Enrollment
184
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEN GEORGE PATTON SD 133·NCES 173090003220
Gen George Patton Elementary School
13700 S Stewart Ave, Riverdale, IL 60827 · (708) 841-2420 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
159 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
15.5%
IL avg 51.0% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
11.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.5% | 11.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 0.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gen George Patton Elementary School
Gen George Patton Elementary School's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen George Patton Elementary School this school | 184 | 86.4% | 14.1% |
| Webster Elementary School Chicago | 183 | 88.5% | 31.5% |
| Woodlawn Elementary Community School Chicago | 167 | 89.2% | 27.2% |
| Wacker Elementary School Chicago | 217 | 85.3% | 21.9% |
| Brownell Elementary School Chicago | 165 | 85.5% | 20.3% |
| Kershaw Elementary School Chicago | 226 | 88.9% | 25.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gen George Patton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #1,783 of 1,925 | #681 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #1,863 of 2,077 ▲ 209 | #686 of 829 ▲ 143 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #2,008 of 2,077 ▼ 357 | #802 of 829 ▼ 183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #2,098 of 2,419 | #837 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #375 of 2,132 | #268 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #152 of 1,461 | #96 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
184
-37 (-17%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 184 | 17 | 10.8:1 | 86% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 58% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 10 | 23.6:1 | 70% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 20.5 | 13.0:1 | 46% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 78% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 33 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gen George Patton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (267 to 184); teachers down 17% (20.5 to 17).
About Gen George Patton Elementary School
Gen George Patton Elementary School is a small elementary school in Riverdale, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 184 students in pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 52% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Gen George Patton Elementary School is run by Gen George Patton SD 133.
A large majority of enrollment at Gen George Patton Elementary School is Black, at 97%. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. The diversity index for Gen George Patton Elementary School is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Gen George Patton Elementary School totals 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Federal data show 86% of students (159) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 21.6%.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Measured in a straight line, Washington Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Gen George Patton Elementary School. The five-mile area around Gen George Patton Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 21.4% proficiency; Gen George Patton Elementary School posts 14.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, Gen George Patton Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 17% over 4 years, reaching 184 in 2024-25.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverdale
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Riverdale SchoolElementary · 137 students
- Washington Junior HighMiddle · 118 students
- Family Enrichment PRG/FEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 282
- Washington Junior High0.3 mi · 118
- Riverdale School0.6 mi · 137
- Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 197
- Dubois Elementary School1.0 mi · 201
- Early Childhood Cntr1.2 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Gen George Patton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gen George Patton Elementary School?
Gen George Patton Elementary School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Gen George Patton Elementary School serve?
Gen George Patton Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Gen George Patton Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Gen George Patton Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gen George Patton Elementary School?
At Gen George Patton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gen George Patton Elementary School?
Gen George Patton Elementary School is overseen by Gen George Patton SD 133 in Cook County.
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