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Clinton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1501st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 27% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Clinton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 1,039 students. 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.

Clinton Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.6% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide and 42.8% in the district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 28.3%, compared to 38.5% statewide and 27.3% in the district. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Jamieson Elementary School, Mosaic School of Fine Arts, and Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy, generally outperform Clinton Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The higher-performing schools in the area, such as Decatur Classical Elementary School and Chappell Elementary School, have significantly better academic outcomes, with proficiency rates often exceeding 60-70% in both subject areas.

1,050
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,790
Per pupil spending ?
89%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6110 N Fairfield Ave
       Chicago, IL  60659-2647

(773) 534-2025

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Clinton Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Mather High School
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
47.0%
Hispanic:
25.0%
African American:
13.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,501st of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From top 48% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
817th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 40%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From top 31% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
192nd of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.31501 of 205627.0%★☆☆☆☆
202426.71497 of 206727.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.31488 of 207728.4%★☆☆☆☆
202229.31415 of 208232.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.31408 of 194827.7%★☆☆☆☆
201934.81315 of 208637.0%★★☆☆☆
201839.31193 of 203741.4%★★☆☆☆
201740.41159 of 204443.3%★★☆☆☆
201640.91152 of 204643.7%★★☆☆☆
201546.7977 of 205252.4%★★★☆☆
201434.31440 of 209331.2%★★☆☆☆
201338.61429 of 216734.1%★★☆☆☆
201232.81626 of 216624.9%★☆☆☆☆
201132.51603 of 214725.3%★☆☆☆☆
201038.21512 of 213929.3%★☆☆☆☆
200934.51573 of 212025.8%★☆☆☆☆
200820.91760 of 209215.9%★☆☆☆☆
200738.01542 of 209526.4%★☆☆☆☆
200639.31519 of 208627.2%★☆☆☆☆
200536.41467 of 202227.4%★☆☆☆☆
200447.71254 of 203038.2%★★☆☆☆
200335.91462 of 202027.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202567.6159 of 68876.9%★★★★☆
202457.4187 of 65571.5%★★★★☆
202360.0182 of 69273.7%★★★★☆
202247.6279 of 68459.2%★★★☆☆
202124.2423 of 4281.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201969.7117 of 71183.5%★★★★☆
201865.8145 of 69879.2%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20252.9230 of 2341.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.1216 of 2191.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.2235 of 2370.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.2221 of 2262.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.3133 of 1340.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.4242 of 2430.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.4239 of 2421.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.11003 of 10494.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.1756 of 90716.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.4413 of 78847.6%★★☆☆☆
202439.5476 of 82642.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.0594 of 78824.6%★☆☆☆☆
202236.5508 of 76833.9%★★☆☆☆
202142.8244 of 53754.6%★★★☆☆
201948.8304 of 74359.1%★★★☆☆
201836.1480 of 71833.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.61405 of 194227.7%★☆☆☆☆
202429.71340 of 194231.0%★★☆☆☆
202331.21293 of 195733.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.31238 of 197037.2%★★☆☆☆
202121.61340 of 168020.2%★☆☆☆☆
201936.91237 of 201938.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.71027 of 196447.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.7841 of 98214.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.5815 of 95915.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.6876 of 9709.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.6790 of 95417.2%★☆☆☆☆
201935.9614 of 95535.7%★★☆☆☆
201850.5426 of 93854.6%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202423.251 of 521.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.21103 of 180038.7%★★☆☆☆
202435.81171 of 179334.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.51065 of 180841.1%★★☆☆☆
202246.1871 of 176350.6%★★★☆☆
202140.6840 of 151444.5%★★☆☆☆
201952.6747 of 181658.9%★★★☆☆
201858.4595 of 176566.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.01437 of 194726.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.01486 of 195924.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.61527 of 198423.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.61422 of 197728.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.61273 of 170725.4%★☆☆☆☆
201933.71310 of 201935.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.81257 of 197236.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.9794 of 129238.5%★★☆☆☆
202432.7780 of 119534.7%★★☆☆☆
202335.8678 of 115641.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.2651 of 111341.5%★★☆☆☆
