Is Arcadia Elementary School a good school?

Arcadia Elementary School ranks 1347 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arcadia Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 555 students attended Arcadia Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Arcadia Elementary School?

Students at Arcadia Elementary School are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Arcadia Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arcadia Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Indiana Elementary School Middle : O W Huth Middle School High : Rich Township High School

Arcadia Elementary School

Summary:

Arcadia Elementary School is a public elementary school in Olympia Fields, Illinois, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Matteson Education Service District 162.

Arcadia Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 22.9%, compared to the district's 31% and the state's 41.2%. The school's Mathematics proficiency rate was even lower at 17.5%, compared to the district's 14.4% and the state's 28.4%. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 304 out of 2,147 Illinois elementary schools in 2010-2011 to 1,347 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. However, the school performs relatively well in serving its African American student population, ranking 136 out of 655 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 and earning a 4-star rating for this subgroup.

Arcadia Elementary School also faces high chronic absenteeism, rising from 7% in 2019-2020 to 17.7% in 2023-2024. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 56.58% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. While the school's per-student spending has increased from $13,208 in 2019-2020 to $17,514 in 2022-2023, its student-teacher ratio remains relatively high at 14.6 in 2022-2023. Compared to nearby schools, such as Matteson Elementary School and Illinois School, Arcadia Elementary School's performance is generally lower, but it outperforms some other nearby schools in the area.

Detail:

Public K-4

20519 Arcadian Dr
Olympia Fields, IL 60461-1396

(708) 747-3535

District: Matteson Education Service District 162

SchoolDigger Rank:
1347^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,974

Students who attend Arcadia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Indiana Elementary School
	O W Huth Middle School
High:	Rich Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.6

Number of students: 555

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.6%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arcadia Elementary School ranks worse than 65.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.87. (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 Arcadia Elementary School is $19,974. 1 elementary schools in the Matteson Education Service District 162 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arcadia Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Arcadia Elementary School 1347^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Arcadia Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Matteson Education Service District 162:

SchoolDigger ranks Matteson Education Service District 162 623^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Arcadia Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Arcadia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2010	71.75	674^th	2139	68.5%
2011	81.25	304^th	2147	85.8%
2012	80.31	346^th	2166	84.0%
2013	70.49	649^th	2167	70.1%
2021	32.86	1229^th	1948	36.9%
2022	32.43	1334^th	2082	35.9%
2023	31.65	1354^th	2077	34.8%
2024	31.87	1347^th	2067	34.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Arcadia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	30.30	768^th	1113	31.0%
2023	16.27	1145^th	1156	1.0%
2024	42.08	607^th	1195	49.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	48.48	671^st	1514	55.7%
2022	41.73	985^th	1763	44.1%
2023	47.34	882^nd	1808	51.2%
2024	53.34	716^th	1793	60.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Arcadia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	31.67	1112^th	1680	33.8%
2022	38.42	1121^st	1970	43.1%
2023	39.66	1112^th	1957	43.2%
2024	29.05	1353^rd	1942	30.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Arcadia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.48	869^th	907	4.2%
2024	50.27	337^th	886	62.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Arcadia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	30.14	1141^st	1707	33.2%
2022	28.10	1351^st	1977	31.7%
2023	26.43	1421^st	1984	28.4%
2024	34.54	1206^th	1959	38.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Arcadia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	80.59	22^nd	428	94.9%
2022	78.72	58^th	684	91.5%
2023	69.84	106^th	692	84.7%
2024	65.86	136^th	655	79.2%

