Is J W Riley Intermediate School a good school?

J W Riley Intermediate School ranks 1420 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J W Riley Intermediate School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 323 students attended J W Riley Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of J W Riley Intermediate School?

Students at J W Riley Intermediate School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of J W Riley Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend J W Riley Intermediate School usually go on to attend: Middle : Northlake Middle School High : Proviso East High School High : Proviso Math and Science Academy High : Proviso West High School

J W Riley Intermediate School

Summary:

J W Riley Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Northlake, Illinois, with 329 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently performing below state and district averages on standardized tests and having very high chronic absenteeism rates.

J W Riley Intermediate School's academic performance is a major concern, with only 16.2% of students proficient or better in ELA and 20.5% in Math, compared to 41.2% and 28.4% statewide. The school's performance has been low for several years, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools. This is likely due to the high percentage of low-income students, with 79.64% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing relatively better than other subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Berkeley School District 87 also perform poorly, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Mannheim School District 83 and Elmhurst School District 205 significantly outperform J W Riley Intermediate School, with higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the socioeconomic and demographic challenges at J W Riley Intermediate School through targeted interventions and support could be key to improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 3-5

123 S Wolf Rd
Northlake, IL 60164-2353

(708) 449-3180

District: Berkeley School District 87

SchoolDigger Rank:
1420^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,651

Students who attend J W Riley Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Northlake Middle School
High:	Proviso East High School
	Proviso Math and Science Academy
	Proviso West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.4

Number of students: 323

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

4.3%

African American:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details J W Riley Intermediate School ranks worse than 68.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.27. (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 J W Riley Intermediate School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Berkeley School District 87. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.2%), White (4.3%), African American (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Berkeley School District 87. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J W Riley Intermediate School is 10.4, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Berkeley School District 87! (See more...)

Compare J W Riley Intermediate School employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J W Riley Intermediate School is $21,651, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Berkeley School District 87!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J W Riley Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks J W Riley Intermediate School 1420^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See J W Riley Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Berkeley School District 87:

SchoolDigger ranks Berkeley School District 87 753^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for J W Riley Intermediate School

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Rank History for all students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	44.67	1310^th	2020	35.1%
2004	44.00	1335^th	2030	34.2%
2005	46.71	1298^th	2022	35.8%
2006	45.96	1383^rd	2086	33.7%
2007	43.05	1445^th	2095	31.0%
2008	27.23	1658^th	2092	20.7%
2009	30.44	1634^th	2120	22.9%
2010	28.95	1667^th	2139	22.1%
2011	27.54	1708^th	2147	20.4%
2012	36.53	1575^th	2166	27.3%
2013	9.78	2026^th	2167	6.5%
2014	11.11	1927^th	2093	7.9%
2015	14.56	1854^th	2052	9.6%
2016	12.80	1894^th	2046	7.4%
2017	21.26	1644^th	2044	19.6%
2018	14.58	1835^th	2037	9.9%
2019	19.64	1743^rd	2086	16.4%
2021	20.97	1551^st	1948	20.4%
2022	23.36	1553^rd	2082	25.4%
2023	23.58	1560^th	2077	24.9%
2024	29.27	1420^th	2067	31.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.21	665^th	718	7.4%
2019	35.56	519^th	743	30.1%
2021	29.64	458^th	537	14.7%
2022	38.70	463^rd	768	39.7%
2023	33.08	573^rd	788	27.3%
2024	42.72	427^th	826	48.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.09	622^nd	763	18.5%
2019	22.82	1049^th	1194	12.1%
2021	24.70	521^st	640	18.6%
2022	27.11	853^rd	1113	23.4%
2023	23.45	961^st	1156	16.9%
2024	40.10	647^th	1195	45.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.56	1564^th	1765	11.4%
2019	31.07	1340^th	1816	26.2%
2021	32.86	1045^th	1514	31.0%
2022	41.26	996^th	1763	43.5%
2023	40.63	1032^nd	1808	42.9%
2024	45.94	898^th	1793	49.9%

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Rank History for Female students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.44	1747^th	1964	11.0%
2019	20.72	1674^th	2019	17.1%
2021	16.88	1464^th	1680	12.9%
2022	20.13	1591^st	1970	19.2%
2023	20.30	1589^th	1957	18.8%
2024	26.68	1416^th	1942	27.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.22	656^th	907	27.7%
2024	44.30	415^th	886	53.2%

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Rank History for Male students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.31	1779^th	1972	9.8%
2019	20.52	1662^nd	2019	17.7%
2021	21.96	1351^st	1707	20.9%
2022	26.90	1392^nd	1977	29.6%
2023	26.55	1416^th	1984	28.6%
2024	32.07	1267^th	1959	35.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.48	858^th	938	8.5%
2019	26.70	767^th	955	19.7%
2021	33.51	486^th	742	34.5%
2022	32.68	647^th	954	32.2%
2023	35.24	621^st	970	36.0%
2024	40.75	537^th	959	44.0%

