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Corkery Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2007th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Corkery Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 412 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.

Corkery Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12% of Corkery students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 9.4% of Corkery students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 53.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Corkery Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, it becomes evident that Corkery is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For example, Zapata Elementary Academy, which is only 0.34 miles away, significantly outperforms Corkery in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Corkery Elementary School, the academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources at the school.

442
Students ?
11.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,701
Per pupil spending ?
88.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2510 S Kildare Ave
       Chicago, IL  60623-3660

(773) 534-1650

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Corkery Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Infinity Math Science & Technical High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.0%
African American:
11.8%
White:
1.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
2,007th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 31 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,161st of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
421st 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
20257.72007 of 20562.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.82041 of 20671.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.21936 of 20776.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.51682 of 208219.2%★☆☆☆☆
202115.21748 of 194810.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.91554 of 208625.5%★☆☆☆☆
201831.71382 of 203732.2%★★☆☆☆
201731.41375 of 204432.7%★★☆☆☆
201631.61382 of 204632.5%★★☆☆☆
201531.91360 of 205233.7%★★☆☆☆
201425.11649 of 209321.2%★☆☆☆☆
201316.91881 of 216713.2%★☆☆☆☆
201215.81928 of 216611.0%★☆☆☆☆
201123.41780 of 214717.1%★☆☆☆☆
201012.41945 of 21399.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.81922 of 21209.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200812.61877 of 209210.3%★☆☆☆☆
200717.81828 of 209512.7%★☆☆☆☆
200622.51756 of 208615.8%★☆☆☆☆
200516.41769 of 202212.5%★☆☆☆☆
200415.71756 of 203013.5%★☆☆☆☆
20039.91786 of 202011.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201843.6329 of 69852.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.4701 of 78811.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9802 of 8262.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.8762 of 7883.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.2730 of 7684.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.4486 of 5379.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201946.5349 of 74353.0%★★★☆☆
201847.9318 of 71855.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.21864 of 19424.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.81838 of 19425.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.31738 of 195711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.11625 of 197017.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.11520 of 16809.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.71390 of 201931.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.81331 of 196432.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.8966 of 9821.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.3949 of 9591.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.2914 of 9705.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.5720 of 95424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.4634 of 74214.6%★☆☆☆☆
201941.1551 of 95542.3%★★☆☆☆
201851.9409 of 93856.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.21727 of 18004.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.11751 of 17932.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.11629 of 18089.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202231.91235 of 176329.9%★★☆☆☆
202123.81272 of 151416.0%★☆☆☆☆
201940.31097 of 181639.6%★★☆☆☆
201849.7805 of 176554.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.71904 of 19472.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.91946 of 19590.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31919 of 19843.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.11525 of 197722.9%★☆☆☆☆
202113.81611 of 17075.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.91592 of 201921.1%★☆☆☆☆
201834.21270 of 197235.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201928.4882 of 119426.1%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.41161 of 136815.1%★☆☆☆☆
202416.51186 of 136313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.31195 of 136712.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.41058 of 136922.7%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2937 of 124124.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.5991 of 135626.9%★☆☆☆☆
201829.0915 of 129329.2%★☆☆☆☆
201731.8868 of 129332.9%★★☆☆☆
201653.0545 of 129457.9%★★★☆☆
201534.3820 of 130237.0%★★☆☆☆
201439.6826 of 132237.5%★★☆☆☆
201329.81021 of 136725.3%★☆☆☆☆
201228.41071 of 136521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201129.61059 of 134421.2%★☆☆☆☆
201027.21049 of 132720.9%★☆☆☆☆
200925.21051 of 131820.3%★☆☆☆☆
200822.51063 of 129317.8%★☆☆☆☆
200726.51017 of 128721.0%★☆☆☆☆
200632.0957 of 127224.8%★☆☆☆☆
200545.7751 of 120937.9%★★☆☆☆
200429.8895 of 120425.7%★☆☆☆☆
200316.3987 of 118516.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201925.4479 of 56515.2%★☆☆☆☆
201826.6417 of 51118.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202321.4645 of 6744.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.6354 of 48326.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8464 of 4864.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.4426 of 48011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202237.8285 of 45437.2%★★☆☆☆
202149.590 of 27767.5%★★★☆☆
201930.5296 of 33912.7%★☆☆☆☆
201834.7207 of 28527.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.0988 of 124820.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.41030 of 125117.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.21072 of 127515.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4969 of 128624.7%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1677 of 101733.4%★★☆☆☆
201925.2973 of 127623.7%★☆☆☆☆
201824.8936 of 122623.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.6551 of 66917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3538 of 64316.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.3573 of 66113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202231.0470 of 66229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.7358 of 51730.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.6408 of 63936.2%★★☆☆☆
201839.9349 of 59040.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.3934 of 122924.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.7971 of 121920.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0989 of 123419.9%★☆☆☆☆
202234.4781 of 122136.0%★★☆☆☆
202135.8648 of 101936.4%★★☆☆☆
201940.7718 of 121741.0%★★☆☆☆
201843.4622 of 116146.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.21192 of 12716.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.01151 of 12648.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.11170 of 12929.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.9957 of 128625.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.5946 of 10489.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.0899 of 129630.6%★★☆☆☆
201833.6772 of 122336.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202321.9722 of 80510.3%★☆☆☆☆
202240.2388 of 78150.3%★★★☆☆
201937.2429 of 79245.8%★★☆☆☆
201824.8550 of 6028.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2018)53rd percentile+21 vs school
Special Education (2019)26th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2019)15th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2023)10th percentile~ school
Male (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school
Disabled (2023)4th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
Science23%-20 vs state
English Language Arts12%-41 vs state
Mathematics9%-29 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Corkery Elementary School.

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

High : Infinity Math Science & Technical High School

Corkery Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Corkery Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% White.


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