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Jordan Elementary Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1345th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Jordan Elementary Community School serves 487 students in pre-K through grade 8 in Chicago. In 2025–26, its all-grades proficiency was 37% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 26% in math, below both state and district averages. The most important takeaway is that scores have risen considerably, but achievement remains notably below state levels: the school trails by 19 percentage points in ELA and 14 points in math.

Third grade is a clear strength: ELA proficiency was 47.6%, nearly matching the state’s 47.7%, while math was 55%, above the state’s 49%; the school also led nearby same-district schools with reported third-grade results in both subjects. ELA in grades 5 and 6 is a pronounced weak spot: results were 24% and 27%, respectively, compared with state rates of 55% and 59%, and were the lowest among nearby same-district schools reporting those grades. Across all grades, math is closer than ELA to the state and district, but the school was third among nearby same-district schools with reported results in each subject. For comparison, Rogers Elementary School had 56% ELA and 41% math proficiency. Some nearby schools serve different grade spans, and results for Jordan’s grades 6–8 math are suppressed.

Results have improved since 2023–24: ELA rose from 10% to 29% to 37% over three years, while math increased from 7% to 24% to 26%. Even so, SchoolDigger placed the school at the 23rd percentile statewide and awarded it 1 star in 2025–26. Context includes an 11:1 student-teacher ratio and a 2024–25 figure showing 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; these are observations, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for African American students was at the 59th percentile in 2024–25, compared with the school’s overall 30th percentile. For students with low socioeconomic status, its 2025–26 ranking was at the 43rd percentile, compared with the overall 23rd percentile. These subgroup rankings reflect SchoolDigger’s rating of the school’s effectiveness for those groups.

487
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,920
Per pupil spending ?
89.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
93.1%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 7414 N Wolcott Ave
       Chicago, IL  60626-1519

(773) 534-2220

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Jordan Elementary Community School usually attend:

