Is Fernway Park Elementary School a good school?

Fernway Park Elementary School ranks 575 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fernway Park Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 348 students attended Fernway Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fernway Park Elementary School?

Students at Fernway Park Elementary School are 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fernway Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fernway Park Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Prairie View Middle School High : Victor J Andrew High School

Fernway Park Elementary School

Summary:

Fernway Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Orland Park, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 348 students. The school is part of the Kirby School District 140, which is ranked 226 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fernway Park Elementary School's academic performance is generally below the district and state averages, with only 44.6% and 38.2% of students meeting or exceeding proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is stronger, with 65.1% of students meeting or exceeding proficiency. Fernway Park's rankings for different student subgroups, such as female and male students, vary, with female students performing better than male students. The school has also experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.5% to 17.2% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Kirby School District 140, such as Millennium Elementary School, John A Bannes Elementary School, and Christa McAuliffe School, Fernway Park Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower. However, Fernway Park outperforms some schools in the neighboring Orland School District 135, such as High Point Elementary School and Meadow Ridge School, in certain subject areas.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

16600 S 88th Ave
Orland Park, IL 60462-5702

(708) 349-3810

District: Kirby School District 140

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,194

Students who attend Fernway Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie View Middle School
High:	Victor J Andrew High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 348

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Hispanic:

17.0%

African American:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fernway Park Elementary School ranks better than 72.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Kirby School District 140. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.75. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fernway Park Elementary School is $17,194, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Kirby School District 140!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fernway Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fernway Park Elementary School 575^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Fernway Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Kirby School District 140:

SchoolDigger ranks Kirby School District 140 226^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fernway Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Fernway Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	80.12	339^th	2020	83.2%
2004	71.17	663^rd	2030	67.3%
2005	73.51	545^th	2022	73.0%
2006	73.96	545^th	2086	73.9%
2007	66.09	845^th	2095	59.7%
2008	75.24	533^rd	2092	74.5%
2009	73.99	601^st	2120	71.7%
2010	69.12	766^th	2139	64.2%
2011	60.53	1026^th	2147	52.2%
2012	66.79	843^rd	2166	61.1%
2013	72.37	599^th	2167	72.4%
2014	70.01	630^th	2093	69.9%
2015	43.24	1052^nd	2052	48.7%
2016	43.75	1088^th	2046	46.8%
2017	60.73	735^th	2044	64.0%
2018	58.07	792^nd	2037	61.1%
2019	63.00	711^th	2086	65.9%
2021	51.40	822^nd	1948	57.8%
2022	59.27	762^nd	2082	63.4%
2023	65.34	641^st	2077	69.1%
2024	68.75	575^th	2067	72.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fernway Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	69.41	229^th	1194	80.8%
2021	24.79	520^th	640	18.8%
2022	55.54	344^th	1113	69.1%
2023	41.60	577^th	1156	50.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fernway Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.24	599^th	1765	66.1%
2019	57.87	606^th	1816	66.6%
2021	70.56	248^th	1514	83.6%
2023	66.74	407^th	1808	77.5%
2024	70.71	336^th	1793	81.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Fernway Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.84	835^th	1964	57.5%
2019	58.16	780^th	2019	61.4%
2021	45.44	836^th	1680	50.2%
2022	58.26	720^th	1970	63.5%
2023	69.67	512^th	1957	73.8%
2024	72.10	480^th	1942	75.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fernway Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.95	324^th	907	64.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Fernway Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.54	682^nd	1972	65.4%
2019	67.05	586^th	2019	71.0%
2021	51.63	701^st	1707	58.9%
2022	58.63	710^th	1977	64.1%
2023	60.77	662^nd	1984	66.6%
2024	61.58	642^nd	1959	67.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fernway Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.34	288^th	938	69.3%
2019	82.13	72^nd	955	92.5%
2023	57.72	308^th	970	68.2%

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Rank History for White students at Fernway Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.86	977^th	1463	33.2%
2019	36.06	975^th	1462	33.3%
2021	35.08	883^rd	1308	32.5%
2022	36.97	940^th	1425	34.0%
2023	43.08	816^th	1419	42.5%
2024	49.85	690^th	1392	50.4%

