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Goudy Technology Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1070th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 48% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Goudy Technology Academy is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 549 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 the state.

Goudy Technology Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with below-average performance on standardized tests in both English Language Arts and Math. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. African American and English Language Learner students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25% and top 15% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively. In contrast, Asian and Special Education students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 10% and bottom 40% of Illinois elementary schools. The school also faces a significant challenge with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% in recent years.

Despite the school's relatively low academic performance, Goudy Technology Academy has increased its per-student spending from $13,622 in 2020-2021 to $18,807 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. The student-teacher ratio has also improved from 11.1 in 2021-2022 to 12.9 in 2023-2024. When compared to nearby schools, such as Ravenswood Elementary School and Chappell Elementary School, Goudy Technology Academy generally performs worse on academic measures, suggesting that there may be successful practices or strategies that the school could learn from to improve the educational experiences and outcomes for its students.

491
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,216
Per pupil spending ?
82.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5120 N Winthrop Ave
       Chicago, IL  60640-3112

(773) 534-2480

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Goudy Technology Academy usually attend:

High:    Senn High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
31.8%
African American:
30.5%
Asian:
27.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,070th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2015
From top 35% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
488th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From top 30% (2015) to top 36% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
98th 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
202546.71070 of 205648.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.81136 of 206745.0%★★☆☆☆
202342.01134 of 207745.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.6996 of 208252.2%★★★☆☆
202130.61274 of 194834.6%★★☆☆☆
201957.8829 of 208660.3%★★★☆☆
201852.4906 of 203755.5%★★★☆☆
201756.7813 of 204460.2%★★★☆☆
201661.4705 of 204665.5%★★★☆☆
201559.6725 of 205264.7%★★★☆☆
201468.0679 of 209367.6%★★★☆☆
201352.91110 of 216748.8%★★☆☆☆
201239.11528 of 216629.5%★☆☆☆☆
201137.41539 of 214728.3%★☆☆☆☆
201037.61525 of 213928.7%★☆☆☆☆
200936.91527 of 212028.0%★☆☆☆☆
200821.91745 of 209216.6%★☆☆☆☆
200754.91198 of 209542.8%★★☆☆☆
200634.61598 of 208623.4%★☆☆☆☆
200541.31399 of 202230.8%★★☆☆☆
200428.81595 of 203021.4%★☆☆☆☆
200325.11609 of 202020.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.5115 of 68883.3%★★★★☆
202454.0221 of 65566.3%★★★☆☆
202360.5176 of 69274.6%★★★★☆
202266.3128 of 68481.3%★★★★☆
201971.0113 of 71184.1%★★★★☆
201861.6171 of 69875.5%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.3188 of 23419.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5178 of 21918.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9209 of 23711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202217.3198 of 22612.4%★☆☆☆☆
201919.7214 of 24311.9%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4217 of 24210.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202436.6526 of 88640.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202560.3216 of 78872.6%★★★★☆
202451.7287 of 82665.3%★★★☆☆
202357.9223 of 78871.7%★★★★☆
202269.2108 of 76885.9%★★★★☆
201974.274 of 74390.0%★★★★★
201860.0184 of 71874.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.01084 of 194244.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.01197 of 194238.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.11201 of 195738.6%★★☆☆☆
202245.7951 of 197051.7%★★★☆☆
202123.41288 of 168023.3%★☆☆☆☆
201955.8833 of 201958.7%★★★☆☆
201856.9774 of 196460.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.6522 of 98246.8%★★☆☆☆
202436.1612 of 95936.2%★★☆☆☆
202351.4403 of 97058.5%★★★☆☆
202258.0301 of 95468.4%★★★☆☆
201961.4271 of 95571.6%★★★★☆
201853.5384 of 93859.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.7637 of 180064.6%★★★☆☆
