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Avalon Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Avalon Park Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 194 students. 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.

Avalon Park Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 45.1%, and poor academic performance, with only 29.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 13% proficient or better in Math, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state. While African American students at Avalon Park perform better than the overall student body, other subgroups like female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students perform in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois schools.

Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $14,972 to $24,733 over the past few years, and a lower student-teacher ratio (12.1-15.1) compared to the district average, Avalon Park Elementary School's performance remains consistently poor. The nearby schools, such as Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School and Ashe Elementary School, while also struggling, generally perform better than Avalon Park, suggesting that there may be opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies to improve the school's outcomes.

225

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,818

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8045 S Kenwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-3494

(773) 535-6615

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Avalon Park Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.4%

Hispanic:

6.7%

American Indian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,886^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,020^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

363^rd 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	11.6	1886 of 2056	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1594 of 2067	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1738 of 2077	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	2018 of 2082	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1785 of 1948	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1828 of 2086	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1763 of 2037	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	1864 of 2044	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	1895 of 2046	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	1755 of 2052	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	1876 of 2093	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	2080 of 2167	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	2126 of 2166	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	2067 of 2147	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	2077 of 2139	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	2092 of 2120	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	2044 of 2092	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	2068 of 2095	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	2036 of 2086	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	1963 of 2022	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.9	1977 of 2030	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.8	1888 of 2020	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	465 of 688	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	257 of 655	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	399 of 692	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	581 of 684	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	283 of 428	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	489 of 711	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	351 of 698	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1692 of 1942	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1368 of 1942	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1555 of 1957	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1834 of 1970	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1586 of 1680	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1844 of 2019	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1772 of 1964	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1632 of 1800	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1159 of 1793	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1460 of 1808	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1679 of 1763	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1462 of 1514	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1555 of 1816	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1453 of 1765	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1827 of 1947	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1734 of 1959	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1789 of 1984	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1972 of 1977	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1679 of 1707	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1642 of 2019	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1603 of 1972	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1020 of 1368	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	890 of 1363	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	918 of 1367	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1304 of 1369	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1193 of 1241	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1306 of 1356	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1181 of 1293	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1242 of 1293	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	1138 of 1294	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1248 of 1302	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	1056 of 1322	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	1323 of 1367	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	1176 of 1365	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	1131 of 1344	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	1092 of 1327	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.8	1281 of 1318	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	1253 of 1293	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.3	1241 of 1287	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	1227 of 1272	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.7	1052 of 1209	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.9	965 of 1204	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.3	1033 of 1185	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	237 of 574	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	177 of 548	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	164 of 569	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	27.5	476 of 573	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	325 of 385	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	484 of 565	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	343 of 511	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	965 of 1248	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	835 of 1251	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	866 of 1275	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1225 of 1286	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1004 of 1017	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1234 of 1276	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1136 of 1226	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	818 of 1229	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	627 of 1219	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	635 of 1234	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1124 of 1221	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	975 of 1019	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1172 of 1217	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1032 of 1161	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	786 of 1271	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1180 of 1286	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	972 of 1048	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1202 of 1296	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1082 of 1223	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)32nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)59th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-24 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

Science10%-33 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
Avalon Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8045 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6615	225	16	14.0	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	208 (92.4%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.6	1886^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.3%		23	1594^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.9%	292	4.5	16.1	23.1	19.2	18.2	23.8	47.1	42.4	29.5	7.7	11.5	9.1	15.0	5.9	21.2	13.0	86.7	87.2	86.7	86.7	95.7	86.2	87.2		21.8	$23,818	$4,886	$18,932
CICS - Avalon/South Shore	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E 83rd Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 721-0858	469	17	27.5	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	460 (98.1%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.7	912^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.6%		46.3	1014^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.9%	102	14.8	15.2	60.0	40.3	54.1	74.1	71.4	74.5	59.3	65.0	37.1	14.8	48.1	33.3	19.1	35.9										$18,175	$1,875	$16,300
Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7823 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 651-1221	293	17	17.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	271 (92.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	39.7	1221^st of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%		31	1368^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.8%	147	18.6	34.2	39.3	52.4	37.8	65.2	70.0	46.2	49.2	42.9	45.2	2.2	17.4	5.0	30.8	24.9										$20,866	$2,664	$18,202
Ashe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8505 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3550	387	24	16.1	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	312 (80.6%)	68 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8.1	1989^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.3%		11.4	1996^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	7	6.5	15.6	22.5	15.6	19.4	25.7	32.0	34.4	24.6	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.4	3.1	84.9	90.4	89.8	90.1	96.1	89.5	84.6	7.4	18.7	$18,763	$2,250	$16,512
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7433 S Dorchester Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0551	224	20	11.2	97.3%	4 (1.8%)	189 (84.4%)	28 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	23.8	1583^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	23.0%		11.5	1994^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.5%	411	36.8	17.2	31.3	18.8	57.9	35.0	37.0	27.6	34.6	25.0	6.3	0.0	5.0	7.4	3.4	7.1	81.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	93.0	90.1	84.0	5.6	26.3	$26,063	$4,246	$21,817
Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic	Public	PK, KG-8	8546 S Cregier Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6300	225	21	10.7	61.3%	0 (0.0%)	212 (94.2%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.5	1684^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.4	1669^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.3%	15	17.6	10.0	18.8	29.4	35.3	52.2	51.9	33.3	38.8	27.8	5.9	5.9	4.3	18.5	5.0	11.5	83.4	91.0	91.0	91.0	94.5	91.0	84.9	6.5	23.6	$25,090	$3,503	$21,587
Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8050 S Chappel Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6640	283	22	12.8	91.5%	1 (0.4%)	250 (88.3%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19.5	1681^st of 2056 public elementary schools	18.2%		29.3	1418^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.4%	263	20.8	17.1	28.0	26.1	25.0	41.7	41.7	56.3	37.8	29.2	21.7	4.3	8.7	18.2	9.4	15.2	84.5	89.6	89.6	89.6	96.4	89.2	86.3	5.4	25.5	$21,209	$2,396	$18,813
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C	Public	PK, KG-6	650 E 85th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3435	216	19	11.3	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	209 (96.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	15	1784^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.2%		16.2	1796^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.1%	12	18.2		29.6	17.2	30.4	27.3			25.7	22.2	3.6	4.3	13.6			11.0	86.2	86.7	86.7	86.7	96.1	86.2	84.5			$23,144	$3,675	$19,469
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3834	412	31	13.2	75.2%	3 (0.7%)	393 (95.4%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.4	1332^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	35.2%		36.5	1234^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.3%	98	10.4	20.0	44.7	40.9	53.1	51.1	54.3	36.5	46.6	39.5	25.0	14.3	14.9	20.3	31.1	24.0	97.2	97.2	97.0	97.0	98.5	96.8	96.6	3.4	39.3	$18,900	$2,638	$16,262
McDowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1419 E 89th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6404	112	8	14.0	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	107 (95.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	31.1	1407^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.6%		40.3	1143^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	44.7%	264	25.0		58.8	23.5	41.7				41.4	35.3	17.6	16.7				22.4	93.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	98.3	95.7	93.9	11.3		$30,229	$4,151	$26,078

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What schools do graduates of Avalon Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Avalon Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hirsch Metropolitan High School

What district is Avalon Park Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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Avalon Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Avalon Park Elementary School?

Students at Avalon Park Elementary School are 92% African American, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Avalon Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Avalon Park Elementary School.

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