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Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justice is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 212 students in grades PK-8. 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. Over the past 10 years, Daisy Bates Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools.

Daisy Bates Academy significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools district and the state of Illinois on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.8% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The performance gap is even wider in Mathematics, with only 11.5% of Daisy Bates students proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 41.5% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as McDowell Elementary, Black Magnet Elementary, and Mann Elementary, generally outperform Daisy Bates Academy on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to the poor performance at Daisy Bates. Addressing the school's challenges will require a comprehensive intervention strategy to identify and address the underlying factors behind the school's persistent underperformance.

225

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,090

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8546 S Cregier Ave
Chicago, IL 60617-2296

(773) 535-6300

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic usually attend:

High:

Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Hispanic:

4.9%

American Indian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,684^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

995^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

257^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	19.5	1684 of 2056	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1669 of 2067	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1824 of 2077	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	2001 of 2082	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1832 of 1948	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1824 of 2086	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1407 of 2037	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.8	1635 of 2044	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	1941 of 2046	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	1757 of 2052	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.1	1493 of 2093	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	1460 of 2167	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.2	1753 of 2166	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	1968 of 2147	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	2076 of 2139	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	1923 of 2120	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	1776 of 2092	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	1868 of 2095	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	1967 of 2086	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	1840 of 2022	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	1750 of 2030	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.8	1806 of 2020	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	320 of 688	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	299 of 655	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	403 of 692	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	531 of 684	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	297 of 428	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	451 of 711	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	254 of 698	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1306 of 1942	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1424 of 1942	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1727 of 1957	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1830 of 1970	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1466 of 2019	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1448 of 1800	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1404 of 1793	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1549 of 1808	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1684 of 1763	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1359 of 1514	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1577 of 1816	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1032 of 1765	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	13.1	1837 of 1959	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1690 of 1984	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1899 of 1977	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1905 of 2019	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1570 of 1972	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	995 of 1368	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1052 of 1363	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1104 of 1367	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1310 of 1369	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1137 of 1241	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1286 of 1356	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1221 of 1293	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	1188 of 1293	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	1270 of 1294	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	1267 of 1302	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	53.1	644 of 1322	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.9	1020 of 1367	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1231 of 1365	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	1228 of 1344	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	1126 of 1327	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	1089 of 1318	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	1134 of 1293	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	1085 of 1287	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	1057 of 1272	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	1024 of 1209	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.7	953 of 1204	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.3	916 of 1185	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	231 of 574	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	271 of 548	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	278 of 569	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.5	489 of 573	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	254 of 385	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	432 of 565	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	391 of 511	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	804 of 1248	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1024 of 1251	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	971 of 1275	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1133 of 1286	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1225 of 1226	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	881 of 1229	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	918 of 1219	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	960 of 1234	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1145 of 1221	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	873 of 1019	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1182 of 1217	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1095 of 1161	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	866 of 1271	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	894 of 1264	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1065 of 1292	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1257 of 1286	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1012 of 1048	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1175 of 1296	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1071 of 1223	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)53rd percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2024)6th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)60th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science14%-29 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 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
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
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
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
Black Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	9101 S Euclid Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6390	336	25	13.4	70.5%	0 (0.0%)	327 (97.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	81.9	351^st of 2056 public elementary schools	82.9%		71.2	532^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	74.3%	181	45.7	42.1	63.9	79.5	68.6	71.1	68.4	68.4	70.1	80.6	87.2	54.3	36.8	26.3	23.7	51.3	94.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.9	98.0	96.6		29.9	$20,618	$2,305	$18,312
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
Hoyne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8905 S Crandon Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6425	230	20	11.5	69.6%	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	32.5	1367^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.5%		28.4	1451^st of 2067 public elementary schools	29.8%	84	16.7	37.5	26.3	47.8	50.0	34.8	51.9	66.7	47.0	31.6	39.1	27.8	13.0	33.3	25.0	28.4	88.8	91.2	91.2	91.2	95.6	90.8	91.2	6.0	21.6	$23,717	$2,997	$20,719
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
Coles Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8441 S Yates Blvd	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6550	286	22	12.8	60.8%	0 (0.0%)	252 (88.1%)	31 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	35.2	1308^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.4%		19.9	1687^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.4%	379	26.3	0.0	22.7	9.1	52.6	20.7	26.7	22.7	25.0	22.7	4.5	68.4	60.7	3.3	0.0	25.9	88.8	93.6	93.6	93.6	94.0	93.2	88.8	11.6	29.9	$23,265	$3,768	$19,497
Warren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9239 S Jeffery Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6625	317	15	21.1	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	314 (99.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1777^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.6%		20	1683^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	18.6%	94	21.6	19.4	34.4	25.7	32.4	18.5	46.2	52.8	35.2	6.5	8.6	13.5	3.7	19.2	11.1	10.4	90.1	93.4	93.4	93.4	96.0	92.3	89.4	6.6	24.5	$16,898	$2,199	$14,699
Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School	Public	K-8	1710 E 93rd St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6416	195	16	12.1	71.3%	0 (0.0%)	188 (96.4%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.5	678^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.0%		62.2	694^th of 2067 public elementary schools	66.4%	16	44.4	25.0	52.2	67.9	66.7	73.9	70.0	70.0	66.7	63.6	53.6	29.6	21.7	35.0	15.0	37.1	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	99.5	96.5	95.5		30.7	$24,592	$3,398	$21,194

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What district is Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools do graduates of Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic attend?

Students who attend Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic usually go on to attend:

High : Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School

What is the racial makeup of Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic?

Students at Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic are 94% African American, 5% Hispanic.

Is Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic a good school?

Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic.

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