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Grimes Elementary School

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Grimes Elementary School ranks 887 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

887^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Grimes Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 374 students. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grimes Elementary School generally outperforms the district average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 50.4% of Grimes students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 42.8% for the district, and 40.3% were proficient or better in Math compared to 27.3% for the district. Grimes also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learner students in ELA proficiency. However, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is an area of concern.

When comparing Grimes Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, it generally outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency. For instance, in 2024-2025, Grimes had 50.4% ELA proficiency compared to 44.9% for Lee Elementary and 56.3% for Pasteur Elementary. The significant increase in per-student spending at Grimes Elementary School over the past few years, from $13,855 to $19,057, suggests that the school is receiving additional resources, which may be contributing to its relatively strong academic performance compared to the district average.

368

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,231

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5450 W 64th Pl
Chicago, IL 60638-5634

(773) 535-2364

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Grimes Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hubbard High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

White:

5.2%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2025) from a 40th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

✓Above the Illinois median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

887^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

640^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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	56.0	887 of 2056	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	1194 of 2067	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1039 of 2077	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	1243 of 2082	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1066 of 1948	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	945 of 2086	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	860 of 2037	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	786 of 2044	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.4	963 of 2046	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.0	699 of 2052	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.4	1061 of 2093	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	1182 of 2167	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.4	891 of 2166	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	976 of 2147	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	870 of 2139	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.5	1293 of 2120	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	1229 of 2092	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.5	1124 of 2095	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.2	1075 of 2086	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.9	1545 of 2022	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.4	1304 of 2030	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	30.6	1524 of 2020	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	72 of 788	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	46.6	357 of 826	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	294 of 788	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	209 of 768	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	83 of 743	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	52 of 718	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	712 of 1942	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	1187 of 1942	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1086 of 1957	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1107 of 1970	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	703 of 2019	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	763 of 1964	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	217 of 982	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	385 of 959	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	348 of 970	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	444 of 954	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	172 of 742	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	215 of 955	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	184 of 938	80.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	239 of 1800	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	760 of 1793	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	337 of 1808	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	472 of 1763	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	547 of 1514	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	328 of 1816	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	262 of 1765	85.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	964 of 1947	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	1057 of 1959	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	900 of 1984	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	1183 of 1977	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	889 of 1707	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1084 of 2019	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	844 of 1972	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	413 of 1292	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	309 of 1195	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	321 of 1156	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	271 of 1113	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	517 of 1194	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	640 of 1368	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	721 of 1363	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	583 of 1367	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	534 of 1369	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	618 of 1241	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	897 of 1356	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	543 of 1293	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.0	357 of 1293	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	53.4	540 of 1294	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.6	591 of 1302	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	496 of 1322	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.4	482 of 1367	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	577 of 1365	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	460 of 1344	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	653 of 1327	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	704 of 1318	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.7	484 of 1293	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.3	696 of 1287	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.4	673 of 1272	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.4	527 of 1209	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	21.5	957 of 1204	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.4	912 of 1185	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	92 of 483	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	200 of 486	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	30 