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Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 249 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.

Jensen Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Jensen Elementary's test scores are also consistently well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state, and only 12.4% of students were proficient in math, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state.

When comparing Jensen Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, such as Cather Elementary, Chalmers Elementary Specialty School, and LEARN Charter - Butler, it becomes clear that Jensen is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. Despite the high per-student spending and the school's status as a "Scholastic Academy," Jensen Elementary has struggled to implement effective strategies to improve student outcomes over the past decade.

255

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,366

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3030 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60612-3343

(773) 534-6840

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.9%

Hispanic:

3.9%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,674^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

956^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

253^rd 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	19.8	1674 of 2056	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1616 of 2067	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1689 of 2077	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	2008 of 2082	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1940 of 1948	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1860 of 2086	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1867 of 2037	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	1927 of 2044	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1779 of 2046	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	1867 of 2052	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	1823 of 2093	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.3	1151 of 2167	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.0	1061 of 2166	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.8	1240 of 2147	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.4	1931 of 2139	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	1822 of 2120	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	1814 of 2092	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	1839 of 2095	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	1789 of 2086	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	5.2	1880 of 2022	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	1819 of 2030	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.3	1817 of 2020	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	321 of 688	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	259 of 655	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	314 of 692	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.2	529 of 684	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	402 of 428	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	402 of 711	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	408 of 698	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1678 of 1942	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1520 of 1942	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1575 of 1957	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1875 of 1970	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1668 of 2019	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1840 of 1964	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1309 of 1800	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1204 of 1793	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1250 of 1808	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1677 of 1763	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1502 of 1514	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1505 of 1816	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1533 of 1765	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1289 of 1947	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1484 of 1959	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1565 of 1984	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1831 of 1977	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1912 of 2019	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1738 of 1972	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	27.9	892 of 1194	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	956 of 1368	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	959 of 1363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1071 of 1367	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1152 of 1369	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1150 of 1241	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1326 of 1356	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1239 of 1293	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	1270 of 1293	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	1198 of 1294	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1174 of 1302	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	1190 of 1322	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.3	958 of 1367	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.7	765 of 1365	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.5	890 of 1344	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.8	1040 of 1327	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.8	916 of 1318	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.6	772 of 1293	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.3	740 of 1287	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.9	602 of 1272	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	19.1	984 of 1209	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.3	928 of 1204	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.1	944 of 1185	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	186 of 574	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	202 of 548	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	260 of 569	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	290 of 573	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	271 of 385	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	512 of 565	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	415 of 511	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	780 of 1248	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	738 of 1251	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1067 of 1275	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	837 of 1286	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1265 of 1276	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1176 of 1226	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	713 of 1229	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	717 of 1219	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	888 of 1234	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	959 of 1221	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	905 of 1019	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1181 of 1217	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1098 of 1161	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	916 of 1271	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1045 of 1264	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	923 of 1292	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1260 of 1286	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1044 of 1048	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1213 of 1296	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1146 of 1223	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.9	680 of 792	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	570 of 602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2019)25th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)68th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Science13%-30 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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
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
Locke A Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3141 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 265-7232	346	24	14.4	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.6	972^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	52.7%		40.3	1145^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.6%	173	11.1	3.2	52.6	48.8	55.6	58.6	74.1	77.4	60.1	57.9	51.2	18.5	31.0	33.3	12.9	36.3										$25,374	$1,124	$24,250
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
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
Faraday Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3250 W Monroe St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6670	178	20	8.9	98.3%	1 (0.6%)	159 (89.3%)	17 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18	1719^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.4%		22.5	1608^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.2%	111	23.1	7.1	14.3	23.5	30.8	42.1	30.8	21.4	27.8	21.4	5.9	0.0	21.1	7.7	21.4	13.3	82.9	94.5	93.9	95.1	97.0	95.1	88.4	6.7	23.2	$31,014	$4,652	$26,362
Cather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2908 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6780	321	32	10.0	97.2%	3 (0.9%)	290 (90.3%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.6	1602^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.1%		15.6	1823^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.8%	221	0.0	12.9	34.6	24.0	22.6	42.3	18.2	19.4	26.2	57.7	19.2	0.0	7.7	2.9	16.1	16.1	83.1	87.4	87.4	87.4	92.6	86.5	84.0	7.7	20.9	$26,766	$3,124	$23,642
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
LEARN Charter - Butler	Public, Charter	K-8	1132 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 722-0200	475	23	20.6	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	464 (97.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.3	1306^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.5%		38.5	1188^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.5%	118	26.3	7.3	31.0	26.8	49.1	31.0	53.7	34.1	37.3	46.6	23.2	33.3	33.3	26.8	17.1	30.8										$19,472	$3,284	$16,188
Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3600 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6660	318	23	13.8	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	310 (97.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.1	1715^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.6%		28.8	1435^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.6%	280	6.7	11.1	32.0	38.2	23.3	34.5	56.3	50.0	39.3	12.0	29.4	6.7	3.4	9.4	3.6	11.2	91.1	93.9	93.9	93.9	95.2	93.9	92.3	8.6	20.1	$19,647	$2,328	$17,320
Beidler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3151 W Walnut St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6811	232	19	12.2	84.1%	1 (0.4%)	200 (86.2%)	31 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	2017^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.9%		17	1770^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.4%	247	12.5	17.4	8.7	19.2	20.0	21.4	29.2	48.0	24.5	0.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	16.0	7.3	85.4	91.7	91.7	91.7	94.9	91.7	87.4	7.5	19.4	$26,560	$4,594	$21,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy

How many students attend Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy.

What district is Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy?

Students at Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

Is Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy a good school?

Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy attend?

Students who attend Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Manley Career Academy High School

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