Is Komensky Elementary School a good school?

Komensky Elementary School ranks 1267 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Komensky Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 312 students attended Komensky Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Komensky Elementary School?

Students at Komensky Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Komensky Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Komensky Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Freedom Middle School High : J Sterling Morton West High School

Komensky Elementary School

Summary:

Komensky Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Berwyn, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 316. The school is part of the Berwyn South School District 100, which is ranked 508 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Komensky Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, with only 27.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25.5%, much higher than the state average of 9.2%. Student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, all perform below state averages for their respective subgroups. However, the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively better compared to their peers at Komensky, ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools for those subgroups.

Komensky Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Piper School and Emerson Elementary School within the Berwyn South School District 100, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and the relatively high student-teacher ratio at Komensky may be contributing factors to the school's lower academic performance, and the school's high spending per student raises questions about the effective allocation of resources to drive student achievement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2515 Cuyler Ave
Berwyn, IL 60402-2619

(708) 795-2342

District: Berwyn South School District 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
1267^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,220

Students who attend Komensky Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Freedom Middle School
High:	J Sterling Morton West High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.4

Number of students: 312

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

White:

5.4%

African American:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Komensky Elementary School ranks worse than 61.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Berwyn South School District 100. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.07. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.8%), White (5.4%), African American (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Berwyn South School District 100. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Komensky Elementary School is 10.4, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Berwyn South School District 100! (See more...)

Compare Komensky Elementary School employs 29.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Komensky Elementary School is $17,220, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Berwyn South School District 100.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Komensky Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Komensky Elementary School 1267^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Komensky Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

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Berwyn South School District 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Berwyn South School District 100 508^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Komensky Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Komensky Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	16.37	1707^th	2020	15.5%
2004	37.30	1464^th	2030	27.9%
2005	51.87	1186^th	2022	41.3%
2006	43.93	1422^nd	2086	31.8%
2007	59.12	1062^nd	2095	49.3%
2008	38.77	1480^th	2092	29.3%
2009	45.71	1358^th	2120	35.9%
2010	41.82	1451^st	2139	32.2%
2011	44.92	1390^th	2147	35.3%
2012	44.47	1421^st	2166	34.4%
2013	19.42	1815^th	2167	16.2%
2014	22.34	1704^th	2093	18.6%
2016	20.72	1676^th	2046	18.1%
2017	19.59	1695^th	2044	17.1%
2018	21.72	1607^th	2037	21.1%
2019	35.68	1302^nd	2086	37.6%
2021	22.54	1488^th	1948	23.6%
2022	34.34	1289^th	2082	38.1%
2023	44.07	1086^th	2077	47.7%
2024	35.07	1267^th	2067	38.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Komensky Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.33	515^th	718	28.3%
2019	50.97	271^st	743	63.5%
2021	53.07	149^th	537	72.3%
2022	46.75	335^th	768	56.4%
2023	51.84	274^th	788	65.2%
2024	47.08	346^th	826	58.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Komensky Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.95	1263^rd	1765	28.4%
2019	52.89	737^th	1816	59.4%
2021	43.63	774^th	1514	48.9%
2022	52.19	726^th	1763	58.8%
2023	68.60	371^st	1808	79.5%
2024	51.06	780^th	1793	56.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Komensky Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.51	1658^th	1964	15.6%
2019	36.81	1242^nd	2019	38.5%
2021	14.14	1549^th	1680	7.8%
2022	30.21	1319^th	1970	33.0%
2023	40.29	1094^th	1957	44.1%
2024	32.28	1262^nd	1942	35.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Komensky Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.88	1431^st	1972	27.4%
2019	37.88	1195^th	2019	40.8%
2021	28.93	1171^st	1707	31.4%
2022	40.06	1091^st	1977	44.8%
2023	45.80	977^th	1984	50.8%
2024	37.82	1127^th	1959	42.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Komensky Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.70	691^st	938	26.3%
2019	45.26	494^th	955	48.3%
2021	33.63	485^th	742	34.6%
2022	47.88	438^th	954	54.1%
2023	57.55	311^th	970	67.9%
2024	42.65	508^th	959	47.0%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, June 24, 2011

The teachers at this school are hard working and willing to go the extra mile to help out the students. I do not care for the principal as she seems to have her own agenda and often does not reflect the best interest of the students and their education.

