J W Riley Elementary School
123 South Wolf Rd
Melrose Park IL, 60164, Cook County
Phone: 708-449-3180
Ranking: 
(2,442 out of 3,028, bottom 19%)*
(2,442 out of 3,028, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Berkeley School District 87
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 403 | 444 | 454 | 489 | 527 | 474 | 501 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 13.6% | 71 | 16.0% | 75 | 16.5% | 78 | 16.0% | 102 | 19.4% | 82 | 17.3% | 84 | 16.8% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 15.6% | 73 | 16.4% | 84 | 18.5% | 91 | 18.6% | 90 | 17.1% | 80 | 16.9% | 92 | 18.4% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 18.1% | 77 | 17.3% | 87 | 19.2% | 89 | 18.2% | 91 | 17.3% | 85 | 17.9% | 87 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 16.1% | 82 | 18.5% | 81 | 17.8% | 78 | 16.0% | 81 | 15.4% | 83 | 17.5% | 70 | 14.0% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 18.6% | 79 | 17.8% | 65 | 14.3% | 73 | 14.9% | 84 | 15.9% | 67 | 14.1% | 69 | 13.8% |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 17.9% | 62 | 14.0% | 62 | 13.7% | 76 | 15.5% | 68 | 12.9% | 67 | 14.1% | 89 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 208 | 51.6% | 230 | 51.8% | 235 | 51.8% | 249 | 50.9% | 248 | 47.1% | 238 | 50.2% | 233 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 195 | 48.4% | 214 | 48.2% | 219 | 48.2% | 240 | 49.1% | 269 | 51.0% | 225 | 47.5% | 255 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 389 | 96.5% | 424 | 95.5% | 433 | 95.4% | 471 | 96.3% | 505 | 95.8% | 456 | 96.2% | 476 | 95.0% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% |
| White: | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 355 | 88.1% | 342 | 77.0% | 167 | 36.8% | 362 | 74.0% | 335 | 63.6% | 320 | 67.5% | 302 | 60.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.5% | 71 | 16.0% | 240 | 52.9% | 45 | 9.2% | 57 | 10.8% | 64 | 13.5% | 64 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.50 | 14.19 | 15.66 | 16.30 | 18.82 | 16.90 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 73.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 81.3% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 80.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 85.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.9% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89.2% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 28.8% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 56.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 62.9% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 60.7% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 67.7% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.6% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 60.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 64.3% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 73.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 72.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.2% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 44.2% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.5% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.1% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 82.7% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 83.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 86.3% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 87.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 39.7% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 70.1% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68.0% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 62.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 65.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 63.5% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 69.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.1% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 42.7% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 57.4% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 60.0% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 69.7% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 80.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 76.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 68.8% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 69.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 76.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 77.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 75.9% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 59.2% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 56.1% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 78.7% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 77.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 79.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.7% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.3% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 40.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 44.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 50.8% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 58.6% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 57.2% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 53.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 66.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 59.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 63.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 77.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 49.2% | 58.9% |
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* J W Riley Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.