Is Bridgeview Elementary School a good school?

Bridgeview Elementary School ranks 1087 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bridgeview Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 428 students attended Bridgeview Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bridgeview Elementary School?

Students at Bridgeview Elementary School are 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bridgeview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bridgeview Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Geo T Wilkins Junior High School High : Argo Community High School

Bridgeview Elementary School

Summary:

Bridgeview Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 427 students in grades K-6 in Bridgeview, Illinois, which is part of the Indian Springs School District 109. However, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

Bridgeview Elementary has significantly lower test scores, with only 36.9% of students proficient in ELA and 16.9% proficient in Math, compared to 44.4% and 24.6% in the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% statewide. The school also has much higher chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 30.1% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, Bridgeview Elementary has lower rankings for several student subgroups, including White students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Disabled students.

Interestingly, neighboring schools like Frank A. Brodnicki Elementary and Robina Lyle Elementary, which are also part of the Indian Springs School District 109, significantly outperform Bridgeview Elementary in both ELA and Math proficiency. This suggests that the school's academic performance has been on a downward trajectory, and the district and school should focus on addressing the key areas of concern, such as low academic achievement and high chronic absenteeism, to improve educational outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

7800 S Thomas Ave
Bridgeview, IL 60455-1524

(708) 496-8713

District: Indian Springs School District 109

SchoolDigger Rank:
1087^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,629

Students who attend Bridgeview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Geo T Wilkins Junior High School
High:	Argo Community High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 428

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Hispanic:

36.4%

African American:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bridgeview Elementary School ranks worse than 52.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Indian Springs School District 109. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.12. (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: White (46.5%), Hispanic (36.4%), African American (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bridgeview Elementary School is 10.9, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Indian Springs School District 109. (See more...)

Compare Bridgeview Elementary School employs 39.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bridgeview Elementary School is $17,629. 2 elementary schools in the Indian Springs School District 109 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bridgeview Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bridgeview Elementary School 1087^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Bridgeview Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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White students:

Indian Springs School District 109:

SchoolDigger ranks Indian Springs School District 109 425^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bridgeview Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	47.13	1263^rd	2020	37.5%
2004	51.73	1181^st	2030	41.8%
2005	61.97	944^th	2022	53.3%
2006	56.70	1153^rd	2086	44.7%
2007	52.20	1279^th	2095	38.9%
2008	56.11	1130^th	2092	46.0%
2009	49.53	1290^th	2120	39.2%
2010	60.11	1047^th	2139	51.1%
2011	48.24	1338^th	2147	37.7%
2012	40.58	1499^th	2166	30.8%
2013	33.83	1512^th	2167	30.2%
2014	31.65	1501^st	2093	28.3%
2015	29.11	1439^th	2052	29.9%
2016	47.76	995^th	2046	51.4%
2017	42.50	1107^th	2044	45.8%
2018	46.80	1001^st	2037	50.9%
2019	55.49	869^th	2086	58.3%
2021	54.62	763^rd	1948	60.8%
2022	40.33	1173^rd	2082	43.7%
2023	36.24	1253^rd	2077	39.7%
2024	43.12	1087^th	2067	47.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.35	251^st	718	65.0%
2019	45.70	365^th	743	50.9%
2021	40.17	295^th	537	45.1%
2022	44.51	368^th	768	52.1%
2023	41.86	415^th	788	47.3%
2024	38.98	488^th	826	40.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.33	769^th	1195	35.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.05	481^st	1765	72.7%
2019	60.24	558^th	1816	69.3%
2021	60.48	401^st	1514	73.5%
2022	53.62	692^nd	1763	60.7%
2023	49.03	842^nd	1808	53.4%
2024	53.35	713^th	1793	60.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.75	993^rd	1964	49.4%
2019	47.71	1005^th	2019	50.2%
2021	46.69	810^th	1680	51.8%
2022	33.90	1224^th	1970	37.9%
2023	31.46	1287^th	1957	34.2%
2024	47.90	927^th	1942	52.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	31.49	615^th	886	30.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.64	994^th	1972	49.6%
2019	61.92	686^th	2019	66.0%
2021	54.63	648^th	1707	62.0%
2022	46.97	941^st	1977	52.4%
2023	40.96	1095^th	1984	44.8%
2024	37.57	1132^nd	1959	42.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.71	128^th	692	81.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.23	289^th	938	69.2%
2019	64.05	237^th	955	75.2%
2021	61.11	176^th	742	76.3%
2022	57.26	321^st	954	66.4%
2023	54.76	352^nd	970	63.7%
2024	57.27	313^th	959	67.4%

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Rank History for White students at Bridgeview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.78	1056^th	1463	27.8%
2019	42.16	882^nd	1462	39.7%
2021	43.63	709^th	1308	45.8%
2022	29.42	1074^th	1425	24.6%
2023	20.53	1199^th	1419	15.5%
2024	21.31	1168^th	1392	16.1%

