Is Clarence E Culver School a good school?

Clarence E Culver School ranks 793 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clarence E Culver School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 641 students attended Clarence E Culver School.

What is the racial makeup of Clarence E Culver School?

Students at Clarence E Culver School are 51% White, 23% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Clarence E Culver School attend?

Students who attend Clarence E Culver School usually go on to attend: High : Niles West High School

Clarence E Culver School

Summary:

Clarence E Culver School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Niles, Illinois, with 655 students and part of the Niles Education Service District 71. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, currently ranking 4 out of 5 stars.

Clarence E Culver School outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 52.8% of students proficient or better compared to 41.2% statewide. However, the school struggles with math proficiency, performing on par with the state average of 28.4%. Interestingly, the school's science proficiency of 71.9% is significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. The school performs well for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 228 out of 826 Illinois elementary schools for this subgroup, but struggles with Asian and White student performance, ranking in the bottom 200 out of around 1,400 schools for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Ebinger Elementary School, a Chicago public school, outperforms Clarence E Culver School in both ELA and math proficiency, while Park View Elementary School, a high-performing school in Morton Grove, significantly outperforms Clarence E Culver School across all subject areas and student subgroups. The school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 1.5% in 2019-2020 to 13.9% in 2023-2024, is a concern and may be impacting academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

6901 W Oakton St
Niles, IL 60714-3024

(847) 470-3407

District: Niles Education Service District 71

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,471

Students who attend Clarence E Culver School usually attend:

High:

Niles West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 641

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

Asian:

23.2%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clarence E Culver School ranks better than 61.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.3. (See more...)

Compare Details Clarence E Culver School ranks better than 75.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.55. (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 Student population at Clarence E Culver School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.2%), Asian (23.2%), Hispanic (17%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clarence E Culver School is 11.8. (See more...)

Compare Clarence E Culver School employs 54 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clarence E Culver School is $20,471.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clarence E Culver School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clarence E Culver School 793^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Clarence E Culver School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Clarence E Culver School 328^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Clarence E Culver School in the ranking list.)

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Niles Education Service District 71:

SchoolDigger ranks Niles Education Service District 71 285^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clarence E Culver School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	73.46	597^th	2020	70.4%
2004	81.36	291^st	2030	85.7%
2005	79.73	320^th	2022	84.2%
2006	78.94	348^th	2086	83.3%
2007	75.87	461^st	2095	78.0%
2008	77.71	428^th	2092	79.5%
2009	79.85	345^th	2120	83.7%
2010	71.67	677^th	2139	68.3%
2011	76.58	480^th	2147	77.6%
2012	73.82	593^rd	2166	72.6%
2013	79.07	428^th	2167	80.2%
2014	85.31	255^th	2093	87.8%
2015	72.57	484^th	2052	76.4%
2016	78.80	388^th	2046	81.0%
2017	75.20	467^th	2044	77.2%
2018	78.88	397^th	2037	80.5%
2019	85.22	263^rd	2086	87.4%
2022	54.54	851^st	2082	59.1%
2023	66.78	613^th	2077	70.5%
2024	56.30	793^rd	2067	61.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.47	227^th	718	68.4%
2023	57.93	222^nd	788	71.8%
2024	57.08	228^th	826	72.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.54	563^rd	1156	51.3%
2024	30.94	817^th	1195	31.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.65	88^th	1765	95.0%
2019	92.87	37^th	1816	98.0%
2022	51.24	751^st	1763	57.4%
2023	76.77	231^st	1808	87.2%
2024	73.31	296^th	1793	83.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.51	249^th	1964	87.3%
2019	87.62	183^rd	2019	90.9%
2022	46.32	937^th	1970	52.4%
2023	62.04	650^th	1957	66.8%
2024	57.96	716^th	1942	63.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.71	497^th	1972	74.8%
2019	77.14	383^rd	2019	81.0%
2022	59.65	690^th	1977	65.1%
2023	68.84	531^st	1984	73.2%
2024	51.37	850^th	1959	56.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.95	196^th	242	19.0%
2019	41.97	163^rd	243	32.9%
2022	19.91	194^th	226	14.2%
2023	23.75	193^rd	237	18.6%
2024	18.14	194^th	219	11.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.00	79^th	938	91.6%
2019	73.76	141^st	955	85.2%
2022	21.13	854^th	954	10.5%
2023	57.23	317^th	970	67.3%
2024	48.24	422^nd	959	56.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.36	508^th	1463	65.3%
2019	74.15	302^nd	1462	79.3%
2022	39.36	895^th	1425	37.2%
2023	54.19	629^th	1419	55.7%
2024	42.73	800^th	1392	42.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	83.00	176^th	1185	85.1%
2004	87.37	99^th	1204	91.8%
2005	83.44	162^nd	1209	86.6%
2006	83.64	127^th	1272	90.0%
2007	83.70	112^th	1287	91.3%
2008	81.00	183^rd	1293	85.8%
2009	83.24	132^nd	1318	90.0%
2010	78.02	247^th	1327	81.4%
2011	78.97	220^th	1344	83.6%
2012	84.04	127^th	1365	90.7%
2013	88.03	107^th	1367	92.2%
2014	90.96	68^th	1322	94.9%
2015	90.74	103^rd	1302	92.1%
2016	62.53	404^th	1294	68.8%
2017	76.06	260^th	1293	79.9%
2018	86.49	145^th	1293	88.8%
2019	88.89	121^st	1356	91.1%
2022	73.53	293^rd	1369	78.6%
2023	75.74	264^th	1367	80.7%
2024	71.55	328^th	1363	75.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.06	23^rd	1161	98.0%
2019	94.77	25^th	1217	97.9%
2022	71.05	216^th	1221	82.3%
2023	80.36	128^th	1234	89.6%
2024	82.75	109^th	1219	91.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.67	127^th	1226	89.6%
2019	92.04	67^th	1276	94.7%
2022	68.28	324^th	1286	74.8%
2023	70.37	312^th	1275	75.5%
2024	68.48	336^th	1251	73.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.92	151^st	1223	87.7%
2019	81.87	191^st	1296	85.3%
2022	74.59	254^th	1286	80.2%
2023	77.76	223^rd	1292	82.7%
2024	71.70	290^th	1264	77.1%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.87	146^th	209	30.1%
2019	32.93	143^rd	201	28.9%
2022	32.47	140^th	198	29.3%
2023	44.41	112^th	192	41.7%
2024	40.22	121^st	184	34.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.14	30^th	590	94.9%
2019	77.39	88^th	639	86.2%
2023	35.26	426^th	661	35.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Clarence E Culver School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.98	207^th	889	76.7%
2019	84.21	90^th	905	90.1%
2022	60.14	319^th	898	64.5%
2023	60.87	291^st	895	67.5%
2024	53.21	392^nd	875	55.2%

