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Ariel Elementary Community Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ariel Elementary Community Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 352 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. Ariel Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, also with a 1-star rating.

Ariel Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 47.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's students also perform poorly on standardized tests, with only 26.6% proficient or better in ELA and 13% proficient in math, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state, respectively. This poor performance is consistent across subgroups, such as female, male, African American, and low-socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Woodson South Elementary, Reavis Elementary, and Fuller Elementary, also perform poorly and have similar low rankings and test scores as Ariel Elementary, suggesting a systemic issue within the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The only school that outperforms Ariel Elementary is the nearby University of Chicago Charter-North Kenwood, a public charter school with higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and a higher ranking.

364

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,219

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1119 E 46th St
Chicago, IL 60653-4403

(773) 535-1996

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.9%

Hispanic:

3.0%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,819^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,100^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

327^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	14.0	1819 of 2056	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1791 of 2067	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1713 of 2077	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1812 of 2082	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1685 of 1948	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1760 of 2086	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1468 of 2037	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.9	1145 of 2044	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	1262 of 2046	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.6	1308 of 2052	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.9	878 of 2093	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	851 of 2167	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	1130 of 2166	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.5	1159 of 2147	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.3	724 of 2139	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.2	1336 of 2120	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.3	1106 of 2092	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.5	1376 of 2095	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.2	1440 of 2086	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.6	1500 of 2022	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	1653 of 2030	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.8	1622 of 2020	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	403 of 688	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	377 of 655	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	315 of 692	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	398 of 684	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	202 of 428	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	326 of 711	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	195 of 698	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1625 of 1942	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1727 of 1942	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1557 of 1957	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1665 of 1970	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1556 of 2019	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1468 of 1964	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1619 of 1800	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1565 of 1793	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1404 of 1808	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1588 of 1763	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1191 of 1514	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1421 of 1816	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1101 of 1765	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1780 of 1947	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1613 of 1959	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1609 of 1984	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1725 of 1977	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1527 of 1707	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1786 of 2019	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1358 of 1972	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	38.9	654 of 1194	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1100 of 1368	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1204 of 1363	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1149 of 1367	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1333 of 1369	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1212 of 1241	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1193 of 1356	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1047 of 1293	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	1041 of 1293	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	1248 of 1294	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	39.8	825 of 1322	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	662 of 1367	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	644 of 1365	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.0	534 of 1344	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	379 of 1327	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.2	496 of 1318	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.1	391 of 1293	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.6	304 of 1287	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	65.1	486 of 1272	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.4	805 of 1209	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	278 of 574	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	378 of 548	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	305 of 569	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	518 of 573	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	336 of 385	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	344 of 565	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	220 of 511	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1089 of 1248	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1016 of 1251	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	903 of 1275	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1234 of 1286	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1048 of 1276	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	965 of 1226	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	861 of 1229	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1075 of 1219	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	987 of 1234	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1202 of 1221	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	998 of 1019	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1140 of 1217	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	962 of 1161	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1191 of 1271	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1171 of 1264	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1235 of 1292	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1229 of 1286	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	979 of 1048	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1205 of 1296	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1015 of 1223	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	29.6	587 of 792	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)45th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2019)26th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Science19%-24 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

This all started in Mr.Schlosser class and it went onto Mrs.Lat room where I even like staying in the class this is not new but for some reason I don't want to leave the school you would think that I would be ready to go but I'm not. I love this school my child and I have been to a lot of school's.I have never been to a school and been this satisfied they are challenging for the children but I believe that is best. Ariel have been helpful and a blessing from god. I have given my child THE BEST OF THE BEST which is ARIEL COMMUNITY ACADEMY we still have a long way to go only because he is just hitting the second grade.I'm just blessed to see I've started with the BEST! Close Quote

