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Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 312 students enrolled. 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.

Ericson Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 39.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 11.2% proficient or better in math, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years. Ericson Elementary serves a high-poverty student population, with 86.22% to 92.04% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Ericson Elementary faces significant challenges, there are some bright spots, such as its performance for African American students, which is better than the school's overall performance. Nearby schools like Faraday Elementary, Locke A Elementary Charter Academy, and LEARN Charter - Butler tend to have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better student group performance compared to Ericson Elementary.

318

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,647

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 W 5th Ave
Chicago, IL 60624-3162

(773) 534-6660

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.6%

American Indian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,715^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,018^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

268^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	18.1	1715 of 2056	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1435 of 2067	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1579 of 2077	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1678 of 2082	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1603 of 2086	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1499 of 2037	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.2	1234 of 2044	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.1	1396 of 2046	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.6	1366 of 2052	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	1123 of 2093	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1630 of 2167	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	1665 of 2166	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1643 of 2147	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	1880 of 2139	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.2	1918 of 2120	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.0	1917 of 2092	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	1887 of 2095	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	1910 of 2086	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	1920 of 2022	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	1821 of 2030	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	4.9	1885 of 2020	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	345 of 688	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	186 of 655	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	240 of 692	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	308 of 684	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	276 of 711	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	157 of 698	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1592 of 1942	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1279 of 1942	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1398 of 1957	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1545 of 1970	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1530 of 2019	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1265 of 1964	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1380 of 1800	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	858 of 1793	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	1162 of 1808	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1240 of 1763	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1218 of 1816	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	959 of 1765	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1649 of 1947	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1468 of 1959	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1624 of 1984	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1683 of 1977	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1583 of 2019	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1577 of 1972	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1018 of 1368	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	993 of 1363	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1123 of 1367	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1109 of 1369	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1156 of 1356	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	901 of 1293	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	965 of 1293	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.6	782 of 1294	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.2	947 of 1302	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.5	652 of 1322	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.8	865 of 1367	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.5	1106 of 1365	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	999 of 1344	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	1004 of 1327	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.5	840 of 1318	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.8	1026 of 1293	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	996 of 1287	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.2	939 of 1272	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.8	945 of 1209	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	991 of 1204	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.5	862 of 1185	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	283 of 574	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	224 of 548	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	267 of 569	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	252 of 573	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	291 of 565	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	125 of 511	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	938 of 1248	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	912 of 1251	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1016 of 1275	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1043 of 1286	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1073 of 1276	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	876 of 1226	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	839 of 1229	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	741 of 1219	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	867 of 1234	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	895 of 1221	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	968 of 1217	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	597 of 1161	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	983 of 1271	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	939 of 1264	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1068 of 1292	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1054 of 1286	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1128 of 1296	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	876 of 1223	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

Science9%-34 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
Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3600 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6660	318	23	13.8	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	310 (97.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.1	1715^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.6%		28.8	1435^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.6%	280	6.7	11.1	32.0	38.2	23.3	34.5	56.3	50.0	39.3	12.0	29.4	6.7	3.4	9.4	3.6	11.2	91.1	93.9	93.9	93.9	95.2	93.9	92.3	8.6	20.1	$19,647	$2,328	$17,320
Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3715 W Polk St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6820	287	21	14.0	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	259 (90.2%)	27 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.4	1331^st of 2056 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.2	1363^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	34.1%	32	9.4	6.7	78.6	33.3	50.0	25.9	26.9	24.1	40.6	78.6	5.6	6.3	3.7	15.4	3.4	19.4	76.4	79.8	79.8	79.8	91.4	79.0	78.1		19.3	$22,531	$2,167	$20,364
Melody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3937 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6850	341	23	15.1	99.4%	16 (4.7%)	273 (80.1%)	52 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.4	1832^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		16.7	1783^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	13.7%	49	22.9	5.9	25.8	29.2	35.3	13.8	14.8	8.3	21.0	13.3	4.2	2.9	0.0	3.7	2.9	4.5	90.1	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.3	92.9	88.8	10.6	25.5	$22,349	$4,500	$17,849
Faraday Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3250 W Monroe St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6670	178	20	8.9	98.3%	1 (0.6%)	159 (89.3%)	17 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18	1719^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.4%		22.5	1608^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.2%	111	23.1	7.1	14.3	23.5	30.8	42.1	30.8	21.4	27.8	21.4	5.9	0.0	21.1	7.7	21.4	13.3	82.9	94.5	93.9	95.1	97.0	95.1	88.4	6.7	23.2	$31,014	$4,652	$26,362
Locke A Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3141 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 265-7232	346	24	14.4	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.6	972^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	52.7%		40.3	1145^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.6%	173	11.1	3.2	52.6	48.8	55.6	58.6	74.1	77.4	60.1	57.9	51.2	18.5	31.0	33.3	12.9	36.3										$25,374	$1,124	$24,250
LEARN Charter - Butler	Public, Charter	K-8	1132 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 722-0200	475	23	20.6	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	464 (97.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.3	1306^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.5%		38.5	1188^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.5%	118	26.3	7.3	31.0	26.8	49.1	31.0	53.7	34.1	37.3	46.6	23.2	33.3	33.3	26.8	17.1	30.8										$19,472	$3,284	$16,188
Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4055 W Arthington St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6925	183	16	11.4	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	179 (97.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	31.8	1390^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.4%		26.3	1509^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.0%	119	16.7	15.8	43.8	9.5	22.2	28.6	58.8	36.8	32.4	93.8	0.0	11.1	42.9	64.7	42.1	40.0	93.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.0	96.6	89.7	16.3	20.2	$30,496	$5,241	$25,255
Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Harrison St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6840	255	23	11.0	94.5%	1 (0.4%)	242 (94.9%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	1674^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.2	1616^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.8%	58	9.7	16.7	30.0	25.0	22.6	52.6	45.2	41.7	36.0	15.0	16.7	9.7	15.8	6.5	13.9	12.4	91.1	91.5	91.5	91.5	98.0	91.1	89.9		28.7	$25,366	$3,081	$22,285
Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	4027 W Grenshaw St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6880	129	21	6.2	88.4%	1 (0.8%)	117 (90.7%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1844^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.5	1722^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%	122	9.1	13.0	14.3	0.0	45.5	38.9	56.3	56.5	36.4	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0	6.3	21.7	8.1	97.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.5	96.2		40.2	$36,195	$4,568	$31,626
Kellman Corporate Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Arthington St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6602	209	21	9.9	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	195 (93.3%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	1867^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.2%		15	1849^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.5%	18	13.6	5.3	23.8	12.5	18.2	47.1	38.9	21.1	25.6	4.8	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	83.8	89.0	89.0	89.0	93.7	89.0	84.3	6.8	18.9	$25,884	$4,205	$21,679

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What district is Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy?

Students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy a good school?

Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

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