201930.7821 of 119431.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20254.11370 of 13891.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.31305 of 13926.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.81341 of 14195.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.71247 of 142512.5%★☆☆☆☆
201920.11246 of 146214.8%★☆☆☆☆
201819.51272 of 146313.1%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.1817 of 136840.3%★★☆☆☆
202441.3724 of 136346.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.1729 of 136746.7%★★☆☆☆
202244.8671 of 136951.0%★★★☆☆
202137.1691 of 124144.3%★★☆☆☆
201944.0704 of 135648.1%★★☆☆☆
201851.5579 of 129355.2%★★★☆☆
201750.3584 of 129354.8%★★★☆☆
201656.8485 of 129462.5%★★★☆☆
201560.8404 of 130269.0%★★★☆☆
201454.1629 of 132252.4%★★★☆☆
201355.9609 of 136755.4%★★★☆☆
201257.6655 of 136552.0%★★★☆☆
201153.1735 of 134445.3%★★☆☆☆
201045.6854 of 132735.6%★★☆☆☆
200936.7949 of 131828.0%★☆☆☆☆
200841.1866 of 129333.0%★★☆☆☆
200756.9653 of 128749.3%★★☆☆☆
200656.0661 of 127248.0%★★☆☆☆
200538.6819 of 120932.3%★★☆☆☆
200440.5787 of 120434.6%★★☆☆☆
200340.9765 of 118535.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202554.5211 of 57463.2%★★★☆☆
202454.6186 of 54866.1%★★★☆☆
202377.359 of 56989.6%★★★★☆
202252.6202 of 57364.7%★★★☆☆
202151.7123 of 38568.1%★★★☆☆
201970.4100 of 56582.3%★★★★☆
201874.673 of 51185.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20255.0176 of 1865.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.4169 of 1848.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.3182 of 1925.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.5194 of 1982.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.2111 of 1120.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.2191 of 2015.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.2195 of 2096.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.6568 of 69418.2%★☆☆☆☆
202342.7319 of 67452.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.4194 of 48359.8%★★★☆☆
202444.4214 of 48656.0%★★★☆☆
202342.5236 of 48050.8%★★★☆☆
202257.888 of 45480.6%★★★★☆
202166.523 of 27791.7%★★★★★
201945.7145 of 33957.2%★★★☆☆
201851.480 of 28571.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.2670 of 124846.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.9703 of 125143.8%★★☆☆☆
202343.5668 of 127547.6%★★☆☆☆
202253.4489 of 128662.0%★★★☆☆
202133.5639 of 101737.2%★★☆☆☆
201944.8663 of 127648.0%★★☆☆☆
201853.6529 of 122656.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.1430 of 66935.7%★★☆☆☆
202436.2395 of 64338.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.6418 of 66136.8%★★☆☆☆
202236.7411 of 66237.9%★★☆☆☆
202149.7213 of 51758.8%★★★☆☆
201942.7343 of 63946.3%★★☆☆☆
201851.4252 of 59057.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.7509 of 122958.6%★★★☆☆
202455.7436 of 121964.2%★★★☆☆
202360.0369 of 123470.1%★★★★☆
202264.0307 of 122174.9%★★★★☆
202155.2342 of 101966.4%★★★☆☆
201959.0391 of 121767.9%★★★☆☆
201869.9244 of 116179.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.0827 of 127134.9%★★☆☆☆
202442.1648 of 126448.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.3729 of 129243.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.8731 of 128643.2%★★☆☆☆
202138.9578 of 104844.8%★★☆☆☆
201942.3687 of 129647.0%★★☆☆☆
201846.1612 of 122350.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202566.1191 of 81276.5%★★★★☆
202460.1220 of 80272.6%★★★★☆
202358.4218 of 80572.9%★★★★☆
202231.7558 of 78128.6%★☆☆☆☆
201952.4239 of 79269.8%★★★★☆
201837.2334 of 60244.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.7791 of 88410.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.6736 of 87515.9%★☆☆☆☆
202326.7690 of 89522.9%★☆☆☆☆
202246.8450 of 89849.9%★★★☆☆
201929.7647 of 90528.5%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9719 of 88919.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)77th percentile+50 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile~ school
Male (2025)26th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-13 vs school
Disabled (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school
Homeless (2024)2nd percentile-26 vs school
Asian (2025)2nd percentile-25 vs school
White (2025)1st percentile-26 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)76th percentile+36 vs school
African American (2025)63rd percentile+23 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+18 vs school
Female (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2025)18th percentile-22 vs school
White (2025)11th percentile-30 vs school
Asian (2025)5th percentile-35 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts37%-16 vs state
Mathematics28%-10 vs state
Science25%-18 vs state

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Open Quote I am a former Clinton graduate, and I can not express how much the academic and life lessons learned at Clinton prepared me for success in life. Thank you to all the hard working teachers and staff! Close Quote




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Students at Clinton Elementary School are 47% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 13% African American, 13% White, 1% American Indian.

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

High : Mather High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,050 students attended Clinton Elementary School.

Clinton Elementary School ranks 1501st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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