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Curtis Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1922^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Curtis Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, with 314 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 1778 and 2069 out of over 2,000 elementary schools in recent years.

Curtis Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools district and the state of Illinois on standardized tests, with only 15.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 8.9% proficient in math. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 61.2% in recent years. Additionally, Curtis Elementary ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools for female, male, African American, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Haley Elementary Academy, Pullman Elementary School, and Lavizzo Elementary School, generally outperform Curtis Elementary across academic metrics, attendance, and student subgroup performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Curtis Elementary may not be shared by all schools in the district. Despite the school's overall poor performance, there are some bright spots, such as the 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate being higher than the other grade levels, which could indicate potential areas to build upon and improve the school's outcomes.

356

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,638

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32 E 115th St
Chicago, IL 60628-5510

(773) 535-5050

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (61% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,922^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,353^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

383^rd 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	10.6	1922 of 2056	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2056 of 2067	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2069 of 2077	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2064 of 2082	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1909 of 1948	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1881 of 2086	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1778 of 2037	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1984 of 2044	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	1966 of 2046	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1991 of 2052	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	1906 of 2093	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	1849 of 2167	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	1944 of 2166	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	1934 of 2147	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	2118 of 2139	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	2107 of 2120	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.2	2022 of 2092	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	2065 of 2095	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.1	1993 of 2086	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	1903 of 2022	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	2000 of 2030	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.3	1964 of 2020	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	532 of 688	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	631 of 655	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	662 of 692	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	633 of 684	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	349 of 428	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	434 of 711	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	367 of 698	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1867 of 1942	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1930 of 1942	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1922 of 1957	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1954 of 1970	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1779 of 2019	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1648 of 1964	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1646 of 1800	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1782 of 1793	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1799 of 1808	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1740 of 1763	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1442 of 1514	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1572 of 1816	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1409 of 1765	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1673 of 1947	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1943 of 1959	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1973 of 1984	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1901 of 1977	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1825 of 2019	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1770 of 1972	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	23.9	637 of 763	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1353 of 1368	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1307 of 1363	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1335 of 1367	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1299 of 1369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1091 of 1241	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1320 of 1356	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1244 of 1293	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	1269 of 1293	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	1276 of 1294	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1277 of 1302	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.2	1268 of 1322	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.8	1298 of 1367	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	1242 of 1365	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	1299 of 1344	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.9	1309 of 1327	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	1314 of 1318	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	1275 of 1293	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	1215 of 1287	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.3	1165 of 1272	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.4	1161 of 1209	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.2	1180 of 1204	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.8	1170 of 1185	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	555 of 574	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	456 of 548	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	516 of 569	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	460 of 573	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	224 of 385	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	503 of 565	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	448 of 511	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1226 of 1248	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1216 of 1251	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1234 of 1275	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1128 of 1286	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1239 of 1276	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1171 of 1226	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1209 of 1229	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1145 of 1219	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1197 of 1234	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1137 of 1221	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	816 of 1019	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1185 of 1217	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1106 of 1161	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1256 of 1271	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1188 of 1264	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1266 of 1292	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1217 of 1286	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1043 of 1048	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1249 of 1296	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1183 of 1223	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2018)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-38 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

