Is Memorial Elementary School a good school?

Memorial Elementary School ranks 668 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Memorial Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 297 students attended Memorial Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Elementary School?

Students at Memorial Elementary School are 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Memorial Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Memorial Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Central Middle School High : Tinley Park High School

Memorial Elementary School

Summary:

Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 296 students in grades PK-5 in Tinley Park, Illinois, which is part of Community Consolidated School District 146. While the school has consistently ranked in the top 30-35% of Illinois elementary schools, it faces some challenges, including increasing chronic absenteeism and declining academic performance compared to nearby high-performing schools.

Memorial Elementary School's academic performance is strong, with students outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, particularly in the 5th grade. The school's Hispanic and low socioeconomic status student subgroups also perform well, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools. However, the nearby Christa McAuliffe School and Millennium Elementary School, which are part of the Kirby School District 140, outperform Memorial Elementary School in both subject areas.

One area of concern for Memorial Elementary School is the steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.3% in 2019-2020 to 22.7% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. This decline in attendance may be a contributing factor to the school's overall performance, which has dropped from the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the top 30-35% in recent years. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and learning from the practices of the higher-performing nearby schools could help Memorial Elementary School improve its academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

6701 179th St
Tinley Park, IL 60477-4116

(708) 614-4535

District: Ccsd 146

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,359

Students who attend Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Tinley Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 297

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Hispanic:

21.9%

African American:

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Memorial Elementary School ranks better than 67.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.65. (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 Memorial Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Ccsd 146 School District. Racial makeup is: White (63%), Hispanic (21.9%), African American (10.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 32.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Memorial Elementary School is 10.8, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District! (See more...)

Compare Memorial Elementary School employs 27.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Memorial Elementary School is $20,359, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Ccsd 146 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Memorial Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Memorial Elementary School 668^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Memorial Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

Ccsd 146:

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

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Rank History for Memorial Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Memorial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	74.37	564^th	2020	72.1%
2004	75.33	507^th	2030	75.0%
2005	73.93	526^th	2022	74.0%
2006	80.85	263^rd	2086	87.4%
2007	72.23	619^th	2095	70.5%
2008	74.36	570^th	2092	72.8%
2009	70.96	699^th	2120	67.0%
2010	75.24	552^nd	2139	74.2%
2011	65.20	894^th	2147	58.4%
2012	57.84	1088^th	2166	49.8%
2013	65.16	802^nd	2167	63.0%
2015	78.47	378^th	2052	81.6%
2016	81.95	330^th	2046	83.9%
2017	80.86	355^th	2044	82.6%
2018	77.10	427^th	2037	79.0%
2019	68.05	605^th	2086	71.0%
2021	62.31	612^th	1948	68.6%
2022	64.03	676^th	2082	67.5%
2023	58.30	772^nd	2077	62.8%
2024	63.65	668^th	2067	67.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Memorial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	65.28	271^st	1194	77.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Memorial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.39	311^th	1765	82.4%
2019	49.44	842^nd	1816	53.6%
2021	76.69	166^th	1514	89.0%
2022	71.77	296^th	1763	83.2%
2023	60.45	556^th	1808	69.2%
2024	68.59	377^th	1793	79.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Memorial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.99	475^th	1964	75.8%
2019	59.71	746^th	2019	63.1%
2021	62.54	546^th	1680	67.5%
2022	68.54	549^th	1970	72.1%
2023	59.81	691^st	1957	64.7%
2024	68.67	535^th	1942	72.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Memorial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.47	427^th	1972	78.3%
2019	74.18	442^nd	2019	78.1%
2021	56.96	608^th	1707	64.4%
2022	52.51	824^th	1977	58.3%
2023	52.00	857^th	1984	56.8%
2024	53.71	801^st	1959	59.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Memorial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.58	103^rd	938	89.0%
2019	65.17	229^th	955	76.0%
2022	58.61	289^th	954	69.7%
2023	58.81	297^th	970	69.4%

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Rank History for White students at Memorial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.07	498^th	1463	66.0%
2019	49.00	753^rd	1462	48.5%
2021	51.46	591^st	1308	54.8%
2022	48.89	715^th	1425	49.8%
2023	47.35	747^th	1419	47.4%
2024	53.77	628^th	1392	54.9%

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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

