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Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy

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Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy ranks 1331 st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy is a public elementary school serving 230 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.

Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school performs relatively better for its African American students, but struggles with its female, male, and low socioeconomic status student groups, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois schools for these subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.6% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 19.4% were proficient in mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lawndale Elementary Community Academy, Herzl Elementary School, Melody Elementary School, and Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy, Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy performs significantly worse, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism. While the school has seen some modest improvements in recent years, it still lags far behind its counterparts and the district and state averages, and addressing the root causes of its poor performance will be crucial for the school to better serve its students.

287

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,531

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3715 W Polk St
Chicago, IL 60624-4016

(773) 534-6820

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)

!Science scores 35 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,331^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,265^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^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	34.4	1331 of 2056	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1363 of 2067	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1697 of 2077	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2070 of 2082	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1910 of 1948	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1979 of 2086	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1915 of 2037	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1914 of 2044	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1780 of 2046	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	1826 of 2052	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.1	1564 of 2093	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	66.2	773 of 2167	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.9	1145 of 2166	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.2	1286 of 2147	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.9	1737 of 2139	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	1843 of 2120	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	1869 of 2092	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.5	1929 of 2095	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	1983 of 2086	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	1962 of 2022	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.9	1980 of 2030	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	2003 of 2020	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	242 of 688	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	173 of 655	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.7	339 of 692	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.9	646 of 684	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	369 of 428	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	526 of 711	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	479 of 698	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1032 of 1942	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1614 of 1942	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1817 of 1957	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1940 of 1970	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1637 of 1680	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1969 of 2019	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1838 of 1964	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1042 of 1800	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	965 of 1793	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1316 of 1808	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1748 of 1763	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1469 of 1514	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1679 of 1816	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1613 of 1765	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1242 of 1947	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1121 of 1959	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1372 of 1984	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1964 of 1977	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1684 of 1707	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1799 of 2019	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1844 of 1972	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1265 of 1368	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1088 of 1363	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1017 of 1367	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1318 of 1369	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1215 of 1241	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1278 of 1356	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1241 of 1293	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1164 of 1293	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	1162 of 1294	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	1235 of 1302	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	1027 of 1322	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	67.1	423 of 1367	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	706 of 1365	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	674 of 1344	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.1	913 of 1327	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.4	906 of 1318	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	8.6	1190 of 1293	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1119 of 1287	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.9	1171 of 1272	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	1145 of 1209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.6	1173 of 1204	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.5	1159 of 1185	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	413 of 574	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	261 of 548	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	237 of 569	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	497 of 573	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	344 of 385	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	465 of 565	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	416 of 511	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1155 of 1248	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	994 of 1251	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	765 of 1275	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1242 of 1286	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	984 of 1017	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1125 of 1276	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1193 of 1226	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1076 of 1229	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	864 of 1219	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	823 of 1234	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1189 of 1221	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	986 of 1019	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1127 of 1217	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1096 of 1161	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1071 of 1271	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	981 of 1264	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1018 of 1292	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1201 of 1286	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1022 of 1048	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1286 of 1296	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1128 of 1223	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	486 of 781	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2022)38th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science8%-35 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
Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3715 W Polk St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6820	287	21	14.0	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	259 (90.2%)	27 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.4	1331^st of 2056 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.2	1363^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	34.1%	32	9.4	6.7	78.6	33.3	50.0	25.9	26.9	24.1	40.6	78.6	5.6	6.3	3.7	15.4	3.4	19.4	76.4	79.8	79.8	79.8	91.4	79.0	78.1		19.3	$22,531	$2,167	$20,364
Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3600 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6660	318	23	13.8	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	310 (97.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.1	1715^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.6%		28.8	1435^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.6%	280	6.7	11.1	32.0	38.2	23.3	34.5	56.3	50.0	39.3	12.0	29.4	6.7	3.4	9.4	3.6	11.2	91.1	93.9	93.9	93.9	95.2	93.9	92.3	8.6	20.1	$19,647	$2,328	$17,320
Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4055 W Arthington St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6925	183	16	11.4	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	179 (97.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	31.8	1390^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.4%		26.3	1509^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.0%	119	16.7	15.8	43.8	9.5	22.2	28.6	58.8	36.8	32.4	93.8	0.0	11.1	42.9	64.7	42.1	40.0	93.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.0	96.6	89.7	16.3	20.2	$30,496	$5,241	$25,255
LEARN Charter - Butler	Public, Charter	K-8	1132 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 722-0200	475	23	20.6	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	464 (97.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.3	1306^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.5%		38.5	1188^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.5%	118	26.3	7.3	31.0	26.8	49.1	31.0	53.7	34.1	37.3	46.6	23.2	33.3	33.3	26.8	17.1	30.8										$19,472	$3,284	$16,188
Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	4027 W Grenshaw St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6880	129	21	6.2	88.4%	1 (0.8%)	117 (90.7%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1844^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.5	1722^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%	122	9.1	13.0	14.3	0.0	45.5	38.9	56.3	56.5	36.4	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0	6.3	21.7	8.1	97.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.5	96.2		40.2	$36,195	$4,568	$31,626
Lawndale Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1635	191	18	10.4	80.6%	0 (0.0%)	165 (86.4%)	26 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	2028^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.4%		11	2012^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.7%	16	10.5	5.3	16.7	6.7	10.5	15.4	15.0	15.8	13.6	12.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	4.5	86.8	88.4	88.4	88.4	96.3	89.0	87.9	8.4	16.8	$27,642	$4,468	$23,175
Herzl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3711 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1480	429	34	12.6	97.2%	5 (1.2%)	379 (88.3%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4.7	2053^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.1%		8.4	2059^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.4%	6	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	4.7	8.6	17.1	6.7	6.8	10.7	0.0	2.4	2.9	5.0	0.0	3.3	70.5	76.0	76.0	76.3	86.7	76.0	74.8	2.4	13.8	$22,215	$3,445	$18,770
Melody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3937 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6850	341	23	15.1	99.4%	16 (4.7%)	273 (80.1%)	52 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.4	1832^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		16.7	1783^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	13.7%	49	22.9	5.9	25.8	29.2	35.3	13.8	14.8	8.3	21.0	13.3	4.2	2.9	0.0	3.7	2.9	4.5	90.1	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.3	92.9	88.8	10.6	25.5	$22,349	$4,500	$17,849
Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4320 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6730	203	20	10.1	78.8%	2 (1.0%)	191 (94.1%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.6	1093^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	46.8%		38.6	1184^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.7%	91	9.1	23.8	61.1	75.0	27.3	35.3	55.0	66.7	52.6	66.7	68.8	9.1	5.9	15.0	23.8	29.8	87.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	94.5	89.1	87.1	7.0	24.9	$29,010	$2,940	$26,070
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy

What is the racial makeup of Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy?

Students at Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy are 90% African American, 9% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy attend?

Students who attend Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Manley Career Academy High School

How many students attend Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy.

What district is Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy a good school?

Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy ranks 1331^st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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