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Deneen Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Deneen Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 466 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.

Deneen Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 37% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 9.8% proficient in Math for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% in recent years. While Deneen performs relatively better for its African American student population, it lags behind in serving other subgroups, such as low-socioeconomic status students and those with special needs.

Interestingly, the nearby Harvard Elementary, Brownell Elementary, and Park Manor Elementary schools also perform below the district and state averages, but generally outperform Deneen. The standout in the area is Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center, which ranks in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools. Despite increased per-student spending at Deneen, the school's academic performance remains a concern, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the challenges faced by the school and the surrounding community.

451

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,096

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7240 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-1092

(773) 535-3035

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.9%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Pacific Islander:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,648^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,071^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

244^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	20.8	1648 of 2056	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1444 of 2067	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1894 of 2077	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1904 of 2082	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1871 of 1948	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1909 of 2086	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1894 of 2037	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	1799 of 2044	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	1858 of 2046	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	1594 of 2052	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	1624 of 2093	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	1965 of 2167	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	2037 of 2166	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	2080 of 2147	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.7	2089 of 2139	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	2025 of 2120	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.6	2012 of 2092	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	2073 of 2095	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.8	1999 of 2086	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	2012 of 2022	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	1944 of 2030	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	1952 of 2020	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	290 of 688	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	203 of 655	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	463 of 692	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	438 of 684	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	328 of 428	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	463 of 711	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	484 of 698	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	405 of 1049	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1579 of 1942	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1131 of 1942	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1708 of 1957	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1732 of 1970	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1641 of 1680	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1846 of 2019	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1791 of 1964	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1286 of 1800	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	999 of 1793	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1579 of 1808	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1526 of 1763	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1410 of 1514	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1605 of 1816	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1599 of 1765	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1516 of 1947	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1581 of 1959	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1861 of 1984	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1864 of 1977	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1640 of 1707	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1809 of 2019	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1853 of 1972	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	679 of 1292	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1071 of 1368	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1020 of 1363	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1209 of 1367	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1340 of 1369	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1112 of 1241	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1309 of 1356	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1250 of 1293	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1276 of 1293	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	1242 of 1294	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	1139 of 1302	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	1149 of 1322	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	1255 of 1367	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	1287 of 1365	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	1143 of 1344	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	1311 of 1327	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	1252 of 1318	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	1278 of 1293	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.1	1204 of 1287	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	1138 of 1272	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.4	1141 of 1209	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	989 of 1204	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	4.9	1136 of 1185	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	274 of 574	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	236 of 548	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	380 of 569	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	514 of 573	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	230 of 385	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	519 of 565	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	462 of 511	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	903 of 1248	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	915 of 1251	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1164 of 1275	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1256 of 1286	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1223 of 1276	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1174 of 1226	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	847 of 1229	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	800 of 1219	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1016 of 1234	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1178 of 1221	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	864 of 1019	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1169 of 1217	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1118 of 1161	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1111 of 1271	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	963 of 1264	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1090 of 1292	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1222 of 1286	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	974 of 1048	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1260 of 1296	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1177 of 1223	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+42 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Science11%-32 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
Deneen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7240 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3035	451	36	12.4	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	428 (94.9%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	20.8	1648^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.8%		28.7	1444^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.1%	204	10.0	11.4	40.0	26.4	32.7	47.2	34.7	46.7	37.0	28.6	5.8	9.8	5.6	8.3	4.7	9.8	87.8	92.3	92.3	92.3	97.6	92.3	91.7	10.3	23.3	$20,096	$2,929	$17,166
Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7525 S Harvard Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3045	335	21	15.9	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (86.6%)	45 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	1921^st of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		12.7	1952^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.6%	31	16.7	13.6	10.7	20.7	23.3	27.3	48.4	50.0	29.6	7.1	13.8	3.4	4.5	13.3	4.8	8.2	78.9	84.0	84.0	84.0	94.0	84.6	80.6	3.4	20.0	$23,794	$3,506	$20,288
Brownell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6741 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3030	165	13	12.6	85.5%	1 (0.6%)	149 (90.3%)	13 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	22.1	1615^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.4%		32.8	1320^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.1%	295	5.6		13.6	46.7	33.3	52.4			35.5	27.3	13.3	0.0	14.3			14.5	88.5	92.3	92.3	93.1	96.2	92.3	83.9	10.8	7.7	$23,841	$2,955	$20,885
Park Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7037 S Rhodes Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3070	313	23	13.9	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	276 (88.2%)	37 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11	1906^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.2	1967^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.8%	61	13.2	3.8	10.0	24.0	31.6	24.0	38.2	30.8	27.0	20.7	0.0	7.9	0.0	8.8	0.0	6.8	83.7	87.5	87.1	87.1	91.3	85.6	83.0	4.2	23.5	$21,822	$2,567	$19,255
Parker Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6800 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3375	367	26	14.1	93.2%	1 (0.3%)	348 (94.8%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.5	1929^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.2%		16.8	1777^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.0%	152	9.4	13.2	16.7	6.3	33.3	27.8	37.5	23.7	24.4	13.3	0.0	12.1	0.0	9.4	0.0	5.5	94.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	96.1	97.5	91.7	15.0	28.1	$23,949	$3,669	$20,280
Ruggles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7831 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3085	290	25	11.6	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.4%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	1589^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.7%		26.8	1491^st of 2067 public elementary schools	27.9%	98	5.1	19.0	30.4	30.8	23.1	68.6	53.3	39.1	40.7	16.7	22.2	0.0	17.1	10.0	13.6	12.9	86.6	89.5	89.5	89.5	94.8	87.9	86.9	4.3	16.1	$23,986	$4,487	$19,499
Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7350 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3870	272	24	11.5	96.7%	1 (0.4%)	235 (86.4%)	34 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	1934^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.4	2049^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.9%	115	4.2	17.4	26.9	28.6	16.7	25.0	0.0	21.7	20.5	0.0	3.6	0.0	7.1	4.2	4.5	3.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.8	97.3	98.4	11.0	31.8	$25,397	$3,818	$21,579
King Academy of Social Justice	Public	PK, KG-8	644 W 71st St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3875	213	23	9.4	87.8%	2 (0.9%)	180 (84.5%)	29 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	2009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.3%		14.1	1889^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.6%	120	4.2	10.7	14.8	13.6	24.0	11.5	24.0	7.4	15.8	3.7	4.8	12.0	0.0	8.3	3.4	5.3	77.6	85.2	85.2	85.2	93.6	85.2	79.2	4.4	22.0	$23,345	$4,215	$19,129
Barbara A Sizemore Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	6547 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 651-1661	231	14	16.5	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	223 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	21.1	1638^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.5	1724^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.6%	86	18.2	29.6	30.8	16.7	27.3	50.0	54.5	51.9	39.4	30.8	11.1	4.5	18.2	18.2	16.0	17.0										$24,094	$1,940	$22,153
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 S La Salle St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-0040	300	18	16.6	40.3%	39 (13.0%)	202 (67.3%)	15 (5.0%)	35 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	94	90^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.3	66^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.8%	24	90.0	80.0	72.0	89.3	90.0	100.0	89.7	86.7	89.0	64.0	78.6	70.0	75.0	79.3	56.7	70.9	95.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.3	96.0	92.6	10.8	24.7	$18,236	$1,433	$16,803

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What is the racial makeup of Deneen Elementary School?

Students at Deneen Elementary School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Deneen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Deneen Elementary School.

Is Deneen Elementary School a good school?

Deneen Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Deneen Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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