Is Goodwin Elementary School a good school?

Goodwin Elementary School ranks 1436 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Goodwin Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 489 students attended Goodwin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Goodwin Elementary School?

Students at Goodwin Elementary School are 98% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Goodwin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Goodwin Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Unity Junior High School High : J Sterling Morton East High School

Goodwin Elementary School

Summary:

Goodwin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cicero, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 512. The school is part of the Cicero School District 99, which is ranked 718 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Goodwin Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1300-1800 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years.

Goodwin Elementary has struggled with several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance on state assessments, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2021-2022 school year, the school's chronic absenteeism rate reached as high as 51.4%, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, only 24.7% of Goodwin students were proficient or better in ELA in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 41.2% statewide. Additionally, the school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, perform significantly worse than their peers across the state.

While Goodwin Elementary faces significant challenges, the surrounding Cicero School District 99 schools, including Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Columbus West Elementary School, Sherlock Elementary School, and Abe Lincoln Elementary School, also perform poorly, suggesting that the challenges faced by Goodwin Elementary are likely systemic issues within the district. However, the school's strengths in certain student subgroups, such as its ranking in the top half of Illinois schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, indicate that targeted interventions and support could potentially drive meaningful improvements.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

2625 S Austin Blvd
Cicero, IL 60804-3139

(708) 652-5500

District: Cicero School District 99

SchoolDigger Rank:
1436^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,896

Students who attend Goodwin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Unity Junior High School
High:	J Sterling Morton East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 489

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

African American:

1.6%

White:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Goodwin Elementary School ranks worse than 69.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Cicero School District 99. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.79. (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 (98%), African American (1.6%), two or more races (0.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Goodwin Elementary School is 12.8, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Cicero School District 99. (See more...)

Compare Goodwin Elementary School employs 38 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Goodwin Elementary School is $21,896, which is the 5^th highest among 8 elementary schools in the Cicero School District 99.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Goodwin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Goodwin Elementary School 1436^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Goodwin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Cicero School District 99:

SchoolDigger ranks Cicero School District 99 718^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Goodwin Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Goodwin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	16.24	1711^th	2020	15.3%
2004	35.04	1499^th	2030	26.2%
2005	34.14	1511^th	2022	25.3%
2006	27.42	1701^st	2086	18.5%
2007	33.96	1626^th	2095	22.4%
2008	19.62	1785^th	2092	14.7%
2009	14.78	1887^th	2120	11.0%
2010	17.17	1863^rd	2139	12.9%
2011	21.74	1804^th	2147	16.0%
2012	23.81	1786^th	2166	17.5%
2013	17.82	1856^th	2167	14.4%
2014	19.78	1761^st	2093	15.9%
2015	14.09	1870^th	2052	8.9%
2016	17.46	1771^st	2046	13.4%
2017	30.06	1407^th	2044	31.2%
2018	32.38	1363^rd	2037	33.1%
2019	32.88	1377^th	2086	34.0%
2021	15.14	1749^th	1948	10.2%
2022	22.19	1594^th	2082	23.4%
2023	20.67	1657^th	2077	20.2%
2024	28.79	1436^th	2067	30.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Goodwin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.41	313^th	718	56.4%
2019	52.04	259^th	743	65.1%
2021	30.12	447^th	537	16.8%
2022	41.69	406^th	768	47.1%
2023	40.52	439^th	788	44.3%
2024	41.86	448^th	826	45.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Goodwin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.52	629^th	763	17.6%
2019	24.12	1006^th	1194	15.7%
2022	24.53	939^th	1113	15.6%
2023	18.67	1086^th	1156	6.1%
2024	21.72	1030^th	1195	13.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.68	807^th	1765	54.3%
2019	51.46	780^th	1816	57.0%
2022	35.40	1131^st	1763	35.8%
2023	30.10	1325^th	1808	26.7%
2024	43.38	971^st	1793	45.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Goodwin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.20	1351^st	1964	31.2%
2019	32.64	1333^rd	2019	34.0%
2022	26.55	1412^th	1970	28.3%
2023	23.50	1490^th	1957	23.9%
2024	27.50	1395^th	1942	28.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Goodwin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.35	731^st	907	19.4%
2024	22.78	777^th	886	12.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Goodwin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.82	1255^th	1972	36.4%
2019	33.72	1312^th	2019	35.0%
2022	20.18	1592^nd	1977	19.5%
2023	19.12	1634^th	1984	17.6%
2024	30.67	1301^st	1959	33.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Goodwin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.62	482^nd	938	48.6%
2019	45.63	488^th	955	48.9%
2021	20.88	699^th	742	5.8%
2022	29.94	691^st	954	27.6%
2023	28.59	737^th	970	24.0%
2024	41.47	529^th	959	44.8%

