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Hendricks Elementary Community Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1977^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Hendricks Elementary Community Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 181 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. Hendricks Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, also with a 1-star rating.

Hendricks Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 62.1% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance is poor, with only 12.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 8.6% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, far below the district and state averages. The school's subgroups, such as African American students and low-income students, also perform poorly compared to their peers across the state. Despite spending significantly more per student ($29,521 in 2023-2024) than nearby schools, the academic outcomes do not reflect this additional investment.

The nearby schools, such as Graham A Elementary, Beethoven Elementary, and Mollison Elementary, also struggle academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Illinois elementary schools. However, Hendricks Elementary consistently performs worse than these nearby schools across various metrics. The only nearby school that stands out as a high-performing outlier is Bronzeville Classical Elementary, which ranks in the top 2% of Illinois elementary schools and significantly outperforms Hendricks Elementary and the other nearby schools.

217

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,272

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4316 S Princeton Ave
Chicago, IL 60609-3643

(773) 535-1696

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Hendricks Elementary Community Academy usually attend:

High:

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.8%

Hispanic:

12.4%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (8% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,977^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,290^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

409^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	8.7	1977 of 2056	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1971 of 2067	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1518 of 2077	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1766 of 2082	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1611 of 1948	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1806 of 2086	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1596 of 2037	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	1619 of 2044	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	1612 of 2046	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	1639 of 2052	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	1714 of 2093	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	2043 of 2167	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	2090 of 2166	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	2102 of 2147	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1933 of 2139	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.6	1631 of 2120	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	1912 of 2092	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	1894 of 2095	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	1848 of 2086	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.0	1900 of 2022	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1777 of 2030	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.6	1854 of 2020	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	582 of 688	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	494 of 655	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	243 of 692	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	296 of 684	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	131 of 428	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	307 of 711	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	284 of 698	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	22.0	1640 of 2019	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1514 of 1964	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1710 of 1800	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1661 of 1793	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1124 of 1808	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1442 of 1763	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	1111 of 1514	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1422 of 1816	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1203 of 1765	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1613 of 1947	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1955 of 1959	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1482 of 1984	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1515 of 1977	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1587 of 2019	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1891 of 1972	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1290 of 1368	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1091 of 1363	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1180 of 1367	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1087 of 1369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	997 of 1241	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	729 of 1356	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	634 of 1293	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	506 of 1293	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.8	677 of 1294	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	750 of 1302	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	946 of 1322	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1152 of 1367	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	1200 of 1365	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	1252 of 1344	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	1111 of 1327	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	1209 of 1318	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	1174 of 1293	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	1090 of 1287	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	1097 of 1272	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.9	1051 of 1209	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	1050 of 1204	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.8	857 of 1185	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	464 of 574	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	297 of 548	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	211 of 573	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	149 of 385	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	78 of 565	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	64 of 511	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	1014 of 1286	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	614 of 1276	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	551 of 1226	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1125 of 1229	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	896 of 1219	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	908 of 1221	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	656 of 1019	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	354 of 1217	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	316 of 1161	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	953 of 1286	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	730 of 1296	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	626 of 1223	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	41.0	369 of 792	53.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2019)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2022)26th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2022)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-40 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