202450.4799 of 179355.4%★★★☆☆
202357.7624 of 180865.5%★★★☆☆
202267.0386 of 176378.1%★★★★☆
202138.5892 of 151441.1%★★☆☆☆
201972.5304 of 181683.3%★★★★☆
201872.3293 of 176583.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.3952 of 194751.1%★★★☆☆
202445.6981 of 195949.9%★★☆☆☆
202350.2888 of 198455.2%★★★☆☆
202248.0918 of 197753.6%★★★☆☆
202150.8723 of 170757.6%★★★☆☆
201959.9731 of 201963.8%★★★☆☆
201848.9917 of 197253.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.3681 of 129247.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.2746 of 119537.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.1589 of 115649.0%★★☆☆☆
202244.5493 of 111355.7%★★★☆☆
201950.7457 of 119461.7%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.8488 of 136864.3%★★★☆☆
202438.7767 of 136343.7%★★☆☆☆
202349.3602 of 136756.0%★★★☆☆
202256.4494 of 136963.9%★★★☆☆
202126.2906 of 124127.0%★☆☆☆☆
201947.6659 of 135651.4%★★★☆☆
201850.0601 of 129353.5%★★★☆☆
201765.1385 of 129370.2%★★★★☆
201669.8324 of 129475.0%★★★★☆
201561.9392 of 130269.9%★★★★☆
201465.2439 of 132266.8%★★★☆☆
201360.9534 of 136760.9%★★★☆☆
201251.5772 of 136543.4%★★☆☆☆
201153.4732 of 134445.5%★★☆☆☆
201056.1685 of 132748.4%★★☆☆☆
200956.4680 of 131848.4%★★☆☆☆
200841.6859 of 129333.6%★★☆☆☆
200754.3697 of 128745.8%★★☆☆☆
200645.8803 of 127236.9%★★☆☆☆
200539.8811 of 120932.9%★★☆☆☆
200445.1745 of 120438.1%★★☆☆☆
200337.0800 of 118532.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.6148 of 57474.2%★★★★☆
202444.3256 of 54853.3%★★★☆☆
202352.2200 of 56964.9%★★★☆☆
202265.6116 of 57379.8%★★★★☆
201966.5121 of 56578.6%★★★★☆
201857.1154 of 51169.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.1125 of 18632.8%★★☆☆☆
202424.7154 of 18416.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.4167 of 19213.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2161 of 19818.7%★☆☆☆☆
201910.8190 of 2015.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.5187 of 20910.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202561.9113 of 48376.6%★★★★☆
202445.2210 of 48656.8%★★★☆☆
202370.450 of 48089.6%★★★★☆
202257.889 of 45480.4%★★★★☆
201949.9110 of 33967.6%★★★☆☆
201844.6126 of 28555.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202562.3427 of 124865.8%★★★☆☆
202438.7719 of 125142.5%★★☆☆☆
202341.8700 of 127545.1%★★☆☆☆
202250.8535 of 128658.4%★★★☆☆
201950.2593 of 127653.5%★★★☆☆
201858.4467 of 122661.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.7193 of 66971.2%★★★★☆
202428.6472 of 64326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202345.6308 of 66153.4%★★★☆☆
202253.5241 of 66263.6%★★★☆☆
201926.7514 of 63919.6%★☆☆☆☆
201835.9395 of 59033.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202574.2214 of 122982.6%★★★★☆
202451.5496 of 121959.3%★★★☆☆
202370.7226 of 123481.7%★★★★☆
202271.8206 of 122183.1%★★★★☆
202137.0629 of 101938.3%★★☆☆☆
201958.5400 of 121767.1%★★★☆☆
201870.8237 of 116179.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.9528 of 127158.5%★★★☆☆
202437.6717 of 126443.3%★★☆☆☆
202355.9474 of 129263.3%★★★☆☆
202260.2417 of 128667.6%★★★☆☆
202129.6725 of 104830.8%★★☆☆☆
201946.0627 of 129651.6%★★★☆☆
201838.1722 of 122341.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202339.1416 of 80548.3%★★☆☆☆
202246.7291 of 78162.7%★★★☆☆
201965.9134 of 79283.1%★★★★☆
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)83rd percentile+35 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2025)47th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school
Female (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2024)41st percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2025)20th percentile-28 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)74th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)66th percentile~ school
Male (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2023)48th percentile-8 vs school
Asian (2025)33rd percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts50%-3 vs state
Mathematics39%~ state avg
Science34%-9 vs state

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Open Quote This school is a hidden gem. The teachers are dedicated and the technology curriculum is pretty outstanding. Close Quote





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Students at Goudy Technology Academy are 32% Hispanic, 31% African American, 27% Asian, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Goudy Technology Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Senn High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Goudy Technology Academy.

Goudy Technology Academy ranks 1070th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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