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Henry Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Henry Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 466 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.

Henry Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, with only 36.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 21% proficient in Mathematics, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% in recent years. Additionally, the school ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,267 and 1,654 out of over 2,000 schools.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the same district, such as Haugan Elementary, CICS - Irving Park Campus, and Murphy Elementary, generally outperform Henry Elementary School in academic proficiency and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The exception is Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center, a high-performing school that ranks among the top 5 elementary schools in Illinois.

445

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,131

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4250 N Saint Louis Ave
Chicago, IL 60618-1121

(773) 534-5060

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Henry Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

White:

5.2%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,562^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

923^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 28% (2019) to bottom 33% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

210^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	25.0	1562 of 2056	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1654 of 2067	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1442 of 2077	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1623 of 2082	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	1267 of 1948	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1368 of 2086	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1567 of 2037	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	1442 of 2044	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	1394 of 2046	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.8	1062 of 2052	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	1261 of 2093	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	1390 of 2167	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	1289 of 2166	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.8	1629 of 2147	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	1900 of 2139	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	1738 of 2120	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	1834 of 2092	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.9	1195 of 2095	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	1567 of 2086	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.3	1412 of 2022	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.4	1557 of 2030	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.9	1598 of 2020	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	359 of 1049	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	574 of 886	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	451 of 788	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	522 of 826	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	234 of 788	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	38.8	459 of 768	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	443 of 743	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	451 of 718	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1489 of 1942	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1517 of 1942	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1336 of 1957	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1600 of 1970	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1309 of 2019	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1493 of 1964	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	721 of 982	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	709 of 959	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	619 of 970	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	774 of 954	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	306 of 742	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	543 of 955	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	618 of 938	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1257 of 1800	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1300 of 1793	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	961 of 1808	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1151 of 1763	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	442 of 1514	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	769 of 1816	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	1136 of 1765	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1461 of 1947	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1595 of 1959	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1420 of 1984	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1463 of 1977	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1299 of 2019	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1541 of 1972	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	902 of 1292	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	918 of 1195	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1028 of 1156	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	831 of 1113	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	800 of 1194	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	637 of 763	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	923 of 1368	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	832 of 1363	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	970 of 1367	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	892 of 1369	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	783 of 1241	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	973 of 1356	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	184 of 483	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	76 of 486	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	42.0	239 of 480	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	148 of 454	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	949 of 1248	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	819 of 1251	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1028 of 1275	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	920 of 1286	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	893 of 1276	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	419 of 669	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	344 of 643	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	479 of 661	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	414 of 662	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	317 of 517	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	