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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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Enrollment information for Arcadia Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	179	101	14	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	296
1989	187	110	16	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	321
1990	168	102	13	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	290
1991	167	96	15	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	288
1992	194	151	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1993	162	165	16	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	349
1994	162	150	10	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	331
1995	129	192	7	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
1996	129	192	7	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
1997	102	202	7	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	321
1998	112	188	5	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	316
1999	96	172	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	274
2000	92	225	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
2001	59	237	6	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
2002	37	285	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
2003	37	285	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
2004	28	323	6	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
2005	37	532	4	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
2006	24	553	3	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
2007	20	495	4	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
2008	20	459	4	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
2009	18	500	9	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2010	20	507	12	27	0	n/a	n/a	4	570
2011	13	501	7	27	0	0	4	0	552
2012	10	497	6	23	0	0	6	0	542
2013	10	462	5	23	0	0	9	0	509
2014	7	428	3	23	0	0	11	0	472
2015	5	407	2	22	0	1	0	0	437
2016	5	415	4	26	0	0	1	0	451
2017	9	394	2	21	0	0	2	0	428
2018	5	407	3	28	0	0	5	0	448
2019	7	407	4	25	0	0	9	0	452
2020	5	499	2	37	0	0	13	0	556
2021	4	501	1	29	0	0	14	0	549
2022	3	496	1	24	0	0	20	0	544
2023	11	492	0	36	0	0	16	0	555

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 Arcadia Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	296	14.5	20.4	n/a
1989	321	14.5	22.1	n/a
1990	290	14.5	20.0	n/a
1991	288	16.0	18.0	n/a
1992	364	17.9	20.3	n/a
1993	349	18.5	18.9	n/a
1994	331	18.5	17.9	n/a
1995	335	18.5	18.1	n/a
1996	335	18.5	18.1	n/a
1997	321	19.5	16.5	n/a
1998	316	18.0	17.6	n/a
1999	274	22.0	12.5	n/a
2000	324	21.0	15.4	n/a
2001	305	21.2	14.4	n/a
2002	333	20.2	16.5	27.6
2003	333	20.2	16.5	27.6
2004	367	23.0	16.0	33.5
2005	588	34.0	17.3	34
2006	598	35.0	17.1	37.1
2007	534	34.0	15.7	44.4
2008	510	33.0	15.5	55.5
2009	556	37.0	15.0	60.3
2010	570	37.0	15.4	66.1
2011	552	38.0	14.5	69.4
2012	542	36.0	15.0	64.8
2013	509	32.0	15.9	67.8
2014	472	30.0	15.7	68
2015	437	29.0	15.0	76.7
2016	451	28.0	16.1	71.8
2017	428	29.8	14.3	71.3
2018	448	30.3	14.7	74.3
2019	452	31.9	14.1	78.1
2020	556	39.6	14.0	70.3
2021	549	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	544	39.8	13.6	65.8
2023	555	37.8	14.6	56.6

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 Arcadia Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	296	14.5	20.4	n/a
1989	321	14.5	22.1	n/a
1990	290	14.5	20.0	n/a
1991	288	16.0	18.0	n/a
1992	364	17.9	20.3	n/a
1993	349	18.5	18.9	n/a
1994	331	18.5	17.9	n/a
1995	335	18.5	18.1	n/a
1996	335	18.5	18.1	n/a
1997	321	19.5	16.5	n/a
1998	316	18.0	17.6	n/a
1999	274	22.0	12.5	n/a
2000	324	21.0	15.4	n/a
2001	305	21.2	14.4	n/a
2002	333	20.2	16.5	27.6
2003	333	20.2	16.5	27.6
2004	367	23.0	16.0	33.5
2005	588	34.0	17.3	34
2006	598	35.0	17.1	37.1
2007	534	34.0	15.7	44.4
2008	510	33.0	15.5	55.5
2009	556	37.0	15.0	60.3
2010	570	37.0	15.4	66.1
2011	552	38.0	14.5	69.4
2012	542	36.0	15.0	64.8
2013	509	32.0	15.9	67.8
2014	472	30.0	15.7	68
2015	437	29.0	15.0	76.7
2016	451	28.0	16.1	71.8
2017	428	29.8	14.3	71.3
2018	448	30.3	14.7	74.3
2019	452	31.9	14.1	78.1
2020	556	39.6	14.0	70.3
2021	549	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	544	39.8	13.6	65.8
2023	555	37.8	14.6	56.6

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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