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Best Elementary Schools
in Cicero SD 99

This page covers 10 elementary schools in Cicero SD 99. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 10
1
rank
Daniel Burnham Elem School
Grades KG–02140 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($23,483/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Drexel Elem School
Grades KG–06431 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,483/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
3
rank
Cicero West Elementary School
Grades PK–04510 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($23,483/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
4
rank
Abe Lincoln Elem School
Grades PK–06732 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,483/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
5
rank
Goodwin Elementary School
Grades PK–06512 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($23,483/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
6
rank
Columbus West Elementary School
Grades PK–04586 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($23,483/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
7
rank
Liberty Elem School
Grades KG–04462 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,483/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
8
rank
Sherlock Elem School
Grades PK–06552 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,483/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
9
rank
Warren Park School
Grades PK–06738 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,483/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
10
rank
Woodrow Wilson Elem School
Grades KG–06708 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($23,483/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
18.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$23,483
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
10
Elementary Schools
15
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.