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Reilly Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1811th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Reilly Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 528 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.

Reilly Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.6% of Reilly students were proficient in ELA, compared to 42.8% in the district and 53.1% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 14.5%, compared to 27.3% in the district and 38.5% statewide. Reilly Elementary School also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as Murphy Elementary School, Scammon Elementary School, and CICS - Irving Park Campus, generally outperform Reilly Elementary School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Murphy Elementary School had an ELA proficiency rate of 50.7%, compared to Reilly's 32.6%, and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 36.5%, compared to Reilly's 14.5%. The nearby charter school, CICS - Irving Park Campus, also outperformed Reilly in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. While Reilly Elementary School has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $14,122 in 2020-2021 to $19,635 in 2023-2024, this increased spending has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes.

539
Students ?
11.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,149
Per pupil spending ?
67.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3650 W School St
       Chicago, IL  60618-5358

(773) 534-5250

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Reilly Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Schurz High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.4%
White:
3.0%
African American:
2.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,811th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
961st of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 30%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
321st 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
202514.31811 of 205611.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11802 of 206712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.61805 of 207713.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.11633 of 208221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202119.91579 of 194818.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.51597 of 208623.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.81501 of 203726.3%★☆☆☆☆
201720.11676 of 204418.0%★☆☆☆☆
201627.91484 of 204627.5%★☆☆☆☆
201531.71363 of 205233.6%★★☆☆☆
201421.01735 of 209317.1%★☆☆☆☆
201318.81825 of 216715.8%★☆☆☆☆
201218.71883 of 216613.1%★☆☆☆☆
201117.51869 of 214712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201016.51870 of 213912.6%★☆☆☆☆
200916.81844 of 212013.0%★☆☆☆☆
200817.71816 of 209213.2%★☆☆☆☆
200732.91640 of 209521.7%★☆☆☆☆
200627.81688 of 208619.1%★☆☆☆☆
200520.81718 of 202215.0%★☆☆☆☆
200422.91675 of 203017.5%★☆☆☆☆
200326.91587 of 202021.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202320.4856 of 9075.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.7689 of 78812.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.0742 of 82610.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.4713 of 7889.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.6541 of 76829.6%★☆☆☆☆
202128.3477 of 53711.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.8600 of 74319.2%★☆☆☆☆
201841.0411 of 71842.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.31736 of 194210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202415.81720 of 194211.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.41697 of 195713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.71575 of 197020.1%★☆☆☆☆
202121.21358 of 168019.2%★☆☆☆☆
201919.51703 of 201915.7%★☆☆☆☆
201826.61456 of 196425.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.3915 of 9826.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.4855 of 95910.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0858 of 97011.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.0766 of 95419.7%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1608 of 74218.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8690 of 95527.7%★☆☆☆☆
201836.0591 of 93837.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.71625 of 18009.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.81570 of 179312.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.61550 of 180814.3%★☆☆☆☆
202233.71178 of 176333.2%★★☆☆☆
202121.51348 of 151411.0%★☆☆☆☆
201937.91164 of 181635.9%★★☆☆☆
201841.51016 of 176542.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.51682 of 194713.6%★☆☆☆☆
202418.11644 of 195916.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.31629 of 198417.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.41478 of 197725.2%★☆☆☆☆
202111.01695 of 17070.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.81359 of 201932.7%★★☆☆☆
201828.31418 of 197228.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.2823 of 129236.3%★★☆☆☆
202435.3730 of 119538.9%★★☆☆☆
202324.3931 of 115619.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.41011 of 11139.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.31001 of 119416.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.1415 of 76345.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.4961 of 136829.8%★☆☆☆☆
202431.9867 of 136336.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.8968 of 136729.2%★☆☆☆☆
202231.9877 of 136935.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.5875 of 124129.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.7986 of 135627.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.21020 of 129321.1%★☆☆☆☆
201724.7987 of 129323.7%★☆☆☆☆
201621.41071 of 129417.2%★☆☆☆☆
201526.3964 of 130226.0%★☆☆☆☆
201430.2970 of 132226.6%★☆☆☆☆
201328.31044 of 136723.6%★☆☆☆☆
201228.41069 of 136521.7%★☆☆☆☆
201131.81031 of 134423.3%★☆☆☆☆
201025.21070 of 132719.4%★☆☆☆☆
200930.91005 of 131823.7%★☆☆☆☆
200834.6940 of 129327.3%★☆☆☆☆
200742.4866 of 128732.7%★★☆☆☆
200637.9898 of 127229.4%★☆☆☆☆
200524.4941 of 120922.2%★☆☆☆☆
200416.2995 of 120417.4%★☆☆☆☆
200313.71006 of 118515.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.9418 of 69439.8%★★☆☆☆
202438.8342 of 63946.5%★★☆☆☆
202323.3600 of 67411.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.8364 of 48324.6%★☆☆☆☆
202449.8161 of 48666.9%★★★☆☆
202344.5211 of 48056.0%★★★☆☆
202255.9103 of 45477.3%★★★★☆
201945.5146 of 33956.9%★★★☆☆
201842.2141 of 28550.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.9869 of 124830.4%★★☆☆☆
202424.0946 of 125124.4%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6901 of 127529.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.91017 of 128620.9%★☆☆☆☆
202124.4779 of 101723.4%★☆☆☆☆
201929.1927 of 127627.4%★☆☆☆☆
201818.21027 of 122616.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.4439 of 66934.4%★★☆☆☆
202438.9358 of 64344.3%★★☆☆☆
202331.4465 of 66129.7%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2405 of 66238.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.2328 of 51736.6%★★☆☆☆
201930.1477 of 63925.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9493 of 59016.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.8720 of 122941.4%★★☆☆☆
202439.7701 of 121942.5%★★☆☆☆
202334.6810 of 123434.4%★★☆☆☆
202246.7572 of 122153.2%★★★☆☆
202139.3594 of 101941.7%★★☆☆☆
201938.1756 of 121737.9%★★☆☆☆
201833.1803 of 116130.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.1871 of 127131.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.0678 of 126446.4%★★☆☆☆
202327.2918 of 129228.9%★☆☆☆☆
202242.3660 of 128648.7%★★☆☆☆
202128.2747 of 104828.7%★☆☆☆☆
201925.4966 of 129625.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.9888 of 122327.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.7363 of 81255.3%★★★☆☆
202428.5579 of 80227.8%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7675 of 80516.1%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%★☆☆☆☆
201934.7469 of 79240.8%★★☆☆☆
201841.6280 of 60253.5%★★★☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)36th percentile+24 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school
Female (2025)11th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2023)6th percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)55th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school
Disabled (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)31st percentile~ school
Female (2025)30th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts33%-20 vs state
Science17%-26 vs state
Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Reilly Elementary School.

Reilly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

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

High : Schurz High School

Students at Reilly Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.


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