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Casals Elementary School

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Casals Elementary School ranks 609 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Casals Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 370 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. This school consistently outperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with particularly strong performance in the upper grades.

Casals Elementary School excels in serving its diverse student population, ranking in the top 100 Illinois elementary schools for African American and Hispanic students, as well as the top 157 for English Language Learners and the top 145 for low socioeconomic status students in ELA and Mathematics. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district average and higher per-student spending, suggesting a more supportive and resource-rich environment for its students.

Casals Elementary School's performance is a testament to its commitment to equity and inclusion. The school has shown steady improvement over time, moving from a 2-star to a 4-star rating on SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming nearby schools like Stowe Elementary, Ward L Elementary, and Nobel Elementary in academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and per-student spending.

337

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,298

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 W Potomac Ave
Chicago, IL 60651-2231

(773) 534-4444

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Casals Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Orr Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

African American:

24.6%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

✓Above the Illinois median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

609^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

277^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd 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	69.6	609 of 2056	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	749 of 2067	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	905 of 2077	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	1424 of 2082	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1323 of 1948	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1112 of 2086	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1032 of 2037	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.6	792 of 2044	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.9	1065 of 2046	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.7	1190 of 2052	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.6	1662 of 2093	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	1693 of 2167	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	1789 of 2166	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	1996 of 2147	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	1943 of 2139	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	1873 of 2120	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.6	1876 of 2092	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	1922 of 2095	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	1944 of 2086	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	1746 of 2022	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	1796 of 2030	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.1	1799 of 2020	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	89 of 688	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	85 of 655	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	279 of 692	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	277 of 684	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	262 of 428	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	160 of 711	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	161 of 698	76.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	157 of 788	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	164 of 826	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	33 of 788	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	70.4	97 of 768	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	319 of 743	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	92 of 718	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	557 of 1942	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	686 of 1942	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	927 of 1957	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.0	1534 of 1970	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1326 of 1680	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	1041 of 2019	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	937 of 1964	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	100 of 982	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	139 of 959	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	123 of 970	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	411 of 954	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	295 of 742	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	173 of 955	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	105 of 938	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	145 of 1800	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.3	207 of 1793	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	265 of 1808	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	979 of 1763	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	676 of 1514	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	407 of 1816	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	391 of 1765	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	802 of 1947	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	709 of 1959	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	826 of 1984	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	1104 of 1977	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	1080 of 1707	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1134 of 2019	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1111 of 1972	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	277 of 1368	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	333 of 1363	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	535 of 1367	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	743 of 1369	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	642 of 1241	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	533 of 1356	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	620 of 1293	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.0	635 of 1293	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	35.8	794 of 1294	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	707 of 1302	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.7	976 of 1322	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	916 of 1367	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.9	1063 of 1365	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	1177 of 1344	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	1175 of 1327	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.7	1231 of 1318	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	1202 of 1293	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	1210 of 1287	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	1155 of 1272	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	996 of 1209	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.6	1083 of 1204	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.9	966 of 1185	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	256 of 569	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	248 of 573	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	113 of 385	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	71 of 565	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	81 of 511	84.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	74.6	45 of 486	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	36.4	305 of 480	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	220 of 1248	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	309 of 1251	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	567 of 1275	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	868 of 1286	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	656 of 1017	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	460 of 1276	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	608 of 1226	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	76 of 669	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	80 of 643	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	147 of 661	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	180 of 662	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	129 of 517	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	84 of 639	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	141 of 590	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	66 of 1229	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	61 of 1219	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.4	302 of 1234	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	406 of 1221	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	218 of 1019	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	190 of 1217	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	262 of 1161	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	366 of 1271	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	312 of 1264	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	465 of 1292	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	503 of 1286	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	501 of 1048	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	561 of 1296	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	614 of 1223	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	35.6	458 of 805	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)55th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)43rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

