Is Rutledge Hall Elementary School a good school?

Rutledge Hall Elementary School ranks 630 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rutledge Hall Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 396 students attended Rutledge Hall Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rutledge Hall Elementary School?

Students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School are 47% White, 37% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Rutledge Hall Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rutledge Hall Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lincoln Hall Middle School High : Niles West High School

Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Summary:

Rutledge Hall Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lincolnwood, Illinois, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 396 students. It is part of the Lincolnwood School District 74, which is ranked 229 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rutledge Hall consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science proficiency across all grades, with a 51.7% ELA proficiency rate compared to the state's 41.2%. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate is slightly below the state average, at 29.7% compared to 28.4% statewide. Rutledge Hall's performance is generally on par with or better than the Lincolnwood School District 74 average across all subjects and grades. The school has a strong performance for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student groups, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois elementary schools in these categories, but its Asian student group performs relatively poorly compared to other Illinois elementary schools, ranking in the bottom quartile.

Rutledge Hall has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.0% in 2019-2020 to 21.2% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Todd Hall Elementary School, but some nearby schools, such as Decatur Classical Elementary School and Sauganash Elementary School, significantly outperform Rutledge Hall in academic proficiency across all subjects and grades. By addressing the areas of concern, such as improving Mathematics proficiency and addressing chronic absenteeism, and leveraging its available resources, Rutledge Hall can continue to improve and provide a quality education for all its students.

Detail:

Public 3-5

6850 N East Prairie Rd
Lincolnwood, IL 60712-2547

(847) 675-8236

District: Lincolnwood School District 74

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,012

Students who attend Rutledge Hall Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Hall Middle School
High:	Niles West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 396

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

Asian:

36.9%

African American:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 12.8%

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Performance Trends

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.07. (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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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rutledge Hall Elementary School is $23,012.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rutledge Hall Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rutledge Hall Elementary School 630^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Rutledge Hall Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lincolnwood School District 74:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincolnwood School District 74 229^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	77.41	447^th	2020	77.9%
2004	77.96	410^th	2030	79.8%
2005	68.39	738^th	2022	63.5%
2006	68.81	751^st	2086	64.0%
2007	77.63	378^th	2095	82.0%
2008	76.96	455^th	2092	78.3%
2009	75.07	558^th	2120	73.7%
2010	73.69	610^th	2139	71.5%
2011	72.49	629^th	2147	70.7%
2012	75.22	539^th	2166	75.1%
2013	82.66	329^th	2167	84.8%
2014	83.85	298^th	2093	85.8%
2015	72.66	482^nd	2052	76.5%
2016	74.65	469^th	2046	77.1%
2017	76.77	434^th	2044	78.8%
2018	73.52	488^th	2037	76.0%
2019	78.26	390^th	2086	81.3%
2022	77.93	420^th	2082	79.8%
2023	75.71	455^th	2077	78.1%
2024	66.07	630^th	2067	69.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	68.86	23^rd	95	75.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.77	309^th	718	57.0%
2019	53.26	241^st	743	67.6%
2022	64.69	144^th	768	81.3%
2023	44.62	363^rd	788	53.9%
2024	40.12	471^st	826	43.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.25	86^th	763	88.7%
2019	76.89	151^st	1194	87.4%
2022	82.01	107^th	1113	90.4%
2023	86.06	96^th	1156	91.7%
2024	72.78	214^th	1195	82.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.56	310^th	1765	82.4%
2019	85.91	98^th	1816	94.6%
2022	80.14	162^nd	1763	90.8%
2023	74.46	276^th	1808	84.7%
2024	71.46	325^th	1793	81.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.42	445^th	1964	77.3%
2019	77.88	370^th	2019	81.7%
2022	74.91	436^th	1970	77.9%
2023	71.18	479^th	1957	75.5%
2024	63.02	621^st	1942	68.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	90.84	34^th	907	96.3%
2024	66.02	175^th	886	80.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.83	519^th	1972	73.7%
2019	73.95	446^th	2019	77.9%
2022	77.58	381^st	1977	80.7%
2023	76.10	403^rd	1984	79.7%
2024	66.67	558^th	1959	71.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.58	202^nd	242	16.5%
2019	25.46	203^rd	243	16.5%
2022	28.93	178^th	226	21.2%
2023	22.56	198^th	237	16.5%
2024	18.45	192^nd	219	12.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	82.28	94^th	938	90.0%

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Rank History for White students at Rutledge Hall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.96	649^th	1463	55.6%
2019	61.72	514^th	1462	64.8%
2022	53.98	631^st	1425	55.7%
2023	58.72	543^rd	1419	61.7%
2024	53.23	638^th	1392	54.2%

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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
Saturday, November 26, 2011

