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Bond Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1941^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Bond Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 259 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.

Bond Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.7% of Bond students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 7.6% of Bond students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 46.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as King Academy of Social Justice, Mays Elementary Academy, and Bass Elementary School, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the consistently low performance of Bond Elementary School and its peers indicates a need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the academic challenges.

233

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,055

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7050 S May St
Chicago, IL 60621-1114

(773) 535-3480

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

Hispanic:

11.6%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 17th percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,941^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,313^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

394^th 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	10.2	1941 of 2056	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1751 of 2067	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1714 of 2077	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1776 of 2082	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1640 of 1948	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1776 of 2086	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	2016 of 2037	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	2009 of 2044	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	1820 of 2046	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	2043 of 2052	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	2083 of 2093	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	2164 of 2167	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	2094 of 2166	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	1778 of 2147	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	2006 of 2139	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	1994 of 2120	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.3	2018 of 2092	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	1952 of 2095	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	2050 of 2086	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.5	1911 of 2022	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.5	1992 of 2030	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.3	1929 of 2020	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	485 of 688	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	338 of 655	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	306 of 692	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	355 of 684	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	185 of 428	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	442 of 711	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	648 of 698	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1800 of 1942	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1700 of 1942	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1544 of 1957	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1797 of 1970	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1675 of 2019	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1842 of 1964	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1641 of 1800	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1409 of 1793	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1408 of 1808	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1379 of 1763	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	1112 of 1514	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1448 of 1816	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1735 of 1765	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1902 of 1947	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1965 of 1984	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1615 of 1977	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1981 of 2019	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1968 of 1972	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1313 of 1368	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1259 of 1363	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1304 of 1367	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1362 of 1369	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1264 of 1356	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1246 of 1293	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1250 of 1293	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	1252 of 1294	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	1300 of 1302	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	1307 of 1322	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.4	1352 of 1367	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	1152 of 1365	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	1116 of 1344	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	1249 of 1327	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	1272 of 1318	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	1203 of 1293	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.5	1182 of 1287	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	1229 of 1272	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	1206 of 1209	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.6	1152 of 1204	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.6	1141 of 1185	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	460 of 574	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	387 of 548	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	444 of 569	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	560 of 573	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	440 of 565	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	426 of 511	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	11.3	1197 of 1251	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1247 of 1276	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1161 of 1229	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1147 of 1219	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1183 of 1234	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1219 of 1221	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1096 of 1217	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1103 of 1161	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	1234 of 1292	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1280 of 1286	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1232 of 1296	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1192 of 1223	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)20th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

Female (2024)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-37 vs state

Science14%-29 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 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
Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7050 S May St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3480	233	25	9.2	95.7%	3 (1.3%)	201 (86.3%)	27 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.2	1941^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		17.6	1751^st of 2067 public elementary schools	15.3%	190	13.0	15.4	13.3	9.5	20.8	20.0	7.1	21.4	15.7	26.7	0.0	4.2	10.0	7.7	0.0	7.6	91.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	98.5	95.4	89.7	8.8	21.1	$29,055	$3,558	$25,497
Wentworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1340 W 71st St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3394	433	37	11.7	97.5%	3 (0.7%)	325 (75.1%)	105 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	2037^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.6	2021^st of 2067 public elementary schools	2.2%	16	2.9	20.0	2.6	9.3	12.1	18.9	26.9	21.6	14.4	2.6	6.8	5.9	2.7	3.8	5.4	4.6	87.9	91.3	91.3	91.3	95.1	90.8	86.1	11.1	20.6	$23,894	$3,479	$20,415
Stagg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7424 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3565	377	32	11.7	70.6%	2 (0.5%)	298 (79.0%)	68 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.4	1831^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.8	1983^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.1%	152	4.8	3.6	11.1	20.0	15.9	21.2	25.6	24.2	20.3	0.0	11.4	40.9	0.0	5.3	3.0	12.4	82.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	93.5	88.5	82.3	13.8	14.6	$20,967	$2,571	$18,396
King Academy of Social Justice	Public	PK, KG-8	644 W 71st St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3875	213	23	9.4	87.8%	2 (0.9%)	180 (84.5%)	29 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	2009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.3%		14.1	1889^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.6%	120	4.2	10.7	14.8	13.6	24.0	11.5	24.0	7.4	15.8	3.7	4.8	12.0	0.0	8.3	3.4	5.3	77.6	85.2	85.2	85.2	93.6	85.2	79.2	4.4	22.0	$23,345	$4,215	$19,129
Mays Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6656 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3892	277	16	17.8	67.9%	0 (0.0%)	247 (89.2%)	23 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	6.5	2032^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.1	2035^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%	3	0.0	8.0	13.3	12.2	20.8	13.6	17.6	19.2	15.8	13.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	11.8	12.5	7.5	79.2	82.1	82.1	82.1	93.3	82.1	77.1	4.2	13.8	$19,656	$2,712	$16,944
Bass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 W 66th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3275	313	25	12.3	98.1%	1 (0.3%)	279 (89.1%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.2	1962^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.6%		13.7	1906^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.8%	56	11.5	14.3	8.6	10.0	19.2	26.9	8.7	33.3	17.6	12.1	3.3	15.4	0.0	13.0	17.2	10.2	85.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	96.9	93.7	86.0	10.8	22.0	$22,767	$3,573	$19,194
Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6936 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9255	349	7	49.8	99.1%	4 (1.1%)	269 (77.1%)	75 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6	2039^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.8%		12.6	1953^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.5%	86	2.5	21.6	2.6	9.5	5.0	21.7	14.3	28.9	12.9	2.6	9.3	0.0	4.3	0.0	5.3	3.8										$21,772	$1,725	$20,047
Davis M Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6740 S Paulina St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9120	120	15	7.8	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	97 (80.8%)	23 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40	1211^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%		38.3	1193^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	42.3%	18	27.3			20.0	36.4	56.3			44.8		30.0	27.3	46.7			38.6	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	96.7	92.7	89.3	10.0	24.0	$37,419	$3,765	$33,654
Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3060	293	20	14.6	76.5%	3 (1.0%)	269 (91.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1905^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	1926^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	21	3.1	12.9	10.3	25.8	30.3	21.9	20.8	35.5	24.4	14.3	19.4	3.0	3.2	4.2	6.5	8.4	90.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.6	93.4	90.9	5.1	21.9	$19,776	$3,179	$16,597
Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6515 S Ashland Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 434-0202	428	31	13.9	97.0%	1 (0.2%)	393 (91.8%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21.1	1639^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.3%		30.6	1377^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.4%	262	17.1	7.7	15.6	26.9	34.1	43.5	37.5	15.4	29.2	24.4	19.2	14.6	19.6	25.0	10.3	19.2										$18,786	$728	$18,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Bond Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bond Elementary School?

Students at Bond Elementary School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Bond Elementary School a good school?

Bond Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Bond Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Bond Elementary School.

What district is Bond Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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