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Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1950th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 445 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.

Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with low academic performance across subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide and 42.8% in the Chicago Public Schools district. In Mathematics, only 9% of students were proficient or better, compared to 38.5% statewide and 27.3% in the district. The school's performance on science assessments is also low, with only 6.7% of 5th graders and 18.6% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to 40.6% and 45.4% statewide, respectively.

The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 54.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. While the school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, it remains below the district average for nearby schools like Kershaw Elementary School and Holmes Elementary School.

487
Students ?
15.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,351
Per pupil spending ?
92.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6006 S Peoria St
       Chicago, IL  60621-2114

(773) 535-3285

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
75.4%
Hispanic:
19.3%
White:
4.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,950th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,328th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
398th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.01950 of 20565.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.11938 of 20676.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.61921 of 20777.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.82046 of 20821.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.11933 of 19480.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.62081 of 20860.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.22027 of 20370.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.01932 of 20445.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.71898 of 20467.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.11900 of 20527.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201412.11910 of 20938.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201337.81447 of 216733.2%★★☆☆☆
201250.61288 of 216640.5%★★☆☆☆
201124.41763 of 214717.9%★☆☆☆☆
201022.61784 of 213916.6%★☆☆☆☆
200916.01863 of 212012.1%★☆☆☆☆
200818.61802 of 209213.9%★☆☆☆☆
20074.12009 of 20954.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20066.11960 of 20866.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20051.61971 of 20222.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.32003 of 20301.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.31965 of 20202.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.0529 of 68823.1%★☆☆☆☆
202432.1468 of 65528.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.3519 of 69225.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3612 of 68410.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.3415 of 4283.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.9690 of 7113.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.9662 of 6985.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.4653 of 104937.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.81801 of 19427.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.41739 of 194210.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.21787 of 19578.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.71938 of 19701.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.92008 of 20190.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.71923 of 19642.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.8756 of 98223.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.536 of 4418.2%★☆☆☆☆
202440.728 of 5246.2%★★☆☆☆
202329.126 of 3013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202239.522 of 3638.9%★★☆☆☆
201919.821 of 2412.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.71666 of 18007.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.21628 of 17939.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.31647 of 18088.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.01717 of 17632.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.41494 of 15141.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.21810 of 18160.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.11753 of 17650.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.11873 of 19473.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.11875 of 19594.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.51874 of 19845.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.51893 of 19774.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.82009 of 20190.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.21967 of 19720.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.1888 of 129231.3%★★☆☆☆
201922.81047 of 119412.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9637 of 76316.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.11328 of 13682.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.21282 of 13635.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.11318 of 13673.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.81366 of 13690.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.51179 of 12415.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.51349 of 13560.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.31257 of 12932.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.91221 of 12935.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201618.31126 of 129413.0%★☆☆☆☆
201521.21055 of 130219.0%★☆☆☆☆
201426.71017 of 132223.1%★☆☆☆☆
201352.6660 of 136751.7%★★★☆☆
201256.1679 of 136550.3%★★★☆☆
201153.1736 of 134445.2%★★☆☆☆
201035.2976 of 132726.5%★☆☆☆☆
200932.0998 of 131824.3%★☆☆☆☆
200831.7979 of 129324.3%★☆☆☆☆
200711.91140 of 128711.4%★☆☆☆☆
20065.51204 of 12725.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.11169 of 12093.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.61151 of 12044.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.71156 of 11852.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.4489 of 57414.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.5422 of 54823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202323.1510 of 56910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.2564 of 5731.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.4312 of 38519.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.7551 of 5652.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.0461 of 5119.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.1506 of 69427.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.11202 of 12483.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.81204 of 12513.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.51236 of 12753.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.81273 of 12861.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.61271 of 12760.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.61191 of 12262.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.139 of 5832.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.747 of 7032.9%★★☆☆☆
202327.347 of 5311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.032 of 345.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.11179 of 12294.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.71116 of 12198.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.71180 of 12344.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.21217 of 12210.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.5941 of 10197.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.31206 of 12170.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.51125 of 11613.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.11225 of 12713.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.91154 of 12648.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.71222 of 12925.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.91271 of 12861.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.21269 of 12962.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.61166 of 12234.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.9724 of 81210.8%★☆☆☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2025)38th percentile+33 vs school
Special Education (2025)31st percentile+26 vs school
African American (2025)23rd percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+18 vs school
Homeless (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile~ school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
Middle school
Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+30 vs school
Disabled (2025)27th percentile+24 vs school
African American (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts16%-37 vs state
Science13%-30 vs state
Mathematics9%-30 vs state

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Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School.

Students at Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School are 75% African American, 19% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.


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