Is Pennoyer Elementary School a good school?

Pennoyer Elementary School ranks 962 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pennoyer Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 442 students attended Pennoyer Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pennoyer Elementary School?

Students at Pennoyer Elementary School are 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pennoyer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pennoyer Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Maine South High School

Pennoyer Elementary School

Summary:

Pennoyer Elementary School is a public school located in Norridge, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 442. It is part of the Pennoyer School District 79, which is ranked 315 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pennoyer Elementary School has shown fluctuating performance on state assessments, with its ranking among Illinois elementary schools ranging from 500 to 1060 in the past decade. However, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (42.5%) and Mathematics (31.4%) are both higher than the state averages (41.2% and 28.4%, respectively). The school's performance on the Science assessment is particularly strong, with 65.3% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. Pennoyer Elementary School's performance varies across grade levels, with 6th and 8th graders performing better than 3rd and 5th graders in both ELA and Math.

Pennoyer Elementary School has a diverse student population, with significant percentages of Hispanic (around 30%) and White (around 50%) students. The school's performance on state assessments varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students generally performing better than their White and male counterparts. The school has a relatively high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, ranging from 35% to 48% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, such as Washington Elementary School and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, Pennoyer Elementary School's performance is generally on par or slightly better, but it lags behind the higher-performing schools in the area.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

5200 N Cumberland Ave
Norridge, IL 60706-1499

(708) 456-9094

District: Pennoyer School District 79

SchoolDigger Rank:
962^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,047

Students who attend Pennoyer Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Maine South High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 442

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Asian:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pennoyer Elementary School ranks better than 53.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.95. (See more...)

Compare Details Pennoyer Elementary School ranks better than 78.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.88. (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 Pennoyer Elementary School is $14,047.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pennoyer Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pennoyer Elementary School 962^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pennoyer Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pennoyer Elementary School 293^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Pennoyer Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Pennoyer School District 79:

SchoolDigger ranks Pennoyer School District 79 315^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	68.57	761^st	2020	62.3%
2004	72.17	620^th	2030	69.5%
2005	52.20	1177^th	2022	41.8%
2006	70.77	677^th	2086	67.5%
2007	68.69	756^th	2095	63.9%
2008	79.06	373^rd	2092	82.2%
2009	70.68	715^th	2120	66.3%
2010	72.89	640^th	2139	70.1%
2011	71.19	691^st	2147	67.8%
2012	68.98	774^th	2166	64.3%
2013	52.70	1112^th	2167	48.7%
2014	70.32	619^th	2093	70.4%
2015	68.69	547^th	2052	73.3%
2016	72.72	500^th	2046	75.6%
2017	69.82	574^th	2044	71.9%
2018	65.27	642^nd	2037	68.5%
2019	67.20	628^th	2086	69.9%
2021	62.16	615^th	1948	68.4%
2022	67.07	615^th	2082	70.5%
2023	44.90	1060^th	2077	49.0%
2024	48.95	962^nd	2067	53.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	82.45	43^rd	743	94.2%
2022	64.37	148^th	768	80.7%
2023	40.29	442^nd	788	43.9%
2024	54.95	254^th	826	69.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.18	160^th	1765	90.9%
2019	75.88	239^th	1816	86.8%
2021	72.60	221^st	1514	85.4%
2022	72.65	277^th	1763	84.3%
2023	52.23	758^th	1808	58.1%
2024	64.54	457^th	1793	74.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.11	532^nd	1964	72.9%
2019	71.20	516^th	2019	74.4%
2021	57.52	627^th	1680	62.7%
2022	67.32	571^st	1970	71.0%
2023	40.44	1089^th	1957	44.4%
2024	55.60	751^st	1942	61.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.38	704^th	1972	64.3%
2019	60.62	711^th	2019	64.8%
2021	57.28	600^th	1707	64.9%
2022	57.82	733^rd	1977	62.9%
2023	46.55	960^th	1984	51.6%
2024	43.36	1011^th	1959	48.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	66.84	136^th	742	81.7%
2022	80.66	115^th	954	87.9%
2023	34.60	631^st	970	34.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.50	692^nd	1463	52.7%
2019	51.75	693^rd	1462	52.6%
2021	45.36	679^th	1308	48.1%
2022	45.14	785^th	1425	44.9%
2023	23.40	1149^th	1419	19.0%
2024	26.11	1087^th	1392	21.9%

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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 Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	74.68	308^th	1185	74.0%
2004	84.01	148^th	1204	87.7%
2005	81.63	194^th	1209	84.0%
2006	81.54	165^th	1272	87.0%
2007	83.73	111^th	1287	91.4%
2008	86.61	71^st	1293	94.5%
2009	79.69	212^th	1318	83.9%
2010	85.43	86^th	1327	93.5%
2011	81.41	166^th	1344	87.6%
2012	80.51	196^th	1365	85.6%
2013	74.73	312^th	1367	77.2%
2014	68.92	383^rd	1322	71.0%
2015	70.84	298^th	1302	77.1%
2016	63.14	396^th	1294	69.4%
2017	85.58	154^th	1293	88.1%
2018	71.10	310^th	1293	76.0%
2019	83.50	187^th	1356	86.2%
2021	71.77	280^th	1241	77.4%
2022	67.82	355^th	1369	74.1%
2023	59.02	454^th	1367	66.8%
2024	73.88	293^rd	1363	78.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	87.82	12^th	486	97.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.05	90^th	1161	92.2%
2019	95.66	17^th	1217	98.6%
2021	85.16	61^st	1019	94.0%
2022	82.55	98^th	1221	92.0%
2023	69.19	249^th	1234	79.8%
2024	83.79	101^st	1219	91.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.60	264^th	1226	78.5%
2019	82.23	184^th	1276	85.6%
2021	76.32	192^nd	1017	81.1%
2022	70.69	298^th	1286	76.8%
2023	66.73	350^th	1275	72.5%
2024	69.20	328^th	1251	73.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.57	343^rd	1223	72.0%
2019	79.08	213^th	1296	83.6%
2021	61.22	307^th	1048	70.7%
2022	52.44	510^th	1286	60.3%
2023	42.41	671^st	1292	48.1%
2024	69.50	309^th	1264	75.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	63.17	172^nd	662	74.0%
2023	54.11	241^st	661	63.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pennoyer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.73	320^th	889	64.0%
2019	73.90	183^rd	905	79.8%
2021	63.27	255^th	813	68.6%
2022	57.38	346^th	898	61.5%
2023	40.97	510^th	895	43.0%
2024	58.10	331^st	875	62.2%

