Is John L Sipley Elementary School a good school?

John L Sipley Elementary School ranks 211 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John L Sipley Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 358 students attended John L Sipley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of John L Sipley Elementary School?

Students at John L Sipley Elementary School are 39% White, 26% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of John L Sipley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John L Sipley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Jefferson Junior High School High : Community H S District 99 - South High School

John L Sipley Elementary School

Summary:

John L Sipley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 358 students in grades PK-6 in Woodridge, Illinois, which is part of the highly-ranked Woodridge School District 68. This school consistently performs in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with strong academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

John L Sipley Elementary School's performance on state assessments significantly exceeds the state and district averages, with 64.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 51.6% in Math, compared to 41.2% and 28.4% statewide, respectively. The school's excellence extends to various student subgroups, including Hispanic, White, Female, and Male students, who all rank among the top 5% to 25% of Illinois elementary schools in ELA and Math. While the school's performance for African American students has improved over time, moving from the bottom 50% to the top 30% of Illinois schools, the variability in outcomes for Special Education students is an area the school may want to investigate further.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Prairieview Elementary and the schools in the Valley View CUSD 365U district, John L Sipley Elementary School continues to demonstrate stronger academic performance. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.7% in 2019-2020 to 23.9% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that the school and district should address to maintain its excellent academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

2806 83rd St
Woodridge, IL 60517-4530

(630) 795-6300

District: Woodridge School District 68

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,151

Students who attend John L Sipley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Junior High School
High:	Community H S District 99 - South High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 358

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.8%

Hispanic:

26.3%

African American:

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.2%

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Compare Details John L Sipley Elementary School ranks better than 89.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Woodridge School District 68! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.79. (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 John L Sipley Elementary School is $18,151. 3 elementary schools in the Woodridge School District 68 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John L Sipley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks John L Sipley Elementary School 211^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See John L Sipley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Woodridge School District 68:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodridge School District 68 171^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	79.31	366^th	2020	81.9%
2004	83.47	226^th	2030	88.9%
2005	65.04	850^th	2022	58.0%
2006	64.83	897^th	2086	57.0%
2007	54.67	1209^th	2095	42.3%
2008	50.97	1250^th	2092	40.2%
2009	33.31	1593^rd	2120	24.9%
2010	47.59	1340^th	2139	37.4%
2011	44.76	1395^th	2147	35.0%
2012	50.78	1281^st	2166	40.9%
2013	39.98	1404^th	2167	35.2%
2014	42.08	1277^th	2093	39.0%
2015	46.93	973^rd	2052	52.6%
2016	49.79	957^th	2046	53.2%
2017	47.85	1000^th	2044	51.1%
2018	60.77	741^st	2037	63.6%
2019	67.95	610^th	2086	70.8%
2021	58.68	677^th	1948	65.2%
2022	78.44	411^th	2082	80.3%
2023	84.02	288^th	2077	86.1%
2024	88.79	211^th	2067	89.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.87	201^st	718	72.0%
2019	64.70	129^th	743	82.6%
2022	61.83	167^th	768	78.3%
2023	93.53	13^th	788	98.4%
2024	90.22	27^th	826	96.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.47	404^th	763	47.1%
2019	72.52	191^st	1194	84.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.59	663^rd	1765	62.4%
2019	52.27	751^st	1816	58.6%
2021	65.15	332^nd	1514	78.1%
2022	76.45	214^th	1763	87.9%
2023	83.37	138^th	1808	92.4%
2024	89.11	77^th	1793	95.7%

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Rank History for Female students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.02	679^th	1964	65.4%
2019	70.99	517^th	2019	74.4%
2021	52.65	694^th	1680	58.7%
2022	74.24	452^nd	1970	77.1%
2023	82.92	279^th	1957	85.7%
2024	85.78	222^nd	1942	88.6%

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Rank History for Male students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.21	716^th	1972	63.7%
2019	64.84	631^st	2019	68.7%
2021	62.73	520^th	1707	69.5%
2022	80.60	324^th	1977	83.6%
2023	81.05	304^th	1984	84.7%
2024	89.77	170^th	1959	91.3%

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Rank History for African American students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.70	76^th	698	89.1%
2019	35.57	449^th	711	36.8%
2024	55.11	206^th	655	68.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.24	228^th	938	75.7%
2019	68.69	198^th	955	79.3%
2021	51.91	259^th	742	65.1%
2022	71.72	171^st	954	82.1%
2023	81.32	86^th	970	91.1%
2024	94.26	22^nd	959	97.7%

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Rank History for White students at John L Sipley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.56	353^rd	1463	75.9%
2019	84.35	146^th	1462	90.0%
2021	68.96	338^th	1308	74.2%
2022	88.36	93^rd	1425	93.5%
2023	87.56	113^th	1419	92.0%
2024	90.89	78^th	1392	94.4%

