Is Emerson Elementary School a good school?

Emerson Elementary School ranks 1484 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Emerson Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 360 students attended Emerson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary School?

Students at Emerson Elementary School are 53% African American, 43% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Emerson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Irving Middle School High : Proviso East High School High : Proviso Math and Science Academy High : Proviso West High School

Emerson Elementary School

Summary:

Emerson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Maywood, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 336 students. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average academic performance, and disparities in student group outcomes.

Emerson Elementary's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 33.2% to 41.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA and Mathematics, is consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 27.7% of Emerson students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the overall school, while male students and English Language Learners perform significantly worse.

Comparing Emerson Elementary to nearby schools, such as Washington Dual Language Academy, Lincoln Elementary, and Jane Addams Elementary, suggests that a dual language program and targeted interventions for underperforming student groups may be successful strategies for improving academic outcomes. Additionally, the school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 49.7% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, may be a contributing factor to its lower performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

311 Washington Blvd
Maywood, IL 60153-2154

(708) 450-2002

District: Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89

SchoolDigger Rank:
1484^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,588

Students who attend Emerson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Irving Middle School
High:	Proviso East High School
	Proviso Math and Science Academy
	Proviso West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 360

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.8%

Hispanic:

43.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Emerson Elementary School ranks worse than 71.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 6^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.04. (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 (52.8%), Hispanic (43.1%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerson Elementary School is 13.5, which is the 3^rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 School District. (See more...)

Compare Emerson Elementary School employs 26.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerson Elementary School is $20,588, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 elementary schools in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Elementary School 1484^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Emerson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89:

SchoolDigger ranks Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 621^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Emerson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.69	1849^th	2020	8.5%
2004	9.69	1831^st	2030	9.8%
2005	2.57	1933^rd	2022	4.4%
2006	7.85	1928^th	2086	7.6%
2007	26.70	1727^th	2095	17.6%
2008	24.07	1712^th	2092	18.2%
2009	26.61	1694^th	2120	20.1%
2010	14.88	1898^th	2139	11.3%
2011	17.15	1874^th	2147	12.7%
2012	21.18	1831^st	2166	15.5%
2013	13.50	1950^th	2167	10.0%
2014	9.15	1975^th	2093	5.6%
2015	9.33	2013^th	2052	1.9%
2016	11.05	1940^th	2046	5.2%
2017	12.70	1878^th	2044	8.1%
2018	13.28	1872^nd	2037	8.1%
2019	15.74	1857^th	2086	11.0%
2022	14.88	1865^th	2082	10.4%
2023	16.55	1812^th	2077	12.8%
2024	27.04	1484^th	2067	28.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.16	285^th	718	60.3%
2019	20.92	715^th	743	3.8%
2024	31.94	614^th	826	25.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.69	1513^th	1765	14.3%
2019	21.94	1600^th	1816	11.9%
2022	19.99	1581^st	1763	10.3%
2023	20.49	1616^th	1808	10.6%
2024	38.16	1107^th	1793	38.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.43	1774^th	1964	9.7%
2019	16.35	1792^nd	2019	11.2%
2022	16.58	1713^th	1970	13.0%
2023	20.34	1588^th	1957	18.9%
2024	25.93	1433^rd	1942	26.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.24	1805^th	1972	8.5%
2019	15.93	1808^th	2019	10.5%
2022	13.76	1849^th	1977	6.5%
2023	13.68	1845^th	1984	7.0%
2024	29.33	1334^th	1959	31.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.72	470^th	698	32.7%
2019	37.62	428^th	711	39.8%
2022	34.37	434^th	684	36.5%
2023	28.73	541^st	692	21.8%
2024	45.00	318^th	655	51.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.53	617^th	938	34.2%
2019	26.45	771^st	955	19.3%
2022	24.87	786^th	954	17.6%
2023	16.55	928^th	970	4.3%
2024	48.20	423^rd	959	55.9%