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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 Pennoyer Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	253	n/a	7	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	265
1990	252	n/a	11	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	270
1991	280	0	14	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
1992	290	0	14	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1993	306	2	24	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1994	359	0	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1995	390	1	21	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1996	390	1	21	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1997	390	1	22	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
1998	386	0	22	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
1999	368	0	21	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
2000	357	0	24	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
2001	353	1	20	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
2002	336	1	15	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
2003	336	1	15	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
2004	325	1	7	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
2005	334	0	10	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2006	333	0	10	36	0	n/a	n/a	4	383
2007	299	0	21	30	0	n/a	n/a	10	360
2008	342	4	8	32	0	n/a	n/a	10	396
2009	326	1	8	34	0	n/a	n/a	29	398
2010	322	1	16	28	0	n/a	n/a	22	389
2011	358	0	15	24	0	0	17	0	414
2012	308	1	28	48	0	0	7	0	392
2013	308	1	33	52	1	0	13	0	408
2014	318	2	30	55	1	0	14	0	420
2015	319	2	31	66	0	0	12	0	430
2016	309	4	32	59	0	0	12	0	416
2017	301	2	27	62	0	0	11	0	403
2018	317	2	34	62	0	0	13	0	428
2019	332	2	37	58	0	1	12	0	442
2020	320	0	34	69	0	1	10	0	434
2021	321	1	34	66	0	0	8	0	430
2022	289	0	31	71	2	0	8	0	401
2023	312	0	37	81	2	0	10	0	442

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pennoyer Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	265	22.7	11.6	n/a
1990	270	23.2	11.6	n/a
1991	311	26.0	11.9	n/a
1992	326	26.2	12.4	n/a
1993	354	26.0	13.6	n/a
1994	368	26.0	14.2	n/a
1995	438	28.0	15.6	n/a
1996	438	28.0	15.6	n/a
1997	433	28.0	15.5	n/a
1998	431	26.0	16.6	n/a
1999	405	25.0	16.2	n/a
2000	390	25.5	15.3	n/a
2001	397	26.0	15.3	n/a
2002	382	27.5	13.9	n/a
2003	382	27.5	13.9	n/a
2004	369	27.5	13.4	n/a
2005	383	27.5	13.9	n/a
2006	383	27.0	14.2	n/a
2007	360	25.0	14.4	n/a
2008	396	23.0	17.2	n/a
2009	398	26.5	15.0	n/a
2010	389	26.5	14.6	n/a
2011	414	26.0	15.9	n/a
2012	392	28.5	13.7	27
2013	408	45.7	8.9	22.8
2014	420	30.6	13.7	28.3
2015	430	29.0	14.8	27.7
2016	416	27.0	15.4	22.6
2017	403	27.6	14.5	22.3
2018	428	29.0	14.7	19.6
2019	442	29.0	15.2	35.1
2020	434	29.3	14.7	32.5
2021	430	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	401	33.0	12.1	35.4
2023	442	31.0	14.2	48.2

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 Pennoyer Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	265	22.7	11.6	n/a
1990	270	23.2	11.6	n/a
1991	311	26.0	11.9	n/a
1992	326	26.2	12.4	n/a
1993	354	26.0	13.6	n/a
1994	368	26.0	14.2	n/a
1995	438	28.0	15.6	n/a
1996	438	28.0	15.6	n/a
1997	433	28.0	15.5	n/a
1998	431	26.0	16.6	n/a
1999	405	25.0	16.2	n/a
2000	390	25.5	15.3	n/a
2001	397	26.0	15.3	n/a
2002	382	27.5	13.9	n/a
2003	382	27.5	13.9	n/a
2004	369	27.5	13.4	n/a
2005	383	27.5	13.9	n/a
2006	383	27.0	14.2	n/a
2007	360	25.0	14.4	n/a
2008	396	23.0	17.2	n/a
2009	398	26.5	15.0	n/a
2010	389	26.5	14.6	n/a
2011	414	26.0	15.9	n/a
2012	392	28.5	13.7	27
2013	408	45.7	8.9	22.8
2014	420	30.6	13.7	28.3
2015	430	29.0	14.8	27.7
2016	416	27.0	15.4	22.6
2017	403	27.6	14.5	22.3
2018	428	29.0	14.7	19.6
2019	442	29.0	15.2	35.1
2020	434	29.3	14.7	32.5
2021	430	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	401	33.0	12.1	35.4
2023	442	31.0	14.2	48.2

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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