	146	1	0	19	0	441
2020	260	2	21	140	0	0	17	0	440
2021	256	2	18	137	0	0	21	0	434
2022	219	1	18	132	0	0	17	0	387
2023	184	1	14	121	0	0	17	0	337

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

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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 Norwood Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	162	9.0	18.0	n/a
1989	173	9.0	19.2	n/a
1990	203	11.0	18.4	n/a
1991	219	13.0	16.8	n/a
1992	235	18.0	13.0	n/a
1993	253	18.0	14.1	n/a
1994	263	20.0	13.1	n/a
1995	270	17.0	15.9	n/a
1996	270	17.0	15.9	n/a
1997	262	21.0	12.5	n/a
1998	316	19.0	16.6	n/a
1999	285	20.0	14.3	n/a
2000	311	19.0	16.4	n/a
2001	308	20.0	15.4	n/a
2002	321	18.0	17.8	21.2
2003	321	18.0	17.8	21.2
2004	336	20.7	16.2	15.8
2005	350	22.8	15.4	14.6
2006	363	24.0	15.1	12.9
2007	357	18.0	19.8	12.9
2008	358	19.0	18.8	14.8
2009	355	19.0	18.7	11.5
2010	376	18.0	20.8	10.9
2011	369	19.0	19.4	11.9
2012	359	20.0	17.9	14.8
2013	329	23.1	14.1	16.1
2014	361	22.0	16.4	18.3
2015	380	22.0	17.2	25.3
2016	401	22.0	18.2	18.2
2017	409	22.1	18.4	19.8
2018	434	23.4	18.4	19.1
2019	441	27.5	16.0	15.4
2020	440	27.5	16.0	16.1
2021	434	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	387	26.5	14.6	13.4
2023	337	27.5	12.2	14.2

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 Norwood Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	162	9.0	18.0	n/a
1989	173	9.0	19.2	n/a
1990	203	11.0	18.4	n/a
1991	219	13.0	16.8	n/a
1992	235	18.0	13.0	n/a
1993	253	18.0	14.1	n/a
1994	263	20.0	13.1	n/a
1995	270	17.0	15.9	n/a
1996	270	17.0	15.9	n/a
1997	262	21.0	12.5	n/a
1998	316	19.0	16.6	n/a
1999	285	20.0	14.3	n/a
2000	311	19.0	16.4	n/a
2001	308	20.0	15.4	n/a
2002	321	18.0	17.8	21.2
2003	321	18.0	17.8	21.2
2004	336	20.7	16.2	15.8
2005	350	22.8	15.4	14.6
2006	363	24.0	15.1	12.9
2007	357	18.0	19.8	12.9
2008	358	19.0	18.8	14.8
2009	355	19.0	18.7	11.5
2010	376	18.0	20.8	10.9
2011	369	19.0	19.4	11.9
2012	359	20.0	17.9	14.8
2013	329	23.1	14.1	16.1
2014	361	22.0	16.4	18.3
2015	380	22.0	17.2	25.3
2016	401	22.0	18.2	18.2
2017	409	22.1	18.4	19.8
2018	434	23.4	18.4	19.1
2019	441	27.5	16.0	15.4
2020	440	27.5	16.0	16.1
2021	434	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	387	26.5	14.6	13.4
2023	337	27.5	12.2	14.2

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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