Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESD 159·NCES 173630003753
Woodgate Elementary School
101 Central Ave, Matteson, IL 60443 · (708) 720-1107 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
189 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 29 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Woodgate Elementary School→Colin Powell Middle School
Based on grade levels within ESD 159. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.4pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 17.4% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Woodgate Elementary School
Woodgate Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodgate Elementary School this school | 260 | 72.7% | 33.7% |
| Green W Elementary School Chicago | 267 | 72.3% | 24.8% |
| Carter Elementary School Chicago | 279 | 70.6% | 12.6% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School Richton Park | 266 | 69.9% | 26.5% |
| Mount Vernon Elementary School Chicago | 245 | 75.5% | 26.9% |
| Woodson South Elementary School Chicago | 298 | 70.8% | 13.9% |
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 Woodgate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,134 of 1,925 | #337 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,331 of 2,077 ▼ 33 | #409 of 829 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #1,196 of 2,077 ▲ 63 | #395 of 829 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #1,776 of 2,419 | #726 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #564 of 2,035 | #279 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #1,708 of 2,042 | #646 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #674 of 2,132 | #429 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #234 of 1,461 | #150 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
260
+42 (+19%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 304
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 | 260 | 21.6 | 12.0:1 | 73% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 20.6 | 14.7:1 | 77% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 28.5 | 12.5:1 | 71% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 65% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 55% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 30 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 24 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodgate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (356 to 260); teachers down 24% (28.5 to 21.6).
About Woodgate Elementary School
Woodgate Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Matteson, Illinois. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 260 students. Enrollment is 32% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Woodgate Elementary School is in ESD 159, a district with 1,653 students across 5 schools.
The large majority of students at Woodgate Elementary School, 91%, are Black. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Woodgate Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Dividing enrollment by its 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Eligible students account for 73% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.5% for Woodgate Elementary School. The school posts 33.7%, 4.2 points above the prediction.
Cook County census figures show that median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Marya Yates Elementary School is the public school closest to Woodgate Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Woodgate Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 218 to 260.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 ESD 159
- Colin Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Marya Yates Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Sieden Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Matteson
- Colin Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- O W Huth Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Matteson Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Marya Yates Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Sieden Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Marya Yates Elementary School0.8 mi · 284
- Sieden Prairie Elementary School0.8 mi · 279
- Colin Powell Middle School0.8 mi · 564
- Southwood Middle School2.1 mi · 283
- Summit Hill Junior High School2.3 mi · 566
- Rich Township High School2.3 mi · 2,433
Frequently asked questions
About Woodgate Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodgate Elementary School?
Woodgate Elementary School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Woodgate Elementary School serve?
Woodgate Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Woodgate Elementary School have?
Woodgate Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Woodgate Elementary School?
Woodgate Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 6% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Woodgate Elementary School in?
Woodgate Elementary School is part of ESD 159.
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