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Hanson Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1424th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Hanson Park Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 1,150 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.

Hanson Park Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.5% of Hanson Park students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 25.1%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, Hanson Park has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 40.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, much higher than the district and state averages.

Hanson Park Elementary School is located in close proximity to several other public schools, including CICS - West Belden Campus, Lloyd Elementary School, and others. This presents an opportunity for collaboration and resource-sharing to address the unique challenges the school faces, such as its consistently low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. By working together, these nearby schools could potentially develop targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes at Hanson Park Elementary School.

1,125
Students ?
12.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,561
Per pupil spending ?
93.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5411 W Fullerton Ave
       Chicago, IL  60639-1459

(773) 534-3100

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Hanson Park Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Foreman High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.6%
African American:
2.6%
White:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,424th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
842nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
171st 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
202530.41424 of 205630.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.61380 of 206733.2%★★☆☆☆
202334.71293 of 207737.7%★★☆☆☆
202227.41454 of 208230.2%★★☆☆☆
202119.61589 of 194818.4%★☆☆☆☆
201934.61322 of 208636.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.31046 of 203748.6%★★☆☆☆
201735.31285 of 204437.1%★★☆☆☆
201645.81037 of 204649.3%★★☆☆☆
201535.11255 of 205238.8%★★☆☆☆
201427.41597 of 209323.7%★☆☆☆☆
201323.41733 of 216720.0%★☆☆☆☆
201224.01781 of 216617.8%★☆☆☆☆
201114.21924 of 214710.4%★☆☆☆☆
201020.31812 of 213915.3%★☆☆☆☆
200920.91786 of 212015.8%★☆☆☆☆
200818.31807 of 209213.6%★☆☆☆☆
200730.31682 of 209519.7%★☆☆☆☆
200632.41634 of 208621.7%★☆☆☆☆
200529.71597 of 202221.0%★☆☆☆☆
200452.21177 of 203042.0%★★☆☆☆
200321.21657 of 202018.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.8751 of 104928.4%★☆☆☆☆
202429.2649 of 88626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202334.1547 of 90739.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.9329 of 78858.2%★★★☆☆
202443.9408 of 82650.6%★★★☆☆
202344.6364 of 78853.8%★★★☆☆
202240.6420 of 76845.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.5499 of 5377.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201939.4463 of 74337.7%★★☆☆☆
201854.6237 of 71867.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.21414 of 194227.2%★☆☆☆☆
202431.41286 of 194233.8%★★☆☆☆
202334.71208 of 195738.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.51338 of 197032.1%★★☆☆☆
202113.51572 of 16806.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.91238 of 201938.7%★★☆☆☆
201849.4934 of 196452.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.6556 of 98243.4%★★☆☆☆
202443.3500 of 95947.9%★★☆☆☆
202350.4417 of 97057.0%★★★☆☆
202238.2563 of 95441.0%★★☆☆☆
202128.1576 of 74222.4%★☆☆☆☆
201946.8469 of 95550.9%★★★☆☆
201860.7282 of 93869.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.1989 of 180045.1%★★☆☆☆
202444.1954 of 179346.8%★★☆☆☆
202356.2660 of 180863.5%★★★☆☆
202244.7911 of 176348.3%★★☆☆☆
202134.11019 of 151432.7%★★☆☆☆
201954.8686 of 181662.2%★★★☆☆
201866.6406 of 176577.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.11277 of 194734.4%★★☆☆☆
202430.41310 of 195933.1%★★☆☆☆
202334.41223 of 198438.4%★★☆☆☆