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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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Enrollment information for John L Sipley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	341	23	24	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	399
1989	304	19	23	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	359
1990	291	18	24	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	348
1991	293	31	18	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1992	292	32	22	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1993	333	47	20	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	415
1994	326	53	22	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
1995	339	51	16	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1996	339	51	16	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1997	318	54	17	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
1998	284	48	20	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
1999	266	47	24	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
2000	237	58	26	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2001	228	35	28	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
2002	223	56	37	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2003	223	56	37	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2004	205	53	41	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
2005	190	65	36	74	0	n/a	n/a	23	388
2006	173	65	42	69	0	n/a	n/a	25	374
2007	171	54	31	69	0	n/a	n/a	36	361
2008	160	56	27	77	0	n/a	n/a	27	347
2009	146	64	30	82	0	n/a	n/a	33	355
2010	133	55	35	95	0	n/a	n/a	35	353
2011	138	51	33	135	0	0	23	0	380
2012	141	51	29	133	0	1	22	0	377
2013	146	56	18	114	0	0	21	0	355
2014	144	68	24	120	0	0	11	0	367
2015	130	52	18	122	0	1	9	0	332
2016	124	71	19	120	0	2	13	0	349
2017	123	93	21	129	1	2	12	0	381
2018	136	100	22	124	0	1	14	0	397
2019	145	96	30	103	0	1	19	0	394
2020	130	96	32	105	0	1	16	0	380
2021	96	68	30	118	0	2	20	0	334
2022	126	64	27	88	0	1	20	0	326
2023	139	66	29	94	0	1	29	0	358

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 John L Sipley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	399	12.5	31.9	n/a
1989	359	15.3	23.4	n/a
1990	348	15.0	23.2	n/a
1991	348	15.2	22.8	n/a
1992	354	15.8	22.4	n/a
1993	415	19.0	21.8	n/a
1994	412	17.5	23.5	n/a
1995	419	18.2	23.0	n/a
1996	419	18.2	23.0	n/a
1997	413	18.9	21.9	n/a
1998	377	18.3	20.6	n/a
1999	362	17.2	21.0	n/a
2000	352	17.6	20.0	n/a
2001	322	18.0	17.9	n/a
2002	365	18.4	19.8	12.3
2003	365	18.4	19.8	12.3
2004	347	18.0	19.3	11.5
2005	388	19.5	19.9	26.8
2006	374	20.0	18.7	27.2
2007	361	20.0	18.1	28
2008	347	21.0	16.5	27.8
2009	355	20.9	17.0	29.2
2010	353	17.2	20.5	33
2011	380	19.2	19.7	33.2
2012	377	20.5	18.3	42.7
2013	355	25.1	14.1	52.7
2014	367	n/a	n/a	52.9
2015	332	22.0	15.0	54.2
2016	349	22.0	15.8	46.7
2017	381	26.0	14.6	54.3
2018	397	25.0	15.8	53.4
2019	394	24.1	16.3	51.5
2020	380	24.3	15.5	49.2
2021	334	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	326	27.8	11.6	42.6
2023	358	30.4	11.7	42.2

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 John L Sipley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	399	12.5	31.9	n/a
1989	359	15.3	23.4	n/a
1990	348	15.0	23.2	n/a
1991	348	15.2	22.8	n/a
1992	354	15.8	22.4	n/a
1993	415	19.0	21.8	n/a
1994	412	17.5	23.5	n/a
1995	419	18.2	23.0	n/a
1996	419	18.2	23.0	n/a
1997	413	18.9	21.9	n/a
1998	377	18.3	20.6	n/a
1999	362	17.2	21.0	n/a
2000	352	17.6	20.0	n/a
2001	322	18.0	17.9	n/a
2002	365	18.4	19.8	12.3
2003	365	18.4	19.8	12.3
2004	347	18.0	19.3	11.5
2005	388	19.5	19.9	26.8
2006	374	20.0	18.7	27.2
2007	361	20.0	18.1	28
2008	347	21.0	16.5	27.8
2009	355	20.9	17.0	29.2
2010	353	17.2	20.5	33
2011	380	19.2	19.7	33.2
2012	377	20.5	18.3	42.7
2013	355	25.1	14.1	52.7
2014	367	n/a	n/a	52.9
2015	332	22.0	15.0	54.2
2016	349	22.0	15.8	46.7
2017	381	26.0	14.6	54.3
2018	397	25.0	15.8	53.4
2019	394	24.1	16.3	51.5
2020	380	24.3	15.5	49.2
2021	334	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	326	27.8	11.6	42.6
2023	358	30.4	11.7	42.2

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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