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Irving Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1912^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Irving Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 272 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 an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high per-student spending, Irving Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 24% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 42.8% in the district, and only 4.2% were proficient or better in math, compared to 38.5% statewide and 27.3% in the district. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 52.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Dett Elementary School, Chalmers Elementary Specialty School, and Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School also perform poorly compared to state and district averages, but generally outperform Irving Elementary School. The STEM Magnet Academy Elementary, located about a mile from Irving, is a notable exception, consistently ranking in the top 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools and significantly outperforming Irving Elementary School and the district on academic measures.

310

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,602

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

749 S Oakley Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612-3514

(773) 534-7295

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Irving Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.2%

Hispanic:

20.3%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,912^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,250^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

375^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	10.9	1912 of 2056	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1801 of 2067	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1945 of 2077	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1888 of 2082	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1753 of 1948	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1995 of 2086	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1886 of 2037	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	1687 of 2044	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	1430 of 2046	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.3	1584 of 2052	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.3	1227 of 2093	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	1424 of 2167	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	19.2	1872 of 2166	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	1688 of 2147	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.0	1541 of 2139	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1619 of 2120	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.9	1398 of 2092	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.4	1635 of 2095	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.7	1552 of 2086	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.4	1587 of 2022	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.3	1492 of 2030	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.2	1555 of 2020	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	468 of 688	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	446 of 655	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	591 of 692	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	600 of 684	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	624 of 711	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	488 of 698	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1850 of 1942	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1558 of 1942	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1880 of 1957	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1744 of 1970	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1869 of 2019	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1746 of 1964	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	24.5	783 of 938	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1671 of 1800	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1520 of 1793	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1655 of 1808	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1608 of 1763	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1701 of 1816	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1590 of 1765	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1730 of 1947	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1745 of 1959	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1801 of 1984	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1721 of 1977	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1947 of 2019	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1881 of 1972	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1250 of 1368	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1124 of 1363	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1095 of 1367	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1219 of 1369	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1155 of 1241	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1165 of 1356	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1214 of 1293	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	952 of 1293	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	852 of 1294	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.9	1042 of 1302	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	980 of 1322	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	986 of 1367	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.0	884 of 1365	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.9	779 of 1344	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	803 of 1327	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	839 of 1318	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.0	586 of 1293	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.7	803 of 1287	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.5	781 of 1272	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.3	909 of 1209	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.2	664 of 1204	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.6	654 of 1185	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	456 of 574	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	360 of 548	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	325 of 569	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	395 of 573	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	242 of 385	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	349 of 565	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	414 of 511	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1153 of 1248	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	913 of 1251	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	826 of 1275	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1090 of 1286	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1030 of 1276	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1167 of 1226	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1057 of 1229	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	976 of 1219	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	880 of 1234	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1105 of 1221	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	904 of 1019	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	999 of 1217	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1069 of 1161	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1142 of 1271	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1179 of 1264	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1175 of 1292	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1151 of 1286	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1190 of 1296	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1122 of 1223	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	19.9	737 of 802	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)32nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2018)17th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

Science12%-31 vs state

Mathematics4%-34 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
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	749 S Oakley Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7295	310	24	13.0	80.3%	12 (3.9%)	230 (74.2%)	63 (20.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.9	1912^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.0%		16.2	1801^st of 2067 public elementary schools	12.9%	111	18.5	6.1	6.9	32.0	18.5	29.2	37.9	21.2	24.0	6.9	0.0	3.7	4.2	6.9	3.0	4.2	82.4	85.8	85.8	85.8	90.0	84.8	82.7	5.9	21.5	$21,602	$3,042	$18,560
Dett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 W Monroe St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7160	326	30	10.8	82.5%	0 (0.0%)	284 (87.1%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	6.1	2038^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.9%		8	2066^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.0%	28	14.3	15.4	15.6	4.5	8.0	15.0	10.3	7.4	10.3	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	83.0	87.2	87.2	87.2	92.6	86.5	80.1	11.4	13.5	$26,481	$3,375	$23,105
Chalmers STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2745 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1720	205	23	8.9	98.5%	4 (2.0%)	185 (90.2%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25.3	1553^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.5%		17.9	1737^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.0%	184	11.1	8.3		17.6	52.6	29.2	13.0	33.3	32.8	70.0	5.9	10.5	0.0	0.0	4.3	9.5	89.3	93.5	93.5	93.5	97.7	93.5	91.1	7.9	22.9	$29,457	$5,736	$23,721
Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2022 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7685	423	29	14.4	43.5%	86 (20.3%)	207 (48.9%)	74 (17.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.5%)	42.4	1156^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.8%		32.7	1322^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	36.0%	166	23.5	17.4	48.8	72.2	38.5	41.2	23.5	39.1	46.3	36.6	47.2	15.4	20.6	0.0	13.0	25.3	88.5	93.3	93.3	93.3	95.0	92.9	90.9	20.1	18.2	$21,376	$2,722	$18,654
LEARN Charter-Campbell Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	212 S Francisco Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 826-0370	357	23	15.5	94.7%	1 (0.3%)	339 (95.0%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40.1	1210^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%		40.2	1149^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.4%	61	19.1		35.4	35.1	51.1	52.8			43.5	53.1	27.0	19.1	35.1			34.1										$20,071	$4,340	$15,731
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
STEM Magnet Academy Elementary	Public	K-8	1522 W Fillmore St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7300	397	28	14.4	49.9%	20 (5.0%)	136 (34.3%)	83 (20.9%)	145 (36.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	83.8	306^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.1%		79	391^st of 2067 public elementary schools	81.1%	85	58.8	61.5	64.6	72.9	83.7	64.6	76.0	84.6	73.4	87.5	50.0	54.0	54.8	47.8	60.9	60.3	90.3	93.6	93.6	93.6	99.5	92.8	93.1		11.4	$17,231	$1,733	$15,498
William Brown Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54 N Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7250	232	26	9.0	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	213 (91.8%)	11 (4.7%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29.4	1447^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.6%		15.2	1839^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.0%	392	40.0	26.1	33.3	36.4	40.0	28.6	40.7	39.1	36.6	27.8	31.8	10.0	19.0	10.7	17.4	18.9	96.2	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.9	97.7	95.5	12.4	27.8	$30,942	$5,894	$25,048
Kellman Corporate Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Arthington St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6602	209	21	9.9	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	195 (93.3%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	1867^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.2%		15	1849^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.5%	18	13.6	5.3	23.8	12.5	18.2	47.1	38.9	21.1	25.6	4.8	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	83.8	89.0	89.0	89.0	93.7	89.0	84.3	6.8	18.9	$25,884	$4,205	$21,679
Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Harrison St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6840	255	23	11.0	94.5%	1 (0.4%)	242 (94.9%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	1674^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.2	1616^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.8%	58	9.7	16.7	30.0	25.0	22.6	52.6	45.2	41.7	36.0	15.0	16.7	9.7	15.8	6.5	13.9	12.4	91.1	91.5	91.5	91.5	98.0	91.1	89.9		28.7	$25,366	$3,081	$22,285

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

High : Manley Career Academy High School

What district is Irving Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Irving Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Irving Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Irving Elementary School?

Students at Irving Elementary School are 74% African American, 20% Hispanic, 4% White.

Is Irving Elementary School a good school?

Irving Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

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