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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 Goodwin Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	376	n/a	28	242	5	n/a	n/a	0	651
1990	381	n/a	21	311	3	n/a	n/a	0	716
1991	409	3	19	358	8	n/a	n/a	0	797
1992	360	0	29	436	12	n/a	n/a	0	837
1993	350	0	16	508	7	n/a	n/a	0	881
1994	350	3	20	559	2	n/a	n/a	0	934
1995	254	3	22	827	0	n/a	n/a	0	1106
1996	254	3	22	827	0	n/a	n/a	0	1106
1997	245	3	16	837	1	n/a	n/a	0	1102
1998	248	7	18	860	1	n/a	n/a	0	1134
1999	191	5	14	845	1	n/a	n/a	0	1056
2000	143	2	12	899	0	n/a	n/a	0	1056
2001	127	2	9	890	1	n/a	n/a	0	1029
2002	78	3	9	1013	0	n/a	n/a	0	1103
2003	78	3	9	1013	0	n/a	n/a	0	1103
2004	53	3	4	963	0	n/a	n/a	0	1023
2005	51	4	4	731	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
2006	22	11	6	806	0	n/a	n/a	5	850
2007	32	16	4	761	0	n/a	n/a	0	813
2008	27	28	5	761	0	n/a	n/a	0	821
2009	32	13	6	782	0	n/a	n/a	6	839
2010	31	12	6	787	0	n/a	n/a	3	839
2011	18	8	1	716	4	0	1	0	748
2012	36	11	2	657	8	0	0	0	714
2013	57	6	2	684	7	0	1	0	757
2014	46	13	2	661	9	0	0	0	731
2015	48	18	2	686	10	1	0	0	765
2016	43	27	3	649	11	1	0	0	734
2017	44	21	3	469	177	0	0	0	714
2018	34	15	1	632	7	0	1	0	690
2019	12	12	0	628	0	0	0	0	652
2020	10	24	0	598	1	0	0	0	633
2021	5	20	0	519	0	0	0	0	544
2022	3	15	0	481	0	0	0	0	499
2023	3	11	0	498	0	0	0	0	512
2024	1	8	0	479	0	0	1	0	489

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 Goodwin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	651	40.5	16.0	n/a
1990	716	38.0	18.8	n/a
1991	797	37.0	21.5	n/a
1992	837	44.0	19.0	n/a
1993	881	43.0	20.5	n/a
1994	934	45.0	20.8	n/a
1995	1106	53.0	20.9	n/a
1996	1106	53.0	20.9	n/a
1997	1102	52.0	21.2	n/a
1998	1134	56.0	20.3	n/a
1999	1056	52.0	20.3	n/a
2000	1056	51.0	20.7	n/a
2001	1029	51.0	20.2	n/a
2002	1103	51.0	21.6	74.7
2003	1103	51.0	21.6	74.7
2004	1023	57.0	17.9	71
2005	790	48.0	16.5	77.5
2006	850	48.0	17.7	78.1
2007	813	47.0	17.3	76.3
2008	821	38.0	21.6	82.1
2009	839	43.1	19.5	80
2010	839	43.8	19.1	84.3
2011	748	39.3	19.0	85.4
2012	714	39.0	18.3	88.9
2013	757	62.9	12.0	89.4
2014	731	45.0	16.2	87.7
2015	765	42.0	18.2	92.4
2016	734	41.0	17.9	90.1
2017	714	47.3	15.0	86.6
2018	690	49.4	13.9	75.4
2019	652	46.2	14.1	94.8
2020	633	46.8	13.5	90
2021	544	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	499	43.0	11.6	64.9
2023	512	39.1	13.0	92.6
2024	489	38.0	12.8	74.8

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 Goodwin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	651	40.5	16.0	n/a
1990	716	38.0	18.8	n/a
1991	797	37.0	21.5	n/a
1992	837	44.0	19.0	n/a
1993	881	43.0	20.5	n/a
1994	934	45.0	20.8	n/a
1995	1106	53.0	20.9	n/a
1996	1106	53.0	20.9	n/a
1997	1102	52.0	21.2	n/a
1998	1134	56.0	20.3	n/a
1999	1056	52.0	20.3	n/a
2000	1056	51.0	20.7	n/a
2001	1029	51.0	20.2	n/a
2002	1103	51.0	21.6	74.7
2003	1103	51.0	21.6	74.7
2004	1023	57.0	17.9	71
2005	790	48.0	16.5	77.5
2006	850	48.0	17.7	78.1
2007	813	47.0	17.3	76.3
2008	821	38.0	21.6	82.1
2009	839	43.1	19.5	80
2010	839	43.8	19.1	84.3
2011	748	39.3	19.0	85.4
2012	714	39.0	18.3	88.9
2013	757	62.9	12.0	89.4
2014	731	45.0	16.2	87.7
2015	765	42.0	18.2	92.4
2016	734	41.0	17.9	90.1
2017	714	47.3	15.0	86.6
2018	690	49.4	13.9	75.4
2019	652	46.2	14.1	94.8
2020	633	46.8	13.5	90
2021	544	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	499	43.0	11.6	64.9
2023	512	39.1	13.0	92.6
2024	489	38.0	12.8	74.8

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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