Is Bert H Fulton School a good school?

Bert H Fulton School ranks 784 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bert H Fulton School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 399 students attended Bert H Fulton School.

What is the racial makeup of Bert H Fulton School?

Students at Bert H Fulton School are 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bert H Fulton School attend?

Students who attend Bert H Fulton School usually go on to attend: Middle : Central Middle School High : Tinley Park High School

Bert H Fulton School

Summary:

Bert H Fulton School is an elementary school located in Tinley Park, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 391. It is part of the Community Consolidated School District 146, which is ranked 325 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bert H Fulton School's test scores are generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (33.3%) and Mathematics (34.4%) lower than the district (41.4% and 28.1%) and state (41.2% and 28.4%) averages. However, the school's science proficiency rate (61.2%) is higher than the district (57%) and state (53.2%) averages. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.2% in 2019-2020 to 19.3% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average of 13.1% in 2020-2021. Interestingly, the school's Hispanic students generally perform better than their White counterparts, ranking in the top 40% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, while White students and English Language Learners rank in the bottom 40%.

Bert H Fulton School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the same district, such as Arnold W Kruse Educational Center and Walter F Fierke Educational Center, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall rankings. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past 10 years, from a high of 403 in 2015-2016 to its current rank of 784 in 2023-2024, indicating that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

6601 171st St
Tinley Park, IL 60477-3514

(708) 614-4540

District: Ccsd 146

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,764

Students who attend Bert H Fulton School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Tinley Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 399

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

24.3%

African American:

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bert H Fulton School ranks better than 62.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.9. (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 Racial makeup is: White (61.9%), Hispanic (24.3%), African American (8.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bert H Fulton School is 11.2, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District. (See more...)

Compare Bert H Fulton School employs 35.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bert H Fulton School is $18,764, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bert H Fulton School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bert H Fulton School 784^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Bert H Fulton School in the ranking list.)

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Ccsd 146:

SchoolDigger ranks Ccsd 146 325^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bert H Fulton School

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Rank History for all students at Bert H Fulton School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2010	66.70	857^th	2139	59.9%
2011	62.90	962^nd	2147	55.2%
2012	74.56	564^th	2166	74.0%
2013	75.85	501^st	2167	76.9%
2015	75.77	421^st	2052	79.5%
2016	78.08	403^rd	2046	80.3%
2017	72.21	523^rd	2044	74.4%
2018	63.56	682^nd	2037	66.5%
2019	68.67	589^th	2086	71.8%
2021	45.25	947^th	1948	51.4%
2022	61.57	725^th	2082	65.2%
2023	65.20	646^th	2077	68.9%
2024	56.90	784^th	2067	62.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bert H Fulton School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	39.91	472^nd	826	42.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bert H Fulton School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.92	536^th	763	29.8%
2019	49.73	472^nd	1194	60.5%
2021	33.39	400^th	640	37.5%
2022	57.43	316^th	1113	71.6%
2024	61.76	335^th	1195	72.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bert H Fulton School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.70	564^th	1765	68.0%
2019	62.44	517^th	1816	71.5%
2021	42.02	810^th	1514	46.5%
2022	61.12	521^st	1763	70.4%
2023	47.13	885^th	1808	51.1%
2024	41.21	1023^rd	1793	42.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Bert H Fulton School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.63	666^th	1964	66.1%
2019	72.43	491^st	2019	75.7%
2021	48.90	774^th	1680	53.9%
2022	69.01	544^th	1970	72.4%
2023	64.40	610^th	1957	68.8%
2024	52.20	817^th	1942	57.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Bert H Fulton School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.99	669^th	1972	66.1%
2019	62.40	674^th	2019	66.6%
2021	37.04	998^th	1707	41.5%
2022	51.67	840^th	1977	57.5%
2023	60.82	660^th	1984	66.7%
2024	59.45	689^th	1959	64.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bert H Fulton School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.76	449^th	938	52.1%
2019	62.41	256^th	955	73.2%
2021	45.58	344^th	742	53.6%
2022	64.97	225^th	954	76.4%
2023	64.22	242^nd	970	75.1%
2024	51.83	368^th	959	61.6%

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Rank History for White students at Bert H Fulton School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.62	600^th	1463	59.0%
2019	60.33	534^th	1462	63.5%
2021	39.82	782^nd	1308	40.2%
2022	52.42	655^th	1425	54.0%
2023	51.10	681^st	1419	52.0%
2024	43.92	780^th	1392	44.0%

