Is Reavis Elementary School a good school?

Reavis Elementary School ranks 1073 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Reavis Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 374 students attended Reavis Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Reavis Elementary School?

Students at Reavis Elementary School are 60% African American, 28% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Reavis Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Reavis Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Memorial Junior High School High : Thornton Fractnl So High School

Reavis Elementary School

Summary:

Reavis Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lansing, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 377 students. The school is part of the Lansing School District 158, which is ranked 651 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Reavis Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1073 and 1509 out of around 2,000 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is generally below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.8% of Reavis students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide, and 23.7% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 28.4% statewide. The school's performance on these assessments has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform significantly better than their peers at the state level, while the school's special education and disabled student populations perform significantly worse.

Reavis Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of student demographics, with a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and a significant population of students with special needs. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 36.3% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly above the state average. When compared to other elementary schools in the Lansing and Calumet City areas, such as Oak Glen Elementary and Coolidge Elementary, Reavis Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and student demographics, but the nearby schools also struggle with similar challenges, suggesting that the issues faced by Reavis Elementary School are not unique to the school but rather reflect broader systemic issues within the district and region.

Detail:

Public K-5

17121 Roy St
Lansing, IL 60438-1377

(708) 474-8523

District: Lansing School District 158

SchoolDigger Rank:
1073^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,008

Students who attend Reavis Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Junior High School
High:	Thornton Fractnl So High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.4

Number of students: 374

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.9%

Hispanic:

28.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Reavis Elementary School ranks worse than 51.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Lansing School District 158! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.8. (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 (59.9%), Hispanic (28.3%), two or more races (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Reavis Elementary School is 12.4, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Lansing School District 158! (See more...)

Compare Reavis Elementary School employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Reavis Elementary School is $17,008, which is the 2^nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Lansing School District 158.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Reavis Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Reavis Elementary School 1073^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Reavis Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Lansing School District 158:

SchoolDigger ranks Lansing School District 158 651^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Reavis Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.75	1540^th	2020	23.8%
2004	22.30	1687^th	2030	16.9%
2005	19.50	1743^rd	2022	13.8%
2006	33.21	1622^nd	2086	22.2%
2007	20.91	1799^th	2095	14.1%
2008	26.89	1665^th	2092	20.4%
2009	22.97	1753^rd	2120	17.3%
2010	29.08	1666^th	2139	22.1%
2011	28.75	1684^th	2147	21.6%
2012	33.78	1610^th	2166	25.7%
2013	45.07	1278^th	2167	41.0%
2014	58.75	904^th	2093	56.8%
2015	29.33	1428^th	2052	30.4%
2016	19.75	1697^th	2046	17.1%
2017	16.43	1782^nd	2044	12.8%
2018	19.00	1687^th	2037	17.2%
2019	20.12	1724^th	2086	17.4%
2021	21.92	1509^th	1948	22.5%
2022	33.32	1313^th	2082	36.9%
2023	31.51	1360^th	2077	34.5%
2024	43.80	1073^rd	2067	48.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.94	606^th	763	20.6%
2019	19.93	1137^th	1194	4.8%
2022	26.05	890^th	1113	20.0%
2024	29.85	843^rd	1195	29.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.02	1418^th	1765	19.7%
2019	35.33	1232^nd	1816	32.2%
2021	45.33	730^th	1514	51.8%
2022	57.93	595^th	1763	66.3%
2023	40.09	1049^th	1808	42.0%
2024	69.05	369^th	1793	79.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.65	1680^th	1964	14.5%
2019	22.25	1630^th	2019	19.3%
2021	20.04	1388^th	1680	17.4%
2022	37.69	1141^st	1970	42.1%
2023	31.87	1272^nd	1957	35.0%
2024	43.92	994^th	1942	48.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	28.16	670^th	886	24.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.66	1557^th	1972	21.0%
2019	22.04	1617^th	2019	19.9%
2021	21.90	1352^nd	1707	20.8%
2022	27.66	1364^th	1977	31.0%
2023	31.55	1285^th	1984	35.2%
2024	42.66	1023^rd	1959	47.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.87	314^th	698	55.0%
2019	46.75	316^th	711	55.6%
2021	45.23	176^th	428	58.9%
2022	70.26	95^th	684	86.1%
2023	69.58	109^th	692	84.2%
2024	80.62	62^nd	655	90.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.20	567^th	938	39.6%
2019	24.38	807^th	955	15.5%
2021	39.87	410^th	742	44.7%
2022	54.32	366^th	954	61.6%
2023	47.08	462^nd	970	52.4%
2024	68.77	192^nd	959	80.0%

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Rank History for White students at Reavis Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	51.63	673^rd	1425	52.8%

