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Budlong Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
773rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 62% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Budlong Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 743 students. It 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. Budlong Elementary School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Budlong Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 58.9% of Budlong students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 39.9% of Budlong students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district average, ranging from 25.4% to 40.1% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, Budlong Elementary School generally outperforms lower-performing schools like Hibbard Elementary and North River Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing schools like Chappell Elementary, Waters Elementary, and Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center. While Budlong is a relatively strong school within its local context, there are opportunities for the school to further improve its performance, especially in reaching the highest levels of academic achievement and supporting its lower-performing student subgroups.

776
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,912
Per pupil spending ?
54.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2701 W Foster Ave
       Chicago, IL  60625-3507

(773) 534-2591

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Budlong Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Amundsen High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
36.9%
White:
35.1%
Asian:
16.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school51%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
773rd of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 10 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to top 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
469th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 34%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
70th 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
202561.5773 of 205662.4%★★★☆☆
202451.8893 of 206756.8%★★★☆☆
202349.0975 of 207753.1%★★★☆☆
202262.6705 of 208266.1%★★★☆☆
202149.0877 of 194855.0%★★★☆☆
201960.7764 of 208663.4%★★★☆☆
201856.4825 of 203759.5%★★★☆☆
201752.2898 of 204456.1%★★★☆☆
201647.01007 of 204650.8%★★★☆☆
201547.0972 of 205252.6%★★★☆☆
201449.51115 of 209346.7%★★☆☆☆
201353.21101 of 216749.2%★★☆☆☆
201261.01020 of 216652.9%★★★☆☆
201154.21187 of 214744.7%★★☆☆☆
201059.71064 of 213950.3%★★★☆☆
200948.61306 of 212038.4%★★☆☆☆
200845.21360 of 209235.0%★★☆☆☆
200760.81014 of 209551.6%★★★☆☆
200646.41375 of 208634.1%★★☆☆☆
200527.91626 of 202219.6%★☆☆☆☆
200443.81342 of 203033.9%★★☆☆☆
200339.51393 of 202031.0%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20247.9207 of 2195.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.3226 of 2374.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.8190 of 22615.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9210 of 24313.6%★☆☆☆☆
201822.1212 of 24212.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.1740 of 104929.5%★☆☆☆☆
202424.9728 of 88617.8%★☆☆☆☆
202318.3900 of 9070.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.3323 of 78859.0%★★★☆☆
202435.0555 of 82632.8%★★☆☆☆
202342.8396 of 78849.7%★★☆☆☆
202263.0158 of 76879.4%★★★★☆
202167.369 of 53787.2%★★★★☆
201955.7213 of 74371.3%★★★★☆
201860.1183 of 71874.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202562.3707 of 194263.6%★★★☆☆
202450.6855 of 194256.0%★★★☆☆
202352.2839 of 195757.1%★★★☆☆
202259.6700 of 197064.5%★★★☆☆
202142.2881 of 168047.6%★★☆☆☆
201965.5640 of 201968.3%★★★☆☆
201857.5759 of 196461.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.5470 of 98252.1%★★★☆☆
202435.7619 of 95935.5%★★☆☆☆
202339.3568 of 97041.4%★★☆☆☆
202252.4385 of 95459.6%★★★☆☆
202161.3170 of 74277.1%★★★★☆
201964.3236 of 95575.3%★★★★☆
201857.1328 of 93865.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202561.3597 of 180066.8%★★★☆☆
202454.7684 of 179361.9%★★★☆☆
202355.7671 of 180862.9%★★★☆☆
202273.5261 of 176385.2%★★★★☆
202166.3309 of 151479.6%★★★★☆
201977.9209 of 181688.5%★★★★☆
201873.0279 of 176584.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202557.7794 of 194759.2%★★★☆☆
