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Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy

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Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy ranks 1279 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy in Chicago serves pre-K through grade 8 and enrolls 428 students; the 10 nearby comparison schools are all in Chicago Public Schools District 299. Most importantly, the school’s latest schoolwide results are below district and state levels in both English Language Arts and math, despite strong improvement over time.

Fifth grade is a bright spot, especially in math: Cooper scored 38%, above the district’s 25% and the state’s 36%; only STEM Magnet Academy Elementary scored higher among nearby schools with results. Fifth-grade ELA was also above the district (46% versus 42%), though below the state (55%). Across the whole school, ELA was 35%, compared with a 42% nearby-school average, 46% districtwide and 56% statewide. Math was closer to district performance: 26% versus 29% in the district, 40% statewide and a 33% nearby-school average. Sixth-grade ELA (37%) was below all six nearby schools with reported results, and eighth-grade math (25%) was below all five nearby schools with reported results, as well as district and state results.

Scores have risen substantially: ELA increased from 16% in 2023–2024 to 35% in 2025–2026, while math rose from 8% to 26%; the gaps with the state narrowed by 5 and 7 percentage points, respectively. SchoolDigger gives Cooper a 2025–2026 statewide rank of 1,279 out of 1,737, at the 26th percentile with 1 star—up 10 percentile points from the prior year. The student-teacher ratio is 12.4, compared with a nearby-school average of 11.2. The school reports 90% free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, versus an 81% nearby average; this is context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students is notably higher than its overall standing: 49th percentile versus 26th, up from 19th the previous year. Its English Language Learner ranking moved sharply the other way, falling from the 56th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 4th in 2024–2025.

428

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,448

Per pupil spending ?

90.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1624 W 19th St
Chicago, IL 60608-2902

(773) 534-7205

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy usually attend:

High:

Juarez Community Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

African American:

4.7%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

1,279^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

873^rd of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2021

From bottom 37% (2021) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago 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
2026	24.6	1279 of 1737	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	1723 of 2056	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1694 of 2067	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1646 of 2077	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1833 of 2082	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1686 of 1948	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1383 of 2086	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1522 of 2037	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	1418 of 2044	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.4	1440 of 2046	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	1528 of 2052	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	1817 of 2093	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	1896 of 2167	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	1912 of 2166	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	1950 of 2147	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	1959 of 2139	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	1970 of 2120	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.4	1910 of 2092	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	51.4	1291 of 2095	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.1	1263 of 2086	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.6	1481 of 2022	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	1727 of 2030	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.8	1442 of 2020	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	757 of 788	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	672 of 826	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	345 of 788	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	584 of 768	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	453 of 743	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	389 of 718	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1498 of 1942	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1407 of 1942	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1500 of 1957	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1849 of 1970	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1587 of 2019	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1558 of 1964	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	271 of 536	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	791 of 982	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	720 of 959	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	709 of 970	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	874 of 954	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	613 of 742	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	481 of 955	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	553 of 938	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	627 of 1001	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	1444 of 1800	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1323 of 1793	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1243 of 1808	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1408 of 1763	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	1117 of 1514	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	880 of 1816	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	1033 of 1765	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1711 of 1947	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1788 of 1959	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1603 of 1984	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1579 of 1977	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1126 of 2019	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1349 of 1972	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	1010 of 1195	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	659 of 1156	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	873 of 1126	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	1146 of 1368	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1236 of 1363	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1069 of 1367	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	842 of 1369	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	786 of 1241	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	464 of 483	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	341 of 486	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	267 of 480	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	221 of 454	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	643 of 867	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	1022 of 1248	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1142 of 1251	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1089 of 1275	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	800 of 1286	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	312 of 483	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.0	557 of 669	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	598 of 643	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	522 of 661	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	377 of 662	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	273 of 517	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	463 of 788	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	912 of 1229	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1056 of 1219	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	902 of 1234	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	533 of 1221	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1101 of 1271	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1123 of 1264	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	882 of 1292	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	774 of 1286	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	625 of 812	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	379 of 802	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	368 of 805	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2024)15th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-21 vs state

Science33%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1624 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7205	428	35	12.4	90.0%	7 (1.6%)	20 (4.7%)	399 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.6	1279^th of 1737 public elementary schools	26.4%		17.7	1723^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	16.2%	444	35.1	30.4			45.9	36.8	50.0	52.6	35.2			37.8		34.9	25.0	26.1	100%		$24,448	$2,044	$22,404
Acero Charter School Network - Bartolome de las Casas Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	1641 W 16th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 432-3224	225	17	13.2	88.4%	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.7%)	216 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									26.3								96.7%		$15,873	$1,651	$14,222
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 W 17th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7675	217	23	9.4	92.2%	2 (0.9%)	21 (9.7%)	192 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									20.1								96.7%		$28,984	$1,577	$27,407
Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences	Public	PK, KG-8	1940 W 18th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7215	280	24	11.6	72.9%	9 (3.2%)	6 (2.1%)	263 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	48.2	866^th of 1737 public elementary schools	50.1%		43.8	1127^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.2%	261		51.7	48.4	66.7		54.2	53.6	86.2	57.1	48.4	54.2	37.0			44.8	41.1	99.3%		$24,320	$1,413	$22,907
Perez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1241 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7650	291	28	10.3	84.2%	6 (2.1%)	25 (8.6%)	254 (87.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	48.7	855^th of 1737 public elementary schools	50.8%		38.1	1245^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.4%	390		46.2	50.0	56.5	52.0	65.4	60.9	61.5	58.0	42.9			50.0	39.1	46.2	36.2	97.5%		$24,078	$1,693	$22,385
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4590	221	21	10.5	93.7%	7 (3.2%)	2 (0.9%)	207 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)									16.8							14.0	97.9%		$27,682	$2,585	$25,097
Joseph Jungman STEM Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1746 S Miller St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7375	301	34	8.9	72.8%	25 (8.3%)	67 (22.3%)	189 (62.8%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	45.8	907^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.8%		42.3	1159^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.6%	252	51.9	62.1	55.0	38.5	59.3	55.6	57.9	72.4	56.8	55.0					37.9	32.4	96.9%		$28,045	$1,895	$26,150
Pickard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7280	319	30	10.6	90.6%	13 (4.1%)	18 (5.6%)	287 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.5	1039^th of 1737 public elementary schools	40.2%		49.8	1005^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.1%	34	44.1		52.4	56.3	47.1	54.5	52.8	64.3	54.3	52.4		32.4	30.3			29.3	97.9%		$27,154	$1,202	$25,951
STEM Magnet Academy Elementary	Public	K-8	1522 W Fillmore St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7300	397	28	14.4	49.9%	20 (5.0%)	136 (34.3%)	83 (20.9%)	145 (36.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	80.2	297^th of 1737 public elementary schools	82.9%		83.8	306^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.1%	9	60.9	82.6	93.5	72.7	77.3	87.5	73.0	86.4	81.7	100.0	43.5	57.8	57.4	40.5	50.0	59.7	97.5%		$18,989	$1,195	$17,794
Ruiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2410 S Leavitt St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4825	467	40	11.6	86.5%	8 (1.7%)	15 (3.2%)	436 (93.4%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16.1	1470^th of 1737 public elementary schools	15.4%		17.8	1722^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	16.2%	252	31.0	34.1			31.0	46.7	27.9	56.1	32.8						34.1	15.0	96.2%		$24,510	$1,347	$23,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy

Is Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy a good school?

Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy ranks 1279^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Juarez Community Academy High School

How many students attend Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy?

Students at Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

What district is Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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