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Leland Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Leland Elementary School serves 344 students in pre-K through eighth grade in Chicago, Illinois. In 2025–2026, 17% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 9% in math, both below the levels in Chicago Public Schools District 299 and statewide. The central finding for families is that proficiency is low in both reported subjects, not just one.

Math is Leland’s less weak subject relative to district and state benchmarks, but its results are still low compared with nearby schools. ELA proficiency was 29 percentage points below the district and 39 below the state; its 17% result was also well below the 34% average among nearby same-district schools with reported scores. It was lower than every listed peer except Depriest Elementary School, whose result was nearly the same. Math proficiency was 20 points below the district and 31 below the state, and below the 14% average among peers with reported scores. Attendance is a notable bright spot: Leland’s chronic absenteeism was lower than that of all eight same-district peers in 2025–2026.

Results have improved, but progress is uneven. ELA proficiency rose 8 points from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, while its gap with the state widened from 33 to 39 points. Math rose 2 points in the two years reported, and its state gap narrowed slightly. Chronic absenteeism fell 49 points, from 64% in 2021–2022 to 15% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger places Leland at the 8th percentile with 0 stars for 2025–2026; the three nearby same-district schools with current rankings are higher: Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy at the 47th percentile, Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School at the 35th, and Moving Everest Charter School at the 15th. Context measures include a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 in 2024–2025, below the peer average of 12.5, and 96% of students free/reduced lunch eligible that year—the highest share among peers with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 effectiveness ranking for African American students was at the 18th percentile, above Leland’s overall 4th percentile, indicating a comparatively stronger ranking for that group.

344

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,760

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

88.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

512 S Lavergne Ave
Chicago, IL 60644-4948

(773) 534-6340

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Leland Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.2%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

1,595^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

238^th of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago 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
2026	10.7	1595 of 1737	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1966 of 2056	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1985 of 2067	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2057 of 2077	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2074 of 2082	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1880 of 1948	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	2051 of 2086	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1945 of 2037	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1945 of 2044	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	2011 of 2046	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	1790 of 2052	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	2029 of 2093	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	561 of 688	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	528 of 655	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	639 of 692	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	657 of 684	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	334 of 428	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	652 of 711	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	561 of 698	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1838 of 1942	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1812 of 1942	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1938 of 1957	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1961 of 1970	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1674 of 1680	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1967 of 2019	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1839 of 1964	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	880 of 1001	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	1689 of 1800	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1697 of 1793	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1791 of 1808	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1753 of 1763	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1412 of 1514	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1766 of 1816	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1659 of 1765	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1838 of 1947	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1872 of 1959	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1928 of 1984	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1950 of 1977	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1608 of 1707	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1988 of 2019	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1876 of 1972	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1284 of 1292	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1034 of 1194	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	728 of 763	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1349 of 1368	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1353 of 1363	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1353 of 1367	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1349 of 1369	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1177 of 1241	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1287 of 1356	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1233 of 1293	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	1284 of 1293	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	1287 of 1294	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	1269 of 1302	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	1306 of 1322	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	534 of 574	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	530 of 548	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	543 of 569	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	526 of 573	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	314 of 385	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	447 of 565	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	411 of 511	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1236 of 1248	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1246 of 1251	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1267 of 1275	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1277 of 1286	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	992 of 1017	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1206 of 1276	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1184 of 1226	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1204 of 1229	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1210 of 1219	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1217 of 1234	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1197 of 1221	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	936 of 1019	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1136 of 1217	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1075 of 1161	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1228 of 1271	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1241 of 1264	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1236 of 1292	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1210 of 1286	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1005 of 1048	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1221 of 1296	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1123 of 1223	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	19.0	777 of 805	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	570 of 602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts17%-39 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	512 S Lavergne Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6340	344	30	11.4	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	293 (85.2%)	44 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	10.7	1595^th of 1737 public elementary schools	8.2%		9.2	1966^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.4%	371			27.8	27.9					17.0	33.3						8.7	88.3%		$21,760	$2,074	$19,686
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4946 W 13th St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4475	453	34	13.4	78.6%	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.9%)	434 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)			33.0						33.0	39.4						39.4	97.5%		$22,195	$1,093	$21,102
Hefferan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4409 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6192	214	18	11.7	89.3%	3 (1.4%)	168 (78.5%)	39 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)									22.7								97.9%		$28,809	$2,735	$26,074
Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 N Lavergne Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6150	427	35	12.3	—	5 (1.2%)	355 (83.1%)	59 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23.4	1303^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	25.0%		20.6	1654^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.6%	351		30.8				34.1	28.9	47.5	30.6	50.0			23.8			18.2	94.2%		$22,712	$2,292	$20,421
Depriest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 S Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6800	419	38	11.0	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	366 (87.4%)	50 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)		28.3				29.4		26.1	17.2							7.1	93.5%		$25,619	$1,804	$23,815
Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4320 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6730	203	20	10.1	78.8%	2 (1.0%)	191 (94.1%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	922^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	46.9%		45.6	1093^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	46.8%	171			40.0	57.9	61.1		57.9	76.2	53.2							15.9	99%		$29,404	$1,540	$27,864
T Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	3-6	1500 S 50th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-7833	450	31	14.5	88.9%	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	438 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9.4	1612^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.2%		21.5	1629^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.8%	17	28.0			30.7	28.0	29.5			28.1		26.3	16.8	20.5			21.1	96.2%		$21,088	$1,141	$19,947
Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5608 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 945-5025	512	27	18.9	81.4%	2 (0.4%)	501 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33.1	1136^th of 1737 public elementary schools	34.6%		37.3	1266^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.4%	130	46.7	31.7	47.2	32.2	62.1	59.6	47.3	60.0	51.5	35.3		21.7				16.1	97.1%		$20,628	$860	$19,768
Moving Everest Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	416 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(312) 683-9695	755	55	13.7	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	707 (93.6%)	42 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	15.7	1479^th of 1737 public elementary schools	14.9%		15.5	1775^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.7%	296	21.3	28.4	32.6	43.2	33.3	34.2	45.1	59.3	41.5	46.5			16.5	23.1	28.6	21.2	94.6%		$20,048	$1,979	$18,069
Clark G R Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1045 S Monitor Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6225	134	14	9.5	80.6%	7 (5.2%)	58 (43.3%)	68 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)									30.4							13.9	92.8%		$33,897	$2,007	$31,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Leland Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Leland Elementary School attend?

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

High : Manley Career Academy High School

Is Leland Elementary School a good school?

Leland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Leland Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Leland Elementary School?

Students at Leland Elementary School are 85% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Leland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Leland Elementary School.

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