Is Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School a good school?

Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 166 students attended Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School?

Students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School are 55% African American, 34% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : St Anne Community High School

Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Summary:

Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hopkins Park, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 166 students. The school is part of the Pembroke CCSD 259 district, which is ranked 772 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 1894 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools, with only 20.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 59.6% in the 2020-2021 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 89.16% of students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School to nearby schools, it becomes clear that the school is significantly underperforming its peers. For example, Donovan Elementary School, which is 12.24 miles away, has significantly higher academic proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Despite the school's challenges, it appears to be spending a relatively high amount per student, with $23,881 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized and allocated to support student learning.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4120 S Wheeler Rd
Hopkins Park, IL 60958-0552

(815) 944-5219

District: Pembroke CCSD 259

SchoolDigger Rank:
1894^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,129

Students who attend Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School usually attend:

High:

St Anne Community High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 166

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.4%

Hispanic:

34.3%

Two or more races:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School ranks worse than 91.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.98. (See more...)

Compare Details Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School ranks worse than 69.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.57. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School is $20,129.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School 1894^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School 948^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Pembroke CCSD 259:

SchoolDigger ranks Pembroke CCSD 259 772^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	25.00	1611^th	2020	20.2%
2004	31.73	1551^st	2030	23.6%
2005	49.85	1234^th	2022	39.0%
2006	21.98	1764^th	2086	15.4%
2007	16.56	1845^th	2095	11.9%
2008	23.94	1717^th	2092	17.9%
2009	41.22	1446^th	2120	31.8%
2010	43.26	1424^th	2139	33.4%
2011	23.48	1775^th	2147	17.3%
2012	42.68	1452^nd	2166	33.0%
2013	19.81	1803^rd	2167	16.8%
2014	30.70	1521^st	2093	27.3%
2015	17.03	1788^th	2052	12.9%
2016	15.89	1813^th	2046	11.4%
2017	25.42	1537^th	2044	24.8%
2018	23.71	1563^rd	2037	23.3%
2019	16.10	1842^nd	2086	11.7%
2021	16.49	1696^th	1948	12.9%
2022	19.24	1686^th	2082	19.0%
2023	17.71	1771^st	2077	14.7%
2024	13.98	1894^th	2067	8.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.75	1247^th	1765	29.3%
2019	23.91	1547^th	1816	14.8%
2021	26.43	1199^th	1514	20.8%
2022	27.16	1366^th	1763	22.5%
2023	30.61	1310^th	1808	27.5%
2024	17.33	1674^th	1793	6.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.73	1544^th	1964	21.4%
2019	22.33	1625^th	2019	19.5%
2024	14.12	1789^th	1942	7.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.92	1249^th	1972	36.7%
2019	14.66	1842^nd	2019	8.8%
2023	10.49	1943^rd	1984	2.1%
2024	14.54	1783^rd	1959	9.0%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.46	246^th	698	64.8%
2019	41.82	365^th	711	48.7%
2023	30.07	522^nd	692	24.6%
2024	23.54	583^rd	655	11.0%

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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 Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	17.94	965^th	1185	18.6%
2004	4.08	1162^nd	1204	3.5%
2005	3.34	1164^th	1209	3.7%
2006	26.26	1003^rd	1272	21.1%
2007	15.21	1110^th	1287	13.8%
2008	24.16	1044^th	1293	19.3%
2009	14.54	1158^th	1318	12.1%
2010	18.80	1132^nd	1327	14.7%
2011	9.68	1259^th	1344	6.3%
2012	0.83	1362^nd	1365	0.2%
2013	4.94	1331^st	1367	2.6%
2014	5.52	1282^nd	1322	3.0%
2015	8.64	1278^th	1302	1.8%
2016	9.30	1260^th	1294	2.6%
2017	17.74	1094^th	1293	15.4%
2018	15.99	1135^th	1293	12.2%
2019	15.83	1176^th	1356	13.3%
2021	17.61	1070^th	1241	13.8%
2022	26.28	974^th	1369	28.9%
2023	28.76	938^th	1367	31.4%
2024	27.57	948^th	1363	30.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.47	916^th	1161	21.1%
2019	23.73	1001^st	1217	17.7%
2021	26.28	802^nd	1019	21.3%
2022	39.06	695^th	1221	43.1%
2023	42.00	673^rd	1234	45.5%
2024	38.96	714^th	1219	41.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	11.77	1151^st	1226	6.1%
2024	16.22	1097^th	1251	12.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	19.13	1081^st	1296	16.6%
2021	17.33	927^th	1048	11.5%
2022	40.08	696^th	1286	45.9%
2023	31.21	846^th	1292	34.5%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.80	245^th	511	52.1%
2019	25.54	477^th	565	15.6%
2021	46.88	154^th	385	60.0%
2022	42.60	269^th	573	53.1%
2024	23.63	469^th	548	14.4%

