Is Northwest School a good school?

Northwest School ranks 897 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northwest School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 218 students attended Northwest School.

What is the racial makeup of Northwest School?

Students at Northwest School are 38% Hispanic, 34% White, 24% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Northwest School attend?

Students who attend Northwest School usually go on to attend: Middle : Central Middle School High : Evergreen Park High School

Northwest School

Summary:

Northwest School is an elementary school located in Evergreen Park, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 218 students. It is part of the Evergreen Park Education Service District 124, which is ranked 512 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest School's academic performance on the IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) exams is generally below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. In 2023-2024, only 30.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.9% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In mathematics, 31.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to 21.5% for the district and 28.4% for the state. However, the school's diverse student population shows some bright spots, with African American students performing exceptionally well and ranking in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022. Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have also performed better than the district and state averages, ranking in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024.

One concerning trend at Northwest School is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.6% in 2019-2020 to 24.9% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. This high rate of chronic absenteeism may be impacting the school's academic performance. Interestingly, the nearby Southwest Elementary School, which is also part of the Evergreen Park Education Service District 124, outperforms Northwest School across most academic metrics, while other nearby schools, such as Northeast Elementary School and Southeast Elementary School, perform significantly worse than Northwest School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

3630 W 92nd St
Evergreen Park, IL 60805-1401

(708) 425-9473

District: Evergreen Park Education Service District 124

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,607

Students who attend Northwest School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Evergreen Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.3

Number of students: 218

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.6%

White:

34.4%

African American:

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Northwest School ranks better than 56.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Evergreen Park Education Service District 124. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.74. (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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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northwest School is $20,607, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Evergreen Park Education Service District 124!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northwest School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northwest School 897^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Northwest School in the ranking list.)

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Evergreen Park Education Service District 124:

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen Park Education Service District 124 512^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Northwest School

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Rank History for all students at Northwest School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	45.16	1299^th	2020	35.7%
2004	39.17	1429^th	2030	29.6%
2005	54.02	1139^th	2022	43.7%
2006	60.90	1022^nd	2086	51.0%
2007	68.42	764^th	2095	63.5%
2008	68.96	758^th	2092	63.8%
2009	58.94	1073^rd	2120	49.4%
2010	69.35	755^th	2139	64.7%
2011	65.49	887^th	2147	58.7%
2012	68.72	784^th	2166	63.8%
2013	66.64	758^th	2167	65.0%
2014	58.83	900^th	2093	57.0%
2015	65.73	601^st	2052	70.7%
2016	66.64	617^th	2046	69.8%
2017	63.76	677^th	2044	66.9%
2018	73.90	477^th	2037	76.6%
2019	66.00	653^rd	2086	68.7%
2021	44.82	952^nd	1948	51.1%
2022	54.73	847^th	2082	59.3%
2023	36.69	1245^th	2077	40.1%
2024	51.74	897^th	2067	56.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northwest School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.87	149^th	1765	91.6%
2019	69.22	377^th	1816	79.2%
2021	33.50	1033^rd	1514	31.8%
2022	60.67	534^th	1763	69.7%
2023	37.93	1097^th	1808	39.3%
2024	68.73	374^th	1793	79.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Northwest School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.14	594^th	1964	69.8%
2019	62.39	696^th	2019	65.5%
2021	37.69	979^th	1680	41.7%
2022	53.43	801^st	1970	59.3%
2023	44.14	1013^th	1957	48.2%
2024	63.92	602^nd	1942	69.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Northwest School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.19	409^th	1972	79.3%
2019	68.40	560^th	2019	72.3%
2021	48.53	769^th	1707	55.0%
2022	47.91	920^th	1977	53.5%
2023	32.35	1268^th	1984	36.1%
2024	38.64	1115^th	1959	43.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Northwest School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.53	82^nd	698	88.3%
2019	82.29	50^th	711	93.0%
2021	66.77	62^nd	428	85.5%
2022	98.95	9^th	684	98.7%
2023	49.28	270^th	692	61.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northwest School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.03	194^th	938	79.3%
2019	58.97	291^st	955	69.5%
2021	67.20	132^nd	742	82.2%
2022	47.56	442^nd	954	53.7%
2023	53.01	373^rd	970	61.5%
2024	56.76	316^th	959	67.0%

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Rank History for White students at Northwest School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.45	260^th	1463	82.2%
2019	71.42	344^th	1462	76.5%
2021	39.73	783^rd	1308	40.1%
2022	56.07	600^th	1425	57.9%
2023	36.20	954^th	1419	32.8%
2024	47.42	732^nd	1392	47.4%

