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Emerson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

6850 31st St, Berwyn, IL 60402 · (708) 795-2322 · Part of Berwyn South School District 100

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Directions
Students
260
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Emerson Elem School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Berwyn Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Emerson Elem SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

6850 31st St, Berwyn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten45
Grade 143
Grade 234
Grade 347
Grade 439
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
268’20
257’21
237’22
246’23
260’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%White 14%Black 7%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Berwyn South School District 100

The district →
Pershing Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C
418 students12:1
Irving Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C+
415 students14:1
Hiawatha Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C−
394 students13:1
Komensky Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C−
320 students11:1
Piper School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Berwyn
C+
292 students14:1
Freedom Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berwyn
C+
504 students11:1

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.