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Garvey M Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1680^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Garvey M Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 247 students in grades PK-8. 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. Garvey M Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years.

Garvey M Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.1% of Garvey M students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 9.7%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Garvey M Elementary School underperforms compared to the district and state, it is generally on par with or slightly outperforms some of the nearby schools in the area, such as Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center and Wacker Elementary School. This suggests that the challenges faced by Garvey M are not unique to the school but are more systemic issues within the district and the broader community.

262

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,258

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10309 S Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60643-3096

(773) 535-2763

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Garvey M Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Julian High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.5%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,680^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,047^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

255^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	19.5	1680 of 2056	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1721 of 2067	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1917 of 2077	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1958 of 2082	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1912 of 1948	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1884 of 2086	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1898 of 2037	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	1564 of 2044	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.7	1491 of 2046	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	1410 of 2052	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.1	1297 of 2093	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.3	1437 of 2167	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.3	1656 of 2166	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.6	1455 of 2147	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.2	1623 of 2139	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.4	1348 of 2120	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	1318 of 2092	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	1574 of 2095	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	1600 of 2086	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	1782 of 2022	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.0	1842 of 2030	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.3	1876 of 2020	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	367 of 688	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	364 of 655	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	505 of 692	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	505 of 684	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	464 of 711	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	452 of 698	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1665 of 1942	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1493 of 1942	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1876 of 1957	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1931 of 1970	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1610 of 1680	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2002 of 2019	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1857 of 1964	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1354 of 1800	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1399 of 1793	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1612 of 1808	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1623 of 1763	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1466 of 1514	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1576 of 1816	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1621 of 1765	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1600 of 1947	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1729 of 1959	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1550 of 1984	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1808 of 1977	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1615 of 2019	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1777 of 1972	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1047 of 1368	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	799 of 1363	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1026 of 1367	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1166 of 1369	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1168 of 1241	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1283 of 1356	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1018 of 1293	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.4	566 of 1293	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.5	576 of 1294	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.0	857 of 1302	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	677 of 1322	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	778 of 1367	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	667 of 1365	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.0	691 of 1344	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	828 of 1327	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.1	668 of 1318	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	732 of 1293	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.7	909 of 1287	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.5	793 of 1272	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.3	947 of 1209	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.4	749 of 1204	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	28.0	887 of 1185	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	261 of 574	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	160 of 548	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	179 of 569	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	299 of 573	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	302 of 385	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	450 of 565	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.2	192 of 511	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1005 of 1248	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	726 of 1251	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	868 of 1275	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1229 of 1276	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	817 of 1226	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	900 of 1229	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.3	472 of 1219	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	724 of 1234	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1008 of 1221	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	989 of 1019	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1126 of 1217	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	827 of 1161	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	911 of 1271	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	767 of 1264	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1019 of 1292	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1049 of 1286	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1151 of 1296	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	909 of 1223	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)47th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)55th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

Science8%-35 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
Garvey M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10309 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2763	262	21	12.4	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	245 (93.5%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	19.5	1680^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.3%		18.6	1721^st of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%	41	4.2	11.8	42.3	31.3	12.5	50.0	26.3	50.0	36.1	30.8	3.1	0.0	5.0	5.3	11.8	9.7	84.8	93.0	93.0	93.0	97.1	92.6	83.1	10.3	21.4	$22,258	$3,441	$18,817
Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10540 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2825	245	23	10.6	75.5%	0 (0.0%)	233 (95.1%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25	1563^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.0%		25.7	1521^st of 2067 public elementary schools	26.4%	42	16.7	8.0	27.8	29.2	43.3	52.2	55.2	72.0	45.5	33.3	16.7	13.3	8.7	13.8	12.0	17.4	82.2	86.4	86.4	86.4	92.2	86.0	85.1		18.2	$25,637	$3,646	$21,991
Fernwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10041 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2700	259	18	14.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	228 (88.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	27.8	1491^st of 2056 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.6	1555^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.8%	64	5.9	12.9	26.7	34.6	25.0	58.1	52.9	51.6	43.0	37.9	32.0	5.0	22.6	21.2	6.5	21.3	78.7	81.1	81.1	81.1	91.3	80.3	79.5		15.4	$19,281	$2,550	$16,732
Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10354 S Charles St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2625	243	24	10.1	76.1%	7 (2.9%)	218 (89.7%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	36.9	1280^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.7%		28.4	1450^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.9%	170	44.4	18.5	37.0	45.8	48.1	31.3	24.0	33.3	36.4	48.1	16.7	29.6	6.3	8.0	0.0	17.9	86.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	92.4	86.0	85.6		17.8	$23,378	$3,897	$19,482
Wacker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9746 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2821	217	22	9.8	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	211 (97.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	21.8	1621^st of 2056 public elementary schools	21.2%		22.7	1602^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.5%	19	20.0	17.2	43.8	38.5	25.0	18.2	40.0	24.1	30.8	18.8	23.1	5.0	18.2	20.0	10.3	15.8	93.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	91.7	97.2	93.1	7.4	31.0	$26,778	$3,648	$23,130
Evers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9811 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2565	233	22	10.5	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	222 (95.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1665^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.2	1561^st of 2067 public elementary schools	24.5%	104	20.8	16.7	23.8	27.8	45.8	34.6	29.4	61.1	37.1	14.3	22.2	4.3	12.0	12.5	11.1	12.4	87.8	91.2	91.2	91.2	93.2	91.2	85.9	8.8	22.4	$24,873	$3,326	$21,546
Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10845 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5517	206	20	10.3	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	45.8	1083^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.3%		28.7	1440^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.3%	357	10.0	28.0	54.2	60.0	41.4	73.3	41.2	44.0	50.4	45.8	33.3	10.3	26.7	23.5	12.0	24.0	87.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	95.4	94.4	87.2	8.7	27.2	$25,889	$3,786	$22,103
Hughes L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 W 104th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5075	431	40	10.9	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	374 (86.8%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	10.2	1940^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.4	1997^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	57	4.0	12.8	25.0	26.3	22.2	20.9	14.8	35.9	24.8	7.0	2.6	0.0	9.5	3.7	7.7	5.6	86.5	91.8	91.4	91.4	94.6	91.4	83.6	23.6	17.1	$26,259	$4,036	$22,223
Green W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 W 96th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2575	267	25	10.5	72.3%	3 (1.1%)	250 (93.6%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16.4	1754^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.7%		23.4	1587^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.2%	167	26.9	30.3	9.5	21.7	37.0	34.8	56.0	57.6	38.2	27.3	13.0	0.0	4.3	19.2	12.5	12.4	91.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	98.0	92.6	90.6	5.7	36.6	$28,145	$3,515	$24,630
CICS - Loomis Primary Campus	Public, Charter	K-2	9535 S Loomis St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 429-8955	333	22	15.4	90.7%	1 (0.3%)	324 (97.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$19,118	$1,991	$17,127

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High : Julian High School

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Garvey M Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Garvey M Elementary School.

Is Garvey M Elementary School a good school?

Garvey M Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Garvey M Elementary School?

Students at Garvey M Elementary School are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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