Is Maya Angelou Elementary School a good school?

Maya Angelou Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Maya Angelou Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 234 students attended Maya Angelou Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Maya Angelou Elementary School?

Students at Maya Angelou Elementary School are 88% African American, 10% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Maya Angelou Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maya Angelou Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Brooks Middle School High : Thornton Township High School

Maya Angelou Elementary School

Summary:

Maya Angelou Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Harvey, Illinois, serving 192 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Harvey School District 152, which is ranked 789 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Maya Angelou Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has faced significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% in 2019-2020 to 52.5% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools in the same district. Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is extremely low compared to state and district averages, with only 9.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 0% proficient in Math for grades 3-5 in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Bryant Elementary and Whittier Elementary, perform significantly better than Maya Angelou Elementary on most metrics, including academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and subgroup performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Maya Angelou Elementary may be specific to the school rather than the broader district. While the school's spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $13,817 to $17,939 per year, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. Further investigation would be needed to identify the root causes and develop targeted interventions to address the school's poor performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

15748 Page Ave
Harvey, IL 60426-4222

(708) 333-0740

District: Harvey School District 152

SchoolDigger Rank:
1927^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,624

Students who attend Maya Angelou Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brooks Middle School
High:	Thornton Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 234

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.5%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Two or more races:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Maya Angelou Elementary School ranks worse than 93.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Harvey School District 152. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.4. (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 Racial makeup is: African American (88.5%), Hispanic (10.3%), two or more races (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Maya Angelou Elementary School is 20.3, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Harvey School District 152! (See more...)

Compare Maya Angelou Elementary School employs 11.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Maya Angelou Elementary School is $15,624, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Harvey School District 152!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Maya Angelou Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Maya Angelou Elementary School 1927^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Maya Angelou Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Homeless students:

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Male students:

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Harvey School District 152:

SchoolDigger ranks Harvey School District 152 789^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.65	1946^th	2020	3.7%
2004	3.87	1930^th	2030	4.9%
2005	14.98	1781^st	2022	11.9%
2006	18.34	1806^th	2086	13.4%
2007	18.10	1824^th	2095	12.9%
2008	22.39	1738^th	2092	16.9%
2009	21.36	1777^th	2120	16.2%
2010	21.39	1801^st	2139	15.8%
2011	23.37	1781^st	2147	17.0%
2012	10.47	2017^th	2166	6.9%
2013	9.27	2039^th	2167	5.9%
2014	14.20	1867^th	2093	10.8%
2015	13.16	1898^th	2052	7.5%
2016	16.37	1802^nd	2046	11.9%
2017	18.54	1731^st	2044	15.3%
2018	16.99	1761^st	2037	13.5%
2019	13.56	1916^th	2086	8.1%
2021	17.71	1658^th	1948	14.9%
2022	14.53	1881^st	2082	9.7%
2023	10.66	2018^th	2077	2.8%
2024	13.40	1927^th	2067	6.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.86	1394^th	1765	21.0%
2019	23.14	1567^th	1816	13.7%
2021	29.65	1121^st	1514	26.0%
2022	23.92	1449^th	1763	17.8%
2023	14.38	1755^th	1808	2.9%
2024	20.28	1581^st	1793	11.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	59.57	9^th	24	62.5%
2021	44.10	3^rd	7	57.1%
2022	46.94	16^th	36	55.6%
2023	36.95	21^st	30	30.0%
2024	39.23	32^nd	52	38.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.10	1819^th	1964	7.4%
2019	15.31	1812^th	2019	10.3%
2021	17.30	1446^th	1680	13.9%
2022	16.74	1707^th	1970	13.4%
2023	11.06	1902^nd	1957	2.8%
2024	13.75	1806^th	1942	7.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.83	1533^rd	1972	22.3%
2019	14.57	1845^th	2019	8.6%
2021	14.74	1577^th	1707	7.6%
2022	14.53	1823^rd	1977	7.8%
2023	12.42	1879^th	1984	5.3%
2024	13.86	1809^th	1959	7.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.68	363^rd	698	48.0%
2019	41.21	375^th	711	47.3%
2021	35.98	258^th	428	39.7%
2022	36.67	402^nd	684	41.2%
2023	25.39	589^th	692	14.9%
2024	29.30	507^th	655	22.6%

