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Marsh Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1538th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Marsh Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 607 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marsh Elementary School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, well-below-average test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, and performance gaps among subgroups such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. The school's spending per student has increased over the years, but it is still below the district average, and the student-teacher ratio is higher than the district average.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Black Magnet Elementary School, Marsh Elementary School is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. The district should closely examine the allocation of resources and the effectiveness of current strategies at Marsh Elementary School to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education.

616
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,924
Per pupil spending ?
82.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9822 S Exchange Ave
       Chicago, IL  60617-5446

(773) 535-6430

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Marsh Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Bowen High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.6%
African American:
12.3%
White:
1.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2024 → 25th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Illinois)
!Science scores 19 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,538th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
847th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
201st 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
202526.01538 of 205625.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.91685 of 206718.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.41674 of 207719.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.11692 of 208218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202122.31497 of 194823.2%★☆☆☆☆
201928.71486 of 208628.8%★☆☆☆☆
201819.71656 of 203718.7%★☆☆☆☆
201724.71557 of 204423.8%★☆☆☆☆
201623.81594 of 204622.1%★☆☆☆☆
201530.91384 of 205232.6%★★☆☆☆
201434.61434 of 209331.5%★★☆☆☆
201331.41557 of 216728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201235.41587 of 216626.7%★☆☆☆☆
201130.11645 of 214723.4%★☆☆☆☆
201039.01499 of 213929.9%★☆☆☆☆
200939.71470 of 212030.7%★★☆☆☆
200835.61531 of 209226.8%★☆☆☆☆
200750.21322 of 209536.9%★★☆☆☆
200656.01170 of 208643.9%★★☆☆☆
200531.01564 of 202222.7%★☆☆☆☆
200452.51170 of 203042.4%★★☆☆☆
200340.61376 of 202031.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.9517 of 104950.7%★★★☆☆
202432.1599 of 88632.4%★★☆☆☆
202327.1698 of 90723.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.4578 of 78826.6%★☆☆☆☆
202433.0590 of 82628.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.1537 of 78831.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.9609 of 76820.7%★☆☆☆☆
201934.4539 of 74327.5%★☆☆☆☆
201844.2368 of 71848.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.71500 of 194222.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.41578 of 194218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.41556 of 195720.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.21589 of 197019.3%★☆☆☆☆
202137.3988 of 168041.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.21407 of 201930.3%★★☆☆☆
201821.71569 of 196420.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.4696 of 98229.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5778 of 95918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0747 of 97023.0%★☆☆☆☆
202226.0767 of 95419.6%★☆☆☆☆
202130.3533 of 74228.2%★☆☆☆☆
201940.4555 of 95541.9%★★☆☆☆
201829.0706 of 93824.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.51075 of 180040.3%★★☆☆☆
202431.11286 of 179328.3%★☆☆☆☆
202332.21253 of 180830.7%★★☆☆☆
202229.01315 of 176325.4%★☆☆☆☆
202141.2830 of 151445.2%★★☆☆☆
201943.21006 of 181644.6%★★☆☆☆
201831.21279 of 176527.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.41382 of 194729.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.11579 of 195919.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.01566 of 198421.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.01638 of 197717.1%★☆☆☆☆
202119.11427 of 170716.4%★☆☆☆☆
201929.01431 of 201929.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.31627 of 197217.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.3652 of 129249.5%★★☆☆☆
202431.9795 of 119533.5%★★☆☆☆
202328.9814 of 115629.6%★☆☆☆☆
202235.8634 of 111343.0%★★☆☆☆
201939.5646 of 119445.9%★★☆☆☆
201821.4709 of 7637.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.6847 of 136838.1%★★☆☆☆
202430.9884 of 136335.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.2887 of 136735.1%★★☆☆☆
202223.61032 of 136924.6%★☆☆☆☆
202143.7595 of 124152.1%★★★☆☆
201929.9946 of 135630.2%★★☆☆☆
201827.7938 of 129327.5%★☆☆☆☆
201727.9936 of 129327.6%★☆☆☆☆
201625.9982 of 129424.1%★☆☆☆☆
201532.3854 of 130234.4%★★☆☆☆
201427.21012 of 132223.4%★☆☆☆☆
201340.3853 of 136737.6%★★☆☆☆
201249.7802 of 136541.2%★★☆☆☆
201144.8844 of 134437.2%★★☆☆☆
201045.3858 of 132735.3%★★☆☆☆
200942.1892 of 131832.3%★★☆☆☆
200833.4955 of 129326.1%★☆☆☆☆
200758.3626 of 128751.4%★★★☆☆
200657.5633 of 127250.2%★★★☆☆
200544.5768 of 120936.5%★★☆☆☆
200445.3741 of 120438.5%★★☆☆☆
200345.4724 of 118538.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202561.8161 of 69476.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.8167 of 48365.4%★★★☆☆
202445.2208 of 48657.2%★★★☆☆
202329.6403 of 48016.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.3376 of 45417.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.6293 of 33913.6%★☆☆☆☆
201846.8109 of 28561.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.3736 of 124841.0%★★☆☆☆
202429.4866 of 125130.8%★★☆☆☆
202332.4821 of 127535.6%★★☆☆☆
202226.6926 of 128628.0%★☆☆☆☆
202155.1388 of 101761.8%★★★☆☆
201934.3842 of 127634.0%★★☆☆☆
201829.9872 of 122628.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.3356 of 66946.8%★★☆☆☆
202440.2342 of 64346.8%★★☆☆☆
202339.6372 of 66143.7%★★☆☆☆
202226.2525 of 66220.7%★☆☆☆☆
202158.1155 of 51770.0%★★★★☆
201937.1404 of 63936.8%★★☆☆☆
201834.0409 of 59030.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.5609 of 122950.4%★★★☆☆
202445.9592 of 121951.4%★★★☆☆
202344.4636 of 123448.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.2790 of 122135.3%★★☆☆☆
202165.9208 of 101979.6%★★★★☆
201946.5614 of 121749.5%★★☆☆☆
201841.1675 of 116141.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.9828 of 127134.9%★★☆☆☆
202432.5784 of 126438.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.5827 of 129236.0%★★☆☆☆
202221.91005 of 128621.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.7902 of 104813.9%★☆☆☆☆
201927.5921 of 129628.9%★☆☆☆☆
201825.9905 of 122326.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.6410 of 81249.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.6446 of 80244.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.7363 of 80554.9%★★★☆☆
202247.9269 of 78165.6%★★★☆☆
201928.6622 of 79221.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2025)51st percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school
Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Middle school
Disabled (2025)77th percentile+39 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts38%-15 vs state
Science24%-19 vs state
Mathematics23%-15 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Marsh Elementary School.

Marsh Elementary School ranks 1538th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Marsh Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

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

High : Bowen High School


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