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Gresham Elementary School

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Gresham Elementary School ranks 1485 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Gresham Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 328 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.

Gresham Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.9% of Gresham students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 15.6% of Gresham students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for its performance with male students, special education students, and students with disabilities.

Nearby schools in the same district, such as Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy, Fort Dearborn Elementary School, and Westcott Elementary School, also struggle academically but generally perform better than Gresham Elementary School. The outlier is Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center, which consistently ranks in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools and has significantly higher academic achievement. Despite Gresham Elementary School spending significantly more per student ($21,621 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby schools, the school's challenges appear to be multifaceted, involving factors such as student attendance, socioeconomic status, and the broader educational environment in the surrounding community.

332

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,874

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8524 S Green St
Chicago, IL 60620-3234

(773) 535-3350

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Gresham Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.1%

Hispanic:

6.3%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,485^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,037^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

189^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	28.0	1485 of 2056	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1719 of 2067	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1835 of 2077	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	2027 of 2082	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1928 of 1948	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1862 of 2086	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1628 of 2037	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1841 of 2044	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	1968 of 2046	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	1980 of 2052	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	2049 of 2093	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	1904 of 2167	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	1983 of 2166	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	1794 of 2147	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	2037 of 2139	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	2004 of 2120	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	2024 of 2092	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	1886 of 2095	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	1957 of 2086	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	1905 of 2022	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.5	1893 of 2030	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.5	1856 of 2020	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	226 of 688	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	349 of 655	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	413 of 692	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	606 of 684	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	383 of 428	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	438 of 711	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	279 of 698	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	900 of 907	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1352 of 1942	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1567 of 1942	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1688 of 1957	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1881 of 1970	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1748 of 2019	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1537 of 1964	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1034 of 1800	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1372 of 1793	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1504 of 1808	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1695 of 1763	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1484 of 1514	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1537 of 1816	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1200 of 1765	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1433 of 1947	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1654 of 1959	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1788 of 1984	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1949 of 1977	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1698 of 1707	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1868 of 2019	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1691 of 1972	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	1112 of 1156	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	878 of 1113	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1037 of 1368	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1165 of 1363	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1272 of 1367	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1369 of 1369	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1223 of 1356	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1238 of 1293	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1175 of 1293	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	1246 of 1294	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1177 of 1302	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	1170 of 1322	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	1317 of 1367	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	1341 of 1365	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	1263 of 1344	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	1284 of 1327	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	1176 of 1318	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.2	1170 of 1293	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1053 of 1287	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	1145 of 1272	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	971 of 1209	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.7	1020 of 1204	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.9	1038 of 1185	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	243 of 574	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	330 of 548	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	452 of 569	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	572 of 573	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	392 of 565	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	440 of 511	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	633 of 639	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	973 of 1248	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1129 of 1251	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1131 of 1275	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1283 of 1286	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1166 of 1276	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1166 of 1226	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	826 of 1229	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	974 of 1219	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1142 of 1234	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1221 of 1221	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1083 of 1217	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1093 of 1161	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	935 of 1271	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	967 of 1264	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1243 of 1292	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1281 of 1286	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1168 of 1296	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1203 of 1223	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	653 of 802	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)67th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2023)1st percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)58th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)19th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

