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Chaney-Monge School

Public Grades K-8
1336th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Chaney-Monge School is a K–8 school in Crest Hill, Illinois, serving 479 students in Chaney-Monge School District 88. Its 2025–2026 results show a sharp contrast between subjects: ELA proficiency was near the nearby-school average, while math was much lower. The clearest concern is math: only 9% of students were proficient, the lowest result among the ten nearby schools compared.

ELA is a relative strength locally, but remains below the state. The school’s ELA proficiency was 38%, compared with 37% across nearby schools and 56% statewide; it scored above six of the ten nearby schools. Math proficiency was 9%, versus 24% at nearby schools and 40% statewide, and was below all ten nearby results. The district reported the same all-grades results as the school in both subjects. Fifth-grade ELA stands out positively: 60% were proficient, 5 points above the state result. In contrast, fourth-grade ELA was 32%, 24 points below the state.

ELA proficiency has risen from 29% in 2023–2024 to 38% in 2025–2026, but the state improved faster over that period. Math was nearly flat overall, moving from 8% to 9%, while the state’s math result rose from 28% to 40%. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 23rd percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026; its overall percentile was unchanged from the prior year, while the district ranked at the 7th percentile with 0 stars. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show stronger relative standing for Low Socio Economic Status Students: the 42nd percentile, compared with 23rd overall. Its ranking for African American Students fell from the 37th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 12th in 2022–2023. The school reported 69% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, third lowest among eight nearby schools reporting that measure. Its student-teacher ratio was 13.1 in 2022–2023, too old for a fair comparison with nearby schools.

479
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,832
Per pupil spending ?
68.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
97.9%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 400 Elsie Ave
       Crest Hill, IL  60403-2573

(815) 722-6673

District: Chaney-Monge School District 88


Students who attend Chaney-Monge School usually attend:

High:    Lockport Township High School East
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.7%
White:
27.8%
Two or more races:
9.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg29%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,336th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
986th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
687th of 738Chaney-Monge School District 88 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
202622.11336 of 173723.1%★☆☆☆☆
202523.31591 of 205622.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.51557 of 206724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.41567 of 207724.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.51502 of 208227.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.81763 of 208615.5%★☆☆☆☆
201815.11819 of 203710.7%★☆☆☆☆
201716.01796 of 204412.1%★☆☆☆☆
201612.71897 of 20467.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201514.11875 of 20528.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201413.11890 of 20939.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201315.01917 of 216711.5%★☆☆☆☆
201212.21997 of 21667.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201121.71806 of 214715.9%★☆☆☆☆
201019.71823 of 213914.8%★☆☆☆☆
200921.31780 of 212016.0%★☆☆☆☆
200825.61690 of 209219.2%★☆☆☆☆
200734.51611 of 209523.1%★☆☆☆☆
200632.11641 of 208621.3%★☆☆☆☆
200514.91783 of 202211.8%★☆☆☆☆
200422.71680 of 203017.2%★☆☆☆☆
200329.51548 of 202023.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202324.1610 of 69211.8%★☆☆☆☆
202234.5433 of 68436.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.6652 of 104937.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.0601 of 88632.2%★★☆☆☆
202326.4708 of 90721.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.4579 of 78826.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.0613 of 82625.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0655 of 78816.9%★☆☆☆☆
202228.3655 of 76814.7%★☆☆☆☆
201931.4589 of 74320.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.61670 of 194214.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.91435 of 194226.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.21592 of 195718.7%★☆☆☆☆
202224.51468 of 197025.5%★☆☆☆☆
201923.81580 of 201921.7%★☆☆☆☆
201814.21784 of 19649.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.5888 of 9829.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.8877 of 9598.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.0807 of 97016.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.3723 of 95424.2%★☆☆☆☆
201914.1934 of 9552.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.9913 of 9382.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202640.4579 of 100142.2%★★☆☆☆
202535.11231 of 180031.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.61247 of 179330.5%★★☆☆☆
202335.91148 of 180836.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.91144 of 176335.1%★★☆☆☆
201926.21482 of 181618.4%★☆☆☆☆
201820.71559 of 176511.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202638.3808 of 131138.4%★★☆☆☆
202528.91365 of 194729.9%★★☆☆☆
202425.11449 of 195926.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.51417 of 198428.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.81357 of 197731.4%★★☆☆☆
201916.31795 of 201911.1%★☆☆☆☆
201817.91708 of 197213.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.11009 of 129221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.0973 of 119518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.61041 of 11569.9%★☆☆☆☆
201922.51064 of 119410.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.31194 of 138914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202427.81056 of 139224.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.21190 of 141916.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.61264 of 142511.3%★☆☆☆☆
201917.31293 of 146211.6%★☆☆☆☆
20189.51406 of 14633.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202614.3986 of 112612.4%★☆☆☆☆
202519.41127 of 136817.6%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2958 of 136329.7%★☆☆☆☆
202326.1989 of 136727.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.11182 of 136913.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.01146 of 135615.5%★☆☆☆☆
201825.5964 of 129325.4%★☆☆☆☆
201713.01199 of 12937.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201614.71182 of 12948.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.61205 of 13027.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202229.1454 of 57320.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.3427 of 48311.6%★☆☆☆☆
202429.5386 of 48620.6%★☆☆☆☆
202340.0260 of 48045.8%★★☆☆☆
202226.8431 of 4545.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.01058 of 124815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.2924 of 125126.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.5937 of 127526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202217.11114 of 128613.4%★☆☆☆☆
201919.01058 of 127617.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.6953 of 122622.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.6580 of 66913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.4463 of 64328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5495 of 66125.1%★☆☆☆☆
202213.2648 of 6622.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.7572 of 63910.5%★☆☆☆☆
201832.5421 of 59028.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202624.8628 of 78820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202524.9974 of 122920.7%★☆☆☆☆
202436.1764 of 121937.3%★★☆☆☆
202332.8851 of 123431.0%★★☆☆☆
202220.81077 of 122111.8%★☆☆☆☆
201920.61047 of 121714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201832.8807 of 116130.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202614.6718 of 82913.4%★☆☆☆☆
202522.1979 of 127123.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.5818 of 126435.3%★★☆☆☆
202328.5897 of 129230.6%★★☆☆☆
202218.81077 of 128616.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.01105 of 129614.7%★☆☆☆☆
201827.2883 of 122327.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.8799 of 8121.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.5774 of 88412.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.7701 of 87519.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0761 of 89515.0%★☆☆☆☆
202211.5850 of 8985.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.4867 of 9054.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.7822 of 8897.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)42nd percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)38th percentile+15 vs school
Disabled (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school
White (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school
Female (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school
African American (2023)12th percentile-13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school
Middle school
African American (2022)21st percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)15th percentile~ school
Male (2026)13th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts38%-18 vs state
Science34%-16 vs state
Mathematics9%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Open Quote The assignments my children are getting are the same as my little sister received when she went nearly 15 years ago. They spend nearly $9000 per student and 70.6% of that is on teachers salaries.

The condescension of the staff is intolerable and it took threats of litigation to get my oldest excluded from liberal programs that have no business in a public school system. And on top of that their ISAT scores are horrendous with most grades hovering around 50% meeting state requirements.

Now we have the retired superintendent working the max allowed to still receive his full pension. So we are paying him more now then we did when he was full time. So here's my question... If we could get by with a superintendent that only works 100 hours now why do we need to replace him with a full time salary? (The largest salary in the school)

This school is a prime example of public schools gone wrong. If the state just cut me a check for the $9000 they supposedly spend to educate my kid I could provide a quality Catholic education or some pretty awesome teaching materials for my wife to home school him. Taxes through the roof and $250 in school fees absurd!!!!!!!!!! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, July 1, 2011

Open Quote This school does not provide a challenging enough curriculum for the students. When I compare the work assigned to my child to the work that my friends' children are given at their school, it seems as if Chaney Monge is extremely behind. In addition, the school is small, poor, and the staff isn't very friendly. I am glad to say that my son won't be attending next year! Close Quote




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Chaney-Monge School ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Chaney-Monge School.

Students who attend Chaney-Monge School usually go on to attend:

High : Lockport Township High School East

Students at Chaney-Monge School are 54% Hispanic, 28% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American.

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