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Johnson STEAM Elementary

Q: Is Johnson STEAM Elementary a good school?

Johnson STEAM Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Johnson STEAM Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Johnson STEAM Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Johnson STEAM Elementary?

Students at Johnson STEAM Elementary are 89% African American, 10% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Johnson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 212 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. Unfortunately, Johnson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 46.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school performs poorly on standardized tests, with only 23.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 6.8% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for female students, male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Johnson Elementary School has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $14,555 in 2020-2021 to $26,091 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average, this additional funding has not yet translated into improved student outcomes. Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Lawndale Elementary Community Academy, Chalmers Elementary Specialty School, and LEARN Charter - Butler, generally perform better than Johnson Elementary School on academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates.

209

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,243

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1420 S Albany Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-2205

(773) 534-1829

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.5%

Hispanic:

9.6%

American Indian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,852^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,302^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

346^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	12.8	1852 of 2056	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1987 of 2067	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	2072 of 2077	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2051 of 2082	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1808 of 1948	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1919 of 2086	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1698 of 2037	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	1774 of 2044	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	1892 of 2046	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	1706 of 2052	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.8	1894 of 2093	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	2156 of 2167	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	1884 of 2166	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	1966 of 2147	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	2027 of 2139	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.1	2096 of 2120	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	2073 of 2092	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	1955 of 2095	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	2061 of 2086	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.1	1989 of 2022	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.4	1897 of 2030	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.9	1844 of 2020	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	500 of 688	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	573 of 655	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	680 of 692	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	605 of 684	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	271 of 428	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	456 of 711	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	285 of 698	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1581 of 1942	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1636 of 1942	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1951 of 1957	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1933 of 1970	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1688 of 2019	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1614 of 1964	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1540 of 1800	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1672 of 1793	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1801 of 1808	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1728 of 1763	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1340 of 1514	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1609 of 1816	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1283 of 1765	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1919 of 1947	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1897 of 1959	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1944 of 1984	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1929 of 1977	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1917 of 2019	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1631 of 1972	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	19.4	1154 of 1194	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1302 of 1368	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1152 of 1363	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1303 of 1367	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1347 of 1369	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1116 of 1241	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1179 of 1356	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1095 of 1293	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	1148 of 1293	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	1268 of 1294	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	1117 of 1302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.0	1196 of 1322	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	1342 of 1367	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	1239 of 1365	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	1244 of 1344	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	1302 of 1327	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.4	1317 of 1318	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	1290 of 1293	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	1218 of 1287	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.2	1251 of 1272	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.7	1155 of 1209	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.1	1145 of 1204	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.3	1179 of 1185	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	471 of 574	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	336 of 548	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	463 of 569	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	524 of 573	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	232 of 385	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	325 of 565	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	262 of 511	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1221 of 1248	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	979 of 1251	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1210 of 1275	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1250 of 1286	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	962 of 1017	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1072 of 1276	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1101 of 1226	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1139 of 1229	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	907 of 1219	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1141 of 1234	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1191 of 1221	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	868 of 1019	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1012 of 1217	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	895 of 1161	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1062 of 1271	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1086 of 1264	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1207 of 1292	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1264 of 1286	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	917 of 1048	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1152 of 1296	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	942 of 1223	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	756 of 792	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

Science10%-33 vs state

Mathematics7%-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
Johnson STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 S Albany Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1829	209	20	10.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	187 (89.5%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1852^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.7	1987^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.9%	135	7.7	11.5	30.0	33.3	14.8	27.3	14.3	23.1	23.1	20.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.5	6.8	82.6	90.3	90.3	90.3	94.2	90.3	85.0	5.8	26.6	$26,243	$4,742	$21,501
Legacy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3318 W Ogden Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 542-1640	458	26	17.6	92.4%	3 (0.7%)	417 (91.0%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	1762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	1746^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	16	7.8	26.9	28.6	32.7	29.4	32.0	56.0	55.8	39.2	16.7	12.2	11.8	8.0	14.0	7.7	11.7										$22,085	$2,353	$19,732
Chalmers STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2745 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1720	205	23	8.9	98.5%	4 (2.0%)	185 (90.2%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25.3	1553^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.5%		17.9	1737^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.0%	184	11.1	8.3		17.6	52.6	29.2	13.0	33.3	32.8	70.0	5.9	10.5	0.0	0.0	4.3	9.5	89.3	93.5	93.5	93.5	97.7	93.5	91.1	7.9	22.9	$29,457	$5,736	$23,721
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
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
Plamondon Elementary School	Public	K-8	2642 W 15th Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1789	92	20	4.6	81.5%	5 (5.4%)	18 (19.6%)	68 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1642^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.8	1548^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.1%	94		21.4		10.0		38.5		42.9	29.8		10.0		23.1		7.1	19.3	88.8	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	91.3		35.0	$37,273	$7,463	$29,810
Kellman Corporate Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Arthington St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6602	209	21	9.9	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	195 (93.3%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	1867^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.2%		15	1849^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.5%	18	13.6	5.3	23.8	12.5	18.2	47.1	38.9	21.1	25.6	4.8	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	83.8	89.0	89.0	89.0	93.7	89.0	84.3	6.8	18.9	$25,884	$4,205	$21,679
Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3615 W 16th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1690	276	25	11.2	88.8%	2 (0.7%)	219 (79.3%)	52 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8	1992^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.3	2003^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	11	7.4	2.9	9.5	9.7	22.2	30.0	29.6	25.7	21.6	4.8	6.5	3.7	0.0	11.1	0.0	4.1	89.8	90.1	90.1	90.1	96.1	90.8	86.9	6.7	23.3	$21,487	$3,207	$18,279
Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2819 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4580	259	31	8.3	94.2%	6 (2.3%)	30 (11.6%)	221 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.2	1612^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.1	1804^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.7%	192	23.5	10.7	33.3	15.4	47.1	22.2	45.5	18.5	30.4	15.8	15.4	29.4	11.1	18.2	0.0	13.7	92.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	95.1	95.6	92.9	8.4	35.4	$24,714	$3,431	$21,284
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson STEAM Elementary

What district is Johnson STEAM Elementary in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Johnson STEAM Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Johnson STEAM Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Johnson STEAM Elementary?

Students at Johnson STEAM Elementary are 89% African American, 10% Hispanic.

Is Johnson STEAM Elementary a good school?

Johnson STEAM Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

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