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Southwest Elem School

Evergreen Park, IL · Evergreen Park ESD 124

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large

339th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 84%· Stable

9900 S Central Park Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805

(708)424-2444NCES ID 171455001809Directory 202324

305
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.9:1
Student / teacher ratio
17%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
10.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Southwest Elem School 339th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 84% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 88th in 2019 to 84th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%84%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Southwest Elem School
73%
IL average
52%
Math
Southwest Elem School
60%
IL average
38%
Science
Southwest Elem School
58%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Southwest Elem School IL average
25%50%75%73%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Southwest Elem School IL average
25%50%75%60%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Southwest Elem School IL average
25%50%75%58%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%74%64%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%61%46%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%59%46%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 305 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic17%White74%6%
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categories changedHispanic 17%White 74%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White81.2%74.1% 7.1 pts
Hispanic7.9%16.7% 8.8 pts
Black7.3%5.9% 1.4 pts
Two or more races1.8%2.6% 0.8 pts
Asian1.8%0.7% 1.1 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $291K in zip 60805 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$73K$145K$218K$290K$276K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Southwest Elem School in?

Southwest Elem School is part of the Evergreen Park ESD 124 district in Evergreen Park, Illinois.

Is Southwest Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Southwest Elem School 339th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 84% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Elem School?

White 74%, Hispanic 17%, Black 6%, Two or more races 3% (305 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Southwest Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60805 is $291K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.