Is V H Nelson Elementary School a good school?

V H Nelson Elementary School ranks 1192 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend V H Nelson Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 476 students attended V H Nelson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of V H Nelson Elementary School?

Students at V H Nelson Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 34% White, 19% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of V H Nelson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend V H Nelson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Gemini Middle School High : Maine East High School

V H Nelson Elementary School

Summary:

V H Nelson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Niles, Illinois, serving 447 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the East Maine School District 63, which is ranked 453 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

V H Nelson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the lower half of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 24.0% to 31.8%, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Hoffman Elementary School (20.7%) and Washington Elementary School (24.0%). Academically, V H Nelson Elementary School has lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (24.3%) and Mathematics (22.7%) compared to the district (40.8% and 27.9%) and state (41.2% and 28.4%) averages, particularly in 3rd grade.

Interestingly, the nearby Melzer School, less than a mile away, consistently outperforms V H Nelson Elementary in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by V H Nelson Elementary may be specific to the school itself, rather than solely due to district-level factors. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and providing targeted support for underperforming student groups could be crucial for improving the school's overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

8901 N Ozanam Ave
Niles, IL 60714-1711

(847) 965-0050

District: East Maine School District 63

SchoolDigger Rank:
1192^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,240

Students who attend V H Nelson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gemini Middle School
High:	Maine East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 476

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.1%

White:

34.0%

Asian:

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details V H Nelson Elementary School ranks worse than 57.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the East Maine School District 63. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.37. (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 Student population at V H Nelson Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (36.1%), White (34%), Asian (19.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at V H Nelson Elementary School is 12.9. 3 elementary schools in the East Maine School District 63 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare V H Nelson Elementary School employs 36.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at V H Nelson Elementary School is $17,240. 4 elementary schools in the East Maine School District 63 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

V H Nelson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks V H Nelson Elementary School 1192^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See V H Nelson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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East Maine School District 63:

SchoolDigger ranks East Maine School District 63 453^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for V H Nelson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	74.22	568^th	2020	71.9%
2004	67.63	764^th	2030	62.4%
2005	64.76	856^th	2022	57.7%
2006	64.52	908^th	2086	56.5%
2007	68.68	757^th	2095	63.9%
2008	63.37	945^th	2092	54.8%
2009	64.68	913^th	2120	56.9%
2010	61.32	1015^th	2139	52.5%
2011	59.66	1051^st	2147	51.0%
2012	45.95	1390^th	2166	35.8%
2013	48.10	1198^th	2167	44.7%
2014	44.98	1215^th	2093	41.9%
2015	33.86	1299^th	2052	36.7%
2016	45.32	1052^nd	2046	48.6%
2017	54.30	867^th	2044	57.6%
2018	60.38	756^th	2037	62.9%
2019	54.91	887^th	2086	57.5%
2021	39.63	1059^th	1948	45.6%
2022	43.86	1094^th	2082	47.5%
2023	52.93	883^rd	2077	57.5%
2024	38.37	1192^nd	2067	42.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	26.03	64^th	95	32.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.87	425^th	718	40.8%
2019	36.38	507^th	743	31.8%
2021	41.59	266^th	537	50.5%
2022	46.14	345^th	768	55.1%
2023	37.76	484^th	788	38.6%
2024	45.04	386^th	826	53.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.90	234^th	763	69.3%
2019	37.53	678^th	1194	43.2%
2022	42.82	524^th	1113	52.9%
2023	41.01	590^th	1156	49.0%
2024	32.74	779^th	1195	34.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.84	466^th	1765	73.6%
2019	55.85	658^th	1816	63.8%
2021	38.83	882^nd	1514	41.7%
2022	50.08	772^nd	1763	56.2%
2023	50.23	809^th	1808	55.3%
2024	42.73	990^th	1793	44.8%

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Rank History for Female students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.83	704^th	1964	64.2%
2019	58.73	763^rd	2019	62.2%
2021	38.27	963^rd	1680	42.7%
2022	38.07	1130^th	1970	42.6%
2023	50.79	877^th	1957	55.2%
2024	37.15	1145^th	1942	41.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.83	371^st	907	59.1%
2024	37.88	510^th	886	42.4%

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Rank History for Male students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.75	800^th	1972	59.4%
2019	50.73	905^th	2019	55.2%
2021	37.06	997^th	1707	41.6%
2022	49.50	891^st	1977	54.9%
2023	53.50	822^nd	1984	58.6%
2024	40.06	1081^st	1959	44.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.24	125^th	242	48.3%
2019	39.86	169^th	243	30.5%
2022	18.26	197^th	226	12.8%
2023	19.01	208^th	237	12.2%
2024	19.07	191^st	219	12.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.99	641^st	938	31.7%
2019	36.76	608^th	955	36.3%
2021	28.29	569^th	742	23.3%
2022	33.21	640^th	954	32.9%
2023	45.30	483^rd	970	50.2%
2024	29.27	705^th	959	26.5%

