Is Marya Yates Elementary School a good school?

Marya Yates Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Marya Yates Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 265 students attended Marya Yates Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Marya Yates Elementary School?

Students at Marya Yates Elementary School are 88% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Marya Yates Elementary School

Summary:

Marya Yates Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Matteson, Illinois, serving 295 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Education Service District 159, which is ranked 729 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marya Yates Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 17.2% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 21% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 13.2%, compared to 8.7% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 32.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 19.3%. While African American students perform relatively well, students with special needs, low socioeconomic status, and male students all rank in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Marya Yates Elementary School generally underperforms. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Woodgate Elementary School and Neil Armstrong Elementary School both had higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics than Marya Yates. Additionally, the nearby schools in the Frankfort CCSD 157C and Summit Hill School District 161 significantly outperform Marya Yates Elementary School and the Education Service District 159 as a whole.

Detail:

Public K-5

6131 Allemong Dr
Matteson, IL 60443-1061

(708) 720-1800

District: Education Service District 159

SchoolDigger Rank:
1567^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,517

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 265

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.5%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marya Yates Elementary School ranks worse than 75.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Education Service District 159. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.05. (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: African American (87.5%), Hispanic (5.7%), two or more races (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marya Yates Elementary School is 11.1, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Education Service District 159! (See more...)

Compare Marya Yates Elementary School employs 23.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marya Yates Elementary School is $25,517, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Education Service District 159.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marya Yates Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marya Yates Elementary School 1567^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Marya Yates Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Education Service District 159:

SchoolDigger ranks Education Service District 159 729^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Marya Yates Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Marya Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	46.22	1278^th	2020	36.7%
2004	64.44	858^th	2030	57.7%
2005	48.20	1272^nd	2022	37.1%
2006	34.23	1604^th	2086	23.1%
2007	33.37	1636^th	2095	21.9%
2008	40.92	1440^th	2092	31.2%
2009	40.72	1457^th	2120	31.3%
2010	43.84	1412^th	2139	34.0%
2011	52.69	1221^st	2147	43.1%
2012	43.51	1435^th	2166	33.7%
2013	41.94	1356^th	2167	37.4%
2014	53.57	1017^th	2093	51.4%
2015	48.38	939^th	2052	54.2%
2016	55.29	846^th	2046	58.7%
2017	38.32	1208^th	2044	40.9%
2018	27.57	1485^th	2037	27.1%
2019	40.65	1180^th	2086	43.4%
2021	32.38	1238^th	1948	36.4%
2022	30.36	1390^th	2082	33.2%
2023	31.51	1361^st	2077	34.5%
2024	24.05	1567^th	2067	24.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marya Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	83.08	52^nd	763	93.2%
2019	33.84	753^rd	1194	36.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marya Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.76	1193^rd	1765	32.4%
2019	52.98	734^th	1816	59.6%
2021	37.92	907^th	1514	40.1%
2022	56.22	635^th	1763	64.0%
2023	41.84	1005^th	1808	44.4%
2024	28.93	1340^th	1793	25.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Marya Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.69	1595^th	1964	18.8%
2019	46.07	1039^th	2019	48.5%
2022	32.89	1249^th	1970	36.6%
2023	35.48	1195^th	1957	38.9%
2024	25.35	1452^nd	1942	25.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Marya Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.05	1184^th	1972	40.0%
2019	36.20	1238^th	2019	38.7%
2021	15.35	1558^th	1707	8.7%
2022	27.72	1360^th	1977	31.2%
2023	29.34	1344^th	1984	32.3%
2024	24.70	1462^nd	1959	25.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Marya Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.81	163^rd	698	76.6%
2019	80.91	58^th	711	91.8%
2021	61.29	82^nd	428	80.8%
2022	67.38	121^st	684	82.3%
2023	66.18	133^rd	692	80.8%
2024	55.79	199^th	655	69.6%

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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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Reviews:

by a parent
Sunday, October 11, 2020

Some of the teachers are very mean to the students. My grand daughter faithful do her remote learning. She moved the camera off of me for one second while i was cleaning her room and her Teacher Mrs Gilkey started talking very mean to her belittling her. I sat in my grand daughter room for a hour to see what else this rude un professional lady was going to say. she started talking very mean and crazy to a few more students. Hair sticking up looking crazy. She need to learn how to talk to her young students and to tone her mean stern voice. Parents needs to monitor from time to time how these teachers talk to their children. Last year another mean hateful teacher Johnson-Maisonneuve is also nasty rude to the students keep them in school late. I just found out today its one more teacher i have to make a complaint about. Dont make any sense to be that way to children especially with all we going through. Talking about black lives matter. Some black ppl treat they own bad. How would they feel if some one treat they children or grand children that way. Parents ask your students question everyday Close Quote