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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 Fernway Park Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	559	n/a	8	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	573
1990	548	n/a	12	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	573
1991	570	1	8	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1992	569	1	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1993	607	2	14	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
1994	535	0	6	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1995	550	1	10	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	577
1996	550	1	10	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	577
1997	547	3	10	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	581
1998	582	2	9	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	620
1999	569	3	7	20	7	n/a	n/a	0	606
2000	542	2	7	21	7	n/a	n/a	0	579
2001	564	3	15	35	6	n/a	n/a	0	623
2002	514	11	17	46	5	n/a	n/a	0	593
2003	514	11	17	46	5	n/a	n/a	0	593
2004	503	10	21	49	5	n/a	n/a	0	588
2005	518	9	27	51	3	n/a	n/a	0	608
2006	492	6	27	56	3	n/a	n/a	0	584
2007	456	8	25	11	1	n/a	n/a	9	510
2008	427	4	23	55	1	n/a	n/a	12	522
2009	446	6	23	59	1	n/a	n/a	14	549
2010	447	4	20	45	0	n/a	n/a	17	533
2011	445	6	25	43	2	0	19	0	540
2012	411	5	21	41	2	0	19	0	499
2013	379	6	24	41	1	1	16	0	468
2014	382	9	25	46	1	1	14	0	478
2015	377	5	24	36	0	1	20	0	463
2016	359	7	22	41	0	1	13	0	443
2017	372	11	21	48	0	1	18	0	471
2018	369	12	19	53	0	1	13	0	467
2019	327	9	16	47	0	0	11	0	410
2020	343	11	13	39	0	1	13	0	420
2021	307	6	18	57	0	2	1	0	391
2022	277	11	14	60	0	2	3	0	367
2023	252	16	16	59	1	2	2	0	348

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 Fernway Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	573	27.5	20.8	n/a
1990	573	27.5	20.8	n/a
1991	602	26.5	22.7	n/a
1992	589	27.5	21.4	n/a
1993	640	24.6	26.0	n/a
1994	553	23.5	23.5	n/a
1995	577	28.6	20.2	n/a
1996	577	28.6	20.2	n/a
1997	581	30.0	19.4	n/a
1998	620	33.0	18.8	n/a
1999	606	37.0	16.4	n/a
2000	579	32.5	17.8	n/a
2001	623	33.0	18.9	n/a
2002	593	33.1	17.9	0
2003	593	33.1	17.9	0
2004	588	33.9	17.3	0
2005	608	32.1	18.9	0
2006	584	30.7	19.0	0
2007	510	29.0	17.6	0
2008	522	28.0	18.6	0
2009	549	32.0	17.2	0
2010	533	35.0	15.2	0
2011	540	35.0	15.4	0
2012	499	33.0	15.1	4.6
2013	468	32.1	14.5	3.8
2014	478	32.0	14.9	5
2015	463	31.0	14.9	20.7
2016	443	33.0	13.4	17.8
2017	471	34.1	13.8	19.7
2018	467	34.6	13.4	18.8
2019	410	29.5	13.8	21.2
2020	420	28.0	15.0	21
2021	391	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	367	27.5	13.3	20.2
2023	348	30.3	11.4	n/a

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 Fernway Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	573	27.5	20.8	n/a
1990	573	27.5	20.8	n/a
1991	602	26.5	22.7	n/a
1992	589	27.5	21.4	n/a
1993	640	24.6	26.0	n/a
1994	553	23.5	23.5	n/a
1995	577	28.6	20.2	n/a
1996	577	28.6	20.2	n/a
1997	581	30.0	19.4	n/a
1998	620	33.0	18.8	n/a
1999	606	37.0	16.4	n/a
2000	579	32.5	17.8	n/a
2001	623	33.0	18.9	n/a
2002	593	33.1	17.9	0
2003	593	33.1	17.9	0
2004	588	33.9	17.3	0
2005	608	32.1	18.9	0
2006	584	30.7	19.0	0
2007	510	29.0	17.6	0
2008	522	28.0	18.6	0
2009	549	32.0	17.2	0
2010	533	35.0	15.2	0
2011	540	35.0	15.4	0
2012	499	33.0	15.1	4.6
2013	468	32.1	14.5	3.8
2014	478	32.0	14.9	5
2015	463	31.0	14.9	20.7
2016	443	33.0	13.4	17.8
2017	471	34.1	13.8	19.7
2018	467	34.6	13.4	18.8
2019	410	29.5	13.8	21.2
2020	420	28.0	15.0	21
2021	391	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	367	27.5	13.3	20.2
2023	348	30.3	11.4	n/a

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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