202449.8884 of 195954.9%★★★☆☆
202343.21039 of 198447.6%★★☆☆☆
202262.5643 of 197767.5%★★★☆☆
202149.5750 of 170756.1%★★★☆☆
201957.1779 of 201961.4%★★★☆☆
201855.2815 of 197258.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.4583 of 129254.9%★★★☆☆
202440.9633 of 119547.0%★★☆☆☆
202223.9966 of 111313.2%★☆☆☆☆
201952.6428 of 119464.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.3485 of 138965.1%★★★☆☆
202457.2575 of 139258.7%★★★☆☆
202348.9716 of 141949.5%★★☆☆☆
202266.8408 of 142571.4%★★★★☆
201950.6724 of 146250.5%★★★☆☆
201846.6781 of 146346.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202562.0469 of 136865.7%★★★☆☆
202460.1445 of 136367.4%★★★☆☆
202364.6394 of 136771.2%★★★★☆
202263.3409 of 136970.1%★★★★☆
202164.6341 of 124172.5%★★★★☆
201969.4362 of 135673.3%★★★★☆
201855.6525 of 129359.4%★★★☆☆
201761.7426 of 129367.1%★★★☆☆
201670.9304 of 129476.5%★★★★☆
201560.4411 of 130268.4%★★★☆☆
201466.5418 of 132268.4%★★★☆☆
201359.4556 of 136759.3%★★★☆☆
201263.3558 of 136559.1%★★★☆☆
201149.9771 of 134442.6%★★☆☆☆
201056.0687 of 132748.2%★★☆☆☆
200932.9988 of 131825.0%★☆☆☆☆
200847.9791 of 129338.8%★★☆☆☆
200751.4739 of 128742.6%★★☆☆☆
200655.9662 of 127248.0%★★☆☆☆
200538.8817 of 120932.4%★★☆☆☆
200456.3618 of 120448.7%★★☆☆☆
200343.5744 of 118537.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.9170 of 1868.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.6155 of 18415.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.3157 of 19218.2%★☆☆☆☆
201816.6186 of 20911.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.5649 of 6946.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.9559 of 67417.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.2131 of 48372.9%★★★★☆
202462.398 of 48679.8%★★★★☆
202379.028 of 48094.2%★★★★★
202258.784 of 45481.5%★★★★☆
201965.544 of 33987.0%★★★★☆
201872.920 of 28593.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202558.4471 of 124862.3%★★★☆☆
202459.2438 of 125165.0%★★★☆☆
202367.5340 of 127573.3%★★★★☆
202266.6345 of 128673.2%★★★★☆
202150.0449 of 101755.9%★★★☆☆
201963.8414 of 127667.6%★★★☆☆
201858.4470 of 122661.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.4304 of 66954.6%★★★☆☆
202438.8362 of 64343.7%★★☆☆☆
202355.0233 of 66164.8%★★★☆☆
202262.5175 of 66273.6%★★★★☆
202171.681 of 51784.3%★★★★☆
201966.2159 of 63975.1%★★★★☆
201845.2298 of 59049.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.3330 of 122973.1%★★★★☆
202466.3286 of 121976.5%★★★★☆
202374.3190 of 123484.6%★★★★☆
202274.3179 of 122185.3%★★★★☆
202178.3104 of 101989.8%★★★★☆
201983.0111 of 121790.9%★★★★★
201869.4250 of 116178.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202560.8436 of 127165.7%★★★☆☆
202457.4448 of 126464.6%★★★☆☆
202358.3432 of 129266.6%★★★☆☆
202259.1428 of 128666.7%★★★☆☆
202151.7417 of 104860.2%★★★☆☆
201972.8287 of 129677.9%★★★★☆
201850.4546 of 122355.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.1456 of 81243.8%★★☆☆☆
202454.0257 of 80268.0%★★★☆☆
202354.2240 of 80570.2%★★★★☆
202242.5343 of 78156.1%★★★☆☆
201951.6251 of 79268.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202573.9197 of 88477.7%★★★★☆
202474.9167 of 87580.9%★★★★☆
202361.7285 of 89568.2%★★★☆☆
202261.1309 of 89865.6%★★★☆☆
201962.2312 of 90565.5%★★★☆☆
201864.7281 of 88968.4%★★★☆☆
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 (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)64th percentile~ school
Male (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school
Disabled (2025)29th percentile-33 vs school
Asian (2024)5th percentile-51 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)66th percentile~ school
Female (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-11 vs school
Special Education (2025)44th percentile-22 vs school
Asian (2025)9th percentile-57 vs school
Disabled (2025)6th percentile-59 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts59%+6 vs state
Science53%+10 vs state
Mathematics40%~ state avg

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Students at Budlong Elementary School are 37% Hispanic, 35% White, 16% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Budlong Elementary School.

Budlong Elementary School ranks 773rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Budlong Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Amundsen High School


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