Summary:
The Chicago Public Schools District 299 encompasses 11 middle schools, serving students across a range of academic performance levels. While some schools stand out as potential bright spots, the district as a whole faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism and improving test scores to meet state averages.
Two schools emerge as top performers in the district: Evergreen Academy Elementary School and LEARN Charter - Middle School. Evergreen Academy has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (54.7%) and Mathematics (19.1%), significantly outperforming the district and state averages. LEARN Charter also performs well, with 51.7% of students proficient in ELA and 15.2% in Math, while maintaining a higher spending per student ($27,888) and a student-teacher ratio of 15.4.
However, the data reveals significant disparities in academic achievement across the district. Chronic absenteeism rates are consistently high, ranging from 25.4% to 95.48% across all schools. Test scores generally lag behind state averages, with the highest-performing school still trailing the state by over 10 percentage points in both ELA and Math. While the two charter schools in the data set appear to outperform their traditional public school counterparts, the relationship between spending and outcomes is not clear, indicating that effective resource allocation is crucial. Addressing these systemic issues and replicating the successful practices of the standout schools could help improve educational outcomes for all students in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.
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