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Rank History for White students at V H Nelson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.01	629^th	1463	57.0%
2019	42.37	877^th	1462	40.0%
2021	33.55	916^th	1308	30.0%
2022	28.58	1092^nd	1425	23.4%
2023	41.79	840^th	1419	40.8%
2024	27.80	1055^th	1392	24.2%

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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 V H Nelson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	477	6	134	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	639
1989	467	7	159	22	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	655
1990	451	10	165	27	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	653
1991	419	10	146	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
1992	415	13	127	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1993	383	9	127	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1994	403	9	139	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
1995	404	8	175	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
1996	404	8	175	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
1997	435	8	169	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
1998	431	8	196	8	51	n/a	n/a	0	694
1999	414	9	192	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2000	450	6	204	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	740
2001	363	1	136	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
2002	290	8	115	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
2003	290	8	115	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
2004	318	13	110	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2005	322	19	111	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
2006	291	16	111	119	1	n/a	n/a	2	540
2007	272	14	114	116	0	n/a	n/a	17	533
2008	274	17	129	117	0	n/a	n/a	25	562
2009	261	14	137	148	0	n/a	n/a	28	588
2010	259	15	134	159	0	n/a	n/a	29	596
2011	258	20	121	165	1	0	15	0	580
2012	276	18	121	187	1	0	12	0	615
2013	263	13	117	201	2	0	17	0	613
2014	271	15	106	196	3	1	10	0	602
2015	294	17	102	139	36	2	15	0	605
2016	242	20	97	210	0	1	22	0	592
2017	234	14	84	205	0	2	38	0	577
2018	223	17	88	200	0	2	55	0	585
2019	204	17	94	198	0	2	57	0	572
2020	166	13	78	189	1	1	55	0	503
2021	146	10	80	159	1	1	55	0	452
2022	148	6	92	150	1	0	55	0	452
2023	160	8	87	147	1	0	44	0	447
2024	162	8	91	172	1	1	41	0	476

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 V H Nelson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	639	35.5	18.0	n/a
1989	655	34.5	18.9	n/a
1990	653	33.5	19.4	n/a
1991	600	34.0	17.6	n/a
1992	580	33.0	17.5	n/a
1993	547	30.0	18.2	n/a
1994	588	32.0	18.4	n/a
1995	631	34.9	18.1	n/a
1996	631	34.9	18.1	n/a
1997	671	35.0	19.2	n/a
1998	694	35.2	19.7	n/a
1999	681	35.8	19.0	n/a
2000	740	39.1	18.9	n/a
2001	588	33.0	17.8	n/a
2002	501	35.1	14.3	22
2003	501	35.1	14.3	22
2004	553	33.8	16.4	20.6
2005	569	30.5	18.7	22.3
2006	540	32.0	16.9	25.1
2007	533	24.0	22.2	30
2008	562	28.0	20.1	35.4
2009	588	35.0	16.8	36.3
2010	596	38.0	15.6	47.4
2011	580	37.0	15.6	49.1
2012	615	31.0	19.8	49.9
2013	613	44.0	13.9	58.1
2014	602	36.0	16.7	60.6
2015	605	41.0	14.7	59.7
2016	592	38.0	15.5	52.5
2017	577	42.0	13.7	57.7
2018	585	39.5	14.8	55.9
2019	572	40.9	13.9	52.4
2020	503	35.5	14.1	56.5
2021	452	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	452	38.7	11.6	50.9
2023	447	36.8	12.1	59.7
2024	476	36.8	12.9	64.5

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 V H Nelson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	639	35.5	18.0	n/a
1989	655	34.5	18.9	n/a
1990	653	33.5	19.4	n/a
1991	600	34.0	17.6	n/a
1992	580	33.0	17.5	n/a
1993	547	30.0	18.2	n/a
1994	588	32.0	18.4	n/a
1995	631	34.9	18.1	n/a
1996	631	34.9	18.1	n/a
1997	671	35.0	19.2	n/a
1998	694	35.2	19.7	n/a
1999	681	35.8	19.0	n/a
2000	740	39.1	18.9	n/a
2001	588	33.0	17.8	n/a
2002	501	35.1	14.3	22
2003	501	35.1	14.3	22
2004	553	33.8	16.4	20.6
2005	569	30.5	18.7	22.3
2006	540	32.0	16.9	25.1
2007	533	24.0	22.2	30
2008	562	28.0	20.1	35.4
2009	588	35.0	16.8	36.3
2010	596	38.0	15.6	47.4
2011	580	37.0	15.6	49.1
2012	615	31.0	19.8	49.9
2013	613	44.0	13.9	58.1
2014	602	36.0	16.7	60.6
2015	605	41.0	14.7	59.7
2016	592	38.0	15.5	52.5
2017	577	42.0	13.7	57.7
2018	585	39.5	14.8	55.9
2019	572	40.9	13.9	52.4
2020	503	35.5	14.1	56.5
2021	452	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	452	38.7	11.6	50.9
2023	447	36.8	12.1	59.7
2024	476	36.8	12.9	64.5

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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