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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
Ariel Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1996	364	35	10.4	71.2%	1 (0.3%)	349 (95.9%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14	1819^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.5%		16.3	1791^st of 2067 public elementary schools	13.4%	28	14.7	22.7	19.0	34.2	26.5	16.2	29.0	34.8	26.6	28.6	13.2	2.9	5.4	9.7	30.4	13.0	87.2	92.3	92.3	92.3	94.3	91.2	88.3	6.6	19.7	$24,219	$2,776	$21,444
Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 536-2399	304	16	19.0	77.6%	12 (3.9%)	281 (92.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	39.9	1214^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.0%		36.6	1230^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.5%	16	32.6		39.6	34.0	52.2				41.4	47.2	32.1	23.9				34.9										$20,602	$905	$19,697
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4225 S Lake Park Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1777	117	13	9.3	86.3%	0 (0.0%)	110 (94.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)			33.3						33.3	13.3						13.3	84.2	86.0	86.0	86.0	93.9	84.2	80.7	14.9		$33,929	$4,056	$29,873
Shoesmith Elementary School	Public	K-6	1330 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1764	294	27	11.0	71.8%	12 (4.1%)	197 (67.0%)	66 (22.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	22.4	1608^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.8%		26.7	1495^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.7%	113	22.5		35.9	31.0	30.0	34.1			33.1	30.8	24.4	10.0	9.8			18.5	83.3	86.6	86.6	86.6	97.7	84.5	81.9		11.4	$22,889	$2,430	$20,458
Woodson South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4414 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1280	298	22	13.5	70.8%	0 (0.0%)	272 (91.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	14.7	1794^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.7%		12.2	1970^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.7%	176	11.5	5.0	35.0	14.7	30.8	17.1	9.4	42.5	24.4	40.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	5.2	85.4	88.4	88.8	88.4	96.6	86.7	86.4	4.1	19.4	$23,327	$3,330	$19,997
Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	834 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1060	356	24	15.1	66.6%	10 (2.8%)	324 (91.0%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10.6	1923^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.1	1973^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.5%	50	3.4	10.3	32.1	21.9	7.1	16.7	28.0	27.6	22.3	25.0	9.4	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	7.1	82.8	83.9	83.9	83.9	89.6	83.9	78.1	21.9	12.9	$21,798	$3,717	$18,081
James Farmer Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1687	321	19	16.8	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	300 (93.5%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	14.3	1810^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.0%		24.7	1551^st of 2067 public elementary schools	25.0%	259	21.2	18.4	7.1	20.0	22.9	30.0	35.2	25.0	24.9	7.1	13.8	17.6	13.8	15.1	12.5	13.6	81.8	87.4	87.4	87.4	89.7	87.1	83.1	4.0	24.2	$19,898	$2,407	$17,490
Kozminski Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	936 E 54th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0980	275	26	10.6	79.3%	14 (5.1%)	199 (72.4%)	47 (17.1%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	24.7	1565^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.9%		18.3	1728^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.4%	163	24.0	17.4	30.8	36.0	44.0	38.1	21.7	56.5	37.8	38.5	12.0	12.0	4.8	4.3	8.7	14.0	89.2	93.6	93.6	93.6	94.8	91.6	88.0	14.8	20.4	$24,938	$3,003	$21,935
Mollison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1804	237	17	13.9	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	221 (93.2%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.3	2045^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.5%		11.3	2002^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	43	9.4	3.6	0.0	0.0	12.9	8.0	45.5	17.9	13.5	5.0	3.4	0.0	4.0	22.7	10.7	7.1	88.5	92.8	92.8	92.8	97.5	92.8	88.5	6.4	23.8	$23,499	$4,165	$19,334
Murray Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	5335 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0585	477	32	15.1	60.6%	10 (2.1%)	423 (88.7%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	36.1	1293^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	37.1%		47.4	992^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	52.0%	301	25.0	21.8	49.1	45.3	50.9	62.3	50.0	58.2	52.7	20.0	30.2	8.9	7.5	22.7	5.5	15.5	82.8	87.6	87.6	87.6	95.2	87.3	86.9		21.2	$16,484	$2,182	$14,302

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Is Ariel Elementary Community Academy a good school?

Ariel Elementary Community Academy ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ariel Elementary Community Academy?

Students at Ariel Elementary Community Academy are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Ariel Elementary Community Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Ariel Elementary Community Academy.

What district is Ariel Elementary Community Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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