of 480	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	71.1	41 of 454	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	744 of 1248	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	782 of 1251	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	615 of 1275	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	484 of 1286	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	826 of 1276	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	557 of 1226	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	271 of 669	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	280 of 643	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	182 of 661	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	134 of 662	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	132 of 517	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.6	384 of 639	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	156 of 590	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	343 of 1229	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	392 of 1219	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	276 of 1234	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	260 of 1221	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	295 of 1019	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	592 of 1217	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	240 of 1161	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	506 of 1271	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	574 of 1264	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	496 of 1292	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	524 of 1286	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	457 of 1048	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	867 of 1296	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	425 of 1223	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	165 of 812	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	194 of 792	75.5%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science31%-12 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
Grimes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5450 W 64th Pl	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2364	368	33	11.1	72.0%	19 (5.2%)	10 (2.7%)	336 (91.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56	887^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.9%		38.3	1194^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.2%	307	32.6	28.9	43.3	71.1	50.0	55.1	32.4	47.4	50.4	40.0	60.5	32.6	32.7	40.5	39.5	40.3	95.4	97.8	97.6	97.8	99.2	97.0	96.2	5.5	24.8	$20,231	$1,829	$18,402
Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6140 S Melvina Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2265	791	51	15.5	67.5%	86 (10.9%)	38 (4.8%)	653 (82.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	36.6	1286^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.5%		36.9	1221^st of 2067 public elementary schools	40.9%	65	47.7	35.3	35.8	27.0	52.3	42.7	51.8	45.5	42.7	26.9	25.8	22.1	25.8	33.7	27.7	27.0	95.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.6	97.6	96.1	2.5	33.5	$16,562	$2,055	$14,507
Azuela Elementary School	Public	K-8	4707 W Marquette Rd	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7395	690	41	16.8	79.4%	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	671 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22.6	1600^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.2%		41	1131^st of 2067 public elementary schools	45.3%	469	25.0	48.0	16.5	31.3	43.8	32.3	63.0	67.1	41.9	26.6	25.0	15.6	11.8	18.5	18.9	19.3	91.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	93.4	93.3		30.1	$16,795	$2,195	$14,599
Kinzie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5625 S Mobile Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2425	637	51	12.4	61.5%	101 (15.9%)	29 (4.6%)	501 (78.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71.7	558^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.9%		73.8	494^th of 2067 public elementary schools	76.1%	64	45.8	50.7	59.7	75.9	61.1	75.6	75.7	82.2	71.9	48.4	62.1	37.5	38.5	32.4	35.6	41.5	97.9	98.7	98.5	98.5	98.2	98.1	98.4	5.8	33.1	$21,709	$2,588	$19,121
Lee Elementary School	Public	K-8	6448 S Tripp Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2255	581	40	14.7	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	571 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	1179^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.7%		34.2	1284^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.9%	105	23.2	31.3	23.3	48.7	49.3	49.3	41.4	52.5	44.9	41.7	35.9	27.5	36.2	44.8	35.0	36.5	98.3	98.8	98.8	99.0	97.9	98.4	99.0		33.3	$17,880	$2,511	$15,370
Pasteur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5825 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2270	620	40	15.5	86.1%	11 (1.8%)	9 (1.5%)	592 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	70.7	584^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.6%		54.8	822^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	60.2%	238			58.9	53.1					56.3	69.0	50.0					60.3	90.5	92.9	92.9	92.9	97.1	92.6	90.8	12.1		$20,677	$2,527	$18,150
J B Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	7644 Central Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-0563	295	22	13.2	66.4%	47 (15.9%)	13 (4.4%)	217 (73.6%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	50.4	999^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.4%		44.1	1070^th of 2067 public elementary schools	48.2%	71	28.6		44.4	55.8	48.2				49.7	66.7	40.4	23.2				41.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	17.8	97.4	97.8			$18,739	$821	$17,918
Blair Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	6751 W 63rd Pl	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2076	164	26	6.3	59.8%	22 (13.4%)	5 (3.0%)	130 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																	96.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.3	96.9	90.3	69.8		$38,905	$2,769	$36,136
Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5134 S Lotus Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2290	850	58	14.5	74.6%	61 (7.2%)	18 (2.1%)	764 (89.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49.3	1015^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.6%		50.5	924^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.3%	91	26.4	34.6	43.4	55.2	50.5	69.6	79.8	72.6	61.3	48.5	45.8	15.2	23.9	36.9	25.5	32.3	95.8	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.7	98.2	97.4	3.8	32.7	$16,918	$1,867	$15,051
Charles J Sahs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5001 S Long Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Central Stickney School District 110	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-1152	262	29	9.1	66.8%	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.6	697^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.1%		64	663^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	67.9%	34	38.5	27.6	55.2	42.3	50.0	71.0	63.3	75.9	60.2	69.0	53.8	46.2	41.9	50.0	37.9	49.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.0	98.7	99.0	8.4	34.2	$27,693	$1,502	$26,191

Frequently Asked Questions about Grimes Elementary School

Is Grimes Elementary School a good school?

Grimes Elementary School ranks 887^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Grimes Elementary School?

Students at Grimes Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American.

What district is Grimes Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Grimes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Grimes Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Grimes Elementary School attend?

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

High : Hubbard High School

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