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White Elementary Career Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

White Elementary Career Academy is a small public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with only 122 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.

White Elementary Career Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1500-2000 out of over 2,000 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 6.3% of students proficient or better in IAR Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to 27.3% in the district and 38.5% statewide. The school's performance has been stagnant or declining over the past several years, with no signs of improvement. Additionally, White Elementary Career Academy has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching over 40% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Higgins Elementary Community Academy and Brown R Elementary Community Academy, perform similarly to White Elementary Career Academy, with low academic achievement and high chronic absenteeism. However, Colemon J Elementary Academy, which is also nearby but in a different district (Calumet Public School District 132), performs significantly better than White Elementary Career Academy and the other nearby schools, with higher academic proficiency and lower chronic absenteeism.

116

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,920

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1136 W 122nd St
Chicago, IL 60643-5542

(773) 535-5672

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend White Elementary Career Academy usually attend:

High:

Fenger Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.0%

Hispanic:

4.3%

American Indian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

Illinois avg46%

Elementary school

1,577^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,057^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

217^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	24.2	1577 of 2056	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1494 of 2067	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1669 of 2077	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	2000 of 2082	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	2054 of 2086	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1890 of 2037	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	1767 of 2044	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	1751 of 2046	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1794 of 2052	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	1812 of 2093	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	1309 of 2167	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.9	1762 of 2166	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.6	1476 of 2147	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	8.4	1999 of 2139	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.6	2053 of 2120	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	1747 of 2092	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	1827 of 2095	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	1732 of 2086	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	1730 of 2022	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.8	1847 of 2030	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.9	1910 of 2020	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	266 of 688	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	268 of 655	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	398 of 692	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	554 of 684	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	663 of 711	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	447 of 698	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	10.5	1935 of 2019	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1252 of 1800	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1149 of 1793	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1322 of 1808	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1602 of 1763	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1767 of 1816	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1625 of 1765	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1057 of 1368	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1128 of 1363	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1340 of 1367	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1314 of 1369	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1214 of 1356	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1108 of 1293	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	1281 of 1293	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1264 of 1294	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	1286 of 1302	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.7	876 of 1322	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	862 of 1367	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.7	1030 of 1365	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.5	664 of 1344	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	2.8	1301 of 1327	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.6	1266 of 1318	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	1257 of 1293	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	1052 of 1287	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	1004 of 1272	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	1025 of 1209	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.7	1067 of 1204	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.4	982 of 1185	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	291 of 574	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	335 of 548	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	520 of 569	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	571 of 573	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	367 of 565	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	176 of 511	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1098 of 1248	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1285 of 1286	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	880 of 1229	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	927 of 1219	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1195 of 1234	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1096 of 1221	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1043 of 1217	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	985 of 1161	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2019)4th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Science11%-34 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 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
White Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1136 W 122nd St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5672	116	11	10.5	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	109 (94.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	24.2	1577^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.3%		26.7	1494^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.7%	83		11.1	53.8	33.3		30.8	54.5	50.0	41.8	15.4	11.1		7.7	0.0	0.0	6.3	86.9	87.7	87.7	87.7	95.1	87.7	82.8	12.3	22.1	$29,920	$2,206	$27,714
Colemon J Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1441 W 119th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3975	166	23	7.3	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	157 (94.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	1106^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.6	1186^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.6%	80	42.9	23.5	64.3	35.7	42.9	40.0	61.5	64.7	50.5	35.7	21.4	42.9	28.6	23.1	35.3	32.0	94.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.2	96.6	94.4	11.2	25.8	$31,360	$5,020	$26,340
Burr Oak Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	1441 W 124th St	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 824-3090	289	21	14.0	6.2%	3 (1.0%)	210 (72.7%)	70 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	92.1	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.9	95.3	93.4	14.2		$18,141	$1,537	$16,604
Burr Oak Elementary School	Public	3-5	1440 W 125th St	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-8010	290	9	32.2	26.2%	0 (0.0%)	195 (67.2%)	91 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14.1	1817^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.6%		16.1	1806^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.6%	11	14.7		16.0	19.8	42.1				26.0	10.6	14.6	8.4				11.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	98.3	96.5	97.2			$18,328	$1,923	$16,406
Higgins Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11710 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5625	271	23	11.7	94.1%	2 (0.7%)	245 (90.4%)	24 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	1750^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.4	1757^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.0%	7	8.8	10.0	15.8	29.2	29.4	44.4	33.3	50.0	33.8	10.5	12.5	17.6	7.4	9.1	5.0	11.0	82.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	96.4	89.5	80.8	13.4	19.2	$23,194	$3,531	$19,664
Brown R Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12607 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5385	279	23	12.1	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	266 (95.3%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	17.7	1725^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.1%		19.3	1701^st of 2067 public elementary schools	17.7%	24	4.2	7.7	33.3	26.9	25.0	54.8	71.9	50.0	45.6	14.3	7.7	0.0	6.5	15.6	11.5	9.4	79.2	84.1	84.1	84.1	88.6	84.1	81.0	12.1	18.3	$22,612	$2,685	$19,927
Whistler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11533 S Ada St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5560	242	19	12.7	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	235 (97.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	26.9	1509^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.6%		26.5	1501^st of 2067 public elementary schools	27.4%	8	12.5	13.6	30.8	26.1	50.0	52.9	43.5	45.5	40.2	24.0	17.4	6.3	25.0	4.3	14.3	15.3	81.9	85.4	85.4	85.4	95.3	85.0	83.9	5.5	16.5	$23,107	$2,918	$20,189
Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12339 S Normal Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5590	354	22	16.0	95.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (85.0%)	49 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12	1873^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.2	2005^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.0%	132	10.0	11.1	27.3	17.2	12.9	22.0	14.3	21.6	19.8	9.4	20.7	6.5	9.8	0.0	21.6	12.0	69.5	72.8	72.8	72.8	88.2	71.5	69.5		13.8	$20,386	$3,373	$17,013
Haley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11411 S Eggleston Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5340	458	33	13.7	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	401 (87.6%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.5	1730^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.1	1565^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.3%	165	10.4	19.0	14.5	47.1	10.4	26.5	30.0	40.5	26.6	42.6	17.6	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.3	11.8	78.8	83.6	83.6	83.6	91.9	82.9	82.7	5.2	14.0	$21,726	$3,504	$18,222
Shoop Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11140 S Bishop St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2715	515	30	17.1	91.3%	3 (0.6%)	481 (93.4%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	19.5	1679^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.3%		21.4	1648^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.3%	31	12.5	14.9	25.0	45.1	30.2	27.3	26.4	24.4	30.2	33.3	20.4	9.7	0.0	18.9	4.5	12.8	80.7	86.8	86.8	86.8	93.0	86.8	82.2	6.5	16.9	$18,857	$2,094	$16,763

Frequently Asked Questions about White Elementary Career Academy

How many students attend White Elementary Career Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 116 students attended White Elementary Career Academy.

What is the racial makeup of White Elementary Career Academy?

Students at White Elementary Career Academy are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of White Elementary Career Academy attend?

Students who attend White Elementary Career Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Fenger Academy High School

Is White Elementary Career Academy a good school?

White Elementary Career Academy ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is White Elementary Career Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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