497 of 639	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	735 of 1229	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	534 of 1219	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	766 of 1234	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	576 of 1221	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	380 of 1019	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	660 of 1217	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	739 of 1271	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	747 of 1264	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	798 of 1292	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	761 of 1286	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	992 of 1296	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	540 of 812	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	650 of 805	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	474 of 781	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	680 of 792	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2025)66th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Science27%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 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
Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4250 N Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5060	445	40	11.1	89.7%	23 (5.2%)	14 (3.1%)	384 (86.3%)	15 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25	1562^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.0%		20.9	1654^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.0%	92	20.0	33.3	31.3	14.3	37.1	22.2	48.5	60.8	36.1	75.0	14.3	14.3	6.7	12.1	15.7	21.0	80.5	83.2	83.2	83.2	90.3	80.1	77.9	3.8	22.4	$20,131	$2,381	$17,750
Haugan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4540 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5040	1,065	76	14.0	86.9%	75 (7.0%)	26 (2.4%)	896 (84.1%)	46 (4.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	14.1	1816^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.7%		15.7	1821^st of 2067 public elementary schools	11.9%	5	12.8	23.0	19.3	17.6	24.1	26.8	20.7	33.3	23.2	23.9	15.7	15.2	9.8	23.9	25.7	19.0	81.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	92.5	83.1	82.9	9.6	17.9	$17,603	$1,782	$15,822
North River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3729 W Leland Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0590	315	23	14.0	84.1%	13 (4.1%)	7 (2.2%)	265 (84.1%)	18 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	12.2	1869^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.1%		14.7	1861^st of 2067 public elementary schools	10.0%	8	19.2	33.3	3.7	26.9	30.8	22.2	32.0	21.7	22.7	0.0	19.2	0.0	7.4	24.0	21.7	11.7	69.4	73.4	73.4	73.4	84.5	69.0	69.0	10.1	13.5	$20,166	$1,984	$18,182
CICS - Irving Park Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3820 N Spaulding Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 433-5000	453	34	13.3	68.0%	38 (8.4%)	27 (6.0%)	363 (80.1%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	43.4	1133^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	44.9%		39.2	1171^st of 2067 public elementary schools	43.3%	38	17.2	42.2	56.1	43.1	53.4	43.2	46.3	66.7	51.3	52.6	41.4	15.5	22.7	31.5	28.9	32.6										$18,934	$1,947	$16,988
Murphy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3539 W Grace St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5223	514	40	12.8	51.8%	166 (32.3%)	25 (4.9%)	290 (56.4%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	58.9	837^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.3%		52	887^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.1%	50	47.8	37.8	45.0	54.1	52.2	53.7	58.1	40.0	50.7	52.5	45.9	39.1	35.7	23.3	20.0	36.5	94.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	97.8	93.8	93.6	13.4	21.2	$19,309	$2,042	$17,267
Bateman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4220 N Richmond St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5055	904	65	13.9	56.0%	184 (20.4%)	26 (2.9%)	604 (66.8%)	44 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.3%)	41.2	1186^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.3%		31.4	1355^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.4%	169	30.9	36.1	45.8	52.5	39.2	59.1	44.6	43.2	47.5	38.6	31.0	18.6	19.3	31.3	22.2	26.7	90.8	93.7	93.7	93.7	95.9	92.3	91.7	7.9	23.0	$17,472	$1,881	$15,591
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3121 W Byron St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5130	507	49	10.3	74.6%	58 (11.4%)	26 (5.1%)	389 (76.7%)	13 (2.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	35.4	1305^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.5%		23.1	1593^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.9%	288	15.4	28.2	37.8	42.9	43.6	53.1	54.8	74.4	50.9	40.0	34.3	13.5	21.9	19.0	7.7	23.0	85.3	87.9	87.9	87.9	93.9	85.9	83.8	14.3	19.0	$21,491	$2,557	$18,935
Hibbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3244 W Ainslie St	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5191	924	65	14.2	86.9%	75 (8.1%)	28 (3.0%)	754 (81.6%)	49 (5.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	20.6	1655^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.7	1720^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.8%	65	18.5		20.2	28.1	27.1	31.1			26.4	34.2	23.7	15.0	17.5			22.7	88.1	92.1	92.0	92.1	95.4	88.9	85.6	10.5	4.5	$15,735	$1,708	$14,027
Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center	Public	K-8	4929 N Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-0540	265	20	13.2	8.7%	148 (55.8%)	4 (1.5%)	27 (10.2%)	50 (18.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	99.1	2^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.8	3^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	96.7	100.0	96.4	100.0	96.7	100.0	90.3	96.4	96.6	100.0	93.5	93.3	96.8	90.0	89.3	93.8	99.2	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.1	98.9	98.9		33.5	$18,806	$1,260	$17,547
Belding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4257 N Tripp Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-3590	609	42	14.5	47.6%	294 (48.3%)	34 (5.6%)	226 (37.1%)	28 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.8%)	71.7	557^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.9%		71.2	530^th of 2067 public elementary schools	74.4%	27	42.9	50.9	61.8	75.5	60.0	53.2	60.0	67.9	62.7	61.8	62.5	37.1	50.0	48.6	37.7	48.9	93.6	96.0	96.0	96.0	97.3	95.1	94.4	7.3	25.1	$17,275	$1,737	$15,538

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Henry Elementary School?

Students at Henry Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Henry Elementary School a good school?

Henry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Henry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Henry Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Henry Elementary School attend?

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

High : Roosevelt High School

What district is Henry Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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