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Henderson Elementary School

Q: Is Henderson Elementary School a good school?

Henderson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Henderson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Henderson Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Henderson Elementary School?

Students at Henderson Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 46% African American.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Henderson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 234 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.

Henderson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with low academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 27% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Math proficiency was even lower, at just 5.5%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement.

While Henderson Elementary faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and a large population of English Language Learners, the school's performance lags far behind nearby schools in the district, such as Earle Elementary, Libby Elementary, and Daley Elementary Academy, which have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and better overall performance metrics.

246

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,609

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5650 S Wolcott Ave
Chicago, IL 60636-1127

(773) 535-9080

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

African American:

45.9%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (11% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,943^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,162^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

395^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	10.1	1943 of 2056	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1908 of 2067	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	2045 of 2077	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1774 of 2082	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1925 of 1948	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	2014 of 2086	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1851 of 2037	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	1832 of 2044	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	1986 of 2046	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	2016 of 2052	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	2023 of 2093	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	2046 of 2167	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	2124 of 2166	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	2109 of 2147	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.9	2134 of 2139	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	2105 of 2120	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	2032 of 2092	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	2088 of 2095	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.0	2074 of 2086	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.1	1950 of 2022	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	2014 of 2030	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	1969 of 2020	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	366 of 688	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	395 of 655	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	593 of 692	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	435 of 684	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	555 of 711	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	513 of 698	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	634 of 826	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	13.1	1831 of 1942	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1586 of 1970	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1951 of 2019	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1720 of 1964	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	905 of 959	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1536 of 1800	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1560 of 1793	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1774 of 1808	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1381 of 1763	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1486 of 1514	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1736 of 1816	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1568 of 1765	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1521 of 1947	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1662 of 1959	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1895 of 1977	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1897 of 2019	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1872 of 1972	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1162 of 1368	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1249 of 1363	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1321 of 1367	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1289 of 1369	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1202 of 1241	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1282 of 1356	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1187 of 1293	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	1103 of 1293	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	1123 of 1294	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	1150 of 1302	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	1244 of 1322	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	1240 of 1367	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	1334 of 1365	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	1319 of 1344	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.7	1266 of 1327	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	1278 of 1318	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	1279 of 1293	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	1269 of 1287	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.3	1188 of 1272	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.7	1154 of 1209	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.7	1114 of 1204	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.3	1147 of 1185	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	296 of 574	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	481 of 548	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	493 of 569	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	522 of 573	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	457 of 565	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	393 of 511	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	358 of 483	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.0	198 of 486	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1186 of 1248	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1198 of 1251	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1271 of 1286	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1207 of 1276	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1131 of 1226	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	668 of 669	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	596 of 643	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	952 of 1229	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1135 of 1219	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1187 of 1234	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1122 of 1221	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	971 of 1019	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1141 of 1217	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1014 of 1161	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1085 of 1271	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1178 of 1264	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1276 of 1292	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1244 of 1286	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1142 of 1296	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1078 of 1223	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)48th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Science6%-37 vs state

Mathematics6%-33 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
Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9080	246	16	15.6	76.0%	2 (0.8%)	113 (45.9%)	131 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	1943^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	5.5%		13.7	1908^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.7%	35	8.3	3.7	13.3	14.3	25.0	28.6	53.3	29.6	27.0	13.3	9.5	0.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	5.5	71.7	76.0	76.0	76.0	89.7	75.5	73.4	5.6	16.3	$27,609	$3,782	$23,827
CICS - Basil Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	1816 W Garfield Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 778-9455	541	13	41.6	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	403 (74.5%)	133 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43	1141^st of 2056 public elementary schools	44.5%		27.6	1472^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.8%	331	22.6	17.4	47.2	50.8	56.6	49.1	69.6	61.7	55.3	52.8	36.1	13.2	14.8	43.5	23.4	30.6										$17,804	$2,081	$15,724
Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9000	321	31	10.5	98.1%	3 (0.9%)	60 (18.7%)	254 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.8	1953^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.4	1959^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.2%	6	7.7	17.4	13.6	8.0	7.7	25.0	17.4	4.3	12.2	22.7	8.0	0.0	14.3	8.7	8.7	10.0	82.9	86.2	85.9	86.2	91.1	84.1	81.7	11.6	22.3	$21,238	$2,603	$18,635
Earle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2040 W 62nd St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9130	286	26	11.0	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	194 (67.8%)	86 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	10.8	1917^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.8%		10	2036^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%	119	14.3	11.1	6.7	16.0	17.9	37.5	45.0	21.4	23.3	10.0	4.0	7.1	6.3	10.0	10.7	8.0	84.2	89.4	89.4	89.4	93.2	89.1	81.9	14.0	24.9	$23,986	$4,342	$19,644
Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Loomis Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9050	275	24	11.5	76.0%	4 (1.5%)	138 (50.2%)	132 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.4	1893^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.4	1961^st of 2067 public elementary schools	5.1%	68	5.3	25.0	9.1	18.5	22.2	43.8	40.7	60.0	34.6	9.1	7.4	5.3	3.1	11.1	13.3	8.3	79.4	84.1	84.1	84.1	92.9	82.5	80.6		17.5	$24,255	$3,681	$20,575
Daley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5024 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9091	511	36	14.1	94.1%	10 (2.0%)	53 (10.4%)	446 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.3	1899^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.6%		13.2	1935^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.4%	36	13.8	23.1	14.6	21.6	19.0	15.1	37.2	34.0	23.2	18.8	11.8	8.6	11.3	18.6	9.4	12.7	86.1	89.0	89.0	89.0	95.8	85.9	87.6	3.6	17.7	$18,225	$2,597	$15,627
Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5516 S Maplewood Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9222	724	51	14.3	83.8%	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.0%)	696 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34.3	1338^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.9%		26.9	1488^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.0%	150	25.0	32.8	26.2	21.1	51.1	47.7	58.6	78.3	46.8	48.4	22.1	35.2	16.9	22.9	40.0	30.9	86.1	87.9	87.7	87.7	92.1	87.3	87.1	2.9	23.1	$17,015	$2,061	$14,954
Langford A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6010 S Throop St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9180	181	19	9.4	95.6%	4 (2.2%)	133 (73.5%)	43 (23.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1805^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.2%		18.4	1726^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.5%	79	18.8	16.7	7.7	17.6	43.8		26.3	22.2	24.0	15.4	5.9	13.3		5.3	11.1	10.7	87.2	88.3	88.3	88.3	93.3	87.7	84.9		31.3	$29,746	$5,168	$24,579
Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School	Public	PK, KG-8	6011 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9288	600	41	14.6	96.2%	17 (2.8%)	139 (23.2%)	442 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.9	1850^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.0%		14.4	1870^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.5%	20	14.6	23.7	5.4	13.3	22.9	41.3	51.9	39.7	30.8	7.9	11.1	6.3	13.0	23.5	27.1	15.7	88.0	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.5	92.9	90.3	5.5	28.0	$19,231	$2,912	$16,319
Talman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5450 S Talman Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7850	332	28	11.8	89.8%	24 (7.2%)	4 (1.2%)	300 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.1	984^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.1%		38.3	1195^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.2%	211	30.8	40.0	45.5	45.9	53.8	60.0	48.4	62.9	52.8	51.5	37.8	30.8	31.4	12.9	17.1	30.5	97.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	96.8	97.1	97.7	8.1	27.8	$22,640	$2,915	$19,725

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Is Henderson Elementary School a good school?

Henderson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Henderson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Henderson Elementary School.

What district is Henderson Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Henderson Elementary School?

Students at Henderson Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 46% African American.

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