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J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

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J W Robinson Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lyons, Illinois, serving 237 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Lyons School District 103, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J W Robinson Junior Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, with only 22.4% of students proficient in English Language Arts and just 10.3% proficient in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is also below average, with a 30.6% proficiency rate. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.6% in 2019-2020 to 29.8% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the state average of 17.6%. The school's performance on key student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, is also consistently lower than state averages.

While J W Robinson Junior Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of $21,838 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.7, these factors do not appear to be driving better academic outcomes. Nearby schools within the same district, such as Costello School and Home Elementary School, generally perform better than J W Robinson Junior Elementary School in academic proficiency, but they also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, schools in the Riverside School District 96, such as Hollywood Elementary School and Central Elementary School, significantly outperform J W Robinson Junior Elementary School and the Lyons School District 103 in both academic proficiency and low chronic absenteeism rates.


Detail:

Public K-5

 4431 Gage Ave
       Lyons, IL  60534-1929

(708) 783-4700

District: Lyons School District 103

SchoolDigger Rank:
1525th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,313 Help


Students who attend J W Robinson Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Washington Middle School
High:    J Sterling Morton West High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.7 Help
Number of students:  237

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.1%
White:
13.9%
African American:
8.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78.1% Help


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Compare Details J W Robinson Junior Elementary School ranks worse than 73.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lyons School District 103. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.57. (See more...)
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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 J W Robinson Junior Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lyons School District 103.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School is $21,313, which is the 2nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Lyons School District 103.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J W Robinson Junior Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks J W Robinson Junior Elementary School 1525th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See J W Robinson Junior Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lyons School District 103:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyons School District 103 610th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 58.19 1035th 2020 48.8%
2004 42.01 1374th 2030 32.3%
2005 51.76 1191st 2022 41.1%
2006 44.45 1412th 2086 32.3%
2007 52.82 1266th 2095 39.6%
2008 29.94 1616th 2092 22.8%
2009 42.90 1413th 2120 33.3%
2010 41.15 1463rd 2139 31.6%
2011 29.90 1653rd 2147 23.0%
2012 37.65 1559th 2166 28.0%
2013 23.56 1731st 2167 20.1%
2014 32.85 1471st 2093 29.7%
2015 25.45 1550th 2052 24.5%
2016 41.74 1133rd 2046 44.6%
2017 35.95 1270th 2044 37.9%
2018 27.47 1486th 2037 27.0%
2019 34.32 1333rd 2086 36.1%
2021 21.58 1525th 1948 21.7%
2022 26.90 1467th 2082 29.5%
2023 19.72 1694th 2077 18.4%
2024 25.57 1525th 2067 26.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.70 525th 718 26.9%
2019 54.43 228th 743 69.3%
2021 40.25 293rd 537 45.4%
2022 40.03 432nd 768 43.8%
2023 25.73 709th 788 10.0%
2024 33.93 568th 826 31.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.43 691st 763 9.4%
2019 20.35 1125th 1194 5.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.95 929th 1765 47.4%
2019 50.54 810th 1816 55.4%
2021 37.53 919th 1514 39.3%
2022 43.40 944th 1763 46.5%
2023 34.46 1182nd 1808 34.6%
2024 40.36 1046th 1793 41.7%
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Rank History for Female students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.00 1563rd 1964 20.4%
2019 30.24 1403rd 2019 30.5%
2022 29.46 1340th 1970 32.0%
2023 19.52 1612th 1957 17.6%
2024 27.78 1384th 1942 28.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.43 560th 907 38.3%
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Rank History for Male students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.29 1239th 1972 37.2%
2019 40.41 1145th 2019 43.3%
2021 21.90 1353rd 1707 20.7%
2022 27.15 1385th 1977 29.9%
2023 23.46 1493rd 1984 24.7%
2024 26.91 1393rd 1959 28.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.47 541st 938 42.3%
2019 50.02 420th 955 56.0%
2021 30.22 537th 742 27.6%
2022 35.80 589th 954 38.3%
2023 25.46 799th 970 17.6%
2024 27.67 725th 959 24.4%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.03 1291st 1463 11.8%
2019 9.38 1407th 1462 3.8%
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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.

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Enrollment information for J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 210 n/a 6 22 n/a n/a n/a 0 238
1990 213 n/a 8 18 1 n/a n/a 0 240
1991 236 0 6 17 0 n/a n/a 0 259
1992 276 0 4 20 0 n/a n/a 0 300
1993 246 0 4 27 5 n/a n/a 0 282
1994 284 1 3 29 7 n/a n/a 0 324
1995 260 0 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1996 260 0 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1997 186 3 0 23 0 n/a n/a 0 212
1998 196 4 0 36 0 n/a n/a 0 236
1999 180 4 1 49 0 n/a n/a 0 234
2000 190 10 4 50 1 n/a n/a 0 255
2001 182 7 4 57 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2002 165 8 4 88 0 n/a n/a 0 265
2003 165 8 4 88 0 n/a n/a 0 265
2004 140 9 7 94 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2005 123 10 5 119 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2006 104 12 4 147 0 n/a n/a 0 267
2007 98 15 4 148 0 n/a n/a 0 265
2008 88 14 2 144 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2009 88 13 2 151 0 n/a n/a 25 279
2010 75 14 0 168 0 n/a n/a 36 293
2011 108 17 1 162 0 0 9 0 297
2012 80 19 6 173 0 0 7 0 285
2013 78 25 9 176 0 0 9 0 297
2014 83 14 8 155 0 0 6 0 266
2015 104 17 8 140 0 0 4 0 273
2016 67 18 7 183 0 0 1 0 276
2017 61 20 8 194 0 0 1 0 284
2018 59 19 7 198 0 0 0 0 283
2019 49 19 5 200 0 0 0 0 273
2020 45 21 7 194 0 0 1 0 268
2021 42 21 4 186 0 0 2 0 255
2022 32 20 6 192 0 0 5 0 255
2023 33 19 1 178 1 0 5 0 237

