Edna Rollins Elementary School vs. Arlene Welch Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
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Arlene Welch Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Diversity
Overview
Serving 467 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Edna Rollins Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Illinois for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤10% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 28%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 2% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 30%).
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Illinois state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Illinois state average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 573 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Arlene Welch Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Illinois for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 50-54% (which is higher than the Illinois state average of 28%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 51% (which is higher than the Illinois state average of 30%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Illinois state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Illinois state average of 55% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Grades Offered
PK-5
K-5
Total Students
467 students
573 students
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% Male | % Female
51% | 49%
50% | 50%
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Total Classroom Teachers
28 teachers
42 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
14:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Arlene Welch Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Arlene Welch Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/27000/27096/arlene-welch-elementary-school-chart-b42qcL7.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#3099 out of 3426 schools in IL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#233 out of 3426 schools in IL
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
50-54%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
51%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Illinois by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Illinois by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/27000/27096/arlene-welch-elementary-school-chart-nib9M8.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
70-74%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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Pre-K Students
51
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Kindergarten Students
74
72
Grade 1 Students
87
84
Grade 2 Students
64
92
Grade 3 Students
70
101
Grade 4 Students
64
113
Grade 5 Students
57
111
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
44%
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% Hispanic
87%
5%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/27000/27096/arlene-welch-elementary-school-chart-DCms3n.png)
% Black
9%
13%
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% White
2%
31%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/27000/27096/arlene-welch-elementary-school-chart-bthRoVX.png)
% Hawaiian
1%
1%
% Two or more races
1%
6%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/27000/27096/arlene-welch-elementary-school-chart-Hy6oSj.png)
Diversity Score
0.24
0.69
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Arlene Welch Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Arlene Welch Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/27000/27096/arlene-welch-elementary-school-chart-bn3CZ1H.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
74%
17%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Arlene Welch Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Illinois by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/27000/27096/arlene-welch-elementary-school-chart-h7Z3eP.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
14%
3%
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