Is Sieden Prairie Elementary School a good school?

Sieden Prairie Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Sieden Prairie Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 245 students attended Sieden Prairie Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sieden Prairie Elementary School?

Students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 44% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Summary:

Sieden Prairie Elementary School is a public elementary school in Matteson, Illinois, serving 245 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Education Service District 159, which is ranked 729 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sieden Prairie Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide and 21% in the district. The school's performance in Mathematics is particularly concerning, with only 5.8% of 3rd graders, 4.4% of 4th graders, and 9.5% of 5th graders achieving proficiency or better. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.5% in 2019-2020 to 31.6% in 2023-2024.

While the nearby schools, such as Neil Armstrong Elementary, Woodgate Elementary, and Marya Yates Elementary, also struggle academically, schools in the neighboring Frankfort and Flossmoor districts, such as Chelsea Elementary and Flossmoor Hills Elementary, significantly outperform Sieden Prairie Elementary School and the surrounding district schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

725 Notre Dame Dr
Matteson, IL 60443-1526

(708) 720-2626

District: Education Service District 159

SchoolDigger Rank:
1604^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,761

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 245

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

African American:

44.1%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sieden Prairie Elementary School ranks worse than 77.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Education Service District 159. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.6. (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 Sieden Prairie Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Education Service District 159. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sieden Prairie Elementary School is $26,761, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Education Service District 159!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sieden Prairie Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sieden Prairie Elementary School 1604^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sieden Prairie Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Education Service District 159:

SchoolDigger ranks Education Service District 159 729^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sieden Prairie Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	50.44	1205^th	2020	40.3%
2004	49.28	1226^th	2030	39.6%
2005	59.49	995^th	2022	50.8%
2006	42.90	1447^th	2086	30.6%
2007	51.69	1287^th	2095	38.6%
2008	61.52	1000^th	2092	52.2%
2009	59.71	1054^th	2120	50.3%
2010	77.74	444^th	2139	79.2%
2011	72.61	621^st	2147	71.1%
2012	74.39	572^nd	2166	73.6%
2013	45.38	1270^th	2167	41.4%
2014	53.45	1020^th	2093	51.3%
2015	65.03	618^th	2052	69.9%
2016	54.84	854^th	2046	58.3%
2017	45.87	1040^th	2044	49.1%
2018	38.65	1211^th	2037	40.5%
2019	42.53	1140^th	2086	45.3%
2021	36.45	1136^th	1948	41.7%
2022	32.10	1340^th	2082	35.6%
2023	27.78	1456^th	2077	29.9%
2024	22.60	1604^th	2067	22.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.35	239^th	718	66.7%
2019	50.03	289^th	743	61.1%
2022	54.19	242^nd	768	68.5%
2023	33.53	565^th	788	28.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.74	588^th	1765	66.7%
2019	57.43	621^st	1816	65.8%
2021	55.88	505^th	1514	66.6%
2022	50.02	777^th	1763	55.9%
2023	44.91	937^th	1808	48.2%
2024	32.48	1254^th	1793	30.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.20	1058^th	1964	46.1%
2019	43.56	1095^th	2019	45.8%
2022	33.58	1234^th	1970	37.4%
2023	30.21	1319^th	1957	32.6%
2024	30.59	1307^th	1942	32.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.53	1195^th	1972	39.4%
2019	41.10	1124^th	2019	44.3%
2022	30.91	1287^th	1977	34.9%
2023	23.21	1502^nd	1984	24.3%
2024	16.38	1709^th	1959	12.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.15	96^th	698	86.2%
2019	80.82	59^th	711	91.7%
2022	65.88	133^rd	684	80.6%
2023	63.99	149^th	692	78.5%
2024	50.18	251^st	655	61.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sieden Prairie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.85	348^th	938	62.9%
2019	61.72	263^rd	955	72.5%
2022	41.88	518^th	954	45.7%
2023	29.28	720^th	970	25.8%
2024	32.79	657^th	959	31.5%

