Is Field Park Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Field Park Elementary School ranks in the top 5.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Field Park Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 281 students attended Field Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Field Park Elementary School?

Students at Field Park Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Field Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Field Park Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : McClure Junior High School High : Lyons Township High School

Field Park Elementary School

Summary:

Field Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Western Springs, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 281 students. The school is part of the Western Springs School District 101, which is ranked 52 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Field Park Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 29 and 115 out of over 2,000 schools in the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 67.7% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77.2% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. Field Park's performance is also notably higher than the Western Springs School District 101 averages, which are already impressive at 72.1% in ELA and 63.8% in Math. The school's science proficiency rate of 87.5% is also significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%.

The other elementary schools in the Western Springs School District 101, John Laidlaw Elementary and Forest Hills Elementary, also perform at a high level, with rankings in the top 20% and top 5% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively. However, Field Park Elementary consistently outperforms these nearby schools in both ELA and Math proficiency rates, as well as in the school's overall statewide ranking. The school's low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 0% to 1.06% in recent years, suggests a relatively affluent student population, which may contribute to the school's high academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

4335 Howard Ave
Western Springs, IL 60558-1221

(708) 246-7675

District: Western Springs School District 101

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,219

Students who attend Field Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McClure Junior High School
High:	Lyons Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 281

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 1.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Field Park Elementary School ranks better than 94.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Western Springs School District 101. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.5. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Field Park Elementary School is $15,219, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Western Springs School District 101!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Field Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Field Park Elementary School 115^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Field Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Western Springs School District 101:

SchoolDigger ranks Western Springs School District 101 52^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Field Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.76	96^th	2020	95.2%
2004	81.72	282^nd	2030	86.1%
2005	83.10	198^th	2022	90.2%
2006	89.13	9^th	2086	99.6%
2007	87.99	16^th	2095	99.2%
2008	89.33	19^th	2092	99.1%
2009	87.52	67^th	2120	96.8%
2010	87.68	58^th	2139	97.3%
2011	87.16	66^th	2147	96.9%
2012	87.04	62^nd	2166	97.1%
2013	93.93	34^th	2167	98.4%
2014	91.75	82^nd	2093	96.1%
2015	97.52	46^th	2052	97.8%
2016	91.88	136^th	2046	93.4%
2017	96.81	44^th	2044	97.8%
2018	94.30	86^th	2037	95.8%
2019	94.37	82^nd	2086	96.1%
2022	96.92	47^th	2082	97.7%
2023	97.71	29^th	2077	98.6%
2024	94.50	115^th	2067	94.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Field Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.33	99^th	1964	95.0%
2019	90.35	136^th	2019	93.3%
2022	95.54	64^th	1970	96.8%
2023	95.31	63^rd	1957	96.8%
2024	93.81	95^th	1942	95.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Field Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.72	73^rd	1972	96.3%
2019	94.92	56^th	2019	97.2%
2022	96.69	38^th	1977	98.1%
2023	98.32	14^th	1984	99.3%
2024	93.51	113^th	1959	94.2%

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Rank History for White students at Field Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.27	59^th	1463	96.0%
2019	90.62	60^th	1462	95.9%
2022	91.43	60^th	1425	95.8%
2023	94.24	25^th	1419	98.2%
2024	88.73	101^st	1392	92.7%

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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 Field Park Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	163	2	n/a	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	168
1990	147	3	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	151
1991	163	3	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	172
1992	174	4	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	182
1993	178	3	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	186
1994	181	2	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	189
1995	220	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	225
1996	220	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	225
1997	225	0	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	229
1998	232	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	233
1999	250	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	253
2000	248	0	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	255
2001	262	1	1	6	1	n/a	n/a	271
2002	277	1	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	290
2003	277	1	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	290
2004	273	1	5	5	0	n/a	n/a	284
2005	277	1	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	288
2006	284	1	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	295
2007	278	0	9	6	0	n/a	n/a	293
2008	292	1	8	7	0	n/a	n/a	308
2009	305	1	7	10	0	n/a	n/a	323
2010	293	1	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	310
2011	347	0	4	5	0	1	0	357
2012	320	1	2	7	0	0	1	331
2013	313	1	2	4	0	0	2	322
2014	299	1	4	17	1	0	1	323
2015	270	0	7	18	0	0	2	297
2016	267	1	6	11	0	0	6	291
2017	269	1	4	7	0	0	7	288
2018	265	2	4	8	0	0	12	291
2019	247	1	4	5	0	0	11	268
2020	244	1	4	4	1	0	11	265
2021	247	0	3	2	1	0	14	267
2022	255	0	5	12	1	0	11	284
2023	248	0	3	17	1	0	12	281

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 Field Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	168	9.6	17.5	n/a
1990	151	8.6	17.5	n/a
1991	172	8.7	19.7	n/a
1992	182	9.7	18.7	n/a
1993	186	10.4	17.9	n/a
1994	189	11.0	17.2	n/a
1995	225	11.3	19.9	n/a
1996	225	11.3	19.9	n/a
1997	229	13.5	17.0	n/a
1998	233	13.5	17.3	n/a
1999	253	16.2	15.6	n/a
2000	255	13.4	19.0	n/a
2001	271	15.0	18.1	n/a
2002	290	15.9	18.2	0
2003	290	15.9	18.2	0
2004	284	14.7	19.3	0
2005	288	16.5	17.5	0
2006	295	15.4	19.2	0
2007	293	14.0	20.9	0
2008	308	15.0	20.5	0
2009	323	15.5	20.8	0
2010	310	15.8	19.6	0
2011	357	15.4	23.1	0
2012	331	n/a	n/a	0
2013	322	20.0	16.1	n/a
2014	323	19.6	16.4	n/a
2015	297	21.0	14.1	0
2016	291	22.0	13.2	0
2017	288	21.5	13.3	1
2018	291	20.5	14.1	1
2019	268	20.6	12.9	1.1
2020	265	21.8	12.1	1.1
2021	267	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	284	22.3	12.7	1.1
2023	281	24.1	11.6	n/a

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 Field Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	168	9.6	17.5	n/a
1990	151	8.6	17.5	n/a
1991	172	8.7	19.7	n/a
1992	182	9.7	18.7	n/a
1993	186	10.4	17.9	n/a
1994	189	11.0	17.2	n/a
1995	225	11.3	19.9	n/a
1996	225	11.3	19.9	n/a
1997	229	13.5	17.0	n/a
1998	233	13.5	17.3	n/a
1999	253	16.2	15.6	n/a
2000	255	13.4	19.0	n/a
2001	271	15.0	18.1	n/a
2002	290	15.9	18.2	0
2003	290	15.9	18.2	0
2004	284	14.7	19.3	0
2005	288	16.5	17.5	0
2006	295	15.4	19.2	0
2007	293	14.0	20.9	0
2008	308	15.0	20.5	0
2009	323	15.5	20.8	0
2010	310	15.8	19.6	0
2011	357	15.4	23.1	0
2012	331	n/a	n/a	0
2013	322	20.0	16.1	n/a
2014	323	19.6	16.4	n/a
2015	297	21.0	14.1	0
2016	291	22.0	13.2	0
2017	288	21.5	13.3	1
2018	291	20.5	14.1	1
2019	268	20.6	12.9	1.1
2020	265	21.8	12.1	1.1
2021	267	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	284	22.3	12.7	1.1
2023	281	24.1	11.6	n/a

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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