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Cook Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Cook Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 283 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. Cook Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating.

Cook Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 20.2% of students proficient in English Language Arts and just 2.2% proficient in math, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching over 50% in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite spending over $22,000 per student, which is higher than the district average, the school has been unable to improve student outcomes over the past decade.

Interestingly, the nearby Joplin Elementary School, located just 0.54 miles away, outperforms Cook Elementary significantly, with 38% of students proficient in ELA and 22.2% proficient in math. This suggests that factors beyond just staffing and class sizes, which are relatively favorable at Cook Elementary, may be contributing to the school's poor performance and inability to support its high-poverty student population effectively.

322

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,646

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8150 S Bishop St
Chicago, IL 60620-3854

(773) 535-3315

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Cook Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.5%

Hispanic:

15.2%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (11% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,014^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,316^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

424^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	7.4	2014 of 2056	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1853 of 2067	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1907 of 2077	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1989 of 2082	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1744 of 2086	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1878 of 2037	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	1816 of 2044	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	1869 of 2046	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	2007 of 2052	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	1816 of 2093	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1862 of 2167	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	2030 of 2166	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	2040 of 2147	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	2094 of 2139	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	2042 of 2120	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	1998 of 2092	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	1883 of 2095	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	1936 of 2086	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.6	1932 of 2022	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.2	1921 of 2030	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.8	1911 of 2020	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	598 of 688	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	434 of 655	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	470 of 692	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	513 of 684	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	421 of 711	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	453 of 698	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1912 of 1942	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1833 of 1942	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1832 of 1957	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1843 of 1970	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1742 of 2019	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1881 of 1964	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1740 of 1800	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1600 of 1793	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1637 of 1808	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1658 of 1763	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1396 of 1816	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1569 of 1765	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1851 of 1947	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1643 of 1959	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1745 of 1984	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1886 of 1977	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1602 of 2019	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1716 of 1972	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1316 of 1368	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1094 of 1363	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1213 of 1367	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1073 of 1369	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1096 of 1356	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1140 of 1293	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	1076 of 1293	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	1289 of 1294	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	1069 of 1322	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	1017 of 1367	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.0	871 of 1365	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.6	974 of 1344	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	1142 of 1327	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.7	1133 of 1318	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.9	1048 of 1293	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	1076 of 1287	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	1159 of 1272	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	1038 of 1209	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.7	1066 of 1204	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	1181 of 1185	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	446 of 574	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	296 of 548	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	336 of 569	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	231 of 573	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	264 of 565	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	312 of 511	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1198 of 1248	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1026 of 1251	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1219 of 1275	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1179 of 1286	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1049 of 1276	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1040 of 1226	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1165 of 1229	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	872 of 1219	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1163 of 1234	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	815 of 1221	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	991 of 1217	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	979 of 1161	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1159 of 1271	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	970 of 1264	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1051 of 1292	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	819 of 1286	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1034 of 1296	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1119 of 1223	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-33 vs state

Science11%-32 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 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
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8150 S Bishop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3315	322	23	14.0	72.7%	2 (0.6%)	269 (83.5%)	49 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7.4	2014^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.0%		15	1853^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	10.4%	161	9.7	11.8	17.2	16.7	18.2	16.1	25.0	28.6	20.2	3.4	0.0	2.9	3.2	0.0	2.9	2.2	78.5	85.9	85.9	85.9	94.0	85.2	81.3	4.6	18.4	$21,646	$2,928	$18,719
LEARN Charter - Hunter Perkins Camp	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 W 83rd St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 488-1634	472	23	20.5	80.7%	3 (0.6%)	452 (95.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	35.5	1301^st of 2056 public elementary schools	36.7%		30.1	1399^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.3%	98	24.0	5.1	35.9	28.0	62.0	57.1	48.8	79.5	49.3	26.9	10.0	26.0	26.2	27.9	7.7	21.5										$19,353	$3,246	$16,107
Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8324 S Racine Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8250	249	22	11.5	86.7%	2 (0.8%)	238 (95.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17.2	1740^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.1	1653^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	20.0%	87	26.1	6.9	20.8	25.0	30.4	37.0	42.3	27.6	31.0	20.8	6.3	8.7	10.7	11.5	0.0	9.6	97.9	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.7	98.3	95.8	11.8	27.0	$24,780	$3,152	$21,628
Joplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7931 S Honore St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3425	283	24	11.7	96.1%	2 (0.7%)	235 (83.0%)	44 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1540^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.1%		26.5	1502^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	27.3%	38	21.4	30.4	25.0	28.9	50.0	40.0	54.5	43.5	38.0	27.5	34.2	10.7	10.0	22.7	17.4	22.2	89.0	94.5	94.9	94.9	97.8	93.8	90.4	6.3	22.4	$22,304	$3,219	$19,086
Foster Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 S Wood St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2725	345	29	11.7	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	328 (95.1%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	1735^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.6%		16.2	1799^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.0%	64	15.2	10.0	28.6	17.9	36.4	26.1	30.0	20.0	26.1	25.7	5.1	27.3	0.0	10.0	0.0	12.2	92.5	95.8	95.8	95.8	99.1	95.8	92.8	14.7	20.1	$24,216	$2,797	$21,418
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7650 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3260	411	34	12.0	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	319 (77.6%)	89 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.1	2023^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.6%		13.8	1899^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.1%	124	12.8	11.4	14.3	13.2	21.1	8.0	19.4	16.2	15.7	11.8	2.6	0.0	0.0	6.5	16.2	6.4	90.4	95.1	95.1	95.1	98.2	94.6	88.1	9.3	31.0	$22,657	$3,278	$19,378
Gresham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8524 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3350	332	26	12.7	94.6%	2 (0.6%)	309 (93.1%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	1485^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	1719^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.8%	234	7.7	18.4	53.8	43.2	40.0	30.0	50.0	28.9	40.9	30.8	18.4	7.7	20.7	9.5	10.5	15.6	89.2	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	93.8	88.9	8.3	27.8	$19,874	$2,585	$17,289
Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3060	293	20	14.6	76.5%	3 (1.0%)	269 (91.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1905^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	1926^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	21	3.1	12.9	10.3	25.8	30.3	21.9	20.8	35.5	24.4	14.3	19.4	3.0	3.2	4.2	6.5	8.4	90.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.6	93.4	90.9	5.1	21.9	$19,776	$3,179	$16,597
Jackson M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	917 W 88th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3341	305	26	11.7	85.6%	1 (0.3%)	293 (96.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7.9	1998^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.8%		9.9	2038^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.4%	40	16.1	14.3	14.7	4.3	16.7	8.7	21.4	31.0	16.8	12.1	9.1	6.9	0.0	13.8	17.2	10.3	90.2	92.1	92.1	92.1	97.8	92.1	87.0	7.9	23.7	$28,717	$2,897	$25,821
Stagg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7424 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3565	377	32	11.7	70.6%	2 (0.5%)	298 (79.0%)	68 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.4	1831^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.8	1983^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.1%	152	4.8	3.6	11.1	20.0	15.9	21.2	25.6	24.2	20.3	0.0	11.4	40.9	0.0	5.3	3.0	12.4	82.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	93.5	88.5	82.3	13.8	14.6	$20,967	$2,571	$18,396

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

High : Hirsch Metropolitan High School

What district is Cook Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Cook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Cook Elementary School.

Is Cook Elementary School a good school?

Cook Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cook Elementary School?

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

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