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Hammond Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1612^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Hammond Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 227 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.

Hammond Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 42.8% in the district. In Math, only 13.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to 38.5% statewide and 27.3% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low in certain grade levels, such as 4th and 8th grade, where proficiency rates in both subjects are in the single digits. Additionally, Hammond Elementary School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 44.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The challenges faced by Hammond Elementary School are not unique, as nearby schools such as Finkl Elementary School, Plamondon Elementary School, and Pickard Elementary School also have low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. However, some nearby schools, like Acero Charter - Octavio Paz Elementary School, perform significantly better, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement at Hammond Elementary School. The school's high per-student spending of $25,035 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests that the issue may not be solely a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized and targeted to address the specific needs of the school and its students.

259

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,714

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2819 W 21st Pl
Chicago, IL 60623-3503

(773) 535-4580

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Hammond Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Farragut Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

African American:

11.6%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,612^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,170^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

232^nd 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	22.2	1612 of 2056	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1804 of 2067	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1474 of 2077	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1783 of 2082	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1615 of 1948	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1811 of 2086	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1741 of 2037	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1653 of 2044	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	1653 of 2046	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1760 of 2052	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	2034 of 2093	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.3	2153 of 2167	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.4	2150 of 2166	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	1991 of 2147	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	2044 of 2139	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	2043 of 2120	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	2028 of 2092	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	1882 of 2095	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	1851 of 2086	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	1776 of 2022	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.8	1609 of 2030	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.1	1744 of 2020	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	591 of 788	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	783 of 826	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	56.2	240 of 788	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	446 of 768	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	427 of 537	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	569 of 743	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	522 of 718	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1364 of 1942	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1724 of 1942	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1383 of 1957	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1546 of 1970	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1686 of 2019	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1633 of 1964	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	641 of 982	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	774 of 959	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	515 of 970	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	816 of 954	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	544 of 742	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	837 of 955	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	819 of 938	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1217 of 1800	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1413 of 1793	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	953 of 1808	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1411 of 1763	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1052 of 1514	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1452 of 1816	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1380 of 1765	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1726 of 1947	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1593 of 1959	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1279 of 1984	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1778 of 1977	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1644 of 1707	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1796 of 2019	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1714 of 1972	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1170 of 1368	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1285 of 1363	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1204 of 1367	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1283 of 1369	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1099 of 1241	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1054 of 1356	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1162 of 1293	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	1163 of 1293	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	1098 of 1294	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1175 of 1302	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	1285 of 1322	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	1250 of 1367	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	1301 of 1365	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	1094 of 1344	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	1189 of 1327	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	1153 of 1318	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	913 of 1293	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	993 of 1287	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	1167 of 1272	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	414 of 483	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	478 of 486	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	269 of 480	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	247 of 454	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	173 of 339	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	165 of 285	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1124 of 1248	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1166 of 1251	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1202 of 1275	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1217 of 1286	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1029 of 1276	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1109 of 1226	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	578 of 669	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	616 of 643	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	596 of 661	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	647 of 662	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	467 of 517	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	530 of 639	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	568 of 590	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	960 of 1229	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1095 of 1219	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	993 of 1234	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1117 of 1221	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	801 of 1019	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	831 of 1217	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1020 of 1161	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	967 of 1271	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1206 of 1264	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1145 of 1292	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1145 of 1286	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	934 of 1296	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1035 of 1223	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-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
Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2819 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4580	259	31	8.3	94.2%	6 (2.3%)	30 (11.6%)	221 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.2	1612^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.1	1804^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.7%	192	23.5	10.7	33.3	15.4	47.1	22.2	45.5	18.5	30.4	15.8	15.4	29.4	11.1	18.2	0.0	13.7	92.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	95.1	95.6	92.9	8.4	35.4	$24,714	$3,431	$21,284
Telpochcalli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2832 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1402	209	24	8.8	87.1%	10 (4.8%)	10 (4.8%)	187 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	21.6	1625^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.3	1833^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.3%	208	16.7	26.9	9.5	29.2	27.8	55.0	46.2	38.5	33.6	19.0	25.0	22.2	5.0	15.4	7.7	15.6	87.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	96.9	92.0	88.9	6.6	29.7	$28,909	$4,618	$24,290
Acero Charter - Octavio Paz Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	2651 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 890-1054	98	13	7.8	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	96 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1668^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.9%		20.8	1660^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.7%	8	20.0	20.0		21.4	30.0	5.9	40.0	50.0	26.7		28.6	30.0	5.9	46.7	30.0	28.0										$37,688	$1,480	$36,209
Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1770	922	69	13.3	91.2%	20 (2.2%)	51 (5.5%)	844 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	12.9	1848^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.8	1818^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	11.1	23.7	20.7	21.4	23.2	26.5	26.2	31.3	24.8	27.2	15.7	5.0	4.9	18.1	7.5	13.3	94.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.2	95.9	93.9	12.7	26.8	$20,224	$3,683	$16,541
Spry Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1700	317	35	8.9	78.9%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	9.9	1951^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.1%		11.6	1990^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.7%	39	12.0	13.0	25.0	8.1	20.0	28.6	19.4	28.3	21.3	17.9	5.4	0.0	0.0	9.7	13.0	8.6	94.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.0	93.8	95.1	10.2	32.1	$24,204	$2,990	$21,214
Kanoon Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 S Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1736	389	31	12.4	93.8%	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	365 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	1826^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.2%		13.6	1913^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.5%	87	17.8	20.0	25.0	20.6	20.0	23.5	8.3	27.8	20.7	25.0	2.9	17.8	2.9	0.0	13.9	10.6	81.6	84.0	84.0	84.0	91.2	81.3	83.4		18.2	$20,801	$3,011	$17,790
Finkl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2332 S Western Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5850	240	33	7.2	87.9%	9 (3.8%)	37 (15.4%)	190 (79.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23.7	1586^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.9%		16.6	1784^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.7%	198	38.9	5.6		33.3	33.3	4.8	37.0	33.3	29.8		25.0	22.2	0.0	11.1	0.0	14.4	86.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	92.2	89.9	87.6	6.0	30.9	$35,159	$3,529	$31,630
Plamondon Elementary School	Public	K-8	2642 W 15th Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1789	92	20	4.6	81.5%	5 (5.4%)	18 (19.6%)	68 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	1642^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	20.1%		24.8	1548^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.1%	94		21.4		10.0		38.5		42.9	29.8		10.0		23.1		7.1	19.3	88.8	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	91.3		35.0	$37,273	$7,463	$29,810
Pickard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7280	319	30	10.6	90.6%	13 (4.1%)	18 (5.6%)	287 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	1005^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.1%		33	1314^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.4%	309	26.9	21.6	66.7	58.6	46.2	59.4	69.6	66.7	61.3	51.9	37.9	15.4	18.8	8.7	41.7	30.1	93.5	95.2	94.9	94.9	97.6	93.9	92.2	7.5	31.0	$24,152	$2,799	$21,354
Legacy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3318 W Ogden Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 542-1640	458	26	17.6	92.4%	3 (0.7%)	417 (91.0%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	1762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	1746^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	16	7.8	26.9	28.6	32.7	29.4	32.0	56.0	55.8	39.2	16.7	12.2	11.8	8.0	14.0	7.7	11.7										$22,085	$2,353	$19,732

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Is Hammond Elementary School a good school?

Hammond Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hammond Elementary School?

Students at Hammond Elementary School are 85% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Hammond Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Hammond Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hammond Elementary School attend?

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

High : Farragut Career Academy High School

What district is Hammond Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.