MOST of the students receive free and reduced lunch. The PTA is not as strong but is growing steadily. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Komensky Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	160	n/a	3	28	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	191
1990	234	n/a	3	42	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	279
1991	229	0	3	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	287
1992	241	0	5	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
1993	242	0	2	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	307
1994	247	0	3	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1995	242	0	6	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
1996	242	0	6	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
1997	245	0	7	155	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1998	209	0	10	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1999	207	0	8	217	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2000	127	1	2	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2001	99	2	0	251	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2002	68	8	1	343	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2003	68	8	1	343	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2004	56	8	1	335	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
2005	48	3	0	357	3	n/a	n/a	2	413
2006	27	2	1	355	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
2007	25	2	5	359	4	n/a	n/a	2	397
2008	28	6	6	363	5	n/a	n/a	2	410
2009	27	10	0	377	2	n/a	n/a	13	429
2010	19	9	4	382	1	n/a	n/a	11	426
2011	18	9	6	402	0	0	16	0	451
2012	42	10	4	419	3	1	13	0	492
2013	37	7	5	428	0	1	13	0	491
2014	26	2	7	462	1	0	7	0	505
2015	22	6	7	403	1	0	9	0	448
2016	26	11	2	417	0	0	6	0	462
2017	28	8	3	408	0	0	3	0	450
2018	30	7	3	378	0	0	5	0	423
2019	25	9	4	344	0	0	6	0	388
2020	20	12	3	350	0	0	5	0	390
2021	18	8	3	303	0	0	8	0	340
2022	15	9	3	259	1	0	6	0	293
2023	16	13	1	278	1	0	7	0	316
2024	17	9	1	277	1	0	7	0	312

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 Komensky Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	191	12.3	15.5	n/a
1990	279	15.0	18.6	n/a
1991	287	13.5	21.2	n/a
1992	292	15.0	19.4	n/a
1993	307	12.9	23.8	n/a
1994	345	14.5	23.8	n/a
1995	379	19.0	19.9	n/a
1996	379	19.0	19.9	n/a
1997	407	19.2	21.2	n/a
1998	409	21.6	18.9	n/a
1999	432	25.6	16.9	n/a
2000	350	21.0	16.7	n/a
2001	352	24.4	14.4	n/a
2002	420	23.0	18.3	69.8
2003	420	23.0	18.3	69.8
2004	400	25.0	16.0	77.5
2005	413	26.1	15.8	72.7
2006	385	25.6	15.0	80.3
2007	397	26.0	15.3	75.2
2008	410	22.0	18.6	77.5
2009	429	27.0	15.9	83.4
2010	426	31.0	13.7	86.7
2011	451	34.0	13.2	88
2012	492	36.8	13.3	81.9
2013	491	n/a	n/a	82.9
2014	505	n/a	n/a	80.6
2015	448	39.0	11.4	83.3
2016	462	39.0	11.8	73.8
2017	450	37.0	12.1	82.4
2018	423	36.1	11.7	85.3
2019	388	34.0	11.3	91.8
2020	390	32.0	12.1	85.1
2021	340	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	293	28.8	10.1	87
2023	316	29.7	10.6	87.7
2024	312	29.8	10.4	83.7

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 Komensky Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	191	12.3	15.5	n/a
1990	279	15.0	18.6	n/a
1991	287	13.5	21.2	n/a
1992	292	15.0	19.4	n/a
1993	307	12.9	23.8	n/a
1994	345	14.5	23.8	n/a
1995	379	19.0	19.9	n/a
1996	379	19.0	19.9	n/a
1997	407	19.2	21.2	n/a
1998	409	21.6	18.9	n/a
1999	432	25.6	16.9	n/a
2000	350	21.0	16.7	n/a
2001	352	24.4	14.4	n/a
2002	420	23.0	18.3	69.8
2003	420	23.0	18.3	69.8
2004	400	25.0	16.0	77.5
2005	413	26.1	15.8	72.7
2006	385	25.6	15.0	80.3
2007	397	26.0	15.3	75.2
2008	410	22.0	18.6	77.5
2009	429	27.0	15.9	83.4
2010	426	31.0	13.7	86.7
2011	451	34.0	13.2	88
2012	492	36.8	13.3	81.9
2013	491	n/a	n/a	82.9
2014	505	n/a	n/a	80.6
2015	448	39.0	11.4	83.3
2016	462	39.0	11.8	73.8
2017	450	37.0	12.1	82.4
2018	423	36.1	11.7	85.3
2019	388	34.0	11.3	91.8
2020	390	32.0	12.1	85.1
2021	340	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	293	28.8	10.1	87
2023	316	29.7	10.6	87.7
2024	312	29.8	10.4	83.7

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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