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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Goodwin Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CICERO SD 99·NCES 171020001240
Goodwin Elementary School
2625 S Austin Blvd, Cicero, IL 60804 · (708) 652-5500 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
412 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Goodwin Elementary School→Unity Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Cicero SD 99. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
32.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.7% | 13.9% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Goodwin Elementary School
Goodwin Elementary School's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin Elementary School this school | 502 | 82.1% | 26.0% |
| Christopher House Chrt Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 78.7% | 19.6% |
| Sherlock Elementary School Cicero | 583 | 82.5% | 28.3% |
| Schubert Elementary School Chicago | 568 | 80.3% | 18.9% |
| Liberty Elementary School Cicero | 453 | 78.6% | 33.8% |
| Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elementary School Chicago | 532 | 86.3% | 26.5% |
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 Goodwin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,413 of 1,925 | #463 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #1,480 of 2,077 ▼ 37 | #476 of 829 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,611 of 2,077 ▼ 226 | #584 of 829 ▼ 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #550 of 2,419 | #268 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,342 of 2,035 | #603 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #1,988 of 2,042 | #783 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #468 of 2,132 | #323 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #228 of 1,461 | #146 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
502
-42 (-8%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 797
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 | 502 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 82% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 75% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 39.2 | 13.1:1 | 93% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 49.5 | 13.9:1 | 75% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 90% (661) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 39 | 19.2:1 | 85% (639) |
| 2000-01 | 1,029 | 51 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 797 | 37 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goodwin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (690 to 502); teachers down 29% (49.5 to 35).
About Goodwin Elementary School
Goodwin Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Cicero, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 502 students covers pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Cicero SD 99 operates 15 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,664 students.
About 97% of the student body at Goodwin Elementary School is Hispanic. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. Goodwin Elementary School's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Goodwin Elementary School reports 82% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Goodwin Elementary School scores 26.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 24.1%.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Goodwin Elementary School, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Nearest public school: J Sterling Morton East High School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Goodwin Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Goodwin Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Goodwin Elementary School's enrollment dropped 8%, to 502.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Cicero SD 99
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,919 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Sherlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Cicero West Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Cicero
- J Sterling Morton East High SchoolHigh · 3,394 students
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,919 students
- J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrHigh · 941 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other Goodwin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Goodwin Elementary. Goodwin Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Goodwin Elementary SchoolNorth Aurora, IL · 315 students
Nearby schools
- J Sterling Morton East High School0.3 mi · 3,394
- Komensky Elementary School0.5 mi · 320
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School0.5 mi · 622
- Freedom Middle School0.7 mi · 504
- Hiawatha Elementary School0.8 mi · 394
- Columbus West Elementary School0.8 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Goodwin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Goodwin Elementary School?
Goodwin Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Goodwin Elementary School serve?
Goodwin Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Goodwin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Goodwin Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Goodwin Elementary School?
Goodwin Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Goodwin Elementary School?
Goodwin Elementary School is overseen by Cicero SD 99 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.