Pershing Elementary School
Parents, Students & Alumni
Click To Find Your Old Friends & Alumni
Find Berwyn Homes For Sale
Find Local Babysitters & Tutors
Know This School? Write A Review
- Principal / Admin: Karen E Grindle
- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: Kindergarten - 5th
- School Location: A Large Suburb
Brief Description
- Pershing Elementary School serves Kindergarten through 5th Grade Students From The City Of Berwyn, Which Is Part Of Cook County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
- Reviews
- Alumni
- Calendar
Review Pershing Elementary School
Overall Rating 
1 Rating(s) Submitted
- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on September 11, 2007 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- All of the Teachers are special they all try to motivate you! The Principal is great & the PTA is always doing good things for our school. I'm proud to have my 2 children at Pershing & proud to be part of our PRA.
Pershing Elementary School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- Kindergarten: 71
- 1st Grade: 69
- 2nd Grade: 71
- 3rd Grade: 69
- 4th Grade: 70
- 5th Grade: 72
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- Hispanic: 333
- Black: 10
- White: 70
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 221
- Female: 192
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 64.7%
- All Berwyn Schools: 63.8%
- All Illinois Schools: 37.5%
Test Scores
- Overall Performance
- ISAT
2007 Overall Test Score Performance
| Grade | Subject | School Met | District Met | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Grades | All Subjects | 70.8% | 77.7% | 77.4% |
2007 ISAT Math Test Score Performance
2007 ISAT Reading Test Score Performance
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Math | 81.9% | 84.2% | 88.8% |
| 3 | Math | 77.6% | 86.1% | 91.5% |
| 4 | Math | 85.2% | 83.0% | 89.3% |
| 5 | Math | 83.0% | 83.5% | 85.6% |
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Reading | 59.6% | 68.9% | 75.6% |
| 3 | Reading | 59.2% | 72.9% | 77.5% |
| 4 | Reading | 59.3% | 70.0% | 77.0% |
| 5 | Reading | 60.4% | 63.7% | 72.4% |
- State Colleges
- Local Libraries
Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- American Career College
- 7000 W Cermak Rd
- Berwyn, IL 60402
- (708) 795-1500
- Trinity International University
- 2065 Half Day Rd
- Deerfield, IL 60015
- (847) 945-8800
- Du Quoin Beauty College
- 202 S Washington St
- Du Quoin, IL 62832
- (618) 542-9777
- Lewis and Clark Community College
- 5800 Godfrey Rd
- Godfrey, IL 62035
- (618) 468-3411
- McCormick Theological Seminary
- 5460 S. University
- Chicago, IL 60615
- (773) 947-6300
- Methodist College of Nursing
- 415 St. Marks Court
- Peoria, IL 61603
- (309) 672-5512
Libraries Near This School
- BERWYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
- 2701 SOUTH HARLEM AVENUE
- BERWYN, IL 60402
- (708) 795-8000
- STICKNEY-FOREST VIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY
- 6800 WEST 43RD STREET
- STICKNEY, IL 60402
- (708) 749-1050
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 422
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 29
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 14.6:1
General Information
Sponsored Links
Sponsored Links
K-12 Articles
- Tips for Purchasing Back to School Supplies
- In just a few days, kids from all over the US will be going back to school. Now is...
- What to do When Your Student is Held Back
- Kids develop at different speeds, and everyone has different skills and abilities....
- Choosing a Summer Camp for your Child
- Are you planning to send your child to summer camp this year? If so, have you taken...
Nearby Schools
- Irving Elementary School
- 0.5 Mi
- Freedom Middle School
- 0.8 Mi
- Heritage Middle School
- 0.8 Mi
- Emerson Elementary School
- 0.9 Mi
- Komensky Elementary School
- 1.3 Mi
- Hiawatha Elementary School
- 1.3 Mi
- Piper School
- 1.5 Mi
- J Sterling Morton West High School
- 1.7 Mi
- Prairie Oak School
- 2.5 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- St Leonard School
- 0.5 Mi
- Concordia Little Lambs Lutheran PreSchool
- 0.8 Mi
- Our Lady Of Charity School
- 1.0 Mi
- Happy Days Child Development Center School
- 1.3 Mi
- St Mary Elementary School
- 1.6 Mi
- St Odilo Elementary School
- 1.6 Mi
- St Mary Of Czestochowa School
- 2.2 Mi
- Mccarrell Christian Academy
- 2.4 Mi
- St Frances Of Rome School
- 2.6 Mi
Nearby Private Schools
*Source: NCES 2006-2007; IL Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools