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Lowell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lowell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 308 students enrolled. The school faces significant academic and operational challenges, consistently performing below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages on standardized tests.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.1% of Lowell students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 4.7% of Lowell students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Lowell also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools for both female and male students in English Language Arts, as well as for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students in both English Language Arts and Math. Additionally, Lowell has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 41.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Yates Elementary, Funston Elementary, and Moos Elementary, also struggle academically and have similar low rankings and performance metrics to Lowell. However, one notable exception is Casals Elementary School, which is located just 0.26 miles from Lowell and significantly outperforms the school, the district, and the state averages. This suggests that high-quality education is possible within the Chicago Public Schools District 299, and the challenges facing Lowell may be more related to school-specific factors rather than just district-wide issues.

311

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,387

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3320 W Hirsch St
Chicago, IL 60651-2361

(773) 534-4300

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

African American:

24.1%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,821^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,177^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

328^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	13.9	1821 of 2056	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1629 of 2067	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1853 of 2077	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1897 of 2082	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1679 of 2086	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1619 of 2037	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	1709 of 2044	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	1585 of 2046	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	1629 of 2052	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.4	1292 of 2093	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	1367 of 2167	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	1477 of 2166	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.0	1909 of 2147	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	1955 of 2139	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	2044 of 2120	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	1975 of 2092	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.0	2050 of 2095	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	2013 of 2086	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	1918 of 2022	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.8	1931 of 2030	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.5	1992 of 2020	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	44.7	340 of 711	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	560 of 698	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	318 of 788	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	281 of 826	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	704 of 788	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	748 of 768	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	73.3	96 of 718	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1594 of 1942	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1511 of 1942	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1784 of 1957	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1735 of 1970	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1695 of 2019	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1518 of 1964	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	817 of 982	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	681 of 959	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	908 of 970	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	877 of 954	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	738 of 955	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	686 of 938	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1489 of 1800	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1299 of 1793	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1518 of 1808	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1516 of 1763	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1283 of 1816	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1275 of 1765	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1846 of 1947	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1697 of 1959	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1658 of 1984	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1811 of 1977	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1488 of 2019	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1581 of 1972	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1177 of 1368	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1119 of 1363	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	995 of 1367	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	981 of 1369	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1235 of 1356	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1278 of 1293	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	807 of 1293	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	772 of 1294	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	753 of 1302	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	693 of 1322	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	661 of 1367	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.5	986 of 1365	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	1110 of 1344	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	1130 of 1327	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	1198 of 1318	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	1093 of 1293	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	1105 of 1287	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	1126 of 1272	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	1103 of 1209	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.3	1072 of 1204	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.1	1036 of 1185	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	267 of 486	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	1000 of 1251	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1113 of 1275	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1039 of 1286	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1103 of 1276	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1189 of 1226	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	505 of 669	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	540 of 643	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	473 of 661	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	469 of 662	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	607 of 639	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	589 of 590	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	935 of 1229	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	901 of 1219	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	756 of 1234	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	713 of 1221	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1076 of 1217	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1150 of 1161	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1185 of 1271	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	979 of 1264	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	915 of 1292	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	797 of 1286	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1203 of 1296	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1215 of 1223	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2019)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2024)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-24 vs state

