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Hughes L Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1940^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Hughes L Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 419 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.

Hughes L Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics, particularly for certain student subgroups. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 54.8% in recent years, which are much higher than the district and state averages. While the school's spending per student is higher than the district and state averages, its student-teacher ratio is lower, suggesting the resources may not be utilized effectively.

Nearby schools, such as Lavizzo Elementary School, Fernwood Elementary School, and Bennett Elementary School, generally perform better than Hughes L Elementary School on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The high rates of poverty and homelessness among the student population at Hughes L Elementary School may be contributing to the school's challenges, and targeted interventions and a more holistic approach to addressing the school's needs may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements.

431

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,259

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 W 104th St
Chicago, IL 60628-2510

(773) 535-5075

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.8%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,940^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,260^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

393^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	10.2	1940 of 2056	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1997 of 2067	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1976 of 2077	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2048 of 2082	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1916 of 1948	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1882 of 2086	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1955 of 2037	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	1905 of 2044	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	1960 of 2046	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	1972 of 2052	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	1995 of 2093	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	2053 of 2167	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	1940 of 2166	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	1839 of 2147	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	2083 of 2139	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.8	2046 of 2120	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.3	1967 of 2092	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.2	2007 of 2095	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	1951 of 2086	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.6	1875 of 2022	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.1	1857 of 2030	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.9	1803 of 2020	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	535 of 688	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	548 of 655	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	565 of 692	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	622 of 684	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	379 of 428	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	413 of 711	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	545 of 698	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1822 of 1942	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1822 of 1942	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1843 of 1957	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1914 of 1970	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1652 of 1680	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1806 of 2019	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1853 of 1964	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	33 of 44	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	27 of 52	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1672 of 1800	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1691 of 1793	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1695 of 1808	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1723 of 1763	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1476 of 1514	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1509 of 1816	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1669 of 1765	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1800 of 1947	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1925 of 1959	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1878 of 1984	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1938 of 1977	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1682 of 1707	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1811 of 2019	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1909 of 1972	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1256 of 1292	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1086 of 1194	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1260 of 1368	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1329 of 1363	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1308 of 1367	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1212 of 1369	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1049 of 1241	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1124 of 1356	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1124 of 1293	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	1081 of 1293	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	1049 of 1294	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	1260 of 1302	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	1271 of 1322	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	1167 of 1367	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	1087 of 1365	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	1288 of 1344	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.4	1270 of 1327	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	1248 of 1318	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	1217 of 1293	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.1	1152 of 1287	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	1211 of 1272	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	1119 of 1209	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.4	1104 of 1204	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.9	1121 of 1185	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	406 of 574	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	490 of 548	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	471 of 569	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	335 of 573	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	185 of 385	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	272 of 565	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	281 of 511	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	559 of 674	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1160 of 1248	