Is Gen George Patton Elementary School a good school?

Gen George Patton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Gen George Patton Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 236 students attended Gen George Patton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Gen George Patton Elementary School?

Students at Gen George Patton Elementary School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Gen George Patton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gen George Patton Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Thornridge High School

Gen George Patton Elementary School

Summary:

Gen George Patton Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Riverdale, IL, part of the Gen George Patton School District 133, which is ranked 802 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has 236 students and has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gen George Patton Elementary has faced significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 56.6% to 61.5% over the past 5 years, far exceeding state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, is also extremely low across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 17.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0% proficient or better in Mathematics in 2023-2024, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4% respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for both female and male students in English Language Arts.

When compared to nearby schools like Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy, Riverdale School, and Park Elementary School, Gen George Patton Elementary is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics, despite serving a similar student population. The school spends a relatively high amount per student, with $23,347 spent per student in 2022-2023, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need for a more targeted approach to improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

13700 S Stewart Ave
Riverdale, IL 60827-1629

(708) 841-2420

District: Gen George Patton School District 133

SchoolDigger Rank:
1846^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,372

Students who attend Gen George Patton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Thornridge High School

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 236

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.2%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gen George Patton Elementary School ranks worse than 89.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.07. (See more...)

Compare Details Gen George Patton Elementary School ranks worse than 89.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.4. (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 Gen George Patton Elementary School is $28,372.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gen George Patton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gen George Patton Elementary School 1846^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Gen George Patton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Gen George Patton Elementary School 1219^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Gen George Patton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Gen George Patton School District 133:

SchoolDigger ranks Gen George Patton School District 133 802^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gen George Patton Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.27	2004^th	2020	0.8%
2004	10.26	1823^rd	2030	10.2%
2005	12.92	1803^rd	2022	10.8%
2006	6.40	1953^rd	2086	6.4%
2007	4.69	1992^nd	2095	4.9%
2008	6.50	1976^th	2092	5.5%
2009	2.51	2082^nd	2120	1.8%
2010	5.02	2065^th	2139	3.5%
2011	5.50	2079^th	2147	3.2%
2012	14.56	1947^th	2166	10.1%
2013	9.20	2041^st	2167	5.8%
2014	15.48	1844^th	2093	11.9%
2015	13.96	1877^th	2052	8.5%
2016	10.42	1963^rd	2046	4.1%
2017	8.80	1993^rd	2044	2.5%
2018	15.45	1805^th	2037	11.4%
2019	20.42	1714^th	2086	17.8%
2021	12.46	1888^th	1948	3.1%
2022	11.08	2036^th	2082	2.2%
2023	12.65	1949^th	2077	6.2%
2024	15.07	1846^th	2067	10.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.45	1226^th	1765	30.5%
2019	23.00	1569^th	1816	13.6%
2021	18.39	1435^th	1514	5.2%
2022	15.57	1706^th	1763	3.2%
2023	15.11	1740^th	1808	3.8%
2024	22.08	1529^th	1793	14.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.15	1636^th	1964	16.7%
2019	14.30	1837^th	2019	9.0%
2021	12.20	1609^th	1680	4.2%
2022	13.37	1838^th	1970	6.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.75	1790^th	1972	9.2%
2019	21.08	1648^th	2019	18.4%
2022	10.35	1969^th	1977	0.4%
2024	14.02	1805^th	1959	7.9%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.55	402^nd	698	42.4%
2019	40.33	389^th	711	45.3%
2021	24.05	426^th	428	0.5%
2022	24.01	629^th	684	8.0%
2023	25.91	581^st	692	16.0%
2024	32.59	460^th	655	29.8%

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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 Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.98	1079^th	1185	8.9%
2004	7.61	1100^th	1204	8.6%
2005	10.49	1058^th	1209	12.5%
2006	4.34	1221^st	1272	4.0%
2007	5.44	1225^th	1287	4.8%
2008	13.19	1141^st	1293	11.8%
2009	14.93	1155^th	1318	12.4%
2010	9.04	1229^th	1327	7.4%
2011	12.25	1230^th	1344	8.5%
2012	11.99	1255^th	1365	8.1%
2013	7.21	1306^th	1367	4.5%
2014	3.54	1301^st	1322	1.6%
2015	9.00	1273^rd	1302	2.2%
2016	10.79	1245^th	1294	3.8%
2017	12.57	1210^th	1293	6.4%
2018	17.46	1103^rd	1293	14.7%
2019	9.32	1315^th	1356	3.0%
2021	12.10	1191^st	1241	4.0%
2022	16.42	1198^th	1369	12.5%
2023	13.18	1280^th	1367	6.4%
2024	15.40	1219^th	1363	10.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.73	1016^th	1161	12.5%
2019	12.19	1174^th	1217	3.5%
2021	17.20	960^th	1019	5.8%
2022	20.71	1078^th	1221	11.7%
2023	20.66	1074^th	1234	13.0%
2024	21.48	1032^nd	1219	15.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	11.15	1202^nd	1276	5.8%
2022	14.61	1171^st	1286	8.9%
2023	26.44	921^st	1275	27.8%
2024	21.06	998^th	1251	20.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.63	1066^th	1223	12.8%
2019	9.20	1287^th	1296	0.7%
2022	12.15	1244^th	1286	3.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Gen George Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.38	290^th	511	43.2%
2019	21.79	520^th	565	8.0%
2021	27.53	322^nd	385	16.4%
2022	33.45	382^nd	573	33.3%
2023	27.82	451^st	569	20.7%
2024	31.06	381^st	548	30.5%

