Is Woodrow Wilson Elementary School a good school?

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 708 students attended Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School attend?

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

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Summary:

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cicero, Illinois, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade. 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.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide and 23.6% in the Cicero School District. In Mathematics, only 10.9% of students were proficient or better, compared to 28.4% statewide and 13.1% in the district. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 42.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 92.37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School performs significantly worse than the nearby Goodwin Elementary School and Sherlock Elementary School, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Woodrow Wilson Elementary School spends a relatively high amount per student, with $15,319 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to better support student learning.

Detail:

Public K-6

2310 S 57th Ave
Cicero, IL 60804-2638

(708) 652-2552

District: Cicero School District 99

SchoolDigger Rank:
1574^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,345

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 18.3

Number of students: 708

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

African American:

1.4%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Woodrow Wilson Elementary School ranks worse than 76.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Cicero School District 99. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.84. (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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Cicero School District 99. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School is $16,345. 8 elementary schools in the Cicero School District 99 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodrow Wilson Elementary School 1574^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Woodrow Wilson 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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2007	15.73	1855^th	2095	11.5%
2008	8.90	1940^th	2092	7.3%
2009	13.15	1909^th	2120	10.0%
2010	14.50	1907^th	2139	10.8%
2011	5.17	2085^th	2147	2.9%
2012	9.04	2040^th	2166	5.8%
2013	11.66	1990^th	2167	8.2%
2014	17.99	1797^th	2093	14.1%
2015	15.32	1836^th	2052	10.5%
2016	15.84	1815^th	2046	11.3%
2017	18.20	1741^st	2044	14.8%
2018	16.16	1788^th	2037	12.2%
2019	19.81	1734^th	2086	16.9%
2021	21.09	1544^th	1948	20.7%
2022	18.96	1701^st	2082	18.3%
2023	23.23	1571^st	2077	24.4%
2024	23.84	1574^th	2067	23.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.81	583^rd	718	18.8%
2019	37.37	489^th	743	34.2%
2021	26.39	502^nd	537	6.5%
2022	35.11	535^th	768	30.3%
2023	32.62	581^st	788	26.3%
2024	35.56	546^th	826	33.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.41	709^th	763	7.1%
2019	26.05	955^th	1194	20.0%
2022	25.20	916^th	1113	17.7%
2023	16.99	1125^th	1156	2.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.30	1408^th	1765	20.2%
2019	32.83	1301^st	1816	28.4%
2021	41.70	816^th	1514	46.1%
2022	31.23	1250^th	1763	29.1%
2023	36.05	1146^th	1808	36.6%
2024	39.60	1078^th	1793	39.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.32	1723^rd	1964	12.3%
2019	20.73	1673^rd	2019	17.1%
2021	21.41	1349^th	1680	19.7%
2022	18.83	1637^th	1970	16.9%
2023	22.57	1518^th	1957	22.4%
2024	25.33	1453^rd	1942	25.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.85	552^nd	907	39.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.94	1734^th	1972	12.1%
2019	20.51	1663^rd	2019	17.6%
2022	19.84	1604^th	1977	18.9%
2023	25.16	1452^nd	1984	26.8%
2024	23.78	1492^nd	1959	23.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.19	817^th	938	12.9%
2019	27.18	756^th	955	20.8%
2021	29.90	542^nd	742	27.0%
2022	24.13	799^th	954	16.2%
2023	30.15	702^nd	970	27.6%
2024	32.70	659^th	959	31.3%

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Rank History for Native American students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.91	1^st	1	0.0%

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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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	25	6	2	902	0	n/a	n/a	0	935
2006	15	2	0	823	0	n/a	n/a	0	840
2007	18	8	0	821	0	n/a	n/a	0	847
2008	22	6	3	882	0	n/a	n/a	1	914
2009	28	7	2	938	0	n/a	n/a	2	977
2010	23	10	3	911	0	n/a	n/a	5	952
2011	5	16	1	904	0	0	1	0	927
2012	19	16	1	863	2	1	1	0	903
2013	22	15	0	853	2	0	2	0	894
2014	22	16	3	835	3	0	1	0	880
2015	24	15	1	807	5	0	1	0	853
2016	27	13	1	796	6	0	1	0	844
2017	31	9	1	633	107	0	0	0	781
2018	37	9	1	623	97	0	1	0	768
2019	11	7	1	704	4	1	1	0	729
2020	12	12	1	644	6	0	1	0	676
2021	6	13	0	593	1	0	0	0	613
2022	5	4	0	501	0	0	2	0	512
2023	7	10	1	688	0	0	2	0	708

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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	935	44.0	21.3	72.4
2006	840	50.0	16.8	78.6
2007	847	53.0	16.0	80.8
2008	914	44.0	20.8	83.7
2009	977	44.7	21.9	81.6
2010	952	42.0	22.6	85.4
2011	927	43.0	21.5	82.4
2012	903	43.0	21.0	88.9
2013	894	66.3	13.4	91.8
2014	880	41.0	21.4	92
2015	853	40.0	21.3	94.4
2016	844	41.0	20.5	92.2
2017	781	45.1	17.3	92.1
2018	768	48.5	15.8	78.4
2019	729	49.5	14.7	93
2020	676	48.6	13.8	91.7
2021	613	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	512	35.0	14.6	76.8
2023	708	38.5	18.3	92.4

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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	935	44.0	21.3	72.4
2006	840	50.0	16.8	78.6
2007	847	53.0	16.0	80.8
2008	914	44.0	20.8	83.7
2009	977	44.7	21.9	81.6
2010	952	42.0	22.6	85.4
2011	927	43.0	21.5	82.4
2012	903	43.0	21.0	88.9
2013	894	66.3	13.4	91.8
2014	880	41.0	21.4	92
2015	853	40.0	21.3	94.4
2016	844	41.0	20.5	92.2
2017	781	45.1	17.3	92.1
2018	768	48.5	15.8	78.4
2019	729	49.5	14.7	93
2020	676	48.6	13.8	91.7
2021	613	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	512	35.0	14.6	76.8
2023	708	38.5	18.3	92.4

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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