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Hale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1286th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Hale Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 792 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.

Hale Elementary School faces several challenges, including lower-than-average test scores, with only 42.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 27% in mathematics, compared to state and district averages. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years. Performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better than their peers, while White students and students with disabilities perform significantly worse.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Twain Elementary School and Kinzie Elementary School, Hale Elementary School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing these issues and learning from the successes of nearby higher-performing schools could be crucial in improving the overall educational outcomes for Hale Elementary School students.

791
Students ?
15.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,562
Per pupil spending ?
67.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6140 S Melvina Ave
       Chicago, IL  60638-4300

(773) 535-2265

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Hale Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Kennedy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.6%
White:
10.9%
African American:
4.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Illinois)
!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,286th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
702nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 49%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 41% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
134th 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
202536.61286 of 205637.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.91221 of 206740.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.31183 of 207743.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.11362 of 208234.6%★★☆☆☆
202129.11308 of 194832.9%★★☆☆☆
201949.9969 of 208653.5%★★★☆☆
201851.0929 of 203754.4%★★★☆☆
201748.1996 of 204451.3%★★★☆☆
201646.91010 of 204650.6%★★★☆☆
201544.01032 of 205249.7%★★☆☆☆
201442.51273 of 209339.2%★★☆☆☆
201344.91286 of 216740.7%★★☆☆☆
201252.81224 of 216643.5%★★☆☆☆
201159.41058 of 214750.7%★★★☆☆
201054.61175 of 213945.1%★★☆☆☆
200943.11408 of 212033.6%★★☆☆☆
200842.01422 of 209232.0%★★☆☆☆
200740.51495 of 209528.6%★☆☆☆☆
200647.31352 of 208635.2%★★☆☆☆
200555.61108 of 202245.2%★★☆☆☆
200444.81320 of 203035.0%★★☆☆☆
200352.51166 of 202042.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.7733 of 104930.1%★★☆☆☆
202438.4499 of 88643.7%★★☆☆☆
202332.8571 of 90737.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.3488 of 78838.1%★★☆☆☆
202452.9269 of 82667.4%★★★☆☆
202350.9283 of 78864.1%★★★☆☆
202237.1495 of 76835.5%★★☆☆☆
202130.1447 of 53716.8%★☆☆☆☆
201951.9261 of 74364.9%★★★☆☆
201843.1378 of 71847.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.91302 of 194233.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.01123 of 194242.2%★★☆☆☆
202340.71085 of 195744.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.21218 of 197038.2%★★☆☆☆
202127.31197 of 168028.8%★☆☆☆☆
201945.51061 of 201947.4%★★☆☆☆
201848.7951 of 196451.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.1503 of 98248.8%★★☆☆☆
202450.7386 of 95959.7%★★★☆☆
202351.6399 of 97058.9%★★★☆☆
202240.2547 of 95442.7%★★☆☆☆
202139.9409 of 74244.9%★★☆☆☆
201961.5268 of 95571.9%★★★★☆
201862.9259 of 93872.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.31058 of 180041.2%★★☆☆☆
202445.0925 of 179348.4%★★☆☆☆
202352.9742 of 180859.0%★★★☆☆
202244.2918 of 176347.9%★★☆☆☆
202138.4894 of 151441.0%★★☆☆☆
201962.8510 of 181671.9%★★★★☆
201860.2554 of 176568.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.81139 of 194741.5%★★☆☆☆
202437.01146 of 195941.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.41139 of 198442.6%★★☆☆☆
202229.41322 of 197733.1%★★☆☆☆
202128.21190 of 170730.3%★★☆☆☆
201953.7842 of 201958.3%★★★☆☆
201853.4836 of 197257.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.2692 of 129246.4%★★☆☆☆
202441.7615 of 119548.5%★★☆☆☆
202339.2627 of 115645.8%★★☆☆☆
202224.3950 of 111314.6%★☆☆☆☆