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Rank History for White students at J W Riley Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	12.67	1367^th	1462	6.5%

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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 J W Riley Intermediate School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	171	9	29	132	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	341
1989	158	18	23	129	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	328
1990	150	12	16	146	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	324
1991	145	13	14	185	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1992	141	12	7	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	359
1993	115	12	9	244	1	n/a	n/a	0	381
1994	108	8	18	266	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1995	74	5	11	313	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1996	74	5	11	313	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1997	62	8	13	299	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
1998	47	10	14	326	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1999	60	12	11	321	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
2000	47	10	9	363	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
2001	36	9	6	399	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
2002	26	8	6	507	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2003	26	8	6	507	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2004	20	6	9	510	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
2005	17	9	6	492	0	n/a	n/a	10	534
2006	13	8	5	456	0	n/a	n/a	7	489
2007	6	5	6	471	0	n/a	n/a	12	500
2008	3	6	7	476	0	n/a	n/a	9	501
2009	1	4	6	456	4	n/a	n/a	3	474
2010	5	3	6	505	6	n/a	n/a	2	527
2011	5	10	3	471	0	0	0	0	489
2012	5	13	3	433	0	0	0	0	454
2013	6	12	1	424	1	0	0	0	444
2014	6	6	1	389	0	0	1	0	403
2015	8	7	1	394	0	0	2	0	412
2016	8	6	1	344	0	0	2	0	361
2017	8	8	2	327	0	0	2	0	347
2018	23	6	4	417	1	0	5	0	456
2019	26	6	4	374	1	0	3	0	414
2020	24	5	3	349	1	0	4	0	386
2021	17	3	2	335	1	1	3	0	362
2022	13	5	1	348	1	1	2	0	371
2023	13	7	4	301	0	0	4	0	329
2024	14	3	2	301	1	0	2	0	323

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 J W Riley Intermediate School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	341	21.0	16.2	n/a
1989	328	18.0	18.2	n/a
1990	324	20.0	16.2	n/a
1991	357	24.0	14.8	n/a
1992	359	22.0	16.3	n/a
1993	381	22.5	16.9	n/a
1994	400	22.0	18.2	n/a
1995	403	24.0	16.8	n/a
1996	403	24.0	16.8	n/a
1997	382	25.0	15.3	n/a
1998	397	26.0	15.3	n/a
1999	404	24.2	16.7	n/a
2000	429	25.0	17.2	n/a
2001	450	24.0	18.8	n/a
2002	547	31.0	17.6	66
2003	547	31.0	17.6	66
2004	545	31.0	17.6	73
2005	534	31.0	17.2	72.3
2006	489	29.0	16.9	78.2
2007	500	31.0	16.1	82
2008	501	29.0	17.3	74.4
2009	474	28.0	16.9	81.5
2010	527	28.0	18.8	74.7
2011	489	30.0	16.3	83.2
2012	454	29.0	15.6	89.6
2013	444	31.2	14.1	93
2014	403	26.0	15.5	93.5
2015	412	27.0	15.2	94.9
2016	361	26.0	13.8	89.2
2017	347	24.9	13.9	90.2
2018	456	28.4	16.0	89.3
2019	414	31.3	13.1	88.9
2020	386	31.0	12.4	58
2021	362	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	371	32.5	11.4	75.7
2023	329	30.5	10.7	79.6
2024	323	31.0	10.4	85.1

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 J W Riley Intermediate School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	341	21.0	16.2	n/a
1989	328	18.0	18.2	n/a
1990	324	20.0	16.2	n/a
1991	357	24.0	14.8	n/a
1992	359	22.0	16.3	n/a
1993	381	22.5	16.9	n/a
1994	400	22.0	18.2	n/a
1995	403	24.0	16.8	n/a
1996	403	24.0	16.8	n/a
1997	382	25.0	15.3	n/a
1998	397	26.0	15.3	n/a
1999	404	24.2	16.7	n/a
2000	429	25.0	17.2	n/a
2001	450	24.0	18.8	n/a
2002	547	31.0	17.6	66
2003	547	31.0	17.6	66
2004	545	31.0	17.6	73
2005	534	31.0	17.2	72.3
2006	489	29.0	16.9	78.2
2007	500	31.0	16.1	82
2008	501	29.0	17.3	74.4
2009	474	28.0	16.9	81.5
2010	527	28.0	18.8	74.7
2011	489	30.0	16.3	83.2
2012	454	29.0	15.6	89.6
2013	444	31.2	14.1	93
2014	403	26.0	15.5	93.5
2015	412	27.0	15.2	94.9
2016	361	26.0	13.8	89.2
2017	347	24.9	13.9	90.2
2018	456	28.4	16.0	89.3
2019	414	31.3	13.1	88.9
2020	386	31.0	12.4	58
2021	362	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	371	32.5	11.4	75.7
2023	329	30.5	10.7	79.6
2024	323	31.0	10.4	85.1

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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