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Addams Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1395th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Addams Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 533 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. Addams Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Addams 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 46.7% of Addams students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 24.5% of Addams students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its subgroups, with lower proficiency rates for 3rd grade students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs compared to the district and state. Additionally, Addams Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Addams Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Grissom Elementary School, it becomes clear that Addams is underperforming. Grissom Elementary School, which is 2.7 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the high spending per student at Addams Elementary School, ranging from $13,223 to $17,358 over the past few years, the school has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past 10 years, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive and targeted approach to school improvement.

544
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,916
Per pupil spending ?
78.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10810 S Avenue H
       Chicago, IL  60617-6726

(773) 535-6210

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Addams Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Washington G High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.9%
African American:
3.9%
White:
3.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 25% Illinois)
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015
!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,395th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From top 39% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
538th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to top 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
161st 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
202531.61395 of 205632.1%★★☆☆☆
202430.51382 of 206733.1%★★☆☆☆
202341.91138 of 207745.2%★★☆☆☆
202229.91401 of 208232.7%★★☆☆☆
202128.51320 of 194832.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.41231 of 208641.0%★★☆☆☆
201846.21023 of 203749.8%★★☆☆☆
201749.9944 of 204453.8%★★★☆☆
201644.91062 of 204648.1%★★☆☆☆
201554.7804 of 205260.8%★★★☆☆
201436.51390 of 209333.6%★★☆☆☆
201345.51259 of 216741.9%★★☆☆☆
201246.31377 of 216636.4%★★☆☆☆
201141.11465 of 214731.8%★★☆☆☆
201034.21590 of 213925.7%★☆☆☆☆
200938.81491 of 212029.7%★☆☆☆☆
200840.91439 of 209231.2%★★☆☆☆
200739.01521 of 209527.4%★☆☆☆☆
200640.41498 of 208628.2%★☆☆☆☆
200531.71548 of 202223.4%★☆☆☆☆
200436.11483 of 203026.9%★☆☆☆☆
200343.81326 of 202034.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.9344 of 78856.3%★★★☆☆
202445.9368 of 82655.4%★★★☆☆
202347.1331 of 78858.0%★★★☆☆
202248.0322 of 76858.1%★★★☆☆
202140.8284 of 53747.1%★★☆☆☆
201950.4286 of 74361.5%★★★☆☆
201856.2218 of 71869.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.11344 of 194230.8%★★☆☆☆
202430.31320 of 194232.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.31009 of 195748.4%★★☆☆☆
202228.71358 of 197031.1%★★☆☆☆
202129.51156 of 168031.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.51202 of 201940.5%★★☆☆☆
201848.8946 of 196451.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.5568 of 98242.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.9533 of 95944.4%★★☆☆☆
202356.9325 of 97066.5%★★★☆☆
202241.6523 of 95445.2%★★☆☆☆
202143.3369 of 74250.3%★★★☆☆
201952.8380 of 95560.2%★★★☆☆
201862.8260 of 93872.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.6901 of 180049.9%★★☆☆☆
202447.7851 of 179352.5%★★★☆☆
202355.1687 of 180862.0%★★★☆☆
202244.1921 of 176347.8%★★☆☆☆
202141.7819 of 151445.9%★★☆☆☆
201952.4749 of 181658.8%★★★☆☆
201866.4413 of 176576.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.31297 of 194733.4%★★☆☆☆
202430.31314 of 195932.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.21145 of 198442.3%★★☆☆☆
202231.01285 of 197735.0%★★☆☆☆
202124.01295 of 170724.1%★☆☆☆☆
201939.21172 of 201942.0%★★☆☆☆
201844.01009 of 197248.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.7568 of 129256.0%★★★☆☆
202430.3834 of 119530.2%★★☆☆☆
201955.5392 of 119467.2%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.0538 of 136860.7%★★★☆☆
202451.5580 of 136357.4%★★★☆☆
202344.5699 of 136748.9%★★☆☆☆
202236.6808 of 136941.0%★★☆☆☆
202133.4768 of 124138.1%★★☆☆☆
201955.1546 of 135659.7%★★★☆☆
201849.2612 of 129352.7%★★★☆☆
201751.5562 of 129356.5%★★★☆☆
201663.5392 of 129469.7%★★★☆☆
201536.2783 of 130239.9%★★☆☆☆
201455.4595 of 132255.0%★★★☆☆
201370.1378 of 136772.3%★★★★☆
201263.3555 of 136559.3%★★★☆☆
201153.6730 of 134445.7%★★☆☆☆
201060.0612 of 132753.9%★★★☆☆
200957.0671 of 131849.1%★★☆☆☆
200850.6756 of 129341.5%★★☆☆☆
200755.4674 of 128747.6%★★☆☆☆
200664.6496 of 127261.0%★★★☆☆
200552.6677 of 120944.0%★★☆☆☆
200467.7441 of 120463.4%★★★☆☆
200360.5518 of 118556.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202564.3101 of 48379.1%★★★★☆
202474.942 of 48691.4%★★★★★
202350.8151 of 48068.5%★★★☆☆
202257.195 of 45479.1%★★★★☆
202158.547 of 27783.0%★★★★☆
201962.155 of 33983.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.4573 of 124854.1%★★★☆☆
202449.2565 of 125154.8%★★★☆☆
202345.2637 of 127550.0%★★★☆☆
202230.6848 of 128634.1%★★☆☆☆
202129.0710 of 101730.2%★★☆☆☆
201953.4543 of 127657.4%★★★☆☆
201855.3507 of 122658.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202564.2188 of 66971.9%★★★★☆
202459.0206 of 64368.0%★★★☆☆
202353.4247 of 66162.6%★★★☆☆
202245.1319 of 66251.8%★★★☆☆
202144.3257 of 51750.3%★★★☆☆
201966.1161 of 63974.8%★★★★☆
201860.7184 of 59068.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202566.7306 of 122975.1%★★★★☆
202467.2274 of 121977.5%★★★★☆
202358.6385 of 123468.8%★★★☆☆
202249.8518 of 122157.6%★★★☆☆
202148.5437 of 101957.1%★★★☆☆
201974.2198 of 121783.7%★★★★☆
201867.3269 of 116176.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.0456 of 127164.1%★★★☆☆
202452.9506 of 126460.0%★★★☆☆
202343.0660 of 129248.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.9647 of 128649.7%★★☆☆☆
202134.2649 of 104838.1%★★☆☆☆
201955.5507 of 129660.9%★★★☆☆
201842.4656 of 122346.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202356.4233 of 80571.1%★★★★☆
202236.4453 of 78142.0%★★☆☆☆
202149.4181 of 54867.0%★★★☆☆
201960.6177 of 79277.7%★★★★☆
201849.9212 of 60264.8%★★★☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+24 vs school
Special Education (2025)56th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)31st percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2023)71st percentile+22 vs school
Male (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts47%-6 vs state
Science46%+3 vs state
Mathematics24%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 22, 2017

Open Quote excellent school Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Open Quote Very student-centered, staff is in it for the kids! Parental involvement is high. Many family-centered activities in the evening. Great academics, great sports and just great overall! Happy to be sending my child to Addams! Go Eagles! I am a parent and former educator. The one thing I would change is the type of student fundaraising they do. Close Quote





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Addams Elementary School ranks 1395th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Addams Elementary School.

Students at Addams Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% White.

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

High : Washington G High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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