Bullying at all levels present, and passive approach by school administration. Teachers are mostly union, not motivated to do anything extra. Parents are threatened and children mistreated if any problem is put forward. Their curriculum is not even put up on website. At the much advertised coffee with principal, I was shocked to hear this principal respond to one of the parents about chess, said she had no idea and never heard of it as anything useful for child's development. You can go on with the amount of such ignorance and arrogance they display.They practise secrecy in choosing and selecting kids for their advanced placements.They rely on the teacher input heavily even though they deny it instead of objective assessments. My son was not even offered their cogAT testing in Todd Hall and was not recognized until in 3rd grade and soon he was placed in the Gifted program as well as Advanced Reading and Accelerated Math for 4th grade. But because we are hispanics, the gifted program teacher Ms Ellis, was after him asking him to be placed on medications etc. Never had problem with attention deficit before. So after a year I asked them to pull out my son from gifted program because of the teacher. It seems like it is a mafia there with all these tenured or union teachers along with principal and administration. Extremely disappointed and disillusioned under current administration!!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Rutledge Hall Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	239	n/a	112	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	367
1990	223	n/a	112	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	349
1991	210	0	115	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	340
1992	199	0	98	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1993	224	2	109	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1994	240	2	101	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	353
1995	286	1	106	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1996	286	1	106	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1997	280	4	110	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
1998	303	4	125	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1999	304	4	111	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
2000	308	4	103	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
2001	280	1	114	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
2002	236	5	164	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
2003	236	5	164	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
2004	262	4	146	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
2005	244	6	128	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
2006	227	3	125	28	0	n/a	n/a	15	398
2007	212	5	132	30	0	n/a	n/a	10	389
2008	228	6	137	0	34	n/a	n/a	9	414
2009	223	2	143	32	0	n/a	n/a	9	409
2010	214	2	142	37	1	n/a	n/a	8	404
2011	201	1	132	39	0	0	5	0	378
2012	215	1	139	31	2	0	3	0	391
2013	215	3	137	23	2	0	5	0	385
2014	223	5	138	23	5	0	2	0	396
2015	212	5	131	27	4	0	1	0	380
2016	218	5	138	36	2	0	1	0	400
2017	212	6	144	28	3	0	7	0	400
2018	202	8	149	25	3	1	13	0	401
2019	185	9	139	25	3	1	19	0	381
2020	171	12	143	30	3	2	28	0	389
2021	185	16	134	22	3	1	27	0	388
2022	184	18	143	17	3	0	26	0	391
2023	188	23	146	16	2	0	21	0	396

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 Rutledge Hall Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	367	27.0	13.5	n/a
1990	349	25.9	13.4	n/a
1991	340	27.1	12.5	n/a
1992	306	26.4	11.5	n/a
1993	345	26.4	13.1	n/a
1994	353	26.4	13.4	n/a
1995	403	25.4	15.9	n/a
1996	403	25.4	15.9	n/a
1997	401	26.3	15.2	n/a
1998	440	27.8	15.8	n/a
1999	430	25.8	16.7	n/a
2000	433	27.8	15.6	n/a
2001	407	26.8	15.2	n/a
2002	417	29.5	14.1	0
2003	417	29.5	14.1	0
2004	428	28.1	15.2	0
2005	401	28.7	14.0	0
2006	398	28.5	14.0	0
2007	389	27.0	14.4	0
2008	414	27.0	15.3	0
2009	409	32.5	12.6	0
2010	404	31.5	12.8	0
2011	378	30.5	12.3	0
2012	391	30.5	12.8	14.6
2013	385	31.8	12.0	11.2
2014	396	29.6	13.3	13.1
2015	380	27.0	14.0	11.3
2016	400	26.0	15.3	12.5
2017	400	27.4	14.5	12.3
2018	401	28.7	13.9	12.7
2019	381	31.8	11.9	19.7
2020	389	34.2	11.3	20.1
2021	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	391	36.9	10.5	12.8
2023	396	35.8	11.0	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 Rutledge Hall Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	367	27.0	13.5	n/a
1990	349	25.9	13.4	n/a
1991	340	27.1	12.5	n/a
1992	306	26.4	11.5	n/a
1993	345	26.4	13.1	n/a
1994	353	26.4	13.4	n/a
1995	403	25.4	15.9	n/a
1996	403	25.4	15.9	n/a
1997	401	26.3	15.2	n/a
1998	440	27.8	15.8	n/a
1999	430	25.8	16.7	n/a
2000	433	27.8	15.6	n/a
2001	407	26.8	15.2	n/a
2002	417	29.5	14.1	0
2003	417	29.5	14.1	0
2004	428	28.1	15.2	0
2005	401	28.7	14.0	0
2006	398	28.5	14.0	0
2007	389	27.0	14.4	0
2008	414	27.0	15.3	0
2009	409	32.5	12.6	0
2010	404	31.5	12.8	0
2011	378	30.5	12.3	0
2012	391	30.5	12.8	14.6
2013	385	31.8	12.0	11.2
2014	396	29.6	13.3	13.1
2015	380	27.0	14.0	11.3
2016	400	26.0	15.3	12.5
2017	400	27.4	14.5	12.3
2018	401	28.7	13.9	12.7
2019	381	31.8	11.9	19.7
2020	389	34.2	11.3	20.1
2021	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	391	36.9	10.5	12.8
2023	396	35.8	11.0	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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