Is Jane Stenson School a good school?

Jane Stenson School ranks 743 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jane Stenson School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 349 students attended Jane Stenson School.

What is the racial makeup of Jane Stenson School?

Students at Jane Stenson School are 32% White, 29% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Jane Stenson School attend?

Students who attend Jane Stenson School usually go on to attend: Middle : Old Orchard Junior High School High : Niles North High School

Jane Stenson School

Summary:

Jane Stenson School is an elementary school located in Skokie, Illinois, serving 349 students in grades K-5 and part of the Skokie School District 68.

Jane Stenson School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 545 out of 2,046 Illinois elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 999 out of 1,948 in 2020-2021. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 743 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools, with a 3-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and African American students performing well but Asian students struggling. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.4% in 2019-2020 to 20.9% in the most recent school year.

While Jane Stenson School's performance is generally on par with the district average, it lags behind higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Romona Elementary School in Wilmette and Avoca West Elementary School in Avoca. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 52.72% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to its academic challenges, as research has shown a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

9201 Lockwood Ave
Skokie, IL 60077-1137

(847) 676-7301

District: Skokie School District 68

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,182

Students who attend Jane Stenson School usually attend:

Middle:	Old Orchard Junior High School
High:	Niles North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.7

Number of students: 349

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.5%

Asian:

28.7%

Hispanic:

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jane Stenson School ranks better than 64.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Skokie School District 68. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.47. (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 Jane Stenson School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Skokie School District 68. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jane Stenson School is $22,182, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Skokie School District 68!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jane Stenson School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jane Stenson School 743^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Jane Stenson School in the ranking list.)

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Skokie School District 68:

SchoolDigger ranks Skokie School District 68 367^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jane Stenson School

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Rank History for all students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	80.42	330^th	2020	83.7%
2004	78.20	399^th	2030	80.3%
2005	71.34	627^th	2022	69.0%
2006	68.96	744^th	2086	64.3%
2007	68.37	768^th	2095	63.3%
2008	68.18	797^th	2092	61.9%
2009	62.88	966^th	2120	54.4%
2010	68.93	778^th	2139	63.6%
2011	63.23	948^th	2147	55.8%
2012	61.43	1007^th	2166	53.5%
2013	59.37	961^st	2167	55.7%
2014	54.71	992^nd	2093	52.6%
2015	59.77	719^th	2052	65.0%
2016	70.70	545^th	2046	73.4%
2017	58.06	784^th	2044	61.6%
2018	64.03	671^st	2037	67.1%
2019	64.53	690^th	2086	66.9%
2021	42.80	999^th	1948	48.7%
2022	59.97	753^rd	2082	63.8%
2023	62.14	707^th	2077	66.0%
2024	59.47	743^rd	2067	64.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.29	420^th	718	41.5%
2019	47.45	328^th	743	55.9%
2022	58.24	200^th	768	74.0%
2023	50.40	286^th	788	63.7%
2024	45.15	384^th	826	53.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.28	393^rd	1765	77.7%
2019	64.81	459^th	1816	74.7%
2021	72.99	209^th	1514	86.2%
2022	78.71	186^th	1763	89.4%
2023	80.33	180^th	1808	90.0%
2024	52.10	751^st	1793	58.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.39	786^th	1964	60.0%
2019	61.85	706^th	2019	65.0%
2021	38.12	966^th	1680	42.5%
2022	57.95	726^th	1970	63.1%
2023	65.82	585^th	1957	70.1%
2024	55.27	759^th	1942	60.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.69	542^nd	1972	72.5%
2019	64.55	634^th	2019	68.6%
2021	35.15	1035^th	1707	39.4%
2022	61.23	666^th	1977	66.3%
2023	52.80	837^th	1984	57.8%
2024	59.95	678^th	1959	65.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.66	192^nd	242	20.7%
2019	34.37	184^th	243	24.3%
2022	9.04	217^th	226	4.0%
2023	21.93	199^th	237	16.0%
2024	15.22	200^th	219	8.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	71.91	96^th	692	86.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.83	294^th	938	68.7%
2019	35.09	635^th	955	33.5%
2022	90.39	42^nd	954	95.6%
2023	60.81	279^th	970	71.2%
2024	62.13	262^nd	959	72.7%

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Rank History for White students at Jane Stenson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.78	831^st	1463	43.2%
2019	50.61	722^nd	1462	50.6%
2021	18.63	1164^th	1308	11.0%
2022	44.00	812^th	1425	43.0%
2023	51.23	679^th	1419	52.1%
2024	54.00	621^st	1392	55.4%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The community built around this little neighborhood school is what makes me stay in Skokie. Wonderful families attend this school! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