Science27%-16 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
Casals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3501 W Potomac Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4444	337	30	11.4	90.2%	12 (3.6%)	83 (24.6%)	233 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	69.6	609^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.4%		59.1	749^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.8%	140	17.5	36.4	68.6	57.1	59.0	75.0	71.0	69.7	66.3	71.4	67.9	33.3	50.0	54.8	45.5	53.2	68.9	74.4	74.4	74.4	83.1	74.4	70.6	7.1	14.2	$20,298	$2,402	$17,896
Cameron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1234 N Monticello Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4290	671	52	12.8	97.5%	6 (0.9%)	101 (15.1%)	555 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17.5	1728^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.0%		12.3	1965^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.9%	237	11.3	17.1	33.3	26.7	24.5	30.6	10.9	30.0	26.3	35.1	21.7	3.8	1.6	16.4	8.6	14.3	68.7	72.7	72.7	72.7	86.9	70.8	69.7	2.9	16.8	$18,976	$2,973	$16,003
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3320 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4300	311	33	9.5	88.7%	2 (0.6%)	75 (24.1%)	233 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.9	1821^st of 2056 public elementary schools	11.4%		21.9	1629^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.2%	192	25.9	20.0	9.5	39.3	25.9	26.3	26.3	45.0	29.1	0.0	0.0	11.1	0.0	5.3	10.0	4.7	81.7	85.6	85.6	85.6	94.1	84.6	81.1	10.8	16.0	$27,387	$3,397	$23,990
Stowe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3444 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4175	558	49	11.3	87.3%	15 (2.7%)	46 (8.2%)	489 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	14.5	1802^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	12.4%		13.7	1910^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.6%	108	5.6	11.6	24.5	20.4	13.0	38.3	15.9	23.3	22.4	18.9	14.8	7.4	14.9	11.4	9.3	12.9	88.1	93.0	92.6	92.6	94.5	91.4	89.6	7.8	16.4	$19,688	$3,379	$16,309
Ward L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	646 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6440	279	25	11.1	91.8%	3 (1.1%)	184 (65.9%)	92 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	1985^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.3	2050^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.8%	65	0.0	18.2	32.0	10.0	7.7	17.4	4.3	27.3	16.5	12.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	89.5	93.4	93.4	93.8	95.3	90.6	86.3	15.6	20.7	$27,081	$3,710	$23,370
Nobel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4127 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4365	592	37	16.0	96.3%	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.6%)	515 (87.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14.5	1807^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.3	1729^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.4%	78	16.4	15.7	16.7	28.0	18.2	41.1	35.2	16.9	25.7	12.5	14.0	3.6	8.9	9.1	11.3	9.9	82.5	86.0	86.0	86.0	92.2	84.8	84.0	4.1	15.4	$17,670	$2,316	$15,354
McAuliffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1841 N Springfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4400	523	44	12.0	66.3%	18 (3.4%)	29 (5.5%)	467 (89.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	13.2	1841^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.5%		14	1891^st of 2067 public elementary schools	8.5%	50	11.4	26.7	17.6	10.7	23.3	26.3	18.5	32.8	21.7	25.0	14.3	9.3	14.0	13.7	11.5	14.7	88.6	89.1	89.1	89.1	93.9	87.8	86.4	7.9	20.9	$20,475	$2,457	$18,018
Polaris Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	620 N Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0820	343	15	22.8	71.1%	4 (1.2%)	304 (88.6%)	35 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	1981^st of 2056 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.6	1989^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.8%	8	8.7	15.6	19.5	7.7	8.7	30.0	32.4	40.6	24.2	7.3	7.7	4.3	3.3	5.9	6.3	5.9										$22,726	$873	$21,853
West Park Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1425 N Tripp Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4940	442	42	10.6	97.7%	12 (2.7%)	73 (16.5%)	353 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15.9	1765^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.2%		27.3	1476^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.6%	289	12.2	23.3	12.5	31.6	34.1	32.7	55.3	44.2	34.9	20.0	18.4	2.4	12.2	18.9	9.3	13.3	86.9	91.2	91.2	91.2	96.4	88.8	88.1	4.8	21.9	$20,940	$2,838	$18,102
KIPP One Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8578	996	8	124.5	97.2%	2 (0.2%)	551 (55.3%)	441 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.2	1663^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	19.1%		19.7	1690^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.2%	27	22.5	38.6	15.0	17.3	24.5	46.5	46.3	50.6	31.9	29.2	19.2	8.8	19.2	23.2	26.8	21.0										$18,544	$1,380	$17,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Casals Elementary School

Is Casals Elementary School a good school?

Casals Elementary School ranks 609^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Casals Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Casals Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Casals Elementary School?

Students at Casals Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 25% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Casals Elementary School attend?

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

High : Orr Academy High School

What district is Casals Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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