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1227 of 1251	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1244 of 1275	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1094 of 1286	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	886 of 1017	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1038 of 1276	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1039 of 1226	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1104 of 1229	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1171 of 1219	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1152 of 1234	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1027 of 1221	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	825 of 1019	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	898 of 1217	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1003 of 1161	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1127 of 1271	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1204 of 1264	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1173 of 1292	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1167 of 1286	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	913 of 1048	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1045 of 1296	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1052 of 1223	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	19.2	768 of 805	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)29th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2023)17th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Science8%-35 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
Hughes L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 W 104th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5075	431	40	10.9	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	374 (86.8%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	10.2	1940^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.4	1997^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	57	4.0	12.8	25.0	26.3	22.2	20.9	14.8	35.9	24.8	7.0	2.6	0.0	9.5	3.7	7.7	5.6	86.5	91.8	91.4	91.4	94.6	91.4	83.6	23.6	17.1	$26,259	$4,036	$22,223
Lavizzo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 W 109th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5300	394	28	14.3	89.8%	3 (0.8%)	340 (86.3%)	48 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14.9	1786^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.1%		16	1810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.4%	24	10.0	12.1	28.3	25.7	33.3	33.3	12.5	22.2	25.5	9.4	17.6	0.0	7.5	4.2	0.0	6.3	87.9	92.0	92.0	92.0	98.8	92.0	90.6	5.9	20.1	$18,975	$3,137	$15,838
Fernwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10041 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2700	259	18	14.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	228 (88.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	27.8	1491^st of 2056 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.6	1555^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.8%	64	5.9	12.9	26.7	34.6	25.0	58.1	52.9	51.6	43.0	37.9	32.0	5.0	22.6	21.2	6.5	21.3	78.7	81.1	81.1	81.1	91.3	80.3	79.5		15.4	$19,281	$2,550	$16,732
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10115 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5460	312	21	14.8	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (92.9%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27.2	1502^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	26.9%		18.9	1715^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.0%	213	5.4	4.5	65.6	34.6	27.0	51.9	34.5	52.2	43.7	35.5	12.0	2.8	3.7	21.4	4.3	13.5	79.8	83.3	83.3	83.3	92.6	83.0	81.8		18.2	$21,082	$3,918	$17,164
Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10845 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5517	206	20	10.3	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	45.8	1083^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.3%		28.7	1440^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.3%	357	10.0	28.0	54.2	60.0	41.4	73.3	41.2	44.0	50.4	45.8	33.3	10.3	26.7	23.5	12.0	24.0	87.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	95.4	94.4	87.2	8.7	27.2	$25,889	$3,786	$22,103
Evers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9811 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2565	233	22	10.5	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	222 (95.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1665^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.2	1561^st of 2067 public elementary schools	24.5%	104	20.8	16.7	23.8	27.8	45.8	34.6	29.4	61.1	37.1	14.3	22.2	4.3	12.0	12.5	11.1	12.4	87.8	91.2	91.2	91.2	93.2	91.2	85.9	8.8	22.4	$24,873	$3,326	$21,546
Garvey M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10309 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2763	262	21	12.4	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	245 (93.5%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	19.5	1680^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.3%		18.6	1721^st of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%	41	4.2	11.8	42.3	31.3	12.5	50.0	26.3	50.0	36.1	30.8	3.1	0.0	5.0	5.3	11.8	9.7	84.8	93.0	93.0	93.0	97.1	92.6	83.1	10.3	21.4	$22,258	$3,441	$18,817
Cullen Elementary School	Public	K-8	10650 S Eberhart Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5375	176	15	11.7	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	169 (96.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	1585^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.9%		21.4	1646^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.4%	61	17.4	5.3	54.5	25.0	21.7	40.0	36.0	50.0	37.6	27.3	25.0	8.7	6.7	8.0	15.0	15.2	91.0	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.4	95.8	93.4		26.4	$25,521	$3,136	$22,385
Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10540 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2825	245	23	10.6	75.5%	0 (0.0%)	233 (95.1%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25	1563^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.0%		25.7	1521^st of 2067 public elementary schools	26.4%	42	16.7	8.0	27.8	29.2	43.3	52.2	55.2	72.0	45.5	33.3	16.7	13.3	8.7	13.8	12.0	17.4	82.2	86.4	86.4	86.4	92.2	86.0	85.1		18.2	$25,637	$3,646	$21,991
Poe Elementary Classical School	Public	K-8	10538 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-5525	224	16	14.0	32.6%	5 (2.2%)	195 (87.1%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	98.4	8^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.5	19^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.1%	11	92.9	58.3	82.8	100.0	100.0	97.3	80.0	91.7	93.8	89.7	90.0	85.7	81.1	50.0	41.7	80.1	95.6	97.4	97.4	97.4	98.7	97.4	96.9		17.5	$21,515	$1,484	$20,032

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How many students attend Hughes L Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Hughes L Elementary School.

What district is Hughes L Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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Hughes L Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hughes L Elementary School?

Students at Hughes L Elementary School are 87% African American, 12% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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