Science13%-30 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
Gresham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8524 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3350	332	26	12.7	94.6%	2 (0.6%)	309 (93.1%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	1485^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	1719^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.8%	234	7.7	18.4	53.8	43.2	40.0	30.0	50.0	28.9	40.9	30.8	18.4	7.7	20.7	9.5	10.5	15.6	89.2	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	93.8	88.9	8.3	27.8	$19,874	$2,585	$17,289
Jackson M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	917 W 88th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3341	305	26	11.7	85.6%	1 (0.3%)	293 (96.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7.9	1998^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.8%		9.9	2038^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.4%	40	16.1	14.3	14.7	4.3	16.7	8.7	21.4	31.0	16.8	12.1	9.1	6.9	0.0	13.8	17.2	10.3	90.2	92.1	92.1	92.1	97.8	92.1	87.0	7.9	23.7	$28,717	$2,897	$25,821
Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	8716 S Wallace St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3843	351	33	10.8	92.3%	3 (0.9%)	333 (94.9%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1872^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		18.1	1733^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.2%	139	3.8	20.0	26.3	20.0	23.1	18.5	21.2	60.0	27.4	26.3	13.3	3.8	7.7	9.1	8.0	12.4	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	92.9	98.9	13.5	26.1	$28,845	$3,238	$25,606
Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8324 S Racine Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8250	249	22	11.5	86.7%	2 (0.8%)	238 (95.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17.2	1740^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.1	1653^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	20.0%	87	26.1	6.9	20.8	25.0	30.4	37.0	42.3	27.6	31.0	20.8	6.3	8.7	10.7	11.5	0.0	9.6	97.9	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.7	98.3	95.8	11.8	27.0	$24,780	$3,152	$21,628
Fort Dearborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9025 S Throop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2680	298	30	10.1	75.5%	0 (0.0%)	281 (94.3%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.9	1915^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.1	1847^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.6%	68	6.1	18.9	2.9	20.0	34.4	25.0	23.5	45.9	25.9	22.9	12.0	3.1	0.0	5.9	11.1	9.8	73.5	78.3	78.3	78.3	90.1	77.6	74.1	6.7	13.7	$26,288	$4,209	$22,079
Westcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	409 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3090	387	31	12.6	76.7%	1 (0.3%)	360 (93.0%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	2000^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.7%		12.4	1962^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.1%	38	12.1	16.1	10.5	21.1	21.2	5.9	22.7	31.3	18.7	7.9	2.6	8.8	0.0	9.1	12.9	6.8	87.9	92.9	92.6	92.6	93.6	92.1	87.2	12.8	21.7	$21,550	$2,618	$18,933
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8150 S Bishop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3315	322	23	14.0	72.7%	2 (0.6%)	269 (83.5%)	49 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7.4	2014^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.0%		15	1853^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	10.4%	161	9.7	11.8	17.2	16.7	18.2	16.1	25.0	28.6	20.2	3.4	0.0	2.9	3.2	0.0	2.9	2.2	78.5	85.9	85.9	85.9	94.0	85.2	81.3	4.6	18.4	$21,646	$2,928	$18,719
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 S La Salle St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-0040	300	18	16.6	40.3%	39 (13.0%)	202 (67.3%)	15 (5.0%)	35 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	94	90^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.3	66^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.8%	24	90.0	80.0	72.0	89.3	90.0	100.0	89.7	86.7	89.0	64.0	78.6	70.0	75.0	79.3	56.7	70.9	95.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.3	96.0	92.6	10.8	24.7	$18,236	$1,433	$16,803
Kipling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9351 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3151	237	20	11.8	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	230 (97.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.3	1555^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.4%		25.5	1531^st of 2067 public elementary schools	25.9%	24	23.5	52.4	42.3	26.7	23.5	31.3	36.0	52.4	35.6	30.8	20.0	17.6	25.0	20.0	38.1	25.2	92.9	95.1	95.1	95.1	96.5	95.1	92.9	5.3	26.6	$23,372	$3,698	$19,674
Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3060	293	20	14.6	76.5%	3 (1.0%)	269 (91.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1905^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	1926^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	21	3.1	12.9	10.3	25.8	30.3	21.9	20.8	35.5	24.4	14.3	19.4	3.0	3.2	4.2	6.5	8.4	90.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.6	93.4	90.9	5.1	21.9	$19,776	$3,179	$16,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Gresham Elementary School

Is Gresham Elementary School a good school?

Gresham Elementary School ranks 1485^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Gresham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Gresham Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Gresham Elementary School attend?

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

High : Hirsch Metropolitan High School

What district is Gresham Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Gresham Elementary School?

Students at Gresham Elementary School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic.

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