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Southwest Elem School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
9900 S Central Park Ave
Evergreen Park, IL 60805
Phone
(708) 424-2444
District
EVERGREEN PARK ESD 124
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
344
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.8% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Southwest Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
28%
36%
29%
38%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 23 6.7%
Kindergarten 45 13.1%
Grade 1 62 18.0%
Grade 2 56 16.3%
Grade 3 59 17.2%
Grade 4 39 11.3%
Grade 5 60 17.4%
Total 344 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.0% 39.5% 48.7%
Black 6.3% 24.7% 17.3%
Hispanic 13.1% 34.9% 28.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.6% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,884 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,275.9 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.5% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,495 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.6% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.5% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.4% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.7% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,818 $18,614,928 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,324 $2,510,304 7.4%
Staff $870 $1,649,520 4.8%
General Administration $897 $1,700,712 5.0%
School Administration $909 $1,723,464 5.1%
Operation $1,225 $2,322,600 6.8%
Transportation $320 $606,720 1.8%
Other $689 $1,306,344 3.8%
Total Support $6,235 $11,821,560 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,891 $3,585,336 10.5%
Total Expenditures $17,944 $34,021,824 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,818 $20,214,612,291 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,311 $2,449,080,202 6.3%
Staff $673 $1,256,727,156 3.2%
General Administration $673 $1,256,749,375 3.2%
School Administration $942 $1,760,657,749 4.5%
Operation $1,431 $2,672,969,408 6.9%
Transportation $748 $1,398,114,051 3.6%
Other $736 $1,376,105,992 3.5%
Total Support $6,513 $12,170,558,501 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,424 $6,398,727,407 16.5%
Total Expenditures $20,756 $38,783,883,293 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%