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Cameron Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1728th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Cameron Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 634 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois. 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.

Despite higher spending per student, ranging from $13,952 to $18,150 over the past few years, Cameron Elementary School is struggling academically. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.3% to 40.8%, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state, and only 14.3% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state.

When comparing Cameron Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, the performance gap becomes even more apparent. For instance, Casals Elementary School, which is only 0.21 miles away, has much higher test scores, with 66.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 53.2% in math for the 2024-2025 school year. The low performance of Cameron Elementary School may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as the socioeconomic status of the student population, the quality of teaching and leadership, and the availability of support services and resources for students and families.

671
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,976
Per pupil spending ?
97.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1234 N Monticello Ave
       Chicago, IL  60651-2217

(773) 534-4290

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Cameron Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Orr Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.7%
African American:
15.1%
White:
0.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Science scores 29 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,728th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,221st of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▬ steady since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
276th 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
202517.51728 of 205616.0%★☆☆☆☆
202412.31965 of 20674.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.81837 of 207711.6%★☆☆☆☆
202212.81963 of 20825.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.81819 of 19486.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.71673 of 208619.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.71699 of 203716.6%★☆☆☆☆
201724.11574 of 204423.0%★☆☆☆☆
201622.11638 of 204619.9%★☆☆☆☆
201521.51670 of 205218.6%★☆☆☆☆
201425.51642 of 209321.5%★☆☆☆☆
201324.41717 of 216720.8%★☆☆☆☆
201214.01959 of 21669.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.32082 of 21473.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.82025 of 21395.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20095.62026 of 21204.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.92026 of 20923.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.32044 of 20952.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.12028 of 20862.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.41915 of 20225.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20048.21855 of 20308.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20035.51871 of 20207.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.9437 of 68836.5%★★☆☆☆
202425.3560 of 65514.5%★☆☆☆☆
202334.8451 of 69234.8%★★☆☆☆
202227.0577 of 68415.6%★☆☆☆☆
201937.0435 of 71138.8%★★☆☆☆
201840.8359 of 69848.6%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.01022 of 10492.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.4742 of 88616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.3772 of 90714.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.1601 of 78823.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.5773 of 8266.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.0723 of 7888.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.3670 of 76812.8%★☆☆☆☆
201932.2577 of 74322.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.9520 of 71827.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.01606 of 194217.3%★☆☆☆☆
202413.51818 of 19426.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.21786 of 19578.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.11847 of 19706.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.61679 of 201916.8%★☆☆☆☆
201820.61599 of 196418.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.9783 of 98220.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.7909 of 9595.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.8860 of 97011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.6931 of 9542.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.9727 of 7422.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.0761 of 95520.3%★☆☆☆☆
201829.7689 of 93826.5%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202425.942 of 5219.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.41381 of 180023.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.21678 of 17936.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.11509 of 180816.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.01650 of 17636.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.11445 of 15144.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.61355 of 181625.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.31300 of 176526.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.81654 of 194715.0%★☆☆☆☆
202412.71856 of 19595.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.11672 of 198415.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.51863 of 19775.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.51445 of 170715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.61573 of 201922.1%★☆☆☆☆
201818.51694 of 197214.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.7915 of 129229.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9925 of 119522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202328.8818 of 115629.2%★☆☆☆☆
202222.41011 of 11139.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.4763 of 119436.1%★★☆☆☆
201822.7672 of 76311.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.41221 of 136810.7%★☆☆☆☆
202411.91294 of 13635.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.81207 of 136711.7%★☆☆☆☆
202216.41199 of 136912.4%★☆☆☆☆
202110.61222 of 12411.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.91245 of 13568.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.61123 of 129313.1%★☆☆☆☆
201723.81004 of 129322.4%★☆☆☆☆
201623.01041 of 129419.6%★☆☆☆☆
201515.41160 of 130210.9%★☆☆☆☆
201435.7896 of 132232.2%★★☆☆☆
201328.81036 of 136724.2%★☆☆☆☆
201213.81226 of 136510.2%★☆☆☆☆
201113.81213 of 13449.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.11273 of 13274.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20096.31245 of 13185.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.51177 of 12939.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.01205 of 12876.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.81216 of 12724.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.61137 of 12096.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.11128 of 12046.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20036.81102 of 11857.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.5400 of 57430.3%★★☆☆☆
202424.4455 of 54817.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8422 of 56925.8%★☆☆☆☆
202227.8472 of 57317.6%★☆☆☆☆
201919.0540 of 5654.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.1388 of 51124.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.6554 of 69420.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.6548 of 63914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7588 of 67412.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.3406 of 48315.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0471 of 4863.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.4432 of 48010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202234.9334 of 45426.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.0280 of 33917.4%★☆☆☆☆
201832.2251 of 28511.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.81135 of 12489.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.21200 of 12514.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.21119 of 127512.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.11113 of 128613.5%★☆☆☆☆
201910.11217 of 12764.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.21087 of 122611.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.0621 of 6697.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.1624 of 6433.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.3599 of 6619.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.2610 of 6627.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.9513 of 5170.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.1611 of 6394.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.8519 of 59012.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202424.365 of 707.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.41038 of 122915.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.81156 of 12195.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.61032 of 123416.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.21031 of 122115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202114.5997 of 10192.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.21089 of 121710.5%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9955 of 116117.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.51114 of 127112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.71183 of 12646.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.81134 of 129212.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.81133 of 128611.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.21117 of 129613.8%★☆☆☆☆
201819.11031 of 122315.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.6692 of 81214.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6594 of 80225.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.4655 of 80518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202231.6559 of 78128.4%★☆☆☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school
Homeless (2024)19th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2025)15th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)30th percentile+20 vs school
Disabled (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school
Homeless (2024)7th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts26%-27 vs state
Mathematics14%-24 vs state
Science14%-29 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Cameron Elementary School.

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

High : Orr Academy High School

Cameron Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Cameron Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 15% African American.


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