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Dett Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2038^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Dett Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 285 students. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dett Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.3% of Dett students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 64.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Dett Elementary School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Irving Elementary, Brown W Elementary, and Mitchell Elementary, generally outperform Dett Elementary School in academic proficiency, with some schools like Skinner Elementary ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. This suggests that the challenges faced by Dett Elementary School are not necessarily shared by all schools in the same district. Addressing the underlying issues, such as high chronic absenteeism and low socioeconomic status of the student population, could be crucial in improving the school's outcomes.

326

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,481

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2131 W Monroe St
Chicago, IL 60612-3014

(773) 534-7160

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Dett Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Marshall Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.1%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (65% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,038^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,358^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

441^st 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	6.1	2038 of 2056	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	2066 of 2067	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	2074 of 2077	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2080 of 2082	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1900 of 1948	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2046 of 2086	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1997 of 2037	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	2035 of 2044	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	2017 of 2046	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	2010 of 2052	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	2089 of 2093	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	1615 of 2167	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1642 of 2166	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.9	1372 of 2147	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	1501 of 2139	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.8	1644 of 2120	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	1879 of 2092	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	1997 of 2095	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	2052 of 2086	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	1985 of 2022	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	2004 of 2030	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	2005 of 2020	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	641 of 688	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	645 of 655	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	677 of 692	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	673 of 684	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	344 of 428	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	642 of 711	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	609 of 698	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1925 of 1942	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1941 of 1942	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1944 of 1957	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1970 of 1970	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1671 of 1680	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	2018 of 2019	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1956 of 1964	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1775 of 1800	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1792 of 1793	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1806 of 1808	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1761 of 1763	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1446 of 1514	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1786 of 1816	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1717 of 1765	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1860 of 1947	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1950 of 1959	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1976 of 1984	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1713 of 2019	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1818 of 1972	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	21.4	717 of 763	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1358 of 1368	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1357 of 1363	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1365 of 1367	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1344 of 1369	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1181 of 1241	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1354 of 1356	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1288 of 1293	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	1287 of 1293	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	1294 of 1294	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	1250 of 1302	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	1252 of 1322	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	46.5	750 of 1367	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.8	596 of 1365	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.4	741 of 1344	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	794 of 1327	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	850 of 1318	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.6	1098 of 1293	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.5	1146 of 1287	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.9	1195 of 1272	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.3	1166 of 1209	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.3	1138 of 1204	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.0	1098 of 1185	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	551 of 574	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	538 of 548	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	567 of 569	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	523 of 573	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	310 of 385	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	559 of 565	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	505 of 511	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1218 of 1248	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1249 of 1251	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1269 of 1275	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1270 of 1286	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	998 of 1017	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1262 of 1276	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1192 of 1226	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1221 of 1229	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1216 of 1219	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1233 of 1234	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1190 of 1221	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	945 of 1019	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1216 of 1217	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1153 of 1161	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1262 of 1271	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1236 of 1264	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1221 of 1292	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1270 of 1286	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1255 of 1296	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1221 of 1223	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	25.0	478 of 602	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2018)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2018)21st percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+31 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