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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 Sieden Prairie Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	303	64	5	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	379
1989	282	71	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	359
1990	289	72	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	364
1991	273	62	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
1992	266	71	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1993	236	78	6	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1994	214	71	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
1995	177	100	8	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1996	177	100	8	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1997	178	120	6	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	314
1998	167	183	8	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	373
1999	176	185	6	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	378
2000	169	219	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	399
2001	146	224	4	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
2002	124	265	3	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2003	124	265	3	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2004	98	277	9	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	415
2005	79	290	0	35	0	n/a	n/a	10	414
2006	59	321	1	33	0	n/a	n/a	16	430
2007	34	202	0	25	0	n/a	n/a	12	273
2008	30	194	2	27	0	n/a	n/a	13	266
2009	28	206	1	24	0	n/a	n/a	13	272
2010	23	169	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	11	221
2011	23	166	0	18	0	0	11	0	218
2012	21	159	2	35	0	0	14	0	231
2013	24	147	1	56	0	0	15	0	243
2014	24	134	1	81	1	1	7	0	249
2015	22	135	1	86	0	0	9	0	253
2016	19	130	1	90	1	0	7	0	248
2017	14	127	1	97	0	0	5	0	244
2018	13	129	1	98	0	0	11	0	252
2019	13	130	1	93	0	0	11	0	248
2020	14	114	2	96	0	0	13	0	239
2021	15	137	2	110	0	0	14	0	278
2022	10	117	2	113	0	0	15	0	257
2023	11	108	2	110	0	0	14	0	245

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 Sieden Prairie Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	379	23.0	16.4	n/a
1989	359	23.0	15.6	n/a
1990	364	22.0	16.5	n/a
1991	338	22.0	15.3	n/a
1992	342	21.0	16.2	n/a
1993	323	21.0	15.4	n/a
1994	291	20.0	14.5	n/a
1995	301	22.0	13.7	n/a
1996	301	22.0	13.7	n/a
1997	314	24.0	13.1	n/a
1998	373	25.0	14.9	n/a
1999	378	26.0	14.5	n/a
2000	399	28.0	14.3	n/a
2001	397	28.0	14.2	n/a
2002	420	28.5	14.7	40.5
2003	420	28.5	14.7	40.5
2004	415	26.5	15.7	41.9
2005	414	27.5	15.1	47
2006	430	24.7	17.4	39.9
2007	273	21.0	13.0	45.6
2008	266	17.0	15.6	47.8
2009	272	18.0	15.1	52.1
2010	221	17.0	13.0	65.7
2011	218	17.0	12.8	75.2
2012	231	16.0	14.4	71.4
2013	243	n/a	n/a	80.7
2014	249	18.0	13.8	79.5
2015	253	19.0	13.3	79.1
2016	248	18.0	13.7	80.6
2017	244	21.0	11.6	82.4
2018	252	20.1	12.5	88.1
2019	248	20.0	12.3	80.6
2020	239	19.0	12.5	82.8
2021	278	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	257	17.6	14.5	64.2
2023	245	17.0	14.3	45.7

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 Sieden Prairie Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	379	23.0	16.4	n/a
1989	359	23.0	15.6	n/a
1990	364	22.0	16.5	n/a
1991	338	22.0	15.3	n/a
1992	342	21.0	16.2	n/a
1993	323	21.0	15.4	n/a
1994	291	20.0	14.5	n/a
1995	301	22.0	13.7	n/a
1996	301	22.0	13.7	n/a
1997	314	24.0	13.1	n/a
1998	373	25.0	14.9	n/a
1999	378	26.0	14.5	n/a
2000	399	28.0	14.3	n/a
2001	397	28.0	14.2	n/a
2002	420	28.5	14.7	40.5
2003	420	28.5	14.7	40.5
2004	415	26.5	15.7	41.9
2005	414	27.5	15.1	47
2006	430	24.7	17.4	39.9
2007	273	21.0	13.0	45.6
2008	266	17.0	15.6	47.8
2009	272	18.0	15.1	52.1
2010	221	17.0	13.0	65.7
2011	218	17.0	12.8	75.2
2012	231	16.0	14.4	71.4
2013	243	n/a	n/a	80.7
2014	249	18.0	13.8	79.5
2015	253	19.0	13.3	79.1
2016	248	18.0	13.7	80.6
2017	244	21.0	11.6	82.4
2018	252	20.1	12.5	88.1
2019	248	20.0	12.3	80.6
2020	239	19.0	12.5	82.8
2021	278	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	257	17.6	14.5	64.2
2023	245	17.0	14.3	45.7

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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