How many students attend Columbus East Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 366 students attended Columbus East Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Columbus East Elementary School?

Students at Columbus East Elementary School are 98% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Columbus East Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Columbus East Elementary School usually go on to attend J Sterling Morton East High School

Columbus East Elementary School

Summary:

Columbus East Elementary School is a public middle school located in Cicero, Illinois, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 360 students. The school is part of the Cicero School District 99, which is ranked 718 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Columbus East Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly in Mathematics, where only 10.9% of students were proficient or better, significantly lower than the Cicero School District 99 score of 13.1% and the Illinois state average of 28.4%. The school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science is also below state averages. Additionally, the school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 3.4% in 2019-2020 to 46.0% in 2021-2022, much higher than the state average of 9.9%.

Comparing Columbus East Elementary School to higher-performing nearby schools, such as L.J. Hauser Junior High School in the Riverside School District 96, which significantly outperforms Columbus East Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics, can provide valuable insights and opportunities for improvement. Additionally, the school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 93.61% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggests a need for additional support and resources to address the unique needs of its student population.

Detail:

Public 4-6

3100 S 54th Ave
Cicero, IL 60804-3953

(708) 652-6085

District: Cicero School District 99

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,029

Students who attend Columbus East Elementary School usually attend:

High:

J Sterling Morton East High School

Feeder schools for Columbus East Elementary School:

Elementary:

Columbus West Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.5

Number of students: 366

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

0.8%

African American:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Columbus East Elementary School ranks worse than 73.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.17. (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 Columbus East Elementary School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Cicero School District 99. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.1%), African American (0.8%), White (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cicero School District 99. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Columbus East Elementary School is 12.5, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Cicero School District 99! (See more...)

Compare Columbus East Elementary School employs 29.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Columbus East Elementary School is $22,029. 1 middle schools in the Cicero School District 99 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Columbus East Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbus East Elementary School 1511^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Columbus East Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cicero School District 99:

SchoolDigger ranks Cicero School District 99 718^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Columbus East Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Columbus East Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	19.42	1678^th	2020	16.9%
2004	22.85	1676^th	2030	17.4%
2006	16.14	1835^th	2086	12.0%
2007	21.90	1783^rd	2095	14.9%
2008	10.35	1911^th	2092	8.7%
2009	18.55	1821^st	2120	14.1%
2010	14.44	1912^th	2139	10.6%
2011	13.35	1938^th	2147	9.7%
2012	10.17	2024^th	2166	6.6%
2013	10.64	2008^th	2167	7.3%
2014	10.36	1944^th	2093	7.1%
2015	12.88	1910^th	2052	6.9%
2016	13.68	1864^th	2046	8.9%
2017	20.32	1669^th	2044	18.3%
2018	27.28	1490^th	2037	26.9%
2019	32.32	1388^th	2086	33.5%
2021	36.25	1143^rd	1948	41.3%
2022	26.85	1471^st	2082	29.3%
2023	31.13	1373^rd	2077	33.9%
2024	26.17	1511^th	2067	26.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Columbus East Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.27	274^th	718	61.8%
2019	53.19	243^rd	743	67.3%
2021	46.42	206^th	537	61.6%
2022	52.38	263^rd	768	65.8%
2023	53.56	258^th	788	67.3%
2024	40.45	468^th	826	43.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Columbus East Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	56.81	380^th	1194	68.2%
2022	30.32	767^th	1113	31.1%
2023	30.57	775^th	1156	33.0%
2024	38.71	668^th	1195	44.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Columbus East Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.62	962^nd	1765	45.5%
2019	52.63	746^th	1816	58.9%
2021	44.03	768^th	1514	49.3%
2022	43.07	952^nd	1763	46.0%
2023	48.30	859^th	1808	52.5%
2024	41.29	1021^st	1793	43.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Columbus East Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.16	1486^th	1964	24.3%
2019	29.83	1424^th	2019	29.5%
2022	26.87	1404^th	1970	28.7%
2023	32.19	1263^rd	1957	35.5%
2024	27.70	1389^th	1942	28.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Columbus East Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.53	415^th	907	54.2%
2024	53.07	307^th	886	65.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Columbus East Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.58	1344^th	1972	31.8%
2019	35.71	1256^th	2019	37.8%
2021	28.85	1173^rd	1707	31.3%
2022	27.24	1381^st	1977	30.1%
2023	30.44	1315^th	1984	33.7%
2024	25.08	1450^th	1959	26.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Columbus East Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.55	564^th	938	39.9%
2019	44.72	507^th	955	46.9%
2021	56.39	221^st	742	70.2%
2022	36.20	585^th	954	38.7%
2023	42.58	521^st	970	46.3%
2024	34.86	632^nd	959	34.1%

