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Beidler Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Beidler Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 253 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beidler Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, and particularly low performance for certain student subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.5% of Beidler students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 7.3% of Beidler students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The nearby Polaris Elementary Charter Academy, Locke A Elementary Charter Academy, and LEARN Charter schools generally outperform Beidler Elementary School in academic proficiency, despite serving similar student populations.

Despite the relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio at Beidler Elementary School, the school's academic performance remains poor. This suggests that simply increasing resources may not be enough to drive meaningful improvements, and that the school may need to focus on more targeted, evidence-based interventions and strategies to address the root causes of its challenges, such as attendance issues. Addressing equity concerns and ensuring that all students, regardless of their background, are able to succeed at Beidler Elementary School will also be crucial.

232

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,560

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3151 W Walnut St
Chicago, IL 60612-1836

(773) 534-6811

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Beidler Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Marshall Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.2%

Hispanic:

13.4%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,017^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,072^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

426^th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	2017 of 2056	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1770 of 2067	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1893 of 2077	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2067 of 2082	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1852 of 1948	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2063 of 2086	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2010 of 2037	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	1863 of 2044	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	1664 of 2046	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1681 of 2052	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	1329 of 2093	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.5	1415 of 2167	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.2	1707 of 2166	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	1639 of 2147	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	1829 of 2139	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	1959 of 2120	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.2	1932 of 2092	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	2035 of 2095	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	1917 of 2086	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	1990 of 2022	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	1986 of 2030	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	1956 of 2020	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	578 of 688	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	476 of 655	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	492 of 692	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	639 of 684	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	315 of 428	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	662 of 711	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	629 of 698	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1875 of 1942	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1602 of 1942	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1734 of 1957	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1935 of 1970	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1655 of 1680	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2001 of 2019	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1930 of 1964	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1760 of 1800	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1513 of 1793	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1576 of 1808	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1744 of 1763	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1381 of 1514	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1790 of 1816	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1734 of 1765	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1911 of 1947	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1939 of 1959	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1840 of 1984	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1965 of 1977	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1565 of 1707	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1979 of 2019	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1943 of 1972	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1072 of 1368	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	937 of 1363	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1182 of 1367	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1358 of 1369	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1175 of 1241	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1297 of 1356	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1169 of 1293	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	1144 of 1293	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	1169 of 1294	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	38.7	736 of 1302	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.6	898 of 1322	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1150 of 1367	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.3	1249 of 1365	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.9	1119 of 1344	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	1123 of 1327	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	1130 of 1318	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	1086 of 1293	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	1252 of 1287	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.6	1173 of 1272	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	1084 of 1209	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.8	1186 of 1204	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.9	1082 of 1185	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	271 of 574	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	223 of 548	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	351 of 569	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	542 of 573	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	303 of 385	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	474 of 565	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	333 of 511	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	902 of 1248	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	822 of 1251	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1077 of 1275	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1268 of 1286	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	995 of 1017	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1196 of 1276	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1076 of 1226	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	796 of 1229	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	663 of 1219	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1008 of 1234	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1205 of 1221	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	930 of 1019	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1167 of 1217	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1028 of 1161	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1118 of 1271	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	783 of 1264	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1123 of 1292	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1197 of 1286	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	988 of 1048	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1277 of 1296	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1137 of 1223	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)16th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beidler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3151 W Walnut St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6811	232	19	12.2	84.1%	1 (0.4%)	200 (86.2%)	31 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	2017^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.9%		17	1770^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.4%	247	12.5	17.4	8.7	19.2	20.0	21.4	29.2	48.0	24.5	0.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	16.0	7.3	85.4	91.7	91.7	91.7	94.9	91.7	87.4	7.5	19.4	$26,560	$4,594	$21,966
LEARN Charter Excel Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 243-7001	379	27	14.0	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	370 (97.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.2	982^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	52.2%		51.8	894^th of 2067 public elementary schools	56.7%	88	16.3		49.0	35.8	53.1	69.8			52.8	56.9	47.2	32.7	27.0			40.3										$19,061	$4,061	$15,000
LEARN Charter - 7th Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 584-4300	144	12	12.0	88.2%	0 (0.0%)	140 (97.2%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.7	1698^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.4%		27.5	1474^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.7%	224	12.5		31.8	16.7	25.0				24.3	27.3	16.7	26.1				23.2										$30,399	$10,271	$20,128
Morton Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	431 N Troy St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6791	268	31	8.6	75.7%	35 (13.1%)	159 (59.3%)	68 (25.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	28.3	1473^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	28.4%		15	1851^st of 2067 public elementary schools	10.4%	378		15.4	40.7	13.3		38.9	26.1	38.5	32.2	51.9	20.0		5.6	0.0	8.0	17.9	88.0	92.6	92.6	92.6	96.3	92.1	89.8		20.4	$25,095	$3,384	$21,710
Cather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2908 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6780	321	32	10.0	97.2%	3 (0.9%)	290 (90.3%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.6	1602^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.1%		15.6	1823^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.8%	221	0.0	12.9	34.6	24.0	22.6	42.3	18.2	19.4	26.2	57.7	19.2	0.0	7.7	2.9	16.1	16.1	83.1	87.4	87.4	87.4	92.6	86.5	84.0	7.7	20.9	$26,766	$3,124	$23,642
Faraday Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3250 W Monroe St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6670	178	20	8.9	98.3%	1 (0.6%)	159 (89.3%)	17 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18	1719^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.4%		22.5	1608^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.2%	111	23.1	7.1	14.3	23.5	30.8	42.1	30.8	21.4	27.8	21.4	5.9	0.0	21.1	7.7	21.4	13.3	82.9	94.5	93.9	95.1	97.0	95.1	88.4	6.7	23.2	$31,014	$4,652	$26,362
Polaris Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	620 N Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0820	343	15	22.8	71.1%	4 (1.2%)	304 (88.6%)	35 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	1981^st of 2056 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.6	1989^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.8%	8	8.7	15.6	19.5	7.7	8.7	30.0	32.4	40.6	24.2	7.3	7.7	4.3	3.3	5.9	6.3	5.9										$22,726	$873	$21,853
Locke A Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3141 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 265-7232	346	24	14.4	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.6	972^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	52.7%		40.3	1145^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.6%	173	11.1	3.2	52.6	48.8	55.6	58.6	74.1	77.4	60.1	57.9	51.2	18.5	31.0	33.3	12.9	36.3										$25,374	$1,124	$24,250
LEARN Charter-Campbell Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	212 S Francisco Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 826-0370	357	23	15.5	94.7%	1 (0.3%)	339 (95.0%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40.1	1210^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%		40.2	1149^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.4%	61	19.1		35.4	35.1	51.1	52.8			43.5	53.1	27.0	19.1	35.1			34.1										$20,071	$4,340	$15,731
Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Harrison St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6840	255	23	11.0	94.5%	1 (0.4%)	242 (94.9%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	1674^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.2	1616^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.8%	58	9.7	16.7	30.0	25.0	22.6	52.6	45.2	41.7	36.0	15.0	16.7	9.7	15.8	6.5	13.9	12.4	91.1	91.5	91.5	91.5	98.0	91.1	89.9		28.7	$25,366	$3,081	$22,285

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How many students attend Beidler Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Beidler Elementary School.

What district is Beidler Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Beidler Elementary School a good school?

Beidler Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Beidler Elementary School?

Students at Beidler Elementary School are 86% African American, 13% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Beidler Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beidler Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Marshall Metropolitan High School

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