Pershing Elementary School
6537 37th St
Berwyn IL, 60402, Cook County
Phone: 708-795-2349
Ranking: 
(2,432 out of 3,028, bottom 20%)*
(2,432 out of 3,028, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Berwyn South School District 100
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 30 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 23 | |||||
| Total Students: | 475 | 483 | 523 | 504 | 429 | 436 | 443 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 14.1% | 72 | 14.9% | 96 | 18.4% | 87 | 17.3% | 68 | 15.9% | 72 | 16.5% | 60 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 16.2% | 81 | 16.8% | 79 | 15.1% | 79 | 15.7% | 73 | 17.0% | 61 | 14.0% | 81 | 18.3% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 16.8% | 68 | 14.1% | 80 | 15.3% | 78 | 15.5% | 68 | 15.9% | 75 | 17.2% | 77 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 68 | 14.3% | 78 | 16.1% | 80 | 15.3% | 77 | 15.3% | 73 | 17.0% | 73 | 16.7% | 68 | 15.3% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 15.8% | 77 | 15.9% | 75 | 14.3% | 82 | 16.3% | 78 | 18.2% | 73 | 16.7% | 80 | 18.1% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 15.8% | 70 | 14.5% | 81 | 15.5% | 74 | 14.7% | 69 | 16.1% | 82 | 18.8% | 77 | 17.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 249 | 52.4% | 249 | 51.6% | 264 | 50.5% | 267 | 53.0% | 205 | 47.8% | 196 | 45.0% | 191 | 43.1% |
| Female: | 226 | 47.6% | 234 | 48.4% | 259 | 49.5% | 237 | 47.0% | 202 | 47.1% | 216 | 49.5% | 169 | 38.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 402 | 84.6% | 407 | 84.3% | 445 | 85.1% | 413 | 81.9% | 345 | 80.4% | 355 | 81.4% | 297 | 67.0% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.5% |
| White: | 50 | 10.5% | 52 | 10.8% | 54 | 10.3% | 61 | 12.1% | 58 | 13.5% | 51 | 11.7% | 53 | 12.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 324 | 68.2% | 325 | 67.3% | 147 | 28.1% | 336 | 66.7% | 255 | 59.4% | 233 | 53.4% | 205 | 46.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 11.6% | 63 | 13.0% | 273 | 52.2% | 73 | 14.5% | 53 | 12.4% | 68 | 15.6% | 81 | 18.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 17.43 | 15.75 | 15.32 | 16.10 | 19.30 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 78.6% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.1% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.7% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 86.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 84.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 83.4% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 83.1% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 87.8% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 88.4% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 40.1% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 60.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 60.2% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 55.6% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 69.6% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 72.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 68.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 69.2% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 65.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 70.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80.4% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 82.2% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 82.2% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 80.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84.6% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 87.3% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 49.4% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 67.8% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 70.0% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 67.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 69.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 66.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 74.5% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.5% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 50.4% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 67.5% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 71.9% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.2% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 81.2% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 76.3% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 75.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 72.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 77.1% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 79.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 77.3% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 69.9% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 76.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 83.0% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 80.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.4% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 81.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 83.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 87.7% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.5% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 53.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 60.3% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 57.6% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 68.5% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 63.7% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 68.7% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 68.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 77.7% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.3% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 50.9% | 58.9% |
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* Pershing Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.