Science6%-37 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
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4316 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1696	217	19	11.7	97.2%	3 (1.4%)	184 (84.8%)	27 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8.7	1977^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.8%		12.2	1971^st of 2067 public elementary schools	4.6%	6	0.0	12.5	22.7	6.7	5.0	27.8	0.0	12.5	12.7	22.7	0.0	0.0	5.6	7.1	12.5	8.6	84.2	86.3	85.8	85.8	94.5	86.3	84.7	6.6	12.6	$29,272	$3,516	$25,757
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School	Public	K-8	8 W Root St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-8085	458	26	17.6	16.6%	23 (5.0%)	340 (74.2%)	22 (4.8%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	97.1	23^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.3	42^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.0%	19	75.4	84.0	76.8	92.7	98.2	94.6	97.4	100.0	92.4	89.3	89.3	73.7	82.1	71.8	60.0	79.9	94.1	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.2	95.7	95.5		13.7	$15,884	$963	$14,921
Graham A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4436 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1308	344	34	10.1	89.2%	66 (19.2%)	50 (14.5%)	214 (62.2%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10.6	1924^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.3	2000^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.2%	76	28.0	24.0	3.8	14.3	15.4	33.3	16.0	32.0	18.1	8.0	0.0	3.8	0.0	12.0	16.0	6.5	84.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	94.4	86.2	85.6	5.9	24.6	$22,272	$2,910	$19,363
Beethoven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 W 47th St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1480	333	26	13.0	91.3%	4 (1.2%)	267 (80.2%)	60 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5	2048^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.4%		11.1	2010^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.8%	38	4.8	12.5	6.7	10.7	4.5	13.6	24.1	12.5	12.3	3.4	3.8	0.0	0.0	7.4	4.5	3.5	83.8	86.9	86.9	86.9	93.5	86.3	80.7	12.2	21.5	$19,376	$3,045	$16,330
Mollison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1804	237	17	13.9	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	221 (93.2%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.3	2045^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.5%		11.3	2002^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	43	9.4	3.6	0.0	0.0	12.9	8.0	45.5	17.9	13.5	5.0	3.4	0.0	4.0	22.7	10.7	7.1	88.5	92.8	92.8	92.8	97.5	92.8	88.5	6.4	23.8	$23,499	$4,165	$19,334
Minnie Minoso Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3527 S Wallace St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1732	304	29	10.5	89.8%	38 (12.5%)	137 (45.1%)	98 (32.2%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	24.6	1568^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%		25.1	1542^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	25.4%	26	35.7	27.8	27.3	18.2	46.4	46.2	52.0	58.3	41.8	4.5	6.1	17.9	15.4	20.0	22.2	14.7	79.3	83.1	83.1	83.1	93.4	82.5	81.5		22.6	$29,628	$2,694	$26,934
Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	249 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1204	308	22	14.0	82.8%	2 (0.6%)	296 (96.1%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33.4	1349^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.4%		29.2	1421^st of 2067 public elementary schools	31.3%	72	22.6	14.3	25.9	38.5	44.4	66.7	78.3	78.6	53.6	28.6	23.1	25.8	16.7	17.4	14.3	21.4	77.8	82.2	82.2	82.2	93.8	80.6	79.4	10.9	12.8	$22,776	$2,969	$19,807
James Farmer Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1687	321	19	16.8	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	300 (93.5%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	14.3	1810^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.0%		24.7	1551^st of 2067 public elementary schools	25.0%	259	21.2	18.4	7.1	20.0	22.9	30.0	35.2	25.0	24.9	7.1	13.8	17.6	13.8	15.1	12.5	13.6	81.8	87.4	87.4	87.4	89.7	87.1	83.1	4.0	24.2	$19,898	$2,407	$17,490
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5255 S State St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1230	1,119	72	15.6	65.5%	1 (0.1%)	1,084 (96.9%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	42.2	1160^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.2	1015^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.9%	145	28.4	46.9	56.5	42.2	41.7	56.2	38.8	42.5	46.8	38.5	37.9	25.5	14.6	20.0	27.3	27.7	77.4	79.9	79.8	79.8	88.4	78.9	78.5	2.9	8.6	$16,848	$1,397	$15,451
Woodson South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4414 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1280	298	22	13.5	70.8%	0 (0.0%)	272 (91.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	14.7	1794^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.7%		12.2	1970^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.7%	176	11.5	5.0	35.0	14.7	30.8	17.1	9.4	42.5	24.4	40.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	5.2	85.4	88.4	88.8	88.4	96.6	86.7	86.4	4.1	19.4	$23,327	$3,330	$19,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Hendricks Elementary Community Academy

What district is Hendricks Elementary Community Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools do graduates of Hendricks Elementary Community Academy attend?

Students who attend Hendricks Elementary Community Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

How many students attend Hendricks Elementary Community Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Hendricks Elementary Community Academy.

Is Hendricks Elementary Community Academy a good school?

Hendricks Elementary Community Academy ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hendricks Elementary Community Academy?

Students at Hendricks Elementary Community Academy are 85% African American, 12% Hispanic, 1% White.

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