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Pennoyer Elem School

Norridge, IL · Pennoyer SD 79

Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · Suburb, large

986th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 53% Declining

5200 N Cumberland Ave, Norridge, IL 60706

(708)456-9094NCES ID 173120003250Directory 202324

435
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14:1
Student / teacher ratio
48%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
15.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Pennoyer Elem School 986th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 53% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 74th in 2019 to 53th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%53%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Pennoyer Elem School
54%
IL average
52%
Math
Pennoyer Elem School
37%
IL average
38%
Science
Pennoyer Elem School
39%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Pennoyer Elem School IL average
25%50%75%54%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Pennoyer Elem School IL average
25%50%75%37%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Pennoyer Elem School IL average
25%50%75%39%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%68%59%53%51%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2024) 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%52%35%29%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%77%52%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Asian (last reported 2024) stop 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 435 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic18%White70%9%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 17%White 70%Asian 9%96%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White86.5%69.7% 16.8 pts
Hispanic5.8%17.5% 11.7 pts
Asian3.6%9.0% 5.4 pts
Two or more races4.1%3.7% 0.4 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 $407K in zip 60706 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$101K$203K$304K$405K$384K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Pennoyer Elem School in?

Pennoyer Elem School is part of the Pennoyer SD 79 district in Norridge, Illinois.

Is Pennoyer Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Pennoyer Elem School 986th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 53% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Pennoyer Elem School?

White 70%, Hispanic 18%, Asian 9%, Two or more races 4% (435 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Pennoyer Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60706 is $407K 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.