How Chicago elementary schools ranked
October 30, 2009
The Chicago Sun-Times bases its exclusive rankings of schools on average scores on state achievement tests. How we ranked the schools.
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| State rank | 2008-2009 rank change** | 2009 percentile | Percentile change | School | % low income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 96.64 | 1.83 | Decatur Classical Elem School | 15.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 93.94 | -0.14 | Keller Elem Gifted Magnet School | 16.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 93.64 | -0.25 | Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr | 20.2 |
| 4 | 0 | 91.41 | -0.78 | Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr | 4.6 |
| 6 | 8 | 86.07 | 2.05 | Skinner Elem School | 22.5 |
| 13 | 9 | 84.13 | 1.62 | Oriole Park Elem School | 18.3 |
| 15 | 82 | 83.40 | 6.46 | Lincoln Elem School | 13.4 |
| 23 | 43 | 82.51 | 4.04 | Bell Elem School | 22 |
| 24 | -8 | 82.34 | -1.27 | Poe Elem Classical School | 44.3 |
| 37 | -14 | 80.97 | -1.11 | McDade Elem Classical School | 26 |
| 42 | -13 | 80.78 | -0.68 | Jackson, A Elem Language Acad | 31.7 |
| 60 | 73 | 79.29 | 4.22 | Edgebrook Elem School | 11.6 |
| 74 | -41 | 78.13 | -3.15 | Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy | 17.6 |
| 108 | -81 | 76.22 | -5.33 | Norwood Park Elem School | 12.2 |
| 132 | 96 | 74.43 | 3.78 | South Loop Elem School | 33.4 |
| 132 | 17 | 74.43 | 0.11 | Blaine Elem School | 24.5 |
| 146 | -9 | 74.05 | -0.86 | LaSalle Elem Language Academy | 17.8 |
| 152 | 65 | 73.84 | 2.55 | Orozco Elem Fine Arts & Sciences | 98.3 |
| 173 | 44 | 73.18 | 1.90 | Burley Elem School | 31.6 |
| 225 | 120 | 71.28 | 4.46 | Ebinger Elem School | 16.5 |
| 283 | 77 | 69.15 | 2.69 | Stone Elem Scholastic Academy | 60 |
| 300 | -22 | 68.68 | -0.29 | Solomon Elem School | 53 |
| 303 | 143 | 68.50 | 4.50 | Alcott Elem School | 31.6 |
| 331 | 73 | 67.48 | 2.31 | Franklin Elem Fine Arts Center | 34.9 |
| 353 | -103 | 66.70 | -3.32 | Thorp O A Elem Scholastic Acad | 48.9 |
| 353 | -19 | 66.70 | -0.48 | Beaubien Elem School | 52.9 |
| 367 | 35 | 66.34 | 1.10 | Wildwood Elem School | 25.9 |
| 382 | -15 | 65.60 | -0.67 | Murray Elem Language Academy | 34.7 |
| 425 | 38 | 64.55 | 1.00 | Chicago Academy Elem School | 64.5 |
| 469 | -184 | 63.24 | -5.55 | Ogden Elem School | 26.1 |
| 477 | 73 | 62.93 | 1.33 | Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad | 65 |
| 481 | -105 | 62.74 | -3.35 | Sauganash Elem School | 28.4 |
| 536 |
| 61.54 |
| Edison Park Elem School | 12.7 |
| 587 | 207 | 60.19 | 4.10 | Ward, J Elem School | 82.4 |
| 596 | 152 | 59.94 | 2.79 | Newberry Elem Math & Science Acad | 54 |
| 601 | 197 | 59.81 | 3.78 | Sutherland Elem School | 16.4 |
| 646 | -46 | 58.71 | -1.81 | Canty Elem School | 44.8 |
| 681 | 343 | 57.99 | 6.79 | Prussing Elem School | 64.1 |
| 685 | 39 | 57.93 | 0.20 | Disney Elem Magnet School | 68.9 |
| 699 | 29 | 57.67 | 0.07 | Healy Elem School | 95.5 |
| 737 | 187 | 56.82 | 3.63 | Mount Greenwood Elem School | 34 |
| 754 | 165 | 56.49 | 3.17 | Jamieson Elem School | 75.7 |
| 762 | -176 | 56.36 | -4.29 | Washington, G Elem School | 80 |
| 788 | -73 | 55.76 | -2.16 | Ray Elem School | 37.9 |
| 831 | -54 | 55.24 | -1.25 | Carnegie Elem School | 78.9 |
| 870 | 267 | 54.38 | 5.38 | Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd | 69.2 |
| 884 | 363 | 54.12 | 7.63 | Burnham Elem Inclusive Academy | 95.7 |
| 885 | 8 | 54.05 | 0.07 | Kellogg Elem School | 45.2 |
| 897 | 200 | 53.78 | 3.98 | Earhart Elem Opt For Knowl School | 65.9 |
