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Thorp J N Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Thorp J N Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 319 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. Thorp J N Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thorp J N Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.9% of Thorp J N students were proficient in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 7% of Thorp J N students were proficient, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, Thorp J N has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching over 50% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Thorp J N Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, it is clear that Thorp J N is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For example, Warren Elementary School, which is 1.6 miles away, outperforms Thorp J N in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency by a significant margin. This stark contrast in performance suggests significant educational inequities within the Chicago Public Schools system, and addressing the underlying issues at Thorp J N could be crucial in improving educational outcomes and promoting equity.

296

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,363

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8914 S Buffalo Ave
Chicago, IL 60617-3416

(773) 535-6250

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Thorp J N Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bowen High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.1%

Hispanic:

18.6%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,933^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,233^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

388^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	10.3	1933 of 2056	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1923 of 2067	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1972 of 2077	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1922 of 2082	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1798 of 1948	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1966 of 2086	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1986 of 2037	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	2026 of 2044	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	2025 of 2046	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1998 of 2052	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.0	1870 of 2093	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	1937 of 2167	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	2071 of 2166	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	2032 of 2147	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	2063 of 2139	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1961 of 2120	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	1999 of 2092	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	2021 of 2095	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.9	1981 of 2086	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.9	1957 of 2022	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.3	1943 of 2030	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.2	1904 of 2020	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	445 of 688	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	465 of 655	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	529 of 692	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	401 of 684	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	270 of 428	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	549 of 711	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	559 of 698	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1729 of 1942	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1734 of 1942	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1856 of 1957	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1721 of 1970	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1922 of 2019	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1878 of 1964	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1644 of 1800	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1589 of 1793	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1690 of 1808	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1542 of 1763	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1338 of 1514	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1648 of 1816	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1708 of 1765	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1764 of 1947	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1893 of 1959	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1717 of 1984	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1952 of 1977	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1467 of 1707	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1789 of 2019	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1897 of 1972	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1233 of 1368	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1153 of 1363	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1223 of 1367	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1238 of 1369	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1187 of 1241	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1285 of 1356	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1209 of 1293	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	1293 of 1293	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	1261 of 1294	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	1164 of 1302	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	1302 of 1322	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	1212 of 1367	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	1198 of 1365	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	1215 of 1344	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.7	1203 of 1327	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	1073 of 1318	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	1089 of 1293	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.1	1093 of 1287	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	1123 of 1272	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	1178 of 1209	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.5	1119 of 1204	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.9	1069 of 1185	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	354 of 574	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	272 of 548	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	299 of 569	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	375 of 573	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	296 of 385	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	499 of 565	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	402 of 511	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1118 of 1248	