Science6%-37 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
Curtis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	32 E 115th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5050	356	24	14.8	97.5%	2 (0.6%)	299 (84.0%)	55 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	1922^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.6	2056^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.5%	134	8.6	3.0	26.8	14.3	11.4	14.8	3.3	18.2	15.4	33.3	0.0	2.9	3.4	3.1	5.9	8.9	86.9	94.3	94.3	94.3	97.4	93.9	88.8	3.8	20.1	$20,638	$3,067	$17,571
CICS - Prairie Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11530 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 928-0480	412	17	24.2	94.4%	2 (0.5%)	275 (66.7%)	134 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19	1692^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	17.7%		19	1707^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.4%	15	3.2	15.4	26.8	27.6	19.4	38.7	29.4	25.0	27.6	32.1	3.4	3.2	29.0	7.8	11.5	15.6										$17,314	$2,154	$15,160
Haley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11411 S Eggleston Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5340	458	33	13.7	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	401 (87.6%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.5	1730^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.1	1565^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.3%	165	10.4	19.0	14.5	47.1	10.4	26.5	30.0	40.5	26.6	42.6	17.6	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.3	11.8	78.8	83.6	83.6	83.6	91.9	82.9	82.7	5.2	14.0	$21,726	$3,504	$18,222
Pullman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11311 S Forrestville Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5395	303	22	13.7	74.3%	7 (2.3%)	213 (70.3%)	79 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	20.9	1643^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	20.1%		16.7	1781^st of 2067 public elementary schools	13.8%	138	27.3	8.6	13.3	18.4	57.6	28.6	53.3	37.1	34.5	20.0	11.1	21.2	3.7	3.2	11.4	12.0	78.5	82.0	82.0	82.0	91.0	81.7	80.7		14.8	$21,455	$3,110	$18,346
Lavizzo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 W 109th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5300	394	28	14.3	89.8%	3 (0.8%)	340 (86.3%)	48 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14.9	1786^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.1%		16	1810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.4%	24	10.0	12.1	28.3	25.7	33.3	33.3	12.5	22.2	25.5	9.4	17.6	0.0	7.5	4.2	0.0	6.3	87.9	92.0	92.0	92.0	98.8	92.0	90.6	5.9	20.1	$18,975	$3,137	$15,838
Owens Community Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12302 S State St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5475	340	26	13.3	95.3%	2 (0.6%)	315 (92.6%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	27.7	1492^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	27.4%		22.3	1613^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.0%	121	19.4	20.6	34.5	30.0	47.2	48.0	44.4	44.1	41.6	20.7	16.7	27.8	12.0	2.8	3.0	13.8	85.4	89.3	89.3	89.3	94.0	89.3	85.7	3.6	21.8	$23,163	$3,817	$19,346
Cullen Elementary School	Public	K-8	10650 S Eberhart Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5375	176	15	11.7	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	169 (96.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	1585^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.9%		21.4	1646^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.4%	61	17.4	5.3	54.5	25.0	21.7	40.0	36.0	50.0	37.6	27.3	25.0	8.7	6.7	8.0	15.0	15.2	91.0	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.4	95.8	93.4		26.4	$25,521	$3,136	$22,385
Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10845 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5517	206	20	10.3	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	45.8	1083^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.3%		28.7	1440^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.3%	357	10.0	28.0	54.2	60.0	41.4	73.3	41.2	44.0	50.4	45.8	33.3	10.3	26.7	23.5	12.0	24.0	87.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	95.4	94.4	87.2	8.7	27.2	$25,889	$3,786	$22,103
Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12339 S Normal Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5590	354	22	16.0	95.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (85.0%)	49 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12	1873^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.2	2005^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.0%	132	10.0	11.1	27.3	17.2	12.9	22.0	14.3	21.6	19.8	9.4	20.7	6.5	9.8	0.0	21.6	12.0	69.5	72.8	72.8	72.8	88.2	71.5	69.5		13.8	$20,386	$3,373	$17,013
Higgins Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11710 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5625	271	23	11.7	94.1%	2 (0.7%)	245 (90.4%)	24 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	1750^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.4	1757^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.0%	7	8.8	10.0	15.8	29.2	29.4	44.4	33.3	50.0	33.8	10.5	12.5	17.6	7.4	9.1	5.0	11.0	82.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	96.4	89.5	80.8	13.4	19.2	$23,194	$3,531	$19,664

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What is the racial makeup of Curtis Elementary School?

Students at Curtis Elementary School are 84% African American, 15% Hispanic.

Is Curtis Elementary School a good school?

Curtis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Curtis Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Curtis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Curtis Elementary School.

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