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Disney Elementary Magnet School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
835th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 59% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Disney Elementary Magnet School is a public elementary school serving 1,416 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in the state.

Disney Elementary Magnet School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 58.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 39% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 5% and top 12% of Illinois elementary schools in these subjects. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 40.8%, are a concern and may be impacting overall academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Disney Elementary Magnet School outperforms most in academic achievement, with Blaine Elementary, Nettelhorst Elementary, and Ravenswood Elementary also demonstrating strong performance. However, some nearby schools, such as Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center, McCutcheon Elementary, and Brennemann Elementary, struggle academically with significantly lower proficiency rates.

1,384
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,571
Per pupil spending ?
62.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4140 N Marine Dr
       Chicago, IL  60613-2311

(773) 534-5840

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
54.3%
Hispanic:
19.7%
White:
11.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)
Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Above the Illinois median (59th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
835th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 41%▼ down 22 pts since 2015
From top 18% (2015) to top 41% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
421st of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 31%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From top 13% (2015) to top 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
73rd 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
202558.9835 of 205659.4%★★★☆☆
202461.7705 of 206765.9%★★★☆☆
202363.0692 of 207766.7%★★★☆☆
202264.5670 of 208267.8%★★★☆☆
202172.6466 of 194876.1%★★★★☆
201983.8291 of 208686.0%★★★★☆
201878.8398 of 203780.5%★★★★☆
201777.6419 of 204479.5%★★★★☆
201679.3375 of 204681.7%★★★★☆
201578.7372 of 205281.9%★★★★☆
201479.0422 of 209379.8%★★★★☆
201375.3520 of 216776.0%★★★★☆
201273.3615 of 216671.6%★★★★☆
201169.7754 of 214764.9%★★★☆☆
201072.3651 of 213969.6%★★★☆☆
200968.5789 of 212062.8%★★★☆☆
200863.5942 of 209255.0%★★★☆☆
200757.51121 of 209546.5%★★☆☆☆
200648.31335 of 208636.0%★★☆☆☆
200531.61550 of 202223.3%★☆☆☆☆
200429.61585 of 203021.9%★☆☆☆☆
200326.11595 of 202021.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202580.071 of 68889.7%★★★★☆
202482.057 of 65591.3%★★★★★
202385.044 of 69293.6%★★★★★
202290.723 of 68496.6%★★★★★
202193.810 of 42897.7%★★★★★
201993.921 of 71197.0%★★★★★
201890.927 of 69896.1%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.3189 of 23419.2%★☆☆☆☆
202440.8155 of 21929.2%★☆☆☆☆
202357.4104 of 23756.1%★★★☆☆
202246.5139 of 22638.5%★★☆☆☆
202170.237 of 13472.4%★★★★☆
201946.5150 of 24338.3%★★☆☆☆
201851.5128 of 24247.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.6600 of 104942.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.9565 of 88636.2%★★☆☆☆
202332.3587 of 90735.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.9343 of 78856.5%★★★☆☆
202452.9268 of 82667.6%★★★☆☆
202352.9262 of 78866.8%★★★☆☆
202270.596 of 76887.5%★★★★☆
201992.218 of 74397.6%★★★★★
201875.387 of 71887.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202554.8842 of 194256.6%★★★☆☆
202457.0731 of 194262.4%★★★☆☆
202363.0639 of 195767.3%★★★☆☆
202262.8652 of 197066.9%★★★☆☆
202165.5489 of 168070.9%★★★★☆
201983.7251 of 201987.6%★★★★☆
201879.0350 of 196482.2%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202580.6117 of 98288.1%★★★★☆
202477.9124 of 95987.1%★★★★☆
202378.0109 of 97088.8%★★★★☆
202275.1149 of 95484.4%★★★★☆
202168.8120 of 74283.8%★★★★☆
201995.011 of 95598.8%★★★★★
201890.439 of 93895.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202568.5427 of 180076.3%★★★★☆
202467.5397 of 179377.9%★★★★☆
202375.6251 of 180886.1%★★★★☆
202277.7195 of 176388.9%★★★★☆
202186.378 of 151494.8%★★★★★
201991.445 of 181697.5%★★★★★
201888.481 of 176595.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202560.5734 of 194762.3%★★★☆☆
202464.3601 of 195969.3%★★★☆☆
202360.2673 of 198466.1%★★★☆☆
202264.2612 of 197769.0%★★★☆☆
202172.1399 of 170776.6%★★★★☆
201982.0292 of 201985.5%★★★★☆
201877.0396 of 197279.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.8955 of 129226.1%★☆☆☆☆
202463.9311 of 119574.0%★★★★☆
202362.3323 of 115672.1%★★★★☆
202230.4765 of 111331.3%★★☆☆☆