Enrollment information for Marya Yates Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	169	237	17	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	434
1989	143	261	9	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
1990	105	275	14	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	403
1991	98	308	0	0	3	n/a	n/a	0	409
1992	76	289	9	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
1993	61	297	9	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
1994	45	341	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1995	14	385	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1996	14	385	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1997	12	394	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
1998	9	408	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	425
1999	9	417	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
2000	9	396	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2001	8	363	2	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	380
2002	10	380	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
2003	10	380	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
2004	7	427	8	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
2005	12	457	7	16	0	n/a	n/a	1	493
2006	49	505	5	19	0	n/a	n/a	5	583
2007	8	397	7	18	0	n/a	n/a	10	440
2008	4	419	6	15	1	n/a	n/a	7	452
2009	3	377	9	11	1	n/a	n/a	7	408
2010	4	379	4	9	2	n/a	n/a	10	408
2011	5	363	4	8	2	0	7	0	389
2012	4	318	4	6	1	0	13	0	346
2013	7	300	3	9	2	0	12	0	333
2014	11	323	2	8	2	0	13	0	359
2015	10	316	3	8	2	0	10	0	349
2016	8	301	2	5	1	0	8	0	325
2017	11	334	2	5	0	0	11	0	363
2018	10	320	2	5	0	0	9	0	346
2019	11	317	2	7	1	0	9	0	347
2020	8	295	1	7	1	0	12	0	324
2021	6	299	3	3	2	0	13	0	326
2022	2	276	2	4	1	0	12	0	297
2023	1	262	3	17	1	0	11	0	295
2024	5	232	3	15	1	0	9	0	265

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 Marya Yates Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	434	28.5	15.2	n/a
1989	424	28.3	14.9	n/a
1990	403	28.5	14.1	n/a
1991	409	27.8	14.7	n/a
1992	382	29.5	12.9	n/a
1993	377	29.0	13.0	n/a
1994	393	29.5	13.3	n/a
1995	411	27.0	15.2	n/a
1996	411	27.0	15.2	n/a
1997	412	29.0	14.2	n/a
1998	425	31.0	13.7	n/a
1999	431	31.0	13.9	n/a
2000	411	34.0	12.1	n/a
2001	380	34.0	11.2	n/a
2002	398	35.0	11.4	26.1
2003	398	35.0	11.4	26.1
2004	456	32.0	14.3	25.2
2005	493	32.0	15.4	28
2006	583	31.2	18.7	27.2
2007	440	24.0	18.3	37.7
2008	452	23.0	19.7	36.9
2009	408	26.0	15.7	42.6
2010	408	24.0	17.0	52.5
2011	389	24.0	16.2	63.5
2012	346	26.0	13.3	59.2
2013	333	n/a	n/a	66.4
2014	359	24.0	14.9	66.9
2015	349	28.0	12.4	57.9
2016	325	27.0	12.0	64.3
2017	363	34.0	10.6	66.7
2018	346	31.9	10.8	73.7
2019	347	28.7	12.0	74.9
2020	324	28.5	11.3	70.1
2021	326	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	297	22.8	12.9	59.6
2023	295	21.5	13.6	40.3
2024	265	23.8	11.1	69.1

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 Marya Yates Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	434	28.5	15.2	n/a
1989	424	28.3	14.9	n/a
1990	403	28.5	14.1	n/a
1991	409	27.8	14.7	n/a
1992	382	29.5	12.9	n/a
1993	377	29.0	13.0	n/a
1994	393	29.5	13.3	n/a
1995	411	27.0	15.2	n/a
1996	411	27.0	15.2	n/a
1997	412	29.0	14.2	n/a
1998	425	31.0	13.7	n/a
1999	431	31.0	13.9	n/a
2000	411	34.0	12.1	n/a
2001	380	34.0	11.2	n/a
2002	398	35.0	11.4	26.1
2003	398	35.0	11.4	26.1
2004	456	32.0	14.3	25.2
2005	493	32.0	15.4	28
2006	583	31.2	18.7	27.2
2007	440	24.0	18.3	37.7
2008	452	23.0	19.7	36.9
2009	408	26.0	15.7	42.6
2010	408	24.0	17.0	52.5
2011	389	24.0	16.2	63.5
2012	346	26.0	13.3	59.2
2013	333	n/a	n/a	66.4
2014	359	24.0	14.9	66.9
2015	349	28.0	12.4	57.9
2016	325	27.0	12.0	64.3
2017	363	34.0	10.6	66.7
2018	346	31.9	10.8	73.7
2019	347	28.7	12.0	74.9
2020	324	28.5	11.3	70.1
2021	326	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	297	22.8	12.9	59.6
2023	295	21.5	13.6	40.3
2024	265	23.8	11.1	69.1

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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