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Jefferson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7035 16th St, Berwyn, IL 60402 · (708) 795-2454 · Part of Berwyn North School District 98

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Directions
Students
453
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Berwyn Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Berwyn Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Jefferson Elem SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7035 16th St, Berwyn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten63
Grade 161
Grade 275
Grade 363
Grade 482
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
496’20
429’21
473’22
466’23
453’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%Black 12%White 6%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elem School from Berwyn Township families.

Other schools in Berwyn North School District 98

The district →
Prairie Oak School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C+
698 students13:1
Karel Havlicek Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C
490 students15:1
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berwyn
C+
793 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Berwyn Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.