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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 Bridgeview Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	378	72	8	24	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	482
1989	345	54	6	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	428
1990	345	59	20	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	447
1991	380	56	0	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1992	397	48	0	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
1993	404	35	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1994	376	49	9	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	462
1995	355	61	22	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1996	355	61	22	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1997	357	45	9	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1998	345	54	5	38	1	n/a	n/a	0	443
1999	348	67	3	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	461
2000	320	71	2	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	437
2001	314	58	8	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	432
2002	298	43	11	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
2003	298	43	11	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
2004	286	47	8	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
2005	314	58	4	79	2	n/a	n/a	0	457
2006	297	46	4	84	2	n/a	n/a	0	433
2007	285	58	5	87	3	n/a	n/a	4	442
2008	284	75	18	75	3	n/a	n/a	4	459
2009	263	83	4	90	1	n/a	n/a	7	448
2010	295	72	4	87	1	n/a	n/a	9	468
2011	313	72	5	106	1	0	1	0	498
2012	276	64	2	95	1	0	2	0	440
2013	301	64	3	98	0	0	5	0	471
2014	300	58	4	108	1	0	5	0	476
2015	294	49	8	103	0	0	5	0	459
2016	301	42	6	114	2	0	6	0	471
2017	247	39	7	107	0	0	9	0	409
2018	249	37	5	114	0	0	11	0	416
2019	238	38	9	117	0	0	8	0	410
2020	235	44	9	127	0	1	7	0	423
2021	220	37	11	135	0	1	10	0	414
2022	214	37	8	139	0	2	14	0	414
2023	215	47	7	135	0	0	23	0	427
2024	199	39	11	156	0	0	23	0	428

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 Bridgeview Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	482	23.2	20.7	n/a
1989	428	23.2	18.4	n/a
1990	447	23.2	19.2	n/a
1991	462	22.8	20.2	n/a
1992	469	24.6	19.0	n/a
1993	459	22.3	20.6	n/a
1994	462	22.5	20.5	n/a
1995	475	22.0	21.6	n/a
1996	475	22.0	21.6	n/a
1997	448	23.0	19.5	n/a
1998	443	22.0	20.1	n/a
1999	461	23.0	20.0	n/a
2000	437	22.9	19.1	n/a
2001	432	24.0	18.0	n/a
2002	424	24.9	17.0	38.7
2003	424	24.9	17.0	38.7
2004	419	24.0	17.5	39.9
2005	457	25.0	18.3	40.7
2006	433	27.9	15.5	44.3
2007	442	28.0	15.8	50.9
2008	459	26.0	17.7	46.8
2009	448	25.0	17.9	52.4
2010	468	28.1	16.6	63.8
2011	498	31.0	16.0	60.4
2012	440	33.0	13.3	72.3
2013	471	36.1	13.0	76.4
2014	476	27.0	17.6	66.4
2015	459	26.0	17.6	57.7
2016	471	32.0	14.7	66.5
2017	409	30.6	13.3	53.5
2018	416	30.7	13.5	72.1
2019	410	31.0	13.2	69.3
2020	423	29.8	14.1	72.6
2021	414	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	414	34.7	11.9	45.2
2023	427	34.7	12.3	66.7
2024	428	39.1	10.9	55.6

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 Bridgeview Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	482	23.2	20.7	n/a
1989	428	23.2	18.4	n/a
1990	447	23.2	19.2	n/a
1991	462	22.8	20.2	n/a
1992	469	24.6	19.0	n/a
1993	459	22.3	20.6	n/a
1994	462	22.5	20.5	n/a
1995	475	22.0	21.6	n/a
1996	475	22.0	21.6	n/a
1997	448	23.0	19.5	n/a
1998	443	22.0	20.1	n/a
1999	461	23.0	20.0	n/a
2000	437	22.9	19.1	n/a
2001	432	24.0	18.0	n/a
2002	424	24.9	17.0	38.7
2003	424	24.9	17.0	38.7
2004	419	24.0	17.5	39.9
2005	457	25.0	18.3	40.7
2006	433	27.9	15.5	44.3
2007	442	28.0	15.8	50.9
2008	459	26.0	17.7	46.8
2009	448	25.0	17.9	52.4
2010	468	28.1	16.6	63.8
2011	498	31.0	16.0	60.4
2012	440	33.0	13.3	72.3
2013	471	36.1	13.0	76.4
2014	476	27.0	17.6	66.4
2015	459	26.0	17.6	57.7
2016	471	32.0	14.7	66.5
2017	409	30.6	13.3	53.5
2018	416	30.7	13.5	72.1
2019	410	31.0	13.2	69.3
2020	423	29.8	14.1	72.6
2021	414	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	414	34.7	11.9	45.2
2023	427	34.7	12.3	66.7
2024	428	39.1	10.9	55.6

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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