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Pershing Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6537 37th St, Berwyn, IL 60402 · (708) 795-2349 · Part of Berwyn South School District 100

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Directions
Students
418
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pershing Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • 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–5Pershing Elem SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
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 ↗

6537 37th St, Berwyn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten58
Grade 159
Grade 244
Grade 351
Grade 475
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
415’20
414’21
401’22
423’23
418’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 91%White 4%Black 4%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 Pershing Elem School from Berwyn Township families.

Other schools in Berwyn South School District 100

The district →
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
Emerson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Berwyn
C−
260 students13:1
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.