| 906 | 93 | 53.65 | 1.92 | Garvy, J Elem School | 40.8 |
| 937 | 389 | 52.99 | 8.29 | Kipling Elem School | 85.2 |
| 941 | -1 | 52.92 | 0.00 | Lyon Elem School | 94.3 |
| 946 | 150 | 52.86 | 2.99 | Nettelhorst Elem School | 33.7 |
| 946 | 279 | 52.86 | 5.98 | Haines Elem School | 95 |
| 950 | 195 | 52.79 | 3.92 | Cassell Elem School | 34.8 |
| 960 | 188 | 52.59 | 3.79 | Locke, A Elem Charter Academy | 86.3 |
| 960 | 435 | 52.59 | 9.47 | Audubon Elem School | 45.4 |
| 987 | -114 | 52.06 | -2.25 | Owen Elem Scholastic Academy | 48.6 |
| 991 | 374 | 51.93 | 7.95 | Belding Elem School | 72.9 |
| 996 | -48 | 51.86 | -0.93 | Agassiz Elem School | 57.2 |
| 1000 | 216 | 51.79 | 4.72 | Onahan Elem School | 34.4 |
| 1011 | 25 | 51.53 | 0.60 | Vanderpoel Elem Magnet School | 56.1 |
| 1026 | 147 | 51.20 | 2.99 | Pritzker Elem School | 66.9 |
| 1035 | 62 | 50.93 | 1.13 | Peterson Elem School | 73.8 |
| 1042 | 806 | 50.86 | 21.00 | Mitchell Elem School | 95.4 |
| 1061 | -113 | 50.47 | -2.32 | Smyser Elem School | 69.8 |
| 1069 | 59 | 50.33 | 1.13 | Byrne Elem School | 48.1 |
| 1104 | 468 | 49.53 | 11.33 | Drummond Elem School | 45.3 |
| 1104 | -112 | 49.53 | -2.26 | Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr | 77.5 |
| 1119 | 687 | 49.20 | 17.82 | Frazier Intl Magnet Elem School | 86.7 |
| 1133 | 125 | 49.00 | 2.92 | Dever Elem School | 42.4 |
| 1139 | 320 | 48.80 | 7.22 | Pershing West Elem Magnet School | 65.9 |
| 1143 | 110 | 48.74 | 2.52 | Kellman Corporate Community Elem | 91.9 |
| 1146 | 202 | 48.67 | 4.30 | Kinzie Elem School | 54.5 |
| 1150 | 4 | 48.60 | -0.13 | Dore Elem School | 58.1 |
| 1150 | -149 | 48.60 | -3.06 | Chopin Elem School | 90.5 |
| 1164 | -271 | 48.21 | -5.78 | Rogers Elem School | 69.6 |
| 1164 | 213 | 48.21 | 4.63 | Budlong Elem School | 82.7 |
| 1189 | 95 | 47.81 | 2.19 | Kilmer Elem School | 95.3 |
| 1197 | -4 | 47.67 | 0.00 | Grissom Elem School | 68.8 |
| 1233 | -52 | 46.81 | -1.19 | Twain Elem School | 84.9 |
| 1243 | 40 | 46.55 | 0.86 | Bridge Elem School | 67.7 |
| 1258 | -370 | 46.35 | -7.70 | Farnsworth Elem School | 52.3 |
| 1270 | 111 | 45.95 | 2.50 | Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy | 78.2 |
| 1278 | 15 | 45.88 | 0.53 | Grimes Elem School | 83.7 |
| 1296 | -71 | 45.42 | -1.46 | Goethe Elem School | 89.7 |
| 1302 | 356 | 45.36 | 9.23 | McDowell Elem School | 86.3 |
| 1304 | 95 | 45.29 | 2.24 | Sayre Elem Language Academy | 62.1 |
| 1306 | 36 | 45.22 | 0.73 | Black Magnet Elem School | 61.1 |
| 1312 | 8 | 45.16 | 0.33 | Cleveland Elem School | 91.4 |
| 1317 | 197 | 45.09 | 4.96 | Hayt Elem School | 89.9 |
| 1317 | -400 | 45.09 | -8.29 | Clissold Elem School | 23.7 |
| 1328 | 24 | 44.83 | 0.59 | Garvey, M Elem School | 94.1 |
| 1330 | -23 | 44.76 | -0.26 | Inter-American Elem Magnet School | 60.3 |
| 1332 | 311 | 44.70 | 8.25 | Coonley Elem School | 51.6 |
| 1348 | 40 | 44.43 | 1.18 | Peirce Elem Intl Studies School | 80.2 |
| 1352 | -277 | 44.37 | -5.90 | Ariel Elem Community Academy | 84.7 |
| 1366 | -61 | 43.97 | -1.12 | Harte Elem School | 75.8 |
| 1371 | 24 | 43.91 | 0.79 | Stockton Elem School | 80.3 |
| 1375 | -165 | 43.84 | -3.30 | Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr | 78.3 |
** NOTE: The second column -- 2008-2009 rank change -- shows how much a school went up or down in the rankings. For example, among elementary schools, Chicago's Skinner Classical is No. 6 this year and was No. 14 last year, so it's 08-09 rank change is 8. River Forest's Lincoln is No. 8 this year and was No. 6 last year, so it's 08-09 rank change is -2.