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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 Gen George Patton Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	31	448	n/a	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	490
1990	27	448	n/a	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	481
1991	16	489	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1992	12	526	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
1993	9	496	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1994	9	499	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1995	5	554	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1996	5	554	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1997	2	631	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
1998	2	511	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1999	0	541	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2000	0	535	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
2001	0	499	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
2002	0	498	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
2003	0	498	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
2004	0	489	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
2005	0	433	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
2006	0	382	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	4	388
2007	0	346	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	3	349
2008	0	357	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	3	362
2009	0	340	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	342
2010	0	363	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
2011	0	358	0	0	0	0	12	0	370
2012	0	354	0	3	0	0	5	0	362
2013	0	331	0	0	0	0	1	0	332
2014	0	292	0	2	0	0	0	0	294
2015	0	263	0	4	0	0	0	0	267
2016	0	239	0	6	1	0	3	0	249
2017	0	224	0	7	0	0	3	0	234
2018	0	256	0	6	0	0	5	0	267
2019	0	247	0	13	0	0	6	0	266
2020	0	242	0	15	0	0	6	0	263
2021	0	206	0	10	0	1	4	0	221
2022	0	202	0	11	0	0	3	0	216
2023	0	227	0	6	0	0	3	0	236

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 Gen George Patton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	490	30.6	16.0	n/a
1990	481	31.6	15.2	n/a
1991	514	33.6	15.2	n/a
1992	545	30.6	17.8	n/a
1993	512	27.0	19.0	n/a
1994	515	27.0	19.1	n/a
1995	567	28.0	20.3	n/a
1996	567	28.0	20.3	n/a
1997	640	28.0	22.9	n/a
1998	519	28.0	18.5	n/a
1999	553	26.8	20.6	n/a
2000	544	26.0	20.9	n/a
2001	505	28.5	17.7	n/a
2002	501	28.5	17.6	99.4
2003	501	28.5	17.6	99.4
2004	489	28.5	17.2	99.4
2005	435	28.5	15.3	99.3
2006	388	28.6	13.6	84.6
2007	349	31.0	11.3	98.3
2008	362	20.0	18.1	85.2
2009	342	24.0	14.3	99.7
2010	363	29.0	12.5	97.2
2011	370	30.0	12.3	99.2
2012	362	28.0	12.9	99.2
2013	332	41.0	8.0	99.1
2014	294	27.5	10.6	99
2015	267	20.0	13.3	97.8
2016	249	19.0	13.1	77.5
2017	234	23.2	10.0	59.8
2018	267	20.5	13.0	46.4
2019	266	21.2	12.5	37.2
2020	263	21.2	12.3	16.7
2021	221	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	216	15.0	14.4	83.3
2023	236	10.0	23.6	70.3

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 Gen George Patton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	490	30.6	16.0	n/a
1990	481	31.6	15.2	n/a
1991	514	33.6	15.2	n/a
1992	545	30.6	17.8	n/a
1993	512	27.0	19.0	n/a
1994	515	27.0	19.1	n/a
1995	567	28.0	20.3	n/a
1996	567	28.0	20.3	n/a
1997	640	28.0	22.9	n/a
1998	519	28.0	18.5	n/a
1999	553	26.8	20.6	n/a
2000	544	26.0	20.9	n/a
2001	505	28.5	17.7	n/a
2002	501	28.5	17.6	99.4
2003	501	28.5	17.6	99.4
2004	489	28.5	17.2	99.4
2005	435	28.5	15.3	99.3
2006	388	28.6	13.6	84.6
2007	349	31.0	11.3	98.3
2008	362	20.0	18.1	85.2
2009	342	24.0	14.3	99.7
2010	363	29.0	12.5	97.2
2011	370	30.0	12.3	99.2
2012	362	28.0	12.9	99.2
2013	332	41.0	8.0	99.1
2014	294	27.5	10.6	99
2015	267	20.0	13.3	97.8
2016	249	19.0	13.1	77.5
2017	234	23.2	10.0	59.8
2018	267	20.5	13.0	46.4
2019	266	21.2	12.5	37.2
2020	263	21.2	12.3	16.7
2021	221	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	216	15.0	14.4	83.3
2023	236	10.0	23.6	70.3

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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