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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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by a parent
Monday, January 7, 2019

Dedicated teachers, great administrators. Very organized compared to our kids' previous school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Northwest School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	221	n/a	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	223
1990	247	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	247
1991	254	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
1992	264	1	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	269
1993	262	1	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	266
1994	297	1	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	303
1995	319	3	6	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	336
1996	319	3	6	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	336
1997	335	4	8	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	356
1998	345	14	6	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	371
1999	338	12	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	360
2000	318	14	5	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
2001	346	23	5	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
2002	302	34	7	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2003	302	34	7	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2004	270	42	6	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2005	240	42	3	26	0	n/a	n/a	4	315
2006	223	49	3	33	0	n/a	n/a	6	314
2007	202	48	1	29	0	n/a	n/a	8	288
2008	187	52	1	35	1	n/a	n/a	10	286
2009	171	51	1	32	1	n/a	n/a	8	264
2010	179	68	1	47	1	n/a	n/a	12	308
2011	174	56	2	44	1	0	15	0	292
2012	181	57	4	58	0	0	15	0	315
2013	175	57	4	61	0	0	15	0	312
2014	179	63	3	64	0	0	11	0	320
2015	184	64	3	73	0	0	12	0	336
2016	166	56	3	62	0	0	14	0	301
2017	151	63	4	74	1	0	13	0	306
2018	148	63	4	82	1	0	12	0	310
2019	131	72	2	78	0	0	15	0	298
2020	117	63	2	89	0	0	15	0	286
2021	92	46	1	78	0	0	16	0	233
2022	83	52	1	76	0	0	11	0	223
2023	75	52	0	82	0	0	9	0	218

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 Northwest School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	223	15.5	14.3	n/a
1990	247	17.0	14.5	n/a
1991	257	17.0	15.1	n/a
1992	269	18.0	14.9	n/a
1993	266	19.0	14.0	n/a
1994	303	20.0	15.1	n/a
1995	336	18.0	18.7	n/a
1996	336	18.0	18.7	n/a
1997	356	19.0	18.7	n/a
1998	371	19.0	19.5	n/a
1999	360	20.0	18.0	n/a
2000	349	20.0	17.5	n/a
2001	400	20.5	19.5	n/a
2002	365	22.6	16.2	12.6
2003	365	22.6	16.2	12.6
2004	352	22.0	16.0	16.8
2005	315	22.0	14.3	26
2006	314	23.6	13.3	21.1
2007	288	18.0	16.0	23.2
2008	286	16.0	17.9	21.4
2009	264	25.0	10.6	32.4
2010	308	23.0	13.3	31.4
2011	292	23.0	12.6	43.2
2012	315	22.0	14.3	41.6
2013	312	36.3	8.5	36.5
2014	320	23.0	13.9	37.5
2015	336	25.0	13.4	43.8
2016	301	27.0	11.1	35.2
2017	306	28.5	10.7	42.8
2018	310	26.8	11.5	42.6
2019	298	27.4	10.8	41.9
2020	286	26.0	11.0	39.2
2021	233	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	223	23.3	9.5	37.2
2023	218	23.3	9.3	46.8

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 Northwest School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	223	15.5	14.3	n/a
1990	247	17.0	14.5	n/a
1991	257	17.0	15.1	n/a
1992	269	18.0	14.9	n/a
1993	266	19.0	14.0	n/a
1994	303	20.0	15.1	n/a
1995	336	18.0	18.7	n/a
1996	336	18.0	18.7	n/a
1997	356	19.0	18.7	n/a
1998	371	19.0	19.5	n/a
1999	360	20.0	18.0	n/a
2000	349	20.0	17.5	n/a
2001	400	20.5	19.5	n/a
2002	365	22.6	16.2	12.6
2003	365	22.6	16.2	12.6
2004	352	22.0	16.0	16.8
2005	315	22.0	14.3	26
2006	314	23.6	13.3	21.1
2007	288	18.0	16.0	23.2
2008	286	16.0	17.9	21.4
2009	264	25.0	10.6	32.4
2010	308	23.0	13.3	31.4
2011	292	23.0	12.6	43.2
2012	315	22.0	14.3	41.6
2013	312	36.3	8.5	36.5
2014	320	23.0	13.9	37.5
2015	336	25.0	13.4	43.8
2016	301	27.0	11.1	35.2
2017	306	28.5	10.7	42.8
2018	310	26.8	11.5	42.6
2019	298	27.4	10.8	41.9
2020	286	26.0	11.0	39.2
2021	233	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	223	23.3	9.5	37.2
2023	218	23.3	9.3	46.8

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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