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Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1215th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy is a Chicago public school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade, with 658 students in Chicago Public Schools District 299. Compared with nearby schools, its overall test results are relatively strong, but its all-grades English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates remain below the state. The most important takeaway is that Gunsaulus does better than most nearby schools in both subjects, yet has not caught up with statewide results.

Mathematics is the stronger local result: Gunsaulus’ 31.9% proficiency rate was second among 11 nearby schools including itself, and well above their 18% average. ELA proficiency was 46.2%, third locally and above the nearby average of 34%. However, both scores were below the state—56.3% in ELA and 39.6% in Math. Gunsaulus was slightly above the district in ELA (46.2% versus 45.7%) and more clearly ahead in Math (31.9% versus 29.0%). Results also vary by grade: fifth-grade Math was a relative strength at 36.6%, while seventh-grade ELA was weaker, at 31%, compared with 58% statewide and 49% in the district. Attendance stands out: chronic absenteeism was 10.4%, versus 38.8% in the district and 23.5% statewide; only one of 10 nearby schools with data had a lower rate.

Scores have improved since 2023–2024, though gains have slowed: ELA rose 26 percentage points to 46.2%, and Math rose 17 points to 31.9%; most of the ELA increase came in the first year, while Math was nearly unchanged most recently. SchoolDigger ranks Gunsaulus at the 30th statewide percentile, 1,215th of 1,737, with two stars—second-highest among nearby schools with a reported rank, but below the statewide midpoint. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show a notable contrast: Male Students ranked at the 10th percentile in 2025–2026, down from 34 the year before, while Hispanic Students ranked at the 47th percentile, above the school’s 30th-percentile overall rank. These are SchoolDigger measures of how well the school serves each group. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.4, close to the nearby average; 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, slightly below the nearby average of 91%.

658
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,043
Per pupil spending ?
86.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
99%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 4420 S Sacramento Ave
       Chicago, IL  60632-2509