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Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, March 21, 2013

have had all of my children in this school over the course of many years. The teachers are all so very caring and helpful. We have had a few changes in principals over the years but this year they really found the perfect one. He is so involved with the kids, parents and staff. Morale is terrific and they always have fun activities planned though out the school year for the kids:reading nights, family fun nights etc. Teachers, principal and staff always put in 200%of their time for our children during school and after as well. Love the reading programs that are enforced to inspire the children and get them motivated. We have a wonderful PTA and they organize so many fun activities throughout the school year. A very family friendly school, I couldn't be happier. Have also had involvement with their early learning program at the school, and cannot not say enough, they are so caring and helpful. I do not know where we would be without their nurturing, guidance and kindness. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Memorial Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	438	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	442
1990	410	3	3	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	420
1991	401	1	5	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	409
1992	393	3	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	399
1993	391	2	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
1994	427	1	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1995	436	7	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1996	436	7	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1997	415	5	3	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1998	426	5	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1999	382	9	7	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2000	355	7	6	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
2001	354	5	12	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
2002	295	12	6	25	5	n/a	n/a	0	343
2003	295	12	6	25	5	n/a	n/a	0	343
2004	302	16	10	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	355
2005	293	16	10	23	4	n/a	n/a	3	349
2006	279	12	12	25	2	n/a	n/a	9	339
2007	248	12	11	28	2	n/a	n/a	13	314
2008	280	11	15	29	1	n/a	n/a	13	349
2009	341	13	16	35	2	n/a	n/a	29	436
2010	254	16	10	24	1	n/a	n/a	26	331
2011	249	23	8	32	3	0	25	0	340
2012	231	22	8	43	1	1	28	0	334
2013	264	18	6	45	1	0	23	0	357
2014	263	22	4	49	1	0	18	0	357
2015	271	23	4	56	0	0	12	0	366
2016	259	18	4	61	0	0	10	0	352
2017	294	17	6	80	0	0	20	0	417
2018	271	14	11	79	0	0	17	0	392
2019	250	22	9	68	0	0	19	0	368
2020	224	18	9	55	0	0	18	0	324
2021	205	29	9	48	0	0	22	0	313
2022	200	30	6	59	0	0	20	0	315
2023	193	22	3	64	0	0	14	0	296
2024	187	30	4	65	1	0	10	0	297

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 Memorial Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	442	27.0	16.3	n/a
1990	420	26.6	15.7	n/a
1991	409	26.0	15.7	n/a
1992	399	25.0	15.9	n/a
1993	401	26.6	15.1	n/a
1994	434	26.6	16.3	n/a
1995	451	28.5	15.8	n/a
1996	451	28.5	15.8	n/a
1997	437	28.9	15.1	n/a
1998	445	30.5	14.6	n/a
1999	414	28.0	14.8	n/a
2000	387	29.0	13.3	n/a
2001	390	29.5	13.2	n/a
2002	343	28.0	12.3	12.5
2003	343	28.0	12.3	12.5
2004	355	23.5	15.1	16.6
2005	349	23.0	15.2	18.2
2006	339	21.1	16.1	19.7
2007	314	21.0	15.0	23.6
2008	349	18.0	19.4	21.4
2009	436	25.5	17.1	20.1
2010	331	24.0	13.7	26.9
2011	340	24.5	13.8	29.4
2012	334	22.5	14.8	35
2013	357	36.8	9.6	35.9
2014	357	34.0	10.5	40.3
2015	366	28.0	13.0	34.4
2016	352	28.0	12.5	28.4
2017	417	30.5	13.6	25.7
2018	392	29.0	13.5	27.3
2019	368	31.0	11.8	28.5
2020	324	27.7	11.6	27.8
2021	313	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	315	32.0	9.8	34.3
2023	296	29.5	10.0	33.8
2024	297	27.5	10.8	32.7

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 Memorial Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	442	27.0	16.3	n/a
1990	420	26.6	15.7	n/a
1991	409	26.0	15.7	n/a
1992	399	25.0	15.9	n/a
1993	401	26.6	15.1	n/a
1994	434	26.6	16.3	n/a
1995	451	28.5	15.8	n/a
1996	451	28.5	15.8	n/a
1997	437	28.9	15.1	n/a
1998	445	30.5	14.6	n/a
1999	414	28.0	14.8	n/a
2000	387	29.0	13.3	n/a
2001	390	29.5	13.2	n/a
2002	343	28.0	12.3	12.5
2003	343	28.0	12.3	12.5
2004	355	23.5	15.1	16.6
2005	349	23.0	15.2	18.2
2006	339	21.1	16.1	19.7
2007	314	21.0	15.0	23.6
2008	349	18.0	19.4	21.4
2009	436	25.5	17.1	20.1
2010	331	24.0	13.7	26.9
2011	340	24.5	13.8	29.4
2012	334	22.5	14.8	35
2013	357	36.8	9.6	35.9
2014	357	34.0	10.5	40.3
2015	366	28.0	13.0	34.4
2016	352	28.0	12.5	28.4
2017	417	30.5	13.6	25.7
2018	392	29.0	13.5	27.3
2019	368	31.0	11.8	28.5
2020	324	27.7	11.6	27.8
2021	313	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	315	32.0	9.8	34.3
2023	296	29.5	10.0	33.8
2024	297	27.5	10.8	32.7

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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