Science23%-20 vs state

Mathematics5%-34 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
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3320 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4300	311	33	9.5	88.7%	2 (0.6%)	75 (24.1%)	233 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.9	1821^st of 2056 public elementary schools	11.4%		21.9	1629^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.2%	192	25.9	20.0	9.5	39.3	25.9	26.3	26.3	45.0	29.1	0.0	0.0	11.1	0.0	5.3	10.0	4.7	81.7	85.6	85.6	85.6	94.1	84.6	81.1	10.8	16.0	$27,387	$3,397	$23,990
Casals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3501 W Potomac Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4444	337	30	11.4	90.2%	12 (3.6%)	83 (24.6%)	233 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	69.6	609^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.4%		59.1	749^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.8%	140	17.5	36.4	68.6	57.1	59.0	75.0	71.0	69.7	66.3	71.4	67.9	33.3	50.0	54.8	45.5	53.2	68.9	74.4	74.4	74.4	83.1	74.4	70.6	7.1	14.2	$20,298	$2,402	$17,896
Cameron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1234 N Monticello Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4290	671	52	12.8	97.5%	6 (0.9%)	101 (15.1%)	555 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17.5	1728^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.0%		12.3	1965^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.9%	237	11.3	17.1	33.3	26.7	24.5	30.6	10.9	30.0	26.3	35.1	21.7	3.8	1.6	16.4	8.6	14.3	68.7	72.7	72.7	72.7	86.9	70.8	69.7	2.9	16.8	$18,976	$2,973	$16,003
Stowe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3444 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4175	558	49	11.3	87.3%	15 (2.7%)	46 (8.2%)	489 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	14.5	1802^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	12.4%		13.7	1910^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.6%	108	5.6	11.6	24.5	20.4	13.0	38.3	15.9	23.3	22.4	18.9	14.8	7.4	14.9	11.4	9.3	12.9	88.1	93.0	92.6	92.6	94.5	91.4	89.6	7.8	16.4	$19,688	$3,379	$16,309
Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1839 N Richmond St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4550	268	32	8.3	88.1%	12 (4.5%)	54 (20.1%)	193 (72.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	16.1	1761^st of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.7	1907^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.7%	146	17.6	16.1	20.0	12.5	17.6	31.6	41.2	33.3	26.9	45.0	6.3	11.8	5.3	0.0	13.3	14.3	75.0	78.3	78.3	78.3	87.7	76.3	77.0		18.3	$35,415	$4,574	$30,841
Funston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2010 N Central Park Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4125	440	45	9.8	97.3%	9 (2.0%)	33 (7.5%)	394 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	10.3	1937^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.8%		16.2	1800^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.9%	137	8.1	10.2	11.1	20.7	24.3	23.3	36.4	42.9	27.3	8.3	13.8	8.1	7.0	12.5	10.2	9.7	82.9	84.7	84.7	84.7	91.8	83.6	82.9	8.9	18.5	$24,087	$3,288	$20,799
Moos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 N California Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4340	434	40	10.8	66.8%	44 (10.1%)	59 (13.6%)	310 (71.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	21.6	1627^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.8	1718^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.9%	91	22.2	12.1	11.4	50.0	35.6	24.3	31.0	51.5	33.3	7.0	32.5	13.3	8.1	17.2	3.0	13.7	86.9	89.4	89.4	89.4	92.2	88.9	88.3	8.4	16.6	$22,327	$2,584	$19,743
Erie Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1405 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 486-7161	405	24	16.8	73.1%	8 (2.0%)	61 (15.1%)	328 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	12.9	1851^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.0%		12.5	1957^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.3%	106	12.2	14.3	13.3	21.1	34.1	15.2	7.3	25.6	19.3	15.6	15.8	19.5	0.0	2.4	4.7	9.4										$5,124	$1,595	$3,529
McAuliffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1841 N Springfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4400	523	44	12.0	66.3%	18 (3.4%)	29 (5.5%)	467 (89.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	13.2	1841^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.5%		14	1891^st of 2067 public elementary schools	8.5%	50	11.4	26.7	17.6	10.7	23.3	26.3	18.5	32.8	21.7	25.0	14.3	9.3	14.0	13.7	11.5	14.7	88.6	89.1	89.1	89.1	93.9	87.8	86.4	7.9	20.9	$20,475	$2,457	$18,018
Polaris Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	620 N Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0820	343	15	22.8	71.1%	4 (1.2%)	304 (88.6%)	35 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	1981^st of 2056 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.6	1989^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.8%	8	8.7	15.6	19.5	7.7	8.7	30.0	32.4	40.6	24.2	7.3	7.7	4.3	3.3	5.9	6.3	5.9										$22,726	$873	$21,853

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What is the racial makeup of Lowell Elementary School?

Students at Lowell Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 24% African American.

Is Lowell Elementary School a good school?

Lowell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Lowell Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Lowell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Lowell Elementary School.

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