English Language Arts10%-43 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
Dett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 W Monroe St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7160	326	30	10.8	82.5%	0 (0.0%)	284 (87.1%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	6.1	2038^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.9%		8	2066^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.0%	28	14.3	15.4	15.6	4.5	8.0	15.0	10.3	7.4	10.3	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	83.0	87.2	87.2	87.2	92.6	86.5	80.1	11.4	13.5	$26,481	$3,375	$23,105
Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2022 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7685	423	29	14.4	43.5%	86 (20.3%)	207 (48.9%)	74 (17.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.5%)	42.4	1156^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.8%		32.7	1322^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	36.0%	166	23.5	17.4	48.8	72.2	38.5	41.2	23.5	39.1	46.3	36.6	47.2	15.4	20.6	0.0	13.0	25.3	88.5	93.3	93.3	93.3	95.0	92.9	90.9	20.1	18.2	$21,376	$2,722	$18,654
William Brown Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54 N Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7250	232	26	9.0	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	213 (91.8%)	11 (4.7%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29.4	1447^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.6%		15.2	1839^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.0%	392	40.0	26.1	33.3	36.4	40.0	28.6	40.7	39.1	36.6	27.8	31.8	10.0	19.0	10.7	17.4	18.9	96.2	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.9	97.7	95.5	12.4	27.8	$30,942	$5,894	$25,048
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	749 S Oakley Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7295	310	24	13.0	80.3%	12 (3.9%)	230 (74.2%)	63 (20.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.9	1912^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.0%		16.2	1801^st of 2067 public elementary schools	12.9%	111	18.5	6.1	6.9	32.0	18.5	29.2	37.9	21.2	24.0	6.9	0.0	3.7	4.2	6.9	3.0	4.2	82.4	85.8	85.8	85.8	90.0	84.8	82.7	5.9	21.5	$21,602	$3,042	$18,560
Rudolph Elementary Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1628 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7460	22	14	1.5	63.6%	0 (0.0%)	13 (59.1%)	8 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)																	90.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	95.0	93.0	91.0	28.0	16.0	$35,779	$5,476	$30,304
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 W Ohio St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7655	446	33	13.7	30.3%	242 (54.3%)	32 (7.2%)	133 (29.8%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	76.5	466^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.3%		69.3	564^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.7%	98	57.4	50.0	61.2	61.8	68.8	72.7	73.3	56.5	64.8	59.2	49.1	43.8	54.5	70.0	50.0	53.3	93.9	96.4	96.4	96.4	97.4	95.7	95.9	4.9	21.5	$17,212	$1,029	$16,183
LEARN Charter-Campbell Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	212 S Francisco Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 826-0370	357	23	15.5	94.7%	1 (0.3%)	339 (95.0%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40.1	1210^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%		40.2	1149^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.4%	61	19.1		35.4	35.1	51.1	52.8			43.5	53.1	27.0	19.1	35.1			34.1										$20,071	$4,340	$15,731
Talcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1840 W Ohio St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7130	487	36	13.7	71.3%	46 (9.4%)	21 (4.3%)	405 (83.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	31.2	1403^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	31.8%		29.7	1409^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.8%	6	20.0	13.9	26.3	40.9	31.1	36.1	39.0	27.8	33.8	42.1	36.4	15.6	30.6	11.9	11.1	24.5	74.7	77.5	77.5	77.5	90.0	76.3	74.1	4.5	18.4	$20,989	$2,723	$18,266
Cather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2908 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6780	321	32	10.0	97.2%	3 (0.9%)	290 (90.3%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.6	1602^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.1%		15.6	1823^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.8%	221	0.0	12.9	34.6	24.0	22.6	42.3	18.2	19.4	26.2	57.7	19.2	0.0	7.7	2.9	16.1	16.1	83.1	87.4	87.4	87.4	92.6	86.5	84.0	7.7	20.9	$26,766	$3,124	$23,642
Chicago World Language Academy	Public	K-8	1340 W Harrison St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7000	449	31	14.6	38.8%	45 (10.0%)	169 (37.6%)	125 (27.8%)	82 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	71.8	555^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.0%		80.5	349^th of 2067 public elementary schools	83.1%	206	47.4	55.3	53.7	71.7	70.2	82.5	75.0	68.4	70.4	64.8	35.8	28.1	57.9	54.2	63.2	49.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.8	98.5	98.2		24.2	$17,084	$1,289	$15,795

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Is Dett Elementary School a good school?

Dett Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dett Elementary School?

Students at Dett Elementary School are 87% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dett Elementary School attend?

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

High : Marshall Metropolitan High School

How many students attend Dett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Dett Elementary School.

What district is Dett Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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