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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 Emerson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	7	545	n/a	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	590
1990	1	562	n/a	36	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	599
1991	1	557	0	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1992	7	557	1	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1993	8	565	1	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
1994	4	594	1	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
1995	3	546	4	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1996	3	546	4	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1997	5	484	2	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1998	5	491	1	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1999	6	527	0	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
2000	5	523	0	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2001	4	529	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2002	2	553	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2003	2	553	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2004	5	508	0	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
2005	0	436	0	35	0	n/a	n/a	1	472
2006	1	369	0	45	0	n/a	n/a	2	417
2007	0	334	1	50	0	n/a	n/a	1	386
2008	2	302	1	60	0	n/a	n/a	10	375
2009	0	305	1	50	0	n/a	n/a	5	361
2010	1	307	2	82	1	n/a	n/a	7	400
2011	3	304	0	86	0	0	4	0	397
2012	1	277	0	97	0	0	13	0	388
2013	1	276	0	78	0	0	8	0	363
2014	2	312	0	97	1	0	9	0	421
2015	0	347	0	135	2	0	7	0	491
2016	0	317	1	128	1	0	3	0	450
2017	1	295	1	139	0	0	5	0	441
2018	4	273	0	121	1	0	16	0	415
2019	5	257	0	116	0	0	29	0	407
2020	6	235	1	140	0	0	11	0	393
2021	8	196	1	110	0	0	31	0	346
2022	4	226	1	127	0	0	35	0	393
2023	1	180	1	116	0	0	38	0	336
2024	4	190	1	155	0	0	10	0	360

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 Emerson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	590	29.0	20.3	n/a
1990	599	29.0	20.6	n/a
1991	607	28.0	21.6	n/a
1992	609	33.0	18.4	n/a
1993	605	32.0	18.9	n/a
1994	636	32.0	19.9	n/a
1995	595	28.0	21.3	n/a
1996	595	28.0	21.3	n/a
1997	526	27.0	19.5	n/a
1998	530	26.0	20.4	n/a
1999	565	31.9	17.7	n/a
2000	547	31.2	17.5	n/a
2001	548	36.0	15.2	n/a
2002	575	30.0	19.2	64
2003	575	30.0	19.2	64
2004	545	30.0	18.2	69.9
2005	472	33.0	14.3	88.1
2006	417	27.0	15.4	87.2
2007	386	36.0	10.7	80.8
2008	375	29.0	12.9	77
2009	361	34.0	10.6	78.4
2010	400	28.0	14.2	83.7
2011	397	23.9	16.6	81.1
2012	388	26.9	14.4	94.8
2013	363	21.6	16.8	94.8
2014	421	22.0	19.1	94.3
2015	491	29.0	16.9	89
2016	450	24.0	18.7	72.7
2017	441	24.1	18.2	55.1
2018	415	25.4	16.3	43.4
2019	407	26.8	15.1	28.7
2020	393	27.0	14.5	66.7
2021	346	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	393	25.2	15.5	62.3
2023	336	27.0	12.4	49.7
2024	360	26.5	13.5	63.6

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 Emerson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	590	29.0	20.3	n/a
1990	599	29.0	20.6	n/a
1991	607	28.0	21.6	n/a
1992	609	33.0	18.4	n/a
1993	605	32.0	18.9	n/a
1994	636	32.0	19.9	n/a
1995	595	28.0	21.3	n/a
1996	595	28.0	21.3	n/a
1997	526	27.0	19.5	n/a
1998	530	26.0	20.4	n/a
1999	565	31.9	17.7	n/a
2000	547	31.2	17.5	n/a
2001	548	36.0	15.2	n/a
2002	575	30.0	19.2	64
2003	575	30.0	19.2	64
2004	545	30.0	18.2	69.9
2005	472	33.0	14.3	88.1
2006	417	27.0	15.4	87.2
2007	386	36.0	10.7	80.8
2008	375	29.0	12.9	77
2009	361	34.0	10.6	78.4
2010	400	28.0	14.2	83.7
2011	397	23.9	16.6	81.1
2012	388	26.9	14.4	94.8
2013	363	21.6	16.8	94.8
2014	421	22.0	19.1	94.3
2015	491	29.0	16.9	89
2016	450	24.0	18.7	72.7
2017	441	24.1	18.2	55.1
2018	415	25.4	16.3	43.4
2019	407	26.8	15.1	28.7
2020	393	27.0	14.5	66.7
2021	346	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	393	25.2	15.5	62.3
2023	336	27.0	12.4	49.7
2024	360	26.5	13.5	63.6

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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