High:    Sullivan High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.9%
African American:
27.7%
Asian:
10.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Science scores 24 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg38%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,345th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,023rd of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
167th of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
568th of 738Chicago 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
202621.71345 of 173722.6%★☆☆☆☆
202529.41449 of 205629.5%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11803 of 206712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202314.01909 of 20778.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.71923 of 20827.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.91721 of 194811.7%★☆☆☆☆
201914.71886 of 20869.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.21786 of 203712.3%★☆☆☆☆
201715.01824 of 204410.8%★☆☆☆☆
201620.11688 of 204617.5%★☆☆☆☆
201521.31678 of 205218.2%★☆☆☆☆
201418.81783 of 209314.8%★☆☆☆☆
201317.11873 of 216713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201216.11924 of 216611.2%★☆☆☆☆
201119.61844 of 214714.1%★☆☆☆☆
201021.41802 of 213915.8%★☆☆☆☆
20099.71951 of 21208.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20088.11952 of 20926.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.91909 of 20958.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200614.91850 of 208611.3%★☆☆☆☆
200516.01772 of 202212.4%★☆☆☆☆
200417.51740 of 203014.3%★☆☆☆☆
200317.71695 of 202016.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.8279 of 68859.4%★★★☆☆
202442.1345 of 65547.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.7330 of 69252.3%★★★☆☆
202244.6319 of 68453.4%★★★☆☆
201939.0412 of 71142.1%★★☆☆☆
201840.5366 of 69847.6%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.3621 of 104940.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.9566 of 88636.1%★★☆☆☆
202322.7786 of 90713.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.9498 of 78836.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.3604 of 82626.9%★☆☆☆☆
202321.0759 of 7883.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.5680 of 76811.5%★☆☆☆☆
202133.2401 of 53725.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.8618 of 74316.8%★☆☆☆☆
201828.8601 of 71816.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.11371 of 194229.4%★☆☆☆☆
202414.11793 of 19427.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.81815 of 19577.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.81814 of 19707.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.91800 of 201910.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.61681 of 196414.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.1623 of 98236.6%★★☆☆☆
202420.4854 of 95910.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.7874 of 9709.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.5940 of 9541.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.4622 of 74216.2%★☆☆☆☆
201917.5903 of 9555.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.2805 of 93814.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202641.1571 of 100143.0%★★☆☆☆
202540.11107 of 180038.5%★★☆☆☆
202424.11476 of 179317.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.71638 of 18089.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.91514 of 176314.1%★☆☆☆☆
202126.11212 of 151419.9%★☆☆☆☆
201922.01598 of 181612.0%★☆☆☆☆
201826.01419 of 176519.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202629.0957 of 131127.0%★☆☆☆☆
202531.41317 of 194732.4%★★☆☆☆
202420.21577 of 195919.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.51774 of 198410.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.31794 of 19779.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.11322 of 170722.6%★☆☆☆☆
201916.01807 of 201910.5%★☆☆☆☆
201817.61718 of 197212.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.4729 of 129243.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.4786 of 119534.2%★★☆☆☆
202319.11080 of 11566.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.71003 of 11139.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.7859 of 119428.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9637 of 76316.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202611.21023 of 11269.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.51126 of 136817.7%★☆☆☆☆
202411.91292 of 13635.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.61260 of 13677.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.41076 of 136921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202127.6873 of 124129.7%★☆☆☆☆
201925.11020 of 135624.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.9948 of 129326.7%★☆☆☆☆
201726.3962 of 129325.6%★☆☆☆☆
201623.81022 of 129421.0%★☆☆☆☆
201516.71131 of 130213.1%★☆☆☆☆
201415.01175 of 132211.1%★☆☆☆☆
201329.51025 of 136725.0%★☆☆☆☆
201224.81113 of 136518.5%★☆☆☆☆
201118.51161 of 134413.6%★☆☆☆☆
201024.11082 of 132718.5%★☆☆☆☆
20097.61234 of 13186.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200816.01115 of 129313.8%★☆☆☆☆
200717.11094 of 128715.0%★☆☆☆☆
200630.3977 of 127223.2%★☆☆☆☆
200524.6938 of 120922.4%★☆☆☆☆
200432.1869 of 120427.8%★☆☆☆☆
200313.11014 of 118514.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.6220 of 57461.7%★★★☆☆
202449.8218 of 54860.2%★★★☆☆
202351.5209 of 56963.3%★★★☆☆
202260.0146 of 57374.5%★★★★☆
201942.2295 of 56547.8%★★☆☆☆
201836.3321 of 51137.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202319.5664 of 6741.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.2254 of 48347.4%★★☆☆☆
202426.9428 of 48611.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.0341 of 48029.0%★☆☆☆☆
202240.1256 of 45443.6%★★☆☆☆
202145.8114 of 27758.8%★★★☆☆
201941.8186 of 33945.1%★★☆☆☆
201835.4196 of 28531.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.31127 of 12489.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.41211 of 12513.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.81196 of 12756.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.01116 of 128613.2%★☆☆☆☆
202131.8663 of 101734.8%★★☆☆☆
201930.9899 of 127629.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.6893 of 122627.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.6484 of 66927.7%★☆☆☆☆
202413.3621 of 6433.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.4646 of 6612.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.9551 of 66216.8%★☆☆☆☆
202134.5348 of 51732.7%★★☆☆☆
201931.3461 of 63927.9%★☆☆☆☆
201838.9362 of 59038.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202624.0636 of 78819.3%★☆☆☆☆
202525.5967 of 122921.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11127 of 12197.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.41078 of 123412.6%★☆☆☆☆
202235.1763 of 122137.5%★★☆☆☆
202145.6486 of 101952.3%★★★☆☆
201938.9738 of 121739.4%★★☆☆☆
201835.7755 of 116135.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.9920 of 127127.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.91153 of 12648.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.11151 of 129210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202228.3902 of 128629.9%★★☆☆☆
202121.1864 of 104817.6%★☆☆☆☆
201921.01040 of 129619.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.0886 of 122327.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.8562 of 81230.8%★★☆☆☆
202319.2768 of 8054.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.4767 of 7811.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201939.8393 of 79250.4%★★★☆☆
201825.0478 of 60220.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2025)59th percentile+30 vs school
Special Education (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+20 vs school
Disabled (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)29th percentile~ school
Male (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)62nd percentile+44 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+30 vs school
Special Education (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school
Disabled (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts37%-19 vs state
Science26%-24 vs state
Mathematics26%-14 vs state

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Students who attend Jordan Elementary Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Sullivan High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Jordan Elementary Community School.

Students at Jordan Elementary Community School are 50% Hispanic, 28% African American, 10% Asian, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

Jordan Elementary Community School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

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