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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 Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	3	439	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	442
1990	4	452	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	456
1991	3	426	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1992	8	451	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1993	2	454	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1994	4	405	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
1995	3	415	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
1996	3	415	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
1997	4	416	3	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	425
1998	5	440	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	447
1999	6	419	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
2000	5	425	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	431
2001	7	394	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	402
2002	17	362	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
2003	17	362	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
2004	17	383	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
2005	15	340	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
2006	3	314	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
2007	10	300	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	22	333
2008	0	266	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	25	296
2009	3	299	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	11	313
2010	3	236	0	9	15	n/a	n/a	5	268
2011	3	274	0	9	0	0	4	0	290
2012	9	273	0	7	0	0	1	0	290
2013	5	250	0	17	0	0	6	0	278
2014	3	242	0	20	0	0	4	0	269
2015	7	242	0	24	0	0	9	0	282
2016	6	221	0	21	1	0	2	0	251
2017	8	171	0	26	1	0	2	0	208
2018	10	152	0	21	1	0	5	0	189
2019	7	147	0	35	0	0	15	0	204
2020	8	124	0	35	0	0	11	0	178
2021	12	124	0	34	0	0	8	0	178
2022	11	114	0	51	0	0	11	0	187
2023	8	92	0	57	0	0	9	0	166

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 Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	442	30.0	14.7	n/a
1990	456	26.0	17.5	n/a
1991	429	27.0	15.8	n/a
1992	459	25.0	18.3	n/a
1993	456	28.0	16.3	n/a
1994	410	28.0	14.6	n/a
1995	418	26.0	16.1	n/a
1996	418	26.0	16.1	n/a
1997	425	29.0	14.7	n/a
1998	447	29.0	15.4	n/a
1999	426	30.0	14.2	n/a
2000	431	29.2	14.8	n/a
2001	402	28.0	14.4	n/a
2002	379	29.0	13.1	81.3
2003	379	29.0	13.1	81.3
2004	401	30.0	13.4	89.8
2005	355	26.0	13.7	99.2
2006	317	21.7	14.6	96.5
2007	333	30.0	11.1	101
2008	296	21.0	14.1	103.7
2009	313	21.6	14.5	97
2010	268	20.0	13.4	100.8
2011	290	19.0	15.2	99
2012	290	17.0	17.0	97.2
2013	278	19.5	14.2	97.5
2014	269	n/a	n/a	96.7
2015	282	17.0	16.5	89.7
2016	251	16.0	15.6	77.7
2017	208	17.0	12.2	75
2018	189	16.0	11.8	67.2
2019	204	14.0	14.5	43.6
2020	178	13.9	12.7	92.1
2021	178	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	187	11.0	17.0	89.8
2023	166	11.0	15.0	89.2

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 Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	442	30.0	14.7	n/a
1990	456	26.0	17.5	n/a
1991	429	27.0	15.8	n/a
1992	459	25.0	18.3	n/a
1993	456	28.0	16.3	n/a
1994	410	28.0	14.6	n/a
1995	418	26.0	16.1	n/a
1996	418	26.0	16.1	n/a
1997	425	29.0	14.7	n/a
1998	447	29.0	15.4	n/a
1999	426	30.0	14.2	n/a
2000	431	29.2	14.8	n/a
2001	402	28.0	14.4	n/a
2002	379	29.0	13.1	81.3
2003	379	29.0	13.1	81.3
2004	401	30.0	13.4	89.8
2005	355	26.0	13.7	99.2
2006	317	21.7	14.6	96.5
2007	333	30.0	11.1	101
2008	296	21.0	14.1	103.7
2009	313	21.6	14.5	97
2010	268	20.0	13.4	100.8
2011	290	19.0	15.2	99
2012	290	17.0	17.0	97.2
2013	278	19.5	14.2	97.5
2014	269	n/a	n/a	96.7
2015	282	17.0	16.5	89.7
2016	251	16.0	15.6	77.7
2017	208	17.0	12.2	75
2018	189	16.0	11.8	67.2
2019	204	14.0	14.5	43.6
2020	178	13.9	12.7	92.1
2021	178	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	187	11.0	17.0	89.8
2023	166	11.0	15.0	89.2

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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