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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 Clarence E Culver School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	379	4	105	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2000	353	7	127	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
2001	365	7	138	32	2	n/a	n/a	0	544
2002	369	8	122	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
2003	369	8	122	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
2004	361	11	141	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2005	346	13	128	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	538
2006	347	8	119	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	520
2007	321	8	125	41	3	n/a	n/a	0	498
2008	346	12	133	56	2	n/a	n/a	1	550
2009	320	12	131	66	7	n/a	n/a	1	537
2010	295	13	143	68	7	n/a	n/a	10	536
2011	278	15	123	83	1	1	9	0	510
2012	255	11	117	73	2	1	7	0	466
2013	265	15	127	73	2	1	6	0	489
2014	272	17	117	71	3	1	6	0	487
2015	298	8	125	80	3	0	6	0	520
2016	326	11	109	79	3	0	7	0	535
2017	350	12	124	90	1	0	10	0	587
2018	349	14	115	93	1	0	15	0	587
2019	348	9	112	119	1	0	11	0	600
2020	369	12	123	120	1	1	16	0	642
2021	360	16	114	113	1	1	17	0	622
2022	359	18	132	117	3	1	20	0	650
2023	340	22	143	121	3	1	25	0	655
2024	328	19	149	109	3	1	32	0	641

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 Clarence E Culver School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	515	42.3	12.2	n/a
2000	520	44.0	11.8	n/a
2001	544	44.0	12.4	n/a
2002	542	43.5	12.5	23.8
2003	542	43.5	12.5	23.8
2004	553	45.3	12.2	22.6
2005	538	45.3	11.9	20.8
2006	520	43.3	12.0	20.8
2007	498	41.0	12.1	26.5
2008	550	35.0	15.7	27
2009	537	38.3	14.0	28.7
2010	536	40.2	13.3	37.5
2011	510	39.3	12.9	36.7
2012	466	41.2	11.2	32.8
2013	489	50.7	9.6	39.7
2014	487	50.6	9.6	37.8
2015	520	48.0	10.8	45.6
2016	535	46.0	11.6	32
2017	587	47.1	12.4	38.3
2018	587	53.0	11.0	41.4
2019	600	54.0	11.0	47.7
2020	642	51.8	12.3	41.9
2021	622	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	650	51.2	12.6	40
2023	655	54.6	11.9	46.3
2024	641	54.0	11.8	53.8

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 Clarence E Culver School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	515	42.3	12.2	n/a
2000	520	44.0	11.8	n/a
2001	544	44.0	12.4	n/a
2002	542	43.5	12.5	23.8
2003	542	43.5	12.5	23.8
2004	553	45.3	12.2	22.6
2005	538	45.3	11.9	20.8
2006	520	43.3	12.0	20.8
2007	498	41.0	12.1	26.5
2008	550	35.0	15.7	27
2009	537	38.3	14.0	28.7
2010	536	40.2	13.3	37.5
2011	510	39.3	12.9	36.7
2012	466	41.2	11.2	32.8
2013	489	50.7	9.6	39.7
2014	487	50.6	9.6	37.8
2015	520	48.0	10.8	45.6
2016	535	46.0	11.6	32
2017	587	47.1	12.4	38.3
2018	587	53.0	11.0	41.4
2019	600	54.0	11.0	47.7
2020	642	51.8	12.3	41.9
2021	622	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	650	51.2	12.6	40
2023	655	54.6	11.9	46.3
2024	641	54.0	11.8	53.8

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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