This is an excellent elementary school. The diverse population of the student body adds to the educational experience. These kids learn academics, but they also learn about the wider world at what can easily be described as an international school. Furthermore, every teacher we have encountered has been truly wonderful. All in all, a great school. The only reason I held back from a full five star rating is because the kids only get one recess, as opposed to two. Unfortunately, this standard follows a wide trend in education today. The teachers incorporate brain breaks and movement moments throughout the school day to make up for the lack of an additional recess. The school also offers regular p.e., music, and art. There is an after school day care and extracurricular classes. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Jane Stenson School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	209	5	97	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	322
1989	218	3	103	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	333
1990	227	2	117	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	361
1991	277	2	119	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1992	306	7	93	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
1993	319	14	93	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
1994	312	14	104	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1995	325	9	121	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1996	325	9	121	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1997	306	15	149	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1998	229	11	128	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1999	225	17	123	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
2000	203	15	120	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
2001	179	20	116	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
2002	169	28	121	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
2003	169	28	121	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
2004	155	25	112	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
2005	149	31	111	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2006	143	25	123	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	328
2007	134	30	119	39	0	n/a	n/a	2	324
2008	130	39	125	42	0	n/a	n/a	8	344
2009	117	42	132	44	0	n/a	n/a	28	363
2010	113	38	116	42	0	n/a	n/a	39	348
2011	120	40	112	64	1	0	21	0	358
2012	129	39	113	67	1	0	25	0	374
2013	123	37	128	62	3	0	23	0	376
2014	142	37	132	69	3	0	20	0	403
2015	140	44	128	69	2	1	21	0	405
2016	138	39	120	64	2	0	22	0	385
2017	137	42	113	67	2	0	15	0	376
2018	142	41	103	72	2	1	12	0	373
2019	121	32	102	68	1	0	15	0	339
2020	117	35	100	72	2	1	14	0	341
2021	122	34	109	72	3	2	13	0	355
2022	119	30	106	76	3	2	17	0	353
2023	110	37	100	80	4	2	16	0	349

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 Jane Stenson School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	322	21.6	14.9	n/a
1989	333	20.4	16.3	n/a
1990	361	22.9	15.7	n/a
1991	408	23.4	17.4	n/a
1992	420	24.0	17.5	n/a
1993	441	24.9	17.7	n/a
1994	446	25.4	17.6	n/a
1995	474	26.8	17.7	n/a
1996	474	26.8	17.7	n/a
1997	497	27.9	17.8	n/a
1998	387	24.9	15.5	n/a
1999	385	25.2	15.3	n/a
2000	363	24.2	15.0	n/a
2001	347	22.5	15.4	n/a
2002	348	23.0	15.1	19.5
2003	348	23.0	15.1	19.5
2004	314	22.5	14.0	17.8
2005	318	23.0	13.8	21.4
2006	328	22.5	14.6	22.3
2007	324	22.0	14.7	28.6
2008	344	22.0	15.6	38.1
2009	363	26.8	13.5	43
2010	348	25.7	13.5	47.9
2011	358	25.7	13.9	48.9
2012	374	27.7	13.4	49.2
2013	376	28.2	13.3	52.7
2014	403	28.5	14.1	55.8
2015	405	29.0	13.9	54.1
2016	385	28.0	13.7	43.1
2017	376	26.1	14.3	43.9
2018	373	26.6	14.0	45
2019	339	26.3	12.8	45.4
2020	341	25.3	13.4	44.3
2021	355	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	353	28.4	12.4	47
2023	349	27.2	12.7	52.7

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 Jane Stenson School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	322	21.6	14.9	n/a
1989	333	20.4	16.3	n/a
1990	361	22.9	15.7	n/a
1991	408	23.4	17.4	n/a
1992	420	24.0	17.5	n/a
1993	441	24.9	17.7	n/a
1994	446	25.4	17.6	n/a
1995	474	26.8	17.7	n/a
1996	474	26.8	17.7	n/a
1997	497	27.9	17.8	n/a
1998	387	24.9	15.5	n/a
1999	385	25.2	15.3	n/a
2000	363	24.2	15.0	n/a
2001	347	22.5	15.4	n/a
2002	348	23.0	15.1	19.5
2003	348	23.0	15.1	19.5
2004	314	22.5	14.0	17.8
2005	318	23.0	13.8	21.4
2006	328	22.5	14.6	22.3
2007	324	22.0	14.7	28.6
2008	344	22.0	15.6	38.1
2009	363	26.8	13.5	43
2010	348	25.7	13.5	47.9
2011	358	25.7	13.9	48.9
2012	374	27.7	13.4	49.2
2013	376	28.2	13.3	52.7
2014	403	28.5	14.1	55.8
2015	405	29.0	13.9	54.1
2016	385	28.0	13.7	43.1
2017	376	26.1	14.3	43.9
2018	373	26.6	14.0	45
2019	339	26.3	12.8	45.4
2020	341	25.3	13.4	44.3
2021	355	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	353	28.4	12.4	47
2023	349	27.2	12.7	52.7

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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