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Daley Elementary Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1899th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 8% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Daley Elementary Academy is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 502 students in grades PK-8. 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. Daley Elementary Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Daley Elementary Academy significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.2% of Daley students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 12.7% of Daley students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools for Female, Male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When comparing Daley Elementary Academy to nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that Daley is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. Schools like Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy and CICS - Basil Campus significantly outperform Daley in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, Daley Elementary Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools for the past 10 years, with no significant improvement in its academic performance or school ranking, suggesting the school may be struggling to implement effective strategies to support student learning and achievement.

511
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,225
Per pupil spending ?
94.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5024 S Wolcott Ave
       Chicago, IL  60609-4856

(773) 535-9091

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Daley Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:    Richards Career Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.3%
African American:
10.4%
White:
2.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,899th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,124th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
369th 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
202511.31899 of 20567.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.21935 of 20676.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.11998 of 20773.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.81917 of 20827.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.31796 of 19487.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.61972 of 20865.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.21941 of 20374.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201713.01871 of 20448.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201614.31849 of 20469.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201518.71747 of 205214.9%★☆☆☆☆
201416.81819 of 209313.1%★☆☆☆☆
20139.52034 of 21676.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.72048 of 21665.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201118.41861 of 214713.3%★☆☆☆☆
20106.92024 of 21395.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.32071 of 21202.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.62013 of 20923.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200713.61879 of 209510.3%★☆☆☆☆
200611.21896 of 20869.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.51893 of 20226.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20048.41853 of 20308.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.71987 of 20201.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.6776 of 104926.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.4743 of 88616.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.5643 of 78818.4%★☆☆☆☆
202429.9646 of 82621.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.5697 of 78811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.2656 of 76814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202133.5397 of 53726.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.9633 of 74314.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.1639 of 71811.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.01843 of 19425.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.31826 of 19426.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.51852 of 19575.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.11850 of 19706.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.21573 of 16806.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.61980 of 20191.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.11914 of 19642.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.6908 of 9827.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.6898 of 9596.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.0954 of 9701.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.6902 of 9545.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.1694 of 7426.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.8908 of 9554.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.5897 of 9384.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.11613 of 180010.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.31625 of 17939.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.11720 of 18084.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.91550 of 176312.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.71315 of 151413.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.81663 of 18168.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.51642 of 17657.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.81734 of 194710.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.81768 of 19599.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.51941 of 19842.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.61776 of 197710.2%★☆☆☆☆
202114.21596 of 17076.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.41754 of 201913.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.61768 of 197210.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.01098 of 129215.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.91075 of 119510.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.11102 of 11564.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.9660 of 111340.7%★★☆☆☆
201920.21131 of 11945.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201838.3409 of 76346.4%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.71124 of 136817.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.31195 of 136312.3%★☆☆☆☆
20239.11354 of 13671.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.31201 of 136912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202111.31213 of 12412.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.71180 of 135613.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.3981 of 129324.1%★☆☆☆☆
201729.0921 of 129328.8%★☆☆☆☆
201631.9868 of 129432.9%★★☆☆☆
201522.91023 of 130221.4%★☆☆☆☆
201428.5998 of 132224.5%★☆☆☆☆
201326.01068 of 136721.9%★☆☆☆☆
201225.51107 of 136518.9%★☆☆☆☆
201125.21106 of 134417.7%★☆☆☆☆
201026.21060 of 132720.1%★☆☆☆☆
200918.71110 of 131815.8%★☆☆☆☆
20086.31219 of 12935.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.01206 of 12876.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20065.01210 of 12724.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.11196 of 12091.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.11127 of 12046.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20035.21132 of 11854.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.1222 of 48354.0%★★★☆☆
202437.0310 of 48636.2%★★☆☆☆
202324.7451 of 4806.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.1339 of 45425.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.7242 of 27712.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201943.6162 of 33952.2%★★★☆☆
201847.1105 of 28563.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.71065 of 124814.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.21099 of 125112.2%★☆☆☆☆
20239.01257 of 12751.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.01184 of 12867.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.1990 of 10172.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.11203 of 12765.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.5972 of 122620.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.0506 of 66924.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.0548 of 64314.8%★☆☆☆☆
20239.0660 of 6610.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.8613 of 6627.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.8514 of 5170.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.8593 of 6397.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.1449 of 59023.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.4859 of 122930.1%★★☆☆☆
202423.4992 of 121918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202311.21223 of 12340.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.91015 of 122116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.5985 of 10193.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.01010 of 121717.0%★☆☆☆☆
201836.7742 of 116136.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.2942 of 127125.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.41091 of 126413.7%★☆☆☆☆
202310.21273 of 12921.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.71027 of 128620.1%★☆☆☆☆
202110.51038 of 10481.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.61019 of 129621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7908 of 122325.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202431.4518 of 80235.4%★★☆☆☆
202319.0777 of 8053.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202237.0442 of 78143.4%★★☆☆☆
201924.9680 of 79214.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.5354 of 60241.2%★★☆☆☆
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)26th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+36 vs school
Special Education (2024)35th percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts23%-30 vs state
Science18%-25 vs state
Mathematics13%-26 vs state

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Daley Elementary Academy ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Daley Elementary Academy are 87% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Daley Elementary Academy.

Students who attend Daley Elementary Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Richards Career Academy High School


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