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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 Reavis Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	260	34	7	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	313
1989	262	37	2	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	311
1990	248	35	2	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	290
1991	239	39	1	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
1992	239	54	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1993	257	68	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
1994	256	67	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
1995	244	80	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1996	244	80	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1997	242	122	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
1998	254	88	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1999	200	116	2	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2000	184	96	5	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
2001	148	105	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
2002	131	153	2	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
2003	131	153	2	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
2004	105	156	4	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
2005	102	161	6	53	0	n/a	n/a	14	336
2006	81	161	9	54	0	n/a	n/a	20	325
2007	71	182	9	62	1	n/a	n/a	14	339
2008	54	189	10	59	2	n/a	n/a	14	328
2009	55	194	8	65	1	n/a	n/a	16	339
2010	58	187	6	56	0	n/a	n/a	13	320
2011	54	192	6	58	0	0	6	0	316
2012	60	205	6	49	0	0	8	0	328
2013	42	168	3	65	1	2	7	0	288
2014	38	151	5	72	1	2	6	0	275
2015	36	168	2	65	3	1	9	0	284
2016	38	252	4	92	0	0	13	0	399
2017	40	261	3	106	0	2	11	0	423
2018	47	268	8	108	0	5	12	0	448
2019	47	275	2	77	0	2	47	0	450
2020	62	297	2	68	1	0	14	0	444
2021	43	270	9	93	1	1	36	0	453
2022	35	314	11	101	2	1	30	0	494
2023	20	230	7	93	1	0	26	0	377
2024	15	224	6	106	3	0	20	0	374

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 Reavis Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	313	18.0	17.3	n/a
1989	311	18.0	17.2	n/a
1990	290	17.0	17.0	n/a
1991	299	18.0	16.6	n/a
1992	301	19.0	15.8	n/a
1993	333	18.0	18.5	n/a
1994	332	17.5	19.0	n/a
1995	339	20.0	17.0	n/a
1996	339	20.0	17.0	n/a
1997	382	21.0	18.2	n/a
1998	353	21.0	16.8	n/a
1999	334	15.9	21.0	n/a
2000	299	16.6	18.0	n/a
2001	272	15.9	17.1	n/a
2002	317	14.9	21.3	0
2003	317	14.9	21.3	0
2004	314	17.0	18.5	0
2005	336	20.5	16.4	0
2006	325	17.5	18.6	64.3
2007	339	18.0	18.8	56.9
2008	328	16.0	20.5	81.2
2009	339	18.0	18.8	74.3
2010	320	19.0	16.8	77.2
2011	316	21.0	15.0	75.6
2012	328	24.0	13.6	79.6
2013	288	14.8	19.4	82.6
2014	275	17.0	16.1	65.8
2015	284	16.0	17.7	84.9
2016	399	25.0	15.9	83.7
2017	423	25.8	16.3	66
2018	448	27.4	16.3	64.7
2019	450	26.6	16.8	78
2020	444	25.0	17.7	61.3
2021	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	494	28.0	17.6	35.8
2023	377	26.0	14.5	20.7
2024	374	30.0	12.4	95.5

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 Reavis Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	313	18.0	17.3	n/a
1989	311	18.0	17.2	n/a
1990	290	17.0	17.0	n/a
1991	299	18.0	16.6	n/a
1992	301	19.0	15.8	n/a
1993	333	18.0	18.5	n/a
1994	332	17.5	19.0	n/a
1995	339	20.0	17.0	n/a
1996	339	20.0	17.0	n/a
1997	382	21.0	18.2	n/a
1998	353	21.0	16.8	n/a
1999	334	15.9	21.0	n/a
2000	299	16.6	18.0	n/a
2001	272	15.9	17.1	n/a
2002	317	14.9	21.3	0
2003	317	14.9	21.3	0
2004	314	17.0	18.5	0
2005	336	20.5	16.4	0
2006	325	17.5	18.6	64.3
2007	339	18.0	18.8	56.9
2008	328	16.0	20.5	81.2
2009	339	18.0	18.8	74.3
2010	320	19.0	16.8	77.2
2011	316	21.0	15.0	75.6
2012	328	24.0	13.6	79.6
2013	288	14.8	19.4	82.6
2014	275	17.0	16.1	65.8
2015	284	16.0	17.7	84.9
2016	399	25.0	15.9	83.7
2017	423	25.8	16.3	66
2018	448	27.4	16.3	64.7
2019	450	26.6	16.8	78
2020	444	25.0	17.7	61.3
2021	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	494	28.0	17.6	35.8
2023	377	26.0	14.5	20.7
2024	374	30.0	12.4	95.5

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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