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1135 of 1251	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1227 of 1286	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1233 of 1276	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1090 of 1226	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1046 of 1229	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	938 of 1219	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1041 of 1234	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1070 of 1221	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	952 of 1019	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1142 of 1217	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1065 of 1161	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1017 of 1271	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1015 of 1264	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1099 of 1292	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	936 of 1048	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1164 of 1296	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1176 of 1223	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)35th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)38th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science14%-29 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
Thorp J N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8914 S Buffalo Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6250	296	26	11.3	96.6%	3 (1.0%)	234 (79.1%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	1933^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.0%		13.4	1923^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	7.0%	10	13.6	14.3	20.7	25.0	20.0	23.5	29.2	37.5	25.9	13.8	7.4	4.0	0.0	9.1	4.2	7.0	80.6	90.3	90.0	90.0	96.2	89.3	83.1	14.1	20.1	$29,363	$3,886	$25,477
LEARN Charter - South Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	8914 S Buffalo Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 722-8577	390	27	14.4	88.2%	3 (0.8%)	356 (91.3%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28.3	1472^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	28.4%		36	1246^th of 2067 public elementary schools	39.7%	226	12.8	24.3	38.9	14.3	41.0	44.1	55.6	43.2	38.8	33.3	21.4	23.1	26.5	33.3	40.5	29.5										$20,444	$4,024	$16,420
Mireles Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9000 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6360	546	33	16.8	83.3%	7 (1.3%)	250 (45.8%)	283 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11.3	1897^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.9	1897^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.2%		13.2	4.3	8.9	10.2	28.9	31.3	17.4	22.0	18.5	4.4	3.3	2.6	16.7	11.4	2.1	6.0	85.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	93.3	88.8	84.4	4.7	21.4	$18,209	$2,467	$15,742
Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8331 S Mackinaw Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6585	439	35	12.5	96.1%	11 (2.5%)	308 (70.2%)	114 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8.8	1975^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.9%		16.3	1789^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.4%	186	9.4	20.7	12.1	5.3	23.1	26.5	32.1	38.7	22.2	9.4	2.6	10.8	2.9	0.0	3.3	5.1	88.5	93.9	93.9	93.9	94.1	93.1	86.8	13.7	23.5	$24,134	$3,730	$20,404
Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8344 S Commercial Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6694	315	28	11.2	88.9%	2 (0.6%)	215 (68.3%)	94 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	1854^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.8%		11.3	1998^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.3%	144	11.1	30.4	30.3	9.4	34.5	20.7	30.4	47.8	27.8	27.3	3.1	0.0	3.6	18.2	13.6	10.8	82.7	84.9	84.9	84.9	92.6	83.4	84.1	4.8	18.1	$21,077	$2,886	$18,191
Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	8401 S Saginaw Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 503-3040	538	34	15.8	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	484 (90.0%)	43 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	40.4	1202^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.8	1152^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	44.3%	50	28.3	15.0	39.0	42.4	57.4	55.0	56.9	50.0	50.1	59.3	13.6	18.0	15.0	25.9	16.7	24.6										$21,541	$725	$20,817
Coles Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8441 S Yates Blvd	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6550	286	22	12.8	60.8%	0 (0.0%)	252 (88.1%)	31 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	35.2	1308^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.4%		19.9	1687^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.4%	379	26.3	0.0	22.7	9.1	52.6	20.7	26.7	22.7	25.0	22.7	4.5	68.4	60.7	3.3	0.0	25.9	88.8	93.6	93.6	93.6	94.0	93.2	88.8	11.6	29.9	$23,265	$3,768	$19,497
Hoyne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8905 S Crandon Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6425	230	20	11.5	69.6%	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	32.5	1367^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.5%		28.4	1451^st of 2067 public elementary schools	29.8%	84	16.7	37.5	26.3	47.8	50.0	34.8	51.9	66.7	47.0	31.6	39.1	27.8	13.0	33.3	25.0	28.4	88.8	91.2	91.2	91.2	95.6	90.8	91.2	6.0	21.6	$23,717	$2,997	$20,719
Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9822 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6430	616	45	13.6	82.8%	12 (1.9%)	76 (12.3%)	515 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	26	1538^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.2%		19.9	1685^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.5%	147	20.0	28.1	33.3	33.3	32.9	39.3	41.0	49.1	37.9	33.3	25.4	13.0	21.3	19.7	28.1	23.1	91.5	94.1	94.1	94.1	96.7	94.1	92.5	9.3	21.2	$19,924	$1,854	$18,070
Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9912 S Avenue H	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6240	337	30	11.1	88.1%	19 (5.6%)	26 (7.7%)	289 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.3	1835^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.1	1807^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.6%	28	0.0	28.9	23.3	21.1	17.9	26.7	32.0	33.3	25.8	20.0	22.2	10.7	9.7	8.0	20.5	15.9	90.1	92.6	92.6	92.6	97.5	92.0	89.8	5.6	26.6	$23,861	$3,197	$20,664

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How many students attend Thorp J N Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Thorp J N Elementary School.

Is Thorp J N Elementary School a good school?

Thorp J N Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thorp J N Elementary School?

Students at Thorp J N Elementary School are 79% African American, 19% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Thorp J N Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thorp J N Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Bowen High School

What district is Thorp J N Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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