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 J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 238 11.8 20.1 n/a
1990 240 12.9 18.6 n/a
1991 259 14.0 18.5 n/a
1992 300 14.9 20.1 n/a
1993 282 13.3 21.2 n/a
1994 324 14.2 22.8 n/a
1995 291 14.0 20.8 n/a
1996 291 14.0 20.8 n/a
1997 212 12.9 16.4 n/a
1998 236 15.4 15.3 n/a
1999 234 14.9 15.7 n/a
2000 255 14.9 17.1 n/a
2001 250 17.2 14.5 n/a
2002 265 16.8 15.8 29.4
2003 265 16.8 15.8 29.4
2004 250 15.2 16.4 28.8
2005 257 21.2 12.1 40.9
2006 267 22.2 12.0 50.2
2007 265 20.0 13.3 46
2008 248 17.0 14.6 52.8
2009 279 20.2 13.8 63
2010 293 19.2 15.2 87.2
2011 297 19.3 15.3 73.7
2012 285 19.3 14.7 77.2
2013 297 22.6 13.1 78.5
2014 266 20.7 12.8 81.6
2015 273 21.0 13.0 83.5
2016 276 22.0 12.5 79.3
2017 284 24.7 11.4 78.5
2018 283 26.0 10.8 84.1
2019 273 27.5 9.9 81.3
2020 268 28.0 9.5 86.9
2021 255 n/a n/a n/a
2022 255 26.0 9.8 76.9
2023 237 24.2 9.7 78.1

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 J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 238 11.8 20.1 n/a
1990 240 12.9 18.6 n/a
1991 259 14.0 18.5 n/a
1992 300 14.9 20.1 n/a
1993 282 13.3 21.2 n/a
1994 324 14.2 22.8 n/a
1995 291 14.0 20.8 n/a
1996 291 14.0 20.8 n/a
1997 212 12.9 16.4 n/a
1998 236 15.4 15.3 n/a
1999 234 14.9 15.7 n/a
2000 255 14.9 17.1 n/a
2001 250 17.2 14.5 n/a
2002 265 16.8 15.8 29.4
2003 265 16.8 15.8 29.4
2004 250 15.2 16.4 28.8
2005 257 21.2 12.1 40.9
2006 267 22.2 12.0 50.2
2007 265 20.0 13.3 46
2008 248 17.0 14.6 52.8
2009 279 20.2 13.8 63
2010 293 19.2 15.2 87.2
2011 297 19.3 15.3 73.7
2012 285 19.3 14.7 77.2
2013 297 22.6 13.1 78.5
2014 266 20.7 12.8 81.6
2015 273 21.0 13.0 83.5
2016 276 22.0 12.5 79.3
2017 284 24.7 11.4 78.5
2018 283 26.0 10.8 84.1
2019 273 27.5 9.9 81.3
2020 268 28.0 9.5 86.9
2021 255 n/a n/a n/a
2022 255 26.0 9.8 76.9
2023 237 24.2 9.7 78.1

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.

Immunization Rates

J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis BPneumococcal
2015100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201699.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
2017100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%7.3%7.3%
2018100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.6%100.0%
201999.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%
202196.2%97.9%97.9%97.9%97.5%96.7%97.5%
202277.8%96.3%96.3%96.3%92.6%85.2%
202395.4%95.4%95.4%95.4%95.4%95.4%95.4%
2024100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $781 (4.8%) $15,339 (95.2%) $16,120
2020 $1,202 (7.1%) $15,613 (92.9%) $16,815
2021 $1,399 (8.7%) $14,632 (91.3%) $16,031
2022 $1,399 (8.7%) $14,632 (91.3%) $16,031
2023 $1,862 (8.5%) $19,976 (91.5%) $21,838
2024 $805 (3.8%) $20,508 (96.2%) $21,313

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on J W Robinson Junior Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1333rd of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1694th of 2077 Elementary schools
 17.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (J W Robinson Junior Elementary School)31.914.7
 17.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lyons School District 103)25.921.3
 4.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (J W Robinson Junior Elementary School)31.914.7
 17.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lyons School District 103)31.619.9
 11.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (J W Robinson Junior Elementary School)15.413.9
 1.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lyons School District 103)23.622.2
 1.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (J W Robinson Junior Elementary School)26.92.8
 24.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lyons School District 103)21.711.3
 10.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (J W Robinson Junior Elementary School)32.615.9
 16.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Lyons School District 103)41.230
 11.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (J W Robinson Junior Elementary School)12.24.5
 7.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lyons School District 103)19.113.1
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (J W Robinson Junior Elementary School)44.930.2
 14.7%
   5th Grade Science (Lyons School District 103)5248.2
 3.8%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students273237
 13.2%
African American1919
American Indian01
Asian51
 80%
Hispanic200178
 11%
Pacific Islander00
White4933
 32.7%
Two or More Races05
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.3%78.1%
 3.3%

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Students who attend J W Robinson Junior Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle School
High : J Sterling Morton West High School

J W Robinson Junior Elementary School ranks 1525th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 237 students attended J W Robinson Junior Elementary School.

Students at J W Robinson Junior Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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