202226.31405 of 197728.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.51447 of 170715.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.81343 of 201933.5%★★☆☆☆
201840.01116 of 197243.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.7851 of 129234.1%★★☆☆☆
202439.2657 of 119545.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.9595 of 115648.5%★★☆☆☆
202226.3880 of 111320.9%★☆☆☆☆
201938.5662 of 119444.6%★★☆☆☆
201826.0605 of 76320.7%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.2842 of 136838.5%★★☆☆☆
202429.7911 of 136333.2%★★☆☆☆
202333.3871 of 136736.3%★★☆☆☆
202227.7952 of 136930.5%★★☆☆☆
202130.1821 of 124133.8%★★☆☆☆
201932.3903 of 135633.4%★★☆☆☆
201831.4873 of 129332.5%★★☆☆☆
201729.4914 of 129329.3%★☆☆☆☆
201642.9700 of 129445.9%★★☆☆☆
201533.4842 of 130235.3%★★☆☆☆
201433.5934 of 132229.3%★☆☆☆☆
201331.8996 of 136727.1%★☆☆☆☆
201244.2880 of 136535.5%★★☆☆☆
201134.7989 of 134426.4%★☆☆☆☆
201026.51053 of 132720.6%★☆☆☆☆
200935.4960 of 131827.2%★☆☆☆☆
200831.5981 of 129324.1%★☆☆☆☆
200742.0867 of 128732.6%★★☆☆☆
200635.6922 of 127227.5%★☆☆☆☆
200532.8869 of 120928.1%★☆☆☆☆
200447.6717 of 120440.4%★★☆☆☆
200347.5709 of 118540.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.3412 of 69440.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.1385 of 63939.7%★★☆☆☆
202353.6218 of 67467.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.5252 of 48347.8%★★☆☆☆
202437.7302 of 48637.9%★★☆☆☆
202341.6247 of 48048.5%★★☆☆☆
202242.5218 of 45452.0%★★★☆☆
202133.8221 of 27720.2%★☆☆☆☆
201941.6191 of 33943.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.7118 of 28558.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.9795 of 124836.3%★★☆☆☆
202431.0839 of 125132.9%★★☆☆☆
202331.1846 of 127533.6%★★☆☆☆
202227.4906 of 128629.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.8774 of 101723.9%★☆☆☆☆
201932.5869 of 127631.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.7891 of 122627.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.1347 of 66948.1%★★☆☆☆
202436.7385 of 64340.1%★★☆☆☆
202341.2360 of 66145.5%★★☆☆☆
202232.2457 of 66231.0%★★☆☆☆
202138.7305 of 51741.0%★★☆☆☆
201937.3402 of 63937.1%★★☆☆☆
201836.5388 of 59034.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.6529 of 122957.0%★★★☆☆
202443.7634 of 121948.0%★★☆☆☆
202347.9578 of 123453.2%★★★☆☆
202241.4650 of 122146.8%★★☆☆☆
202146.6471 of 101953.8%★★★☆☆
201950.8541 of 121755.5%★★★☆☆
201846.5579 of 116150.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.6744 of 127141.5%★★☆☆☆
202429.1844 of 126433.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.6791 of 129238.8%★★☆☆☆
202229.2885 of 128631.2%★★☆☆☆
202123.9826 of 104821.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8855 of 129634.0%★★☆☆☆
201833.4774 of 122336.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.8499 of 81238.5%★★☆☆☆
202443.9358 of 80255.4%★★★☆☆
202341.2384 of 80552.3%★★★☆☆
202241.3362 of 78153.6%★★★☆☆
202166.582 of 54885.0%★★★★☆
201935.9451 of 79243.1%★★☆☆☆
201828.7451 of 60225.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2025)28th percentile~ school
Female (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2025)41st percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)39th percentile~ school
Female (2025)36th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
Science38%-5 vs state
English Language Arts36%-17 vs state
Mathematics25%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Open Quote Hanson Park is very welcoming and family oriented school! Staff really care about the students and their success! Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Open Quote This is is a very friendly and welcoming school. Staff, students and parents enjoy coming to school. Close Quote





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Students who attend Hanson Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Foreman High School

Students at Hanson Park Elementary School are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,125 students attended Hanson Park Elementary School.

Hanson Park Elementary School ranks 1424th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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