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Chalmers STEAM Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Chalmers Elementary Specialty School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 224 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. Chalmers Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chalmers Elementary struggles academically, with only 32.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 9.5% proficient in math, compared to the district and state averages. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state. While the school performs better for its African American students, it ranks in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools for female students, male students, and students with low socioeconomic status.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Johnson Elementary, Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy, and LEARN Charter schools generally outperform Chalmers Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that Chalmers Elementary may need to closely examine the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts to identify opportunities for improvement.

205

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,457

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2745 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60608-1047

(773) 534-1720

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Chalmers STEAM Elementary usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Hispanic:

6.3%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,553^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,301^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

207^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	25.3	1553 of 2056	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1737 of 2067	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2012 of 2077	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1974 of 2082	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1903 of 1948	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	2073 of 2086	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1983 of 2037	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	2032 of 2044	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1989 of 2046	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	1981 of 2052	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	2047 of 2093	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	2110 of 2167	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	2083 of 2166	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	2097 of 2147	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	2120 of 2139	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.5	2116 of 2120	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	1985 of 2092	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	2059 of 2095	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	2069 of 2086	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	2001 of 2022	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.5	1962 of 2030	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.3	1966 of 2020	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	299 of 688	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	351 of 655	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	574 of 692	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	519 of 684	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	327 of 428	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	677 of 711	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	584 of 698	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	1570 of 1942	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1954 of 1957	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1965 of 1970	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1996 of 2019	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1942 of 1964	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	26 of 44	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	19 of 52	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1258 of 1800	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1381 of 1793	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1744 of 1808	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1639 of 1763	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1425 of 1514	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1799 of 1816	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1703 of 1765	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1478 of 1947	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1591 of 1959	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1892 of 1984	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1851 of 1977	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1986 of 2019	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1803 of 1972	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	21.8	1086 of 1194	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	687 of 763	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1301 of 1368	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1230 of 1363	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1216 of 1367	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1173 of 1369	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1204 of 1241	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1353 of 1356	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1280 of 1293	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	1290 of 1293	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	1283 of 1294	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	1261 of 1302	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	1318 of 1322	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	1313 of 1367	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.2	1261 of 1365	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	1199 of 1344	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	1297 of 1327	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	1289 of 1318	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	1226 of 1293	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.1	1229 of 1287	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	1162 of 1272	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.6	1180 of 1209	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.3	1191 of 1204	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.0	1165 of 1185	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	469 of 574	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	356 of 548	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	343 of 569	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	287 of 573	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	327 of 385	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	560 of 565	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	492 of 511	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	1069 of 1251	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1006 of 1275	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1218 of 1286	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1268 of 1276	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1222 of 1226	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	21 of 70	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	21 of 34	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1151 of 1229	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1043 of 1219	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1050 of 1234	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	957 of 1221	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1211 of 1217	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1143 of 1161	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1209 of 1271	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1161 of 1264	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1191 of 1292	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1051 of 1286	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1292 of 1296	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1132 of 1223	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.9	680 of 792	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2024)19th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile+8 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)15th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile+14 vs school

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

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Science10%-33 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 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
Chalmers STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2745 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1720	205	23	8.9	98.5%	4 (2.0%)	185 (90.2%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25.3	1553^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.5%		17.9	1737^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.0%	184	11.1	8.3		17.6	52.6	29.2	13.0	33.3	32.8	70.0	5.9	10.5	0.0	0.0	4.3	9.5	89.3	93.5	93.5	93.5	97.7	93.5	91.1	7.9	22.9	$29,457	$5,736	$23,721
Plamondon Elementary School	Public	K-8	2642 W 15th Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1789	92	20	4.6	81.5%	5 (5.4%)	18 (19.6%)	68 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1642^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.8	1548^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.1%	94		21.4		10.0		38.5		42.9	29.8		10.0		23.1		7.1	19.3	88.8	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	91.3		35.0	$37,273	$7,463	$29,810
Kellman Corporate Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Arthington St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6602	209	21	9.9	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	195 (93.3%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	1867^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.2%		15	1849^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.5%	18	13.6	5.3	23.8	12.5	18.2	47.1	38.9	21.1	25.6	4.8	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	83.8	89.0	89.0	89.0	93.7	89.0	84.3	6.8	18.9	$25,884	$4,205	$21,679
Johnson STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 S Albany Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1829	209	20	10.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	187 (89.5%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1852^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.7	1987^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.9%	135	7.7	11.5	30.0	33.3	14.8	27.3	14.3	23.1	23.1	20.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.5	6.8	82.6	90.3	90.3	90.3	94.2	90.3	85.0	5.8	26.6	$26,243	$4,742	$21,501
Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Harrison St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6840	255	23	11.0	94.5%	1 (0.4%)	242 (94.9%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	1674^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.2	1616^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.8%	58	9.7	16.7	30.0	25.0	22.6	52.6	45.2	41.7	36.0	15.0	16.7	9.7	15.8	6.5	13.9	12.4	91.1	91.5	91.5	91.5	98.0	91.1	89.9		28.7	$25,366	$3,081	$22,285
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	749 S Oakley Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7295	310	24	13.0	80.3%	12 (3.9%)	230 (74.2%)	63 (20.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.9	1912^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.0%		16.2	1801^st of 2067 public elementary schools	12.9%	111	18.5	6.1	6.9	32.0	18.5	29.2	37.9	21.2	24.0	6.9	0.0	3.7	4.2	6.9	3.0	4.2	82.4	85.8	85.8	85.8	90.0	84.8	82.7	5.9	21.5	$21,602	$3,042	$18,560
LEARN Charter - Butler	Public, Charter	K-8	1132 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 722-0200	475	23	20.6	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	464 (97.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.3	1306^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.5%		38.5	1188^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.5%	118	26.3	7.3	31.0	26.8	49.1	31.0	53.7	34.1	37.3	46.6	23.2	33.3	33.3	26.8	17.1	30.8										$19,472	$3,284	$16,188
LEARN Charter-Campbell Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	212 S Francisco Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 826-0370	357	23	15.5	94.7%	1 (0.3%)	339 (95.0%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40.1	1210^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%		40.2	1149^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.4%	61	19.1		35.4	35.1	51.1	52.8			43.5	53.1	27.0	19.1	35.1			34.1										$20,071	$4,340	$15,731
Locke A Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3141 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 265-7232	346	24	14.4	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.6	972^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	52.7%		40.3	1145^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.6%	173	11.1	3.2	52.6	48.8	55.6	58.6	74.1	77.4	60.1	57.9	51.2	18.5	31.0	33.3	12.9	36.3										$25,374	$1,124	$24,250
Legacy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3318 W Ogden Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 542-1640	458	26	17.6	92.4%	3 (0.7%)	417 (91.0%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	1762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	1746^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	16	7.8	26.9	28.6	32.7	29.4	32.0	56.0	55.8	39.2	16.7	12.2	11.8	8.0	14.0	7.7	11.7										$22,085	$2,353	$19,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Chalmers STEAM Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chalmers STEAM Elementary?

Students at Chalmers STEAM Elementary are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Chalmers STEAM Elementary a good school?

Chalmers STEAM Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Chalmers STEAM Elementary in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Chalmers STEAM Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Chalmers STEAM Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Chalmers STEAM Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chalmers STEAM Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Manley Career Academy High School

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