202129.0461 of 64028.0%★☆☆☆☆
201931.4801 of 119432.9%★★☆☆☆
201822.8669 of 76312.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.71029 of 138925.9%★☆☆☆☆
202437.0907 of 139234.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.9944 of 141933.5%★★☆☆☆
202225.31145 of 142519.6%★☆☆☆☆
202133.2925 of 130829.3%★☆☆☆☆
201944.7834 of 146243.0%★★☆☆☆
201850.0725 of 146350.4%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.5702 of 136848.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.2745 of 136345.3%★★☆☆☆
202353.8534 of 136760.9%★★★☆☆
202241.1731 of 136946.6%★★☆☆☆
202140.7647 of 124147.9%★★☆☆☆
201936.5823 of 135639.3%★★☆☆☆
201842.6700 of 129345.9%★★☆☆☆
201742.3710 of 129345.1%★★☆☆☆
201652.4561 of 129456.6%★★★☆☆
201550.4537 of 130258.8%★★★☆☆
201461.7503 of 132262.0%★★★☆☆
201356.6598 of 136756.3%★★★☆☆
201267.5469 of 136565.6%★★★☆☆
201166.8502 of 134462.6%★★★☆☆
201053.5733 of 132744.8%★★☆☆☆
200957.4663 of 131849.7%★★☆☆☆
200860.1618 of 129352.2%★★★☆☆
200757.2643 of 128750.0%★★★☆☆
200657.8624 of 127250.9%★★★☆☆
200558.2606 of 120949.9%★★☆☆☆
200453.0666 of 120444.7%★★☆☆☆
200335.3822 of 118530.6%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.9590 of 69415.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.6595 of 6396.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.8405 of 67439.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202573.856 of 48388.4%★★★★☆
202462.893 of 48680.9%★★★★☆
202377.132 of 48093.3%★★★★★
202241.5236 of 45448.0%★★☆☆☆
202142.3137 of 27750.5%★★★☆☆
201946.6138 of 33959.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.7649 of 124848.0%★★☆☆☆
202447.0596 of 125152.4%★★★☆☆
202353.0506 of 127560.3%★★★☆☆
202241.6688 of 128646.5%★★☆☆☆
202130.1696 of 101731.6%★★☆☆☆
201933.6849 of 127633.5%★★☆☆☆
201837.5746 of 122639.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202554.2267 of 66960.1%★★★☆☆
202450.3267 of 64358.5%★★★☆☆
202365.2154 of 66176.7%★★★★☆
202249.6284 of 66257.1%★★★☆☆
202150.0212 of 51759.0%★★★☆☆
201939.5372 of 63941.8%★★☆☆☆
201847.6277 of 59053.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202557.5440 of 122964.2%★★★☆☆
202452.0485 of 121960.2%★★★☆☆
202368.7256 of 123479.3%★★★★☆
202252.3481 of 122160.6%★★★☆☆
202152.2389 of 101961.8%★★★☆☆
201945.3630 of 121748.2%★★☆☆☆
201852.1483 of 116158.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.0657 of 127148.3%★★☆☆☆
202435.5749 of 126440.7%★★☆☆☆
202354.8488 of 129262.2%★★★☆☆
202241.1677 of 128647.4%★★☆☆☆
202147.5468 of 104855.3%★★★☆☆
201940.5718 of 129644.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.2575 of 122353.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.9381 of 81253.1%★★★☆☆
202440.6395 of 80250.7%★★★☆☆
202349.5286 of 80564.5%★★★☆☆
202230.3592 of 78124.2%★☆☆☆☆
202138.2297 of 54845.8%★★☆☆☆
201932.3520 of 79234.3%★★☆☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.9670 of 88424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202430.0627 of 87528.3%★☆☆☆☆
202334.5595 of 89533.5%★★☆☆☆
202232.1622 of 89830.7%★★☆☆☆
202136.1500 of 81338.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.8645 of 90528.7%★☆☆☆☆
201843.2501 of 88943.6%★★☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile~ school
Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)48th percentile~ school
Female (2025)48th percentile~ school
White (2025)24th percentile-24 vs school
Disabled (2025)15th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts43%-10 vs state
Science42%~ state avg
Mathematics27%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Open Quote Fantastic School. Teachers care and you can contact them by phone or by email within the day. Principal and Vice Principal have an open door policies. Academics are over the top and climbing. The students get out what they put in. PARENT get involve your children love seeing you there and watch the child grow. I my self volunteer as mush as I can its great to see more parents also. I HAVE recommended this school to friends. Close Quote





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Hale Elementary School ranks 1286th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Hale Elementary School.

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

High : Kennedy High School

Students at Hale Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% African American.


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