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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 Bert H Fulton School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	271	1	6	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	282
1990	282	2	2	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	291
1991	280	3	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
1992	280	1	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
1993	291	4	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	304
1994	287	8	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
1995	292	16	12	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
1996	292	16	12	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
1997	311	6	13	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	340
1998	297	8	11	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1999	290	6	10	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	320
2000	293	4	9	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	334
2001	296	9	7	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	348
2002	333	10	5	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	371
2003	333	10	5	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	371
2004	331	10	11	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
2005	334	7	6	25	1	n/a	n/a	8	381
2006	320	7	7	26	0	n/a	n/a	10	370
2007	308	15	1	20	0	n/a	n/a	1	345
2008	246	12	7	20	0	n/a	n/a	12	297
2010	440	22	17	50	1	n/a	n/a	21	551
2011	405	21	23	57	0	0	26	0	532
2012	436	16	24	82	0	0	22	0	580
2013	427	18	24	80	0	0	22	0	571
2014	457	22	18	93	0	0	23	0	613
2015	458	23	15	105	0	0	32	0	633
2016	457	33	15	123	0	0	28	0	656
2017	324	28	7	106	1	0	18	0	484
2018	314	26	9	106	3	1	21	0	480
2019	341	30	12	115	3	1	28	0	530
2020	304	22	9	106	3	1	21	0	466
2021	276	28	6	100	3	1	18	0	432
2022	250	27	3	93	0	1	19	0	393
2023	245	28	3	98	0	0	17	0	391
2024	247	35	1	97	0	0	19	0	399

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 Bert H Fulton School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	282	12.6	22.3	n/a
1990	291	13.8	21.0	n/a
1991	297	13.8	21.5	n/a
1992	292	16.8	17.3	n/a
1993	304	15.8	19.2	n/a
1994	312	22.0	14.2	n/a
1995	334	20.0	16.7	n/a
1996	334	20.0	16.7	n/a
1997	340	20.0	17.0	n/a
1998	326	20.0	16.3	n/a
1999	320	19.5	16.4	n/a
2000	334	21.5	15.5	n/a
2001	348	21.5	16.2	n/a
2002	371	23.0	16.1	11.3
2003	371	23.0	16.1	11.3
2004	375	23.0	16.3	18.4
2005	381	23.0	16.6	20.4
2006	370	21.5	17.2	21.9
2007	345	18.0	19.2	22.7
2008	297	16.0	18.6	14.4
2010	551	30.5	18.0	30.4
2011	532	33.4	15.9	28.9
2012	580	35.6	16.2	34.5
2013	571	41.3	13.8	32.2
2014	613	37.1	16.5	40.6
2015	633	46.0	13.7	40.8
2016	656	48.0	13.6	35.7
2017	484	40.3	12.0	42.1
2018	480	39.0	12.3	40.2
2019	530	40.9	12.9	34.3
2020	466	38.2	12.1	34.5
2021	432	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	393	46.9	8.3	39.2
2023	391	38.8	10.0	42.2
2024	399	35.5	11.2	36.6

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 Bert H Fulton School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	282	12.6	22.3	n/a
1990	291	13.8	21.0	n/a
1991	297	13.8	21.5	n/a
1992	292	16.8	17.3	n/a
1993	304	15.8	19.2	n/a
1994	312	22.0	14.2	n/a
1995	334	20.0	16.7	n/a
1996	334	20.0	16.7	n/a
1997	340	20.0	17.0	n/a
1998	326	20.0	16.3	n/a
1999	320	19.5	16.4	n/a
2000	334	21.5	15.5	n/a
2001	348	21.5	16.2	n/a
2002	371	23.0	16.1	11.3
2003	371	23.0	16.1	11.3
2004	375	23.0	16.3	18.4
2005	381	23.0	16.6	20.4
2006	370	21.5	17.2	21.9
2007	345	18.0	19.2	22.7
2008	297	16.0	18.6	14.4
2010	551	30.5	18.0	30.4
2011	532	33.4	15.9	28.9
2012	580	35.6	16.2	34.5
2013	571	41.3	13.8	32.2
2014	613	37.1	16.5	40.6
2015	633	46.0	13.7	40.8
2016	656	48.0	13.6	35.7
2017	484	40.3	12.0	42.1
2018	480	39.0	12.3	40.2
2019	530	40.9	12.9	34.3
2020	466	38.2	12.1	34.5
2021	432	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	393	46.9	8.3	39.2
2023	391	38.8	10.0	42.2
2024	399	35.5	11.2	36.6

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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