(773) 535-7215

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.1%
White:
2.3%
African American:
1.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (41% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school41%
District avg38%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,215th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
830th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 28 pts since 2016
From top 46% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
141st of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
568th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202628.01215 of 173730.1%★★☆☆☆
202537.71260 of 205638.7%★★☆☆☆
202422.11619 of 206721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.01392 of 207733.0%★★☆☆☆
202222.01603 of 208223.0%★☆☆☆☆
202119.81585 of 194818.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.21443 of 208630.8%★★☆☆☆
201834.31316 of 203735.4%★★☆☆☆
201741.91122 of 204445.1%★★☆☆☆
201638.91197 of 204641.5%★★☆☆☆
201535.21252 of 205239.0%★★☆☆☆
201437.61364 of 209334.8%★★☆☆☆
201343.31321 of 216739.0%★★☆☆☆
201238.81531 of 216629.3%★☆☆☆☆
201138.31517 of 214729.3%★☆☆☆☆
201038.51508 of 213929.5%★☆☆☆☆
200939.31477 of 212030.3%★★☆☆☆
200854.11185 of 209243.4%★★☆☆☆
200742.01471 of 209529.8%★☆☆☆☆
200650.61295 of 208637.9%★★☆☆☆
200541.81388 of 202231.4%★★☆☆☆
200454.91121 of 203044.8%★★☆☆☆
200356.01091 of 202046.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202640.6100 of 16539.4%★★☆☆☆
202562.4201 of 78874.5%★★★★☆
202437.7509 of 82638.4%★★☆☆☆
202358.1216 of 78872.6%★★★★☆
202244.5367 of 76852.2%★★★☆☆
202122.3530 of 5371.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.1648 of 74312.8%★☆☆☆☆
201839.7428 of 71840.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202632.4888 of 128630.9%★★☆☆☆
202543.81071 of 194244.9%★★☆☆☆
202424.31473 of 194224.2%★☆☆☆☆
202330.01328 of 195732.1%★★☆☆☆
202220.51580 of 197019.8%★☆☆☆☆
201931.11376 of 201931.8%★★☆☆☆
201829.41389 of 196429.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202640.4284 of 53647.0%★★☆☆☆
202550.1452 of 98254.0%★★★☆☆
202432.2661 of 95931.1%★★☆☆☆
202342.8514 of 97047.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.1669 of 95429.9%★★☆☆☆
202128.7563 of 74224.1%★☆☆☆☆
201939.5570 of 95540.3%★★☆☆☆
201847.8459 of 93851.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202642.5548 of 100145.3%★★☆☆☆
202555.9730 of 180059.4%★★★☆☆
202433.31234 of 179331.2%★★☆☆☆
202346.4897 of 180850.4%★★★☆☆
202232.81203 of 176331.8%★★☆☆☆
202132.01064 of 151429.7%★☆☆☆☆
201946.0940 of 181648.2%★★☆☆☆
201853.5714 of 176559.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202612.51186 of 13119.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202533.11276 of 194734.5%★★☆☆☆
202422.01533 of 195921.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.41316 of 198433.7%★★☆☆☆
202224.51447 of 197726.8%★☆☆☆☆
202116.91499 of 170712.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.11356 of 201932.8%★★☆☆☆
201842.11060 of 197246.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202425.4941 of 119521.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.4911 of 115621.2%★☆☆☆☆
202248.7428 of 111361.5%★★★☆☆
201938.3666 of 119444.2%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202626.7830 of 112626.3%★☆☆☆☆
202541.8747 of 136845.4%★★☆☆☆
202431.1883 of 136335.2%★★☆☆☆
202338.2804 of 136741.2%★★☆☆☆
202243.6689 of 136949.7%★★☆☆☆
202131.6789 of 124136.4%★★☆☆☆
201945.5685 of 135649.5%★★☆☆☆
201843.4689 of 129346.7%★★☆☆☆
201744.5677 of 129347.6%★★☆☆☆
201650.3591 of 129454.3%★★★☆☆
201548.8566 of 130256.5%★★★☆☆
201457.3567 of 132257.1%★★★☆☆
201348.7721 of 136747.3%★★☆☆☆
201254.0729 of 136546.6%★★☆☆☆
201167.4492 of 134463.4%★★★☆☆
201063.6554 of 132758.3%★★★☆☆
200947.9807 of 131838.8%★★☆☆☆
200856.3685 of 129347.0%★★☆☆☆
200758.0629 of 128751.1%★★★☆☆
200660.3572 of 127255.0%★★★☆☆
200544.1771 of 120936.2%★★☆☆☆
200453.8655 of 120445.6%★★☆☆☆
200367.6413 of 118565.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.1175 of 48363.8%★★★☆☆
202437.9297 of 48638.9%★★☆☆☆
202346.3197 of 48059.0%★★★☆☆
202251.9129 of 45471.6%★★★★☆
202128.6270 of 2772.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201946.1142 of 33958.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202632.5602 of 86730.6%★★☆☆☆
202538.4735 of 124841.1%★★☆☆☆
202431.4827 of 125133.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.2654 of 127548.7%★★☆☆☆
202247.4595 of 128653.7%★★★☆☆
201944.4669 of 127647.6%★★☆☆☆
201849.5593 of 122651.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202636.4294 of 48339.1%★★☆☆☆
202546.0319 of 66952.3%★★★☆☆
202435.5402 of 64337.5%★★☆☆☆
202344.6319 of 66151.7%★★★☆☆
202254.1234 of 66264.7%★★★☆☆
202140.6286 of 51744.7%★★☆☆☆
201950.5281 of 63956.0%★★★☆☆
201850.0259 of 59056.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202643.3447 of 78843.3%★★☆☆☆
202557.1446 of 122963.7%★★★☆☆
202444.3624 of 121948.8%★★☆☆☆
202350.0542 of 123456.1%★★★☆☆
202256.9409 of 122166.5%★★★☆☆
202152.8374 of 101963.3%★★★☆☆
201963.7336 of 121772.4%★★★★☆
201862.7323 of 116172.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202621.7669 of 82919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202544.6650 of 127148.9%★★☆☆☆
202430.6816 of 126435.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.5839 of 129235.1%★★☆☆☆
202239.2710 of 128644.8%★★☆☆☆
202129.5726 of 104830.7%★★☆☆☆
201948.6600 of 129653.7%★★★☆☆
201836.1740 of 122339.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202449.7295 of 80263.2%★★★☆☆
202346.0324 of 80559.8%★★★☆☆
202246.6292 of 78162.6%★★★☆☆
201964.9146 of 79281.6%★★★★☆
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
Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+15 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)31st percentile~ school
Special Education (2024)21st percentile~ school
Male (2026)10th percentile-21 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2024)63rd percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts46%-10 vs state
Science42%-7 vs state
Mathematics32%-8 vs state

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Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks 1215th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy.

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