202168.0132 of 64079.4%★★★★☆
201939.6638 of 119446.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.5423 of 76344.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202568.1404 of 138970.9%★★★★☆
202473.3304 of 139278.2%★★★★☆
202367.9376 of 141973.5%★★★★☆
202280.5201 of 142585.9%★★★★☆
202190.571 of 130894.6%★★★★★
201993.230 of 146297.9%★★★★★
201892.642 of 146397.1%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.4421 of 136869.2%★★★☆☆
202468.7358 of 136373.7%★★★★☆
202376.1261 of 136780.9%★★★★☆
202280.6211 of 136984.6%★★★★☆
202185.4136 of 124189.0%★★★★☆
201976.5271 of 135680.0%★★★★☆
201878.3235 of 129381.8%★★★★☆
201785.3156 of 129387.9%★★★★☆
201675.6259 of 129480.0%★★★★☆
201584.0170 of 130286.9%★★★★☆
201480.7213 of 132283.9%★★★★☆
201386.7134 of 136790.2%★★★★★
201278.6233 of 136582.9%★★★★☆
201178.9224 of 134483.3%★★★★☆
201078.6233 of 132782.4%★★★★☆
200973.0353 of 131873.2%★★★★☆
200873.0352 of 129372.8%★★★★☆
200771.9349 of 128772.9%★★★★☆
200666.3467 of 127263.3%★★★☆☆
200552.0688 of 120943.1%★★☆☆☆
200448.3708 of 120441.2%★★☆☆☆
200348.5693 of 118541.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202585.249 of 57491.5%★★★★★
202491.418 of 54896.7%★★★★★
202396.012 of 56997.9%★★★★★
202295.616 of 57397.2%★★★★★
202188.416 of 38595.8%★★★★★
201988.833 of 56594.2%★★★★★
201891.720 of 51196.1%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202365.066 of 19265.6%★★★☆☆
202268.960 of 19869.7%★★★★☆
201935.5139 of 20130.8%★★☆☆☆
201836.4147 of 20929.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.8380 of 69445.2%★★☆☆☆
202442.8295 of 63953.8%★★★☆☆
202341.1339 of 67449.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202567.8361 of 124871.1%★★★★☆
202467.1353 of 125171.8%★★★★☆
202371.5297 of 127576.7%★★★★☆
202280.8194 of 128684.9%★★★★☆
202179.8153 of 101785.0%★★★★☆
201976.1261 of 127679.5%★★★★☆
201881.8184 of 122685.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202564.0189 of 66971.7%★★★★☆
202459.6201 of 64368.7%★★★☆☆
202372.0126 of 66180.9%★★★★☆
202285.361 of 66290.8%★★★★★
202177.263 of 51787.8%★★★★☆
201987.742 of 63993.4%★★★★★
201883.060 of 59089.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202578.2165 of 122986.6%★★★★☆
202484.197 of 121992.0%★★★★★
202389.255 of 123495.5%★★★★★
202290.144 of 122196.4%★★★★★
202192.133 of 101996.8%★★★★★
201982.6118 of 121790.3%★★★★★
201886.477 of 116193.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.7451 of 127164.5%★★★☆☆
202467.9328 of 126474.1%★★★★☆
202378.1215 of 129283.4%★★★★☆
202277.6218 of 128683.0%★★★★☆
202179.2153 of 104885.4%★★★★☆
201973.9282 of 129678.2%★★★★☆
201870.0297 of 122375.7%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201890.114 of 16491.5%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.1635 of 81221.8%★☆☆☆☆
202464.5201 of 80274.9%★★★★☆
202377.3116 of 80585.6%★★★★☆
202253.2205 of 78173.8%★★★★☆
202174.660 of 54889.1%★★★★☆
201927.7648 of 79218.2%★☆☆☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202583.0114 of 88487.1%★★★★☆
202471.0207 of 87576.3%★★★★☆
202382.9116 of 89587.0%★★★★☆
202289.059 of 89893.4%★★★★★
202195.317 of 81397.9%★★★★★
201993.132 of 90596.5%★★★★★
201892.834 of 88996.2%★★★★★
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)90th percentile+30 vs school
Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+17 vs school
White (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2025)43rd percentile-17 vs school
Special Education (2025)26th percentile-33 vs school
Asian (2025)19th percentile-40 vs school
Middle school
Multi-racial (2018)91st percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)91st percentile+22 vs school
White (2025)87th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)71st percentile~ school
Asian (2023)66th percentile-15 vs school
Male (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2025)45th percentile-24 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-47 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts58%+5 vs state
Science51%+8 vs state
Mathematics39%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, June 22, 2019

Open Quote Our son has been going to Disney since Kindergarten (he'll be a 5th Grader 2019-20). We love the teachers, administrators, and staff! We are so lucky that he is there! Close Quote


by a citizen
Sunday, December 27, 2015

Open Quote It is hard to do the work of teachers in this day and age. I applaud the work that the teachers at this school do from kids from a vat array of backgrounds. It is hard there. There is magic. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended Disney Elementary Magnet School.

Disney Elementary Magnet School ranks 835th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Disney Elementary Magnet School are 54% African American, 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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