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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 Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	262	n/a	35	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	297
1990	1	262	n/a	48	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	311
1991	0	262	0	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
1992	2	245	0	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
1993	0	263	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1994	0	242	0	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
1995	0	262	0	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
1996	0	262	0	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
1997	0	386	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
1998	1	394	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1999	1	412	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2000	0	430	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
2001	0	424	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
2002	0	378	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
2003	0	378	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
2004	0	353	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2005	2	298	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
2006	4	251	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
2007	1	247	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
2008	0	259	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	260
2009	0	283	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	287
2010	0	271	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	274
2011	0	253	0	8	0	0	1	0	262
2012	0	260	0	10	1	0	4	0	275
2013	0	246	0	16	0	0	9	0	271
2014	0	247	0	17	0	0	6	0	270
2015	0	237	0	23	0	0	7	0	267
2016	0	223	1	15	0	3	14	0	256
2017	0	199	1	26	0	0	10	0	236
2018	0	234	1	48	0	1	10	0	294
2019	0	196	1	39	0	0	7	0	243
2020	0	196	0	38	0	0	6	0	240
2021	0	182	0	39	0	0	10	0	231
2022	0	195	0	29	0	0	4	0	228
2023	0	160	0	26	3	0	3	0	192
2024	0	207	0	24	1	0	2	0	234

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 Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	297	18.0	16.5	n/a
1990	311	18.0	17.2	n/a
1991	297	18.0	16.5	n/a
1992	275	16.9	16.2	n/a
1993	284	17.0	16.7	n/a
1994	275	16.0	17.2	n/a
1995	290	15.0	19.3	n/a
1996	290	15.0	19.3	n/a
1997	390	21.0	18.6	n/a
1998	400	19.0	21.1	n/a
1999	414	21.0	19.7	n/a
2000	434	22.0	19.7	n/a
2001	427	22.0	19.4	n/a
2002	382	20.0	19.1	92.9
2003	382	20.0	19.1	92.9
2004	356	18.0	19.8	87.6
2005	301	17.0	17.7	89
2006	256	17.0	15.1	94.5
2007	249	20.0	12.5	96.8
2008	260	18.0	14.4	89.6
2009	287	19.0	15.1	94.1
2010	274	20.0	13.7	93.1
2011	262	20.0	13.1	95.4
2012	275	n/a	n/a	97.8
2013	271	18.2	14.8	96.3
2014	270	13.0	20.7	98.9
2015	267	12.0	22.2	98.9
2016	256	14.0	18.2	98
2017	236	16.0	14.7	98.7
2018	294	16.7	17.5	99.7
2019	243	16.0	15.1	99.2
2020	240	14.0	17.1	99.6
2021	231	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	228	14.5	15.7	74.1
2023	192	12.5	15.3	66.1
2024	234	11.5	20.3	59.4

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 Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	297	18.0	16.5	n/a
1990	311	18.0	17.2	n/a
1991	297	18.0	16.5	n/a
1992	275	16.9	16.2	n/a
1993	284	17.0	16.7	n/a
1994	275	16.0	17.2	n/a
1995	290	15.0	19.3	n/a
1996	290	15.0	19.3	n/a
1997	390	21.0	18.6	n/a
1998	400	19.0	21.1	n/a
1999	414	21.0	19.7	n/a
2000	434	22.0	19.7	n/a
2001	427	22.0	19.4	n/a
2002	382	20.0	19.1	92.9
2003	382	20.0	19.1	92.9
2004	356	18.0	19.8	87.6
2005	301	17.0	17.7	89
2006	256	17.0	15.1	94.5
2007	249	20.0	12.5	96.8
2008	260	18.0	14.4	89.6
2009	287	19.0	15.1	94.1
2010	274	20.0	13.7	93.1
2011	262	20.0	13.1	95.4
2012	275	n/a	n/a	97.8
2013	271	18.2	14.8	96.3
2014	270	13.0	20.7	98.9
2015	267	12.0	22.2	98.9
2016	256	14.0	18.2	98
2017	236	16.0	14.7	98.7
2018	294	16.7	17.5	99.7
2019	243	16.0	15.1	99.2
2020	240	14.0	17.1	99.6
2021	231	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	228	14.5	15.7	74.1
2023	192	12.5	15.3	66.1
2024	234	11.5	20.3	59.4

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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