Is Sherlock Elementary School a good school?

Sherlock Elementary School ranks 1301 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sherlock Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 552 students attended Sherlock Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sherlock Elementary School?

Students at Sherlock Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sherlock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sherlock Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Unity Junior High School High : J Sterling Morton East High School

Sherlock Elementary School

Summary:

Sherlock Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cicero, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 552. The school is part of the Cicero School District 99, which is ranked 718 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sherlock Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking of 1301 out of 2067 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sherlock Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is consistently below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.9% of Sherlock students were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 23.6% in the Cicero School District 99. Similarly, only 15.8% of Sherlock students were proficient or better in IAR/Mathematics, compared to 28.4% statewide and 13.1% in the district. Sherlock Elementary School's performance also varies significantly across different student groups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learner students performing relatively better, while female students, male students, and students with low socioeconomic status perform significantly worse.

Sherlock Elementary School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 43.6% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. When comparing Sherlock Elementary School to the nearby schools within the Cicero School District 99, such as Cicero West Elementary School and T Roosevelt Elementary School, it becomes evident that Sherlock's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school's ranking and rating within the state suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific challenges faced by the school.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

5347 W 22nd Pl
Cicero, IL 60804-2805

(708) 652-8885

District: Cicero School District 99

SchoolDigger Rank:
1301^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,790

Students who attend Sherlock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Unity Junior High School
High:	J Sterling Morton East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 552

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

African American:

1.4%

White:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sherlock Elementary School ranks worse than 62.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Cicero School District 99. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.42. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sherlock Elementary School is $15,790, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Cicero School District 99!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sherlock Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sherlock Elementary School 1301^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sherlock Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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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 Sherlock Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sherlock Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	23.73	1446^th	1948	25.8%
2022	24.14	1536^th	2082	26.2%
2023	27.94	1451^st	2077	30.1%
2024	33.42	1301^st	2067	37.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sherlock Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	62.58	92^nd	537	82.9%
2022	44.77	364^th	768	52.6%
2023	45.62	350^th	788	55.6%
2024	48.34	332^nd	826	59.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sherlock Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	44.58	562^nd	1195	53.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	39.11	875^th	1514	42.2%
2022	42.92	956^th	1763	45.8%
2023	45.48	922^nd	1808	49.0%
2024	53.35	714^th	1793	60.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Sherlock Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	16.23	1482^nd	1680	11.8%
2022	24.59	1466^th	1970	25.6%
2023	22.65	1516^th	1957	22.5%
2024	27.38	1400^th	1942	27.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sherlock Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	54.77	288^th	886	67.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Sherlock Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	15.59	1551^st	1707	9.1%
2022	26.18	1408^th	1977	28.8%
2023	34.03	1235^th	1984	37.8%
2024	38.88	1111^th	1959	43.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sherlock Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	35.16	464^th	742	37.5%
2022	32.96	643^rd	954	32.6%
2023	39.41	566^th	970	41.6%
2024	45.69	457^th	959	52.3%

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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 Sherlock Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	151	n/a	12	179	7	n/a	n/a	0	349
1990	171	n/a	8	187	1	n/a	n/a	0	367
1991	155	0	3	180	2	n/a	n/a	0	340
1992	132	0	10	274	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1993	130	2	6	275	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
1994	92	2	6	285	2	n/a	n/a	0	387
1995	82	1	8	310	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
1996	82	1	8	310	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
1997	69	0	11	362	2	n/a	n/a	0	444
1998	71	1	2	419	3	n/a	n/a	0	496
1999	36	1	3	342	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
2000	33	0	4	309	0	n/a	n/a	0	346
2001	28	4	4	339	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
2002	20	5	1	324	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2003	20	5	1	324	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2004	22	4	1	322	0	n/a	n/a	0	349
2005	16	0	2	343	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
2006	8	7	2	372	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
2007	9	2	0	293	0	n/a	n/a	1	305
2008	10	1	0	329	0	n/a	n/a	0	340
2009	11	6	0	360	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
2010	9	3	1	321	0	n/a	n/a	4	338
2011	0	2	0	362	0	0	0	0	364
2012	10	3	0	356	3	0	0	0	372
2013	13	3	0	329	1	0	0	0	346
2014	17	3	0	302	4	0	0	0	326
2015	19	2	0	280	4	0	0	0	305
2016	2	3	2	226	0	0	0	0	233
2017	6	1	0	204	22	0	3	0	236
2020	10	9	0	524	0	0	1	0	544
2021	6	7	0	534	0	0	1	0	548
2022	5	11	0	532	0	0	1	0	549
2023	5	8	0	538	0	0	1	0	552

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 Sherlock Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	349	15.0	23.2	n/a
1990	367	15.0	24.4	n/a
1991	340	19.0	17.8	n/a
1992	416	18.0	23.1	n/a
1993	413	17.0	24.3	n/a
1994	387	16.0	24.2	n/a
1995	401	17.0	23.6	n/a
1996	401	17.0	23.6	n/a
1997	444	18.0	24.7	n/a
1998	496	18.0	27.6	n/a
1999	382	19.0	20.1	n/a
2000	346	21.5	16.1	n/a
2001	375	22.0	17.0	n/a
2002	350	24.0	14.6	62
2003	350	24.0	14.6	62
2004	349	24.0	14.5	57.6
2005	361	17.0	21.2	51
2006	389	17.0	22.9	38.3
2007	305	23.0	13.3	64.8
2008	340	13.0	26.2	63.5
2009	377	16.0	23.6	63.7
2010	338	16.0	21.1	66.2
2011	364	16.0	22.7	79.4
2012	372	17.0	21.8	86.3
2013	346	25.8	13.3	90.2
2014	326	14.0	23.2	87.7
2015	305	15.0	20.3	89.2
2016	233	13.0	17.9	89.7
2017	236	14.9	15.7	91.1
2020	544	30.8	17.6	88.4
2021	548	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	549	31.2	17.5	87.4
2023	552	34.0	16.2	83.7

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 Sherlock Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	349	15.0	23.2	n/a
1990	367	15.0	24.4	n/a
1991	340	19.0	17.8	n/a
1992	416	18.0	23.1	n/a
1993	413	17.0	24.3	n/a
1994	387	16.0	24.2	n/a
1995	401	17.0	23.6	n/a
1996	401	17.0	23.6	n/a
1997	444	18.0	24.7	n/a
1998	496	18.0	27.6	n/a
1999	382	19.0	20.1	n/a
2000	346	21.5	16.1	n/a
2001	375	22.0	17.0	n/a
2002	350	24.0	14.6	62
2003	350	24.0	14.6	62
2004	349	24.0	14.5	57.6
2005	361	17.0	21.2	51
2006	389	17.0	22.9	38.3
2007	305	23.0	13.3	64.8
2008	340	13.0	26.2	63.5
2009	377	16.0	23.6	63.7
2010	338	16.0	21.1	66.2
2011	364	16.0	22.7	79.4
2012	372	17.0	21.8	86.3
2013	346	25.8	13.3	90.2
2014	326	14.0	23.2	87.7
2015	305	15.0	20.3	89.2
2016	233	13.0	17.9	89.7
2017	236	14.9	15.7	91.1
2020	544	30.8	17.6	88.4
2021	548	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	549	31.2	17.5	87.4
2023	552	34.0	16.2	83.7

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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