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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 Columbus East Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	291	n/a	7	165	1	n/a	n/a	0	464
1990	289	n/a	8	204	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	501
1991	276	0	4	301	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
1992	248	0	4	377	3	n/a	n/a	0	632
1993	244	1	5	461	3	n/a	n/a	0	714
1994	223	0	1	481	4	n/a	n/a	0	709
1995	169	1	3	616	0	n/a	n/a	0	789
1996	169	1	3	616	0	n/a	n/a	0	789
1997	128	1	0	624	0	n/a	n/a	0	753
1998	86	3	2	633	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
1999	45	1	4	617	0	n/a	n/a	0	667
2000	41	5	0	579	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
2001	39	3	1	608	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2002	20	4	2	665	2	n/a	n/a	0	693
2003	20	4	2	665	2	n/a	n/a	0	693
2004	29	6	0	585	0	n/a	n/a	0	620
2005	25	8	0	527	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
2006	20	8	2	587	0	n/a	n/a	1	618
2007	15	14	0	625	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
2008	18	16	0	595	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
2009	19	28	0	570	0	n/a	n/a	4	621
2010	18	24	0	527	0	n/a	n/a	5	574
2011	12	20	0	520	4	0	0	0	556
2012	13	17	0	475	7	0	0	0	512
2013	15	22	1	511	6	0	0	0	555
2014	11	15	1	532	3	0	0	0	562
2015	9	10	1	509	5	0	1	0	535
2016	24	5	0	490	6	0	2	0	527
2017	16	3	0	306	108	0	0	0	433
2018	12	5	0	309	18	0	0	0	344
2019	5	8	0	331	1	0	1	0	346
2020	5	9	0	395	2	0	1	0	412
2021	3	6	0	330	0	0	0	0	339
2022	2	6	0	340	1	0	1	0	350
2023	5	4	0	350	0	0	1	0	360
2024	3	3	0	359	0	0	1	0	366

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 Columbus East Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	464	29.0	16.0	n/a
1990	501	28.0	17.8	n/a
1991	581	31.0	18.7	n/a
1992	632	30.0	21.0	n/a
1993	714	36.0	19.8	n/a
1994	709	35.0	20.3	n/a
1995	789	36.0	21.9	n/a
1996	789	36.0	21.9	n/a
1997	753	39.0	19.3	n/a
1998	724	38.0	19.1	n/a
1999	667	37.0	18.0	n/a
2000	625	38.0	16.4	n/a
2001	651	40.0	16.3	n/a
2002	693	41.0	16.9	81
2003	693	41.0	16.9	81
2004	620	41.0	15.1	88.5
2005	560	39.0	14.4	90.7
2006	618	37.0	16.7	86.9
2007	654	46.0	14.2	87.8
2008	629	30.0	21.0	90.1
2009	621	35.0	17.7	91.7
2010	574	36.0	15.9	95.1
2011	556	35.0	15.8	93.3
2012	512	32.0	16.0	94.9
2013	555	47.2	11.7	96.2
2014	562	28.0	20.0	96.4
2015	535	27.0	19.8	95.7
2016	527	30.0	17.5	93.7
2017	433	24.6	17.5	92.6
2018	344	26.2	13.1	89
2019	346	26.7	12.9	96.5
2020	412	31.3	13.1	93.7
2021	339	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	350	30.0	11.6	84
2023	360	28.5	12.6	93.6
2024	366	29.1	12.5	84.2

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 Columbus East Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	464	29.0	16.0	n/a
1990	501	28.0	17.8	n/a
1991	581	31.0	18.7	n/a
1992	632	30.0	21.0	n/a
1993	714	36.0	19.8	n/a
1994	709	35.0	20.3	n/a
1995	789	36.0	21.9	n/a
1996	789	36.0	21.9	n/a
1997	753	39.0	19.3	n/a
1998	724	38.0	19.1	n/a
1999	667	37.0	18.0	n/a
2000	625	38.0	16.4	n/a
2001	651	40.0	16.3	n/a
2002	693	41.0	16.9	81
2003	693	41.0	16.9	81
2004	620	41.0	15.1	88.5
2005	560	39.0	14.4	90.7
2006	618	37.0	16.7	86.9
2007	654	46.0	14.2	87.8
2008	629	30.0	21.0	90.1
2009	621	35.0	17.7	91.7
2010	574	36.0	15.9	95.1
2011	556	35.0	15.8	93.3
2012	512	32.0	16.0	94.9
2013	555	47.2	11.7	96.2
2014	562	28.0	20.0	96.4
2015	535	27.0	19.8	95.7
2016	527	30.0	17.5	93.7
2017	433	24.6	17.5	92.6
2018	344	26.2	13.1	89
2019	346	26.7	12.9	96.5
2020	412	31.3	13.1	93.7
2021	339	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	350	30.0	11.6	84
2023	360	28.5	12.6	93.6
2024	366	29.1	12.5	84.2

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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