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Edwards Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1782nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Edwards Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 1,222 students. 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.

Despite higher spending per student compared to the district average, Edwards Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 12.2%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. In comparison, nearby schools such as Academy for Global Citizenship, Acero Charter Network - Jovita Idar, and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz generally perform better than Edwards Elementary School in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics.

1,209
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,472
Per pupil spending ?
76.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4815 S Karlov Ave
       Chicago, IL  60632-4123

(773) 535-4875

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Edwards Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Curie Metropolitan High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.0%
White:
2.3%
African American:
1.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,782nd of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,019th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
307th 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
202515.01782 of 205613.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.71779 of 206713.9%★☆☆☆☆
202319.31702 of 207718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.71793 of 208213.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.51693 of 194813.1%★☆☆☆☆
201921.31686 of 208619.2%★☆☆☆☆
201822.31589 of 203722.0%★☆☆☆☆
201730.41396 of 204431.7%★★☆☆☆
201628.11477 of 204627.8%★☆☆☆☆
201531.41372 of 205233.1%★★☆☆☆
201428.81566 of 209325.2%★☆☆☆☆
201327.31648 of 216724.0%★☆☆☆☆
201238.61537 of 216629.0%★☆☆☆☆
201131.81613 of 214724.9%★☆☆☆☆
201027.01697 of 213920.7%★☆☆☆☆
200919.51808 of 212014.7%★☆☆☆☆
200819.01795 of 209214.2%★☆☆☆☆
200737.11559 of 209525.6%★☆☆☆☆
200638.81531 of 208626.6%★☆☆☆☆
200529.71595 of 202221.1%★☆☆☆☆
200446.51275 of 203037.2%★★☆☆☆
200322.31642 of 202018.7%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.5878 of 104916.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5715 of 88619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202333.7555 of 90738.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.2646 of 78818.0%★☆☆☆☆
202429.7649 of 82621.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.4516 of 78834.5%★★☆☆☆
202230.5620 of 76819.3%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4486 of 5379.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.4541 of 74327.2%★☆☆☆☆
201834.6510 of 71829.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.21627 of 194216.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.81662 of 194214.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.11597 of 195718.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.11663 of 197015.6%★☆☆☆☆
202119.31401 of 168016.6%★☆☆☆☆
201920.71677 of 201916.9%★☆☆☆☆
201822.81543 of 196421.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.2863 of 98212.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2819 of 95914.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.7796 of 97017.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.2851 of 95410.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.3636 of 74214.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.8750 of 95521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201831.2666 of 93829.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.81521 of 180015.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.51487 of 179317.1%★☆☆☆☆
202328.61372 of 180824.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.01447 of 176317.9%★☆☆☆☆
202126.01214 of 151419.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.21237 of 181631.9%★★☆☆☆
201836.21156 of 176534.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.01760 of 19479.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.91683 of 195914.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.31627 of 198418.0%★☆☆☆☆
202216.31753 of 197711.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.11525 of 170710.7%★☆☆☆☆
201924.01560 of 201922.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.71536 of 197222.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.01058 of 129218.1%★☆☆☆☆
202430.4829 of 119530.6%★★☆☆☆
202326.7871 of 115624.7%★☆☆☆☆
202223.7985 of 111311.5%★☆☆☆☆
201919.81140 of 11944.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.8653 of 76314.4%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.61019 of 136825.5%★☆☆☆☆
202422.81044 of 136323.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.11109 of 136718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.71138 of 136916.9%★☆☆☆☆
202122.9973 of 124121.6%★☆☆☆☆
201933.4881 of 135635.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.1863 of 129333.3%★★☆☆☆
201730.1903 of 129330.2%★★☆☆☆
201621.71065 of 129417.7%★☆☆☆☆
201515.01166 of 130210.4%★☆☆☆☆
201428.11002 of 132224.2%★☆☆☆☆
201328.21046 of 136723.5%★☆☆☆☆
201239.3942 of 136531.0%★★☆☆☆
201132.91017 of 134424.3%★☆☆☆☆
201034.9979 of 132726.2%★☆☆☆☆
200932.5992 of 131824.7%★☆☆☆☆
200827.31013 of 129321.7%★☆☆☆☆
200732.9962 of 128725.3%★☆☆☆☆
200636.1917 of 127227.9%★☆☆☆☆
200534.9852 of 120929.5%★☆☆☆☆
200435.8829 of 120431.1%★★☆☆☆
200320.7938 of 118520.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.9564 of 69418.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.8516 of 63919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.5549 of 67418.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.9300 of 48337.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.4270 of 48644.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.0325 of 48032.3%★★☆☆☆
202228.3408 of 45410.1%★☆☆☆☆
202156.654 of 27780.5%★★★★☆
201945.7144 of 33957.5%★★★☆☆
201839.9161 of 28543.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.5968 of 124822.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.4992 of 125120.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.71020 of 127520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.71082 of 128615.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.7900 of 101711.5%★☆☆☆☆
201935.0830 of 127635.0%★★☆☆☆
201834.6797 of 122635.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.2491 of 66926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.9495 of 64323.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.6561 of 66115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202220.1595 of 66210.1%★☆☆☆☆
202125.6421 of 51718.6%★☆☆☆☆
201938.6383 of 63940.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.4376 of 59036.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.3840 of 122931.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.2859 of 121929.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.2944 of 123423.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.4981 of 122119.7%★☆☆☆☆
202135.6650 of 101936.2%★★☆☆☆
201951.0535 of 121756.0%★★★☆☆
201848.4536 of 116153.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.3910 of 127128.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.7935 of 126426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.81072 of 129217.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.31032 of 128619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.5756 of 104827.9%★☆☆☆☆
201931.9850 of 129634.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.4827 of 122332.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.6526 of 81235.2%★★☆☆☆
202439.0411 of 80248.8%★★☆☆☆
202327.9585 of 80527.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.6492 of 79237.9%★★☆☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school
Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts32%-21 vs state
Science19%-24 vs state
Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,209 students attended Edwards Elementary School.

Students at Edwards Elementary School are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

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

High : Curie Metropolitan High School

Edwards Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Illinois elementary schools.


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