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Southwest Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9900 S Central Park Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 · (708) 424-2444 · Part of Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124

Worth Township’s School Grade C better than 26% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
301
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Southwest Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 16.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9900 S Central Park Ave, Evergreen Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten52
Grade 140
Grade 243
Grade 345
Grade 450
Grade 549
Grade 61
Enrollment over time
359’20
344’21
300’22
305’23
301’24

Down 16.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 18%Black 8%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest Elem School from Worth Township families.

Other schools in Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124

The district →
Northeast Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen Park
C+
329 students12:1
Southeast Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen Park
B−
303 students11:1
Northwest School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen Park
B−
242 students10:1
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evergreen Park
B
560 students12:1

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; Worth Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.