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Darwin Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1482nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 28% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Darwin Elementary School is a public elementary school serving approximately 500 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in the state.

Despite increased spending per student, Darwin Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's proficiency rates are particularly low in Mathematics, ranging from 10% to 27.5% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 32.7% to 49.6%. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8%, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Goethe Elementary School, Chase Elementary School, and Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy, generally perform better than Darwin Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and rankings. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and serve a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to their stronger performance.

502
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,491
Per pupil spending ?
74.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3116 W Belden Ave
       Chicago, IL  60647-2806

(773) 534-4110

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Darwin Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Clemente Community Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.9%
White:
12.0%
African American:
5.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Science scores 21 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,482nd of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
892nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
188th 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
202528.21482 of 205627.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.61378 of 206733.3%★★☆☆☆
202324.51535 of 207726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202215.61837 of 208211.8%★☆☆☆☆
202119.41598 of 194818.0%★☆☆☆☆
201912.71943 of 20866.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.01762 of 203713.5%★☆☆☆☆
201719.11713 of 204416.2%★☆☆☆☆
201626.11531 of 204625.2%★☆☆☆☆
201522.61640 of 205220.1%★☆☆☆☆
201429.71544 of 209326.2%★☆☆☆☆
201332.21549 of 216728.5%★☆☆☆☆
201235.81583 of 216626.9%★☆☆☆☆
201133.61589 of 214726.0%★☆☆☆☆
201020.81807 of 213915.5%★☆☆☆☆
200927.11687 of 212020.4%★☆☆☆☆
200824.21708 of 209218.4%★☆☆☆☆
200727.21726 of 209517.6%★☆☆☆☆
200632.21640 of 208621.4%★☆☆☆☆
200514.11788 of 202211.6%★☆☆☆☆
200414.21775 of 203012.6%★☆☆☆☆
200315.51719 of 202014.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.0411 of 104960.8%★★★☆☆
202446.0393 of 88655.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.5486 of 78838.3%★★☆☆☆
202440.2469 of 82643.2%★★☆☆☆
202320.8761 of 7883.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.9758 of 7681.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.6474 of 53711.7%★☆☆☆☆
201924.3683 of 7438.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.5635 of 71811.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.11419 of 194226.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.61308 of 194232.6%★★☆☆☆
202326.51404 of 195728.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.91864 of 19705.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.21450 of 168013.7%★☆☆☆☆
20198.91973 of 20192.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.91644 of 196416.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.1601 of 98238.8%★★☆☆☆
202438.6568 of 95940.8%★★☆☆☆
202334.4634 of 97034.6%★★☆☆☆
202218.3894 of 9546.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.1555 of 74225.2%★☆☆☆☆
201914.9928 of 9552.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.3832 of 93811.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.61238 of 180031.2%★★☆☆☆
202437.71122 of 179337.4%★★☆☆☆
202327.21411 of 180822.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.31605 of 17639.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.71279 of 151415.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.61688 of 18167.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.51461 of 176517.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.61350 of 194730.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.81295 of 195933.9%★★☆☆☆
202322.91514 of 198423.7%★☆☆☆☆
202221.41547 of 197721.8%★☆☆☆☆
202122.51339 of 170721.6%★☆☆☆☆
201919.91687 of 201916.4%★☆☆☆☆
201817.91710 of 197213.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.0758 of 129241.3%★★☆☆☆
202453.1440 of 119563.2%★★★☆☆
202343.8546 of 115652.8%★★★☆☆
202224.1959 of 111313.8%★☆☆☆☆
201919.71148 of 11943.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.9637 of 76316.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.2892 of 136834.8%★★☆☆☆
202438.2772 of 136343.4%★★☆☆☆
202333.7864 of 136736.8%★★☆☆☆
202218.81134 of 136917.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1923 of 124125.6%★☆☆☆☆
201925.41014 of 135625.2%★☆☆☆☆
201834.6816 of 129336.9%★★☆☆☆
201732.0864 of 129333.2%★★☆☆☆
201631.9867 of 129433.0%★★☆☆☆
201537.3767 of 130241.1%★★☆☆☆
201434.6914 of 132230.9%★★☆☆☆
201334.0963 of 136729.6%★☆☆☆☆
201223.01133 of 136517.0%★☆☆☆☆
201129.91056 of 134421.4%★☆☆☆☆
201038.5944 of 132728.9%★☆☆☆☆
200941.9894 of 131832.2%★★☆☆☆
200849.9764 of 129340.9%★★☆☆☆
200738.1915 of 128728.9%★☆☆☆☆
200636.1916 of 127228.0%★☆☆☆☆
200532.9867 of 120928.3%★☆☆☆☆
200423.2941 of 120421.8%★☆☆☆☆
200319.0953 of 118519.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.6336 of 69451.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.0249 of 48348.4%★★☆☆☆
202452.3146 of 48670.0%★★★★☆
202352.4142 of 48070.4%★★★★☆
202231.9367 of 45419.2%★☆☆☆☆
202127.6276 of 2770.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201948.7115 of 33966.1%★★★☆☆
201864.938 of 28586.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.6813 of 124834.9%★★☆☆☆
202432.8805 of 125135.7%★★☆☆☆
202334.3796 of 127537.6%★★☆☆☆
202215.01158 of 128610.0%★☆☆☆☆
202119.6854 of 101716.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.51079 of 127615.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.1770 of 122637.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.2415 of 66938.0%★★☆☆☆
202446.5291 of 64354.7%★★★☆☆
202340.3366 of 66144.6%★★☆☆☆
202219.2609 of 6628.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202134.6345 of 51733.3%★★☆☆☆
201927.1509 of 63920.3%★☆☆☆☆
201839.0361 of 59038.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.6738 of 122940.0%★★☆☆☆
202446.8575 of 121952.8%★★★☆☆
202343.2657 of 123446.8%★★☆☆☆
202225.1986 of 122119.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.7756 of 101925.8%★☆☆☆☆
201936.0791 of 121735.0%★★☆☆☆
201849.1528 of 116154.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.4820 of 127135.5%★★☆☆☆
202443.6627 of 126450.4%★★★☆☆
202332.0834 of 129235.4%★★☆☆☆
202224.7960 of 128625.3%★☆☆☆☆
202133.0668 of 104836.3%★★☆☆☆
201936.7776 of 129640.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.4778 of 122336.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.1637 of 81221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202334.7473 of 80541.2%★★☆☆☆
201940.8375 of 79252.7%★★★☆☆
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
Disabled (2025)61st percentile+33 vs school
Special Education (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)27th percentile~ school
Middle school
Disabled (2025)52nd percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile~ school
Female (2025)35th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts46%-7 vs state
Science22%-21 vs state
Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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

High : Clemente Community Academy High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Darwin Elementary School.

Darwin Elementary School ranks 1482nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Darwin Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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