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Faraday Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Faraday Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 163 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. Faraday Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade.

Faraday Elementary faces significant challenges, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 52.6% in recent years, well above district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is also substantially below district and state levels across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.8% of Faraday students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 13.3% of Faraday students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, Faraday has an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 98-100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy and LEARN Charter Excel Campus also serve predominantly low-income student populations, they generally outperform Faraday Elementary on academic measures. Additionally, Faraday Elementary spends significantly more per student ($29,400 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby charter schools ($19,078 - $29,787 per student), yet its academic outcomes are substantially worse. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve student performance without addressing other underlying issues, such as the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism rates.

178

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,014

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3250 W Monroe St
Chicago, IL 60624-2919

(773) 534-6670

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Faraday Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Marshall Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.3%

Hispanic:

9.6%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,719^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,075^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

269^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	18.0	1719 of 2056	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1608 of 2067	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1619 of 2077	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1815 of 2082	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1918 of 2086	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1845 of 2037	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	1823 of 2044	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	1505 of 2046	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	1474 of 2052	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	1459 of 2093	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.6	1048 of 2167	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	28.4	1706 of 2166	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	2014 of 2147	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	1940 of 2139	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.7	1989 of 2120	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	1991 of 2092	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	2079 of 2095	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.0	2009 of 2086	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	2015 of 2022	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	2027 of 2030	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	2014 of 2020	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	328 of 688	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	342 of 655	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	234 of 692	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	404 of 684	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	446 of 711	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	394 of 698	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	1857 of 1942	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1499 of 1957	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1899 of 2019	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1793 of 1964	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1342 of 1800	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1288 of 1793	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1159 of 1808	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1424 of 1763	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1595 of 1816	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1503 of 1765	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1343 of 1947	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1623 of 1959	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1828 of 1977	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1716 of 2019	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1737 of 1972	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1075 of 1368	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1076 of 1363	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1231 of 1367	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1246 of 1369	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1262 of 1356	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1116 of 1293	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	1161 of 1293	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	1150 of 1294	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	1068 of 1302	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	1021 of 1322	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.9	705 of 1367	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	976 of 1365	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	1188 of 1344	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	1054 of 1327	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.4	1217 of 1318	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	1183 of 1293	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	1160 of 1287	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	1208 of 1272	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	1199 of 1209	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	1199 of 1204	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.5	1161 of 1185	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	249 of 574	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	354 of 548	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	368 of 569	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	479 of 573	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	466 of 565	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	293 of 511	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	13.9	1153 of 1276	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1133 of 1226	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	824 of 1229	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	930 of 1219	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1038 of 1234	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1073 of 1221	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1107 of 1217	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	944 of 1161	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)57th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2019)10th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 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
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
Beidler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3151 W Walnut St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6811	232	19	12.2	84.1%	1 (0.4%)	200 (86.2%)	31 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	2017^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.9%		17	1770^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.4%	247	12.5	17.4	8.7	19.2	20.0	21.4	29.2	48.0	24.5	0.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	16.0	7.3	85.4	91.7	91.7	91.7	94.9	91.7	87.4	7.5	19.4	$26,560	$4,594	$21,966
LEARN Charter-Campbell Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	212 S Francisco Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 826-0370	357	23	15.5	94.7%	1 (0.3%)	339 (95.0%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40.1	1210^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%		40.2	1149^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.4%	61	19.1		35.4	35.1	51.1	52.8			43.5	53.1	27.0	19.1	35.1			34.1										$20,071	$4,340	$15,731
Cather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2908 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6780	321	32	10.0	97.2%	3 (0.9%)	290 (90.3%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.6	1602^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.1%		15.6	1823^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.8%	221	0.0	12.9	34.6	24.0	22.6	42.3	18.2	19.4	26.2	57.7	19.2	0.0	7.7	2.9	16.1	16.1	83.1	87.4	87.4	87.4	92.6	86.5	84.0	7.7	20.9	$26,766	$3,124	$23,642
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
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
LEARN Charter Excel Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 243-7001	379	27	14.0	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	370 (97.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.2	982^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	52.2%		51.8	894^th of 2067 public elementary schools	56.7%	88	16.3		49.0	35.8	53.1	69.8			52.8	56.9	47.2	32.7	27.0			40.3										$19,061	$4,061	$15,000
LEARN Charter - 7th Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 584-4300	144	12	12.0	88.2%	0 (0.0%)	140 (97.2%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.7	1698^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.4%		27.5	1474^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.7%	224	12.5		31.8	16.7	25.0				24.3	27.3	16.7	26.1				23.2										$30,399	$10,271	$20,128
Morton Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	431 N Troy St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6791	268	31	8.6	75.7%	35 (13.1%)	159 (59.3%)	68 (25.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	28.3	1473^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	28.4%		15	1851^st of 2067 public elementary schools	10.4%	378		15.4	40.7	13.3		38.9	26.1	38.5	32.2	51.9	20.0		5.6	0.0	8.0	17.9	88.0	92.6	92.6	92.6	96.3	92.1	89.8		20.4	$25,095	$3,384	$21,710

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What schools do graduates of Faraday Elementary School attend?

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

High : Marshall Metropolitan High School

What district is Faraday Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Faraday Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Faraday Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Faraday Elementary School?

Students at Faraday Elementary School are 89% African American, 10% Hispanic.

Is Faraday Elementary School a good school?

Faraday Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

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