Jefferson Elementary School
7035 16th St
Berwyn IL, 60402, Cook County
Phone: 708-795-2454
Ranking: 
(2,281 out of 3,028, bottom 25%)*
(2,281 out of 3,028, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Berwyn North School District 98
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: | 38 | NA | NA | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 26 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 670 | 650 | 623 | 620 | 652 | 622 | 612 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 4.6% | 111 | 17.1% | 97 | 15.6% | 118 | 19.0% | 102 | 15.6% | 99 | 15.9% | 70 | 11.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 107 | 16.0% | 113 | 17.4% | 123 | 19.7% | 112 | 18.1% | 118 | 18.1% | 95 | 15.3% | 84 | 13.7% |
| Grade 1: | 107 | 16.0% | 83 | 12.8% | 72 | 11.6% | 55 | 8.9% | 83 | 12.7% | 76 | 12.2% | 111 | 18.1% |
| Grade 2: | 111 | 16.6% | 76 | 11.7% | 78 | 12.5% | 86 | 13.9% | 79 | 12.1% | 100 | 16.1% | 99 | 16.2% |
| Grade 3: | 102 | 15.2% | 82 | 12.6% | 84 | 13.5% | 74 | 11.9% | 102 | 15.6% | 80 | 12.9% | 83 | 13.6% |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 15.7% | 108 | 16.6% | 79 | 12.7% | 84 | 13.5% | 78 | 12.0% | 80 | 12.9% | 81 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 107 | 16.0% | 77 | 11.8% | 90 | 14.4% | 91 | 14.7% | 90 | 13.8% | 92 | 14.8% | 84 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 339 | 50.6% | 341 | 52.5% | 319 | 51.2% | 311 | 50.2% | 325 | 49.8% | 293 | 47.1% | 316 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 331 | 49.4% | 309 | 47.5% | 304 | 48.8% | 309 | 49.8% | 307 | 47.1% | 316 | 50.8% | 290 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 19 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 534 | 79.7% | 525 | 80.8% | 507 | 81.4% | 503 | 81.1% | 532 | 81.6% | 494 | 79.4% | 489 | 79.9% |
| Black: | 67 | 10.0% | 53 | 8.2% | 50 | 8.0% | 51 | 8.2% | 47 | 7.2% | 46 | 7.4% | 44 | 7.2% |
| White: | 47 | 7.0% | 54 | 8.3% | 44 | 7.1% | 49 | 7.9% | 45 | 6.9% | 64 | 10.3% | 64 | 10.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 509 | 76.0% | 497 | 76.5% | 224 | 36.0% | 443 | 71.5% | 484 | 74.2% | 391 | 62.9% | 386 | 63.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 7.8% | 37 | 5.7% | 275 | 44.1% | 42 | 6.8% | 56 | 8.6% | 79 | 12.7% | 88 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.82 | NA | NA | 19.35 | 18.79 | 20.63 | 19.70 | 23.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 67.5% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 71.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 78.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 80.1% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 79.3% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 83.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 82.4% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 31.8% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 57.4% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 55.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 60.4% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 68.0% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 66.6% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 68.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 62.8% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 62.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 67.2% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 44.5% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 74.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 76.0% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 76.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 80.8% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 80.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82.3% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 50.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 61.7% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 60.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 69.7% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 64.9% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 68.1% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 49.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 61.7% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 60.1% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 60.0% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 69.3% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 67.2% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 61.3% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 62.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 61.8% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 67.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68.3% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 69.9% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 66.9% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 62.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 69.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 73.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 70.2% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.0% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 79.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 78.5% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.2% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 55.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 52.4% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 56.2% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 60.5% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 62.1% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 59.8% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 62.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 67.5% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 73.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 38.9% | 58.9% |
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* Jefferson Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.