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Lawndale Elementary Community Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2028^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lawndale Elementary Community Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 188 students enrolled. The school faces significant challenges, consistently performing well below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages on standardized tests.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.6% of Lawndale students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 4.5% of Lawndale students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Lawndale Elementary Community Academy also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 52.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school is consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools by SchoolDigger, with a 0-star rating.

Interestingly, the nearby Johnson Elementary School, KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy, and Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School generally outperform Lawndale Elementary Community Academy on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the issues at Lawndale are not solely due to the challenges of the local community. Addressing the root causes of the school's poor performance, such as improving instructional practices, increasing student engagement, and providing targeted support to the school's most vulnerable populations, will be crucial for Lawndale Elementary Community Academy to improve and better serve its students.

191

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,642

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 W Douglas Blvd
Chicago, IL 60623-1634

(773) 534-1635

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Lawndale Elementary Community Academy usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.4%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (8% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,028^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,356^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

435^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	6.8	2028 of 2056	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2012 of 2067	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2026 of 2077	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2020 of 2082	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1943 of 1948	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2075 of 2086	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1950 of 2037	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1965 of 2044	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	2032 of 2046	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	2033 of 2052	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.8	2041 of 2093	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	2161 of 2167	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	2132 of 2166	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	2137 of 2147	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	2046 of 2139	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	2041 of 2120	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	1974 of 2092	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.2	2027 of 2095	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	2051 of 2086	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	1984 of 2022	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.7	1889 of 2030	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	2007 of 2020	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	593 of 688	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	552 of 655	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	607 of 692	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	566 of 684	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	396 of 428	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	685 of 711	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	582 of 698	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	18.5	1640 of 1942	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1743 of 1957	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1907 of 1970	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1991 of 2019	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1856 of 1964	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1754 of 1800	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1731 of 1793	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1751 of 1808	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1680 of 1763	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1501 of 1514	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1806 of 1816	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1677 of 1765	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1909 of 1947	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1951 of 1959	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1981 of 1984	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1925 of 1977	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	2014 of 2019	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1895 of 1972	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1356 of 1368	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1314 of 1363	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1292 of 1367	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1334 of 1369	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1140 of 1241	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1355 of 1356	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1025 of 1293	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	1222 of 1293	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1233 of 1294	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1192 of 1302	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	1292 of 1322	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	1349 of 1367	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	1319 of 1365	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.8	1341 of 1344	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	1300 of 1327	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	1225 of 1318	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	1196 of 1293	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.2	1087 of 1287	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.5	892 of 1272	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	1088 of 1209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.0	1027 of 1204	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.4	1112 of 1185	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	535 of 574	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	452 of 548	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	460 of 569	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	512 of 573	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	252 of 385	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	562 of 565	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	221 of 511	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1205 of 1248	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1183 of 1251	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1225 of 1275	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1285 of 1286	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1276 of 1276	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1210 of 1229	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1162 of 1219	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1156 of 1234	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1169 of 1221	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	889 of 1019	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1214 of 1217	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	828 of 1161	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	1255 of 1264	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1230 of 1292	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1254 of 1286	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1293 of 1296	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1210 of 1223	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2024)16th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-39 vs state

Science8%-35 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
Lawndale Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1635	191	18	10.4	80.6%	0 (0.0%)	165 (86.4%)	26 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	2028^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.4%		11	2012^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.7%	16	10.5	5.3	16.7	6.7	10.5	15.4	15.0	15.8	13.6	12.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	4.5	86.8	88.4	88.4	88.4	96.3	89.0	87.9	8.4	16.8	$27,642	$4,468	$23,175
Herzl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3711 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1480	429	34	12.6	97.2%	5 (1.2%)	379 (88.3%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4.7	2053^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.1%		8.4	2059^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.4%	6	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	4.7	8.6	17.1	6.7	6.8	10.7	0.0	2.4	2.9	5.0	0.0	3.3	70.5	76.0	76.0	76.3	86.7	76.0	74.8	2.4	13.8	$22,215	$3,445	$18,770
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
Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3615 W 16th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1690	276	25	11.2	88.8%	2 (0.7%)	219 (79.3%)	52 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8	1992^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.3	2003^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	11	7.4	2.9	9.5	9.7	22.2	30.0	29.6	25.7	21.6	4.8	6.5	3.7	0.0	11.1	0.0	4.1	89.8	90.1	90.1	90.1	96.1	90.8	86.9	6.7	23.3	$21,487	$3,207	$18,279
Legacy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3318 W Ogden Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 542-1640	458	26	17.6	92.4%	3 (0.7%)	417 (91.0%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	1762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	1746^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	16	7.8	26.9	28.6	32.7	29.4	32.0	56.0	55.8	39.2	16.7	12.2	11.8	8.0	14.0	7.7	11.7										$22,085	$2,353	$19,732
Johnson STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 S Albany Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1829	209	20	10.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	187 (89.5%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1852^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.7	1987^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.9%	135	7.7	11.5	30.0	33.3	14.8	27.3	14.3	23.1	23.1	20.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.5	6.8	82.6	90.3	90.3	90.3	94.2	90.3	85.0	5.8	26.6	$26,243	$4,742	$21,501
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 521-4399	897	8	112.1	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	802 (89.4%)	86 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	16.4	1753^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.7%		13.5	1915^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.4%	162	18.2	29.1	20.2	24.5	25.0	36.7	28.0	46.5	29.6	32.3	12.1	4.5	8.9	8.0	7.0	12.7										$20,058	$1,410	$18,648
Penn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1665	218	24	9.1	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	192 (88.1%)	25 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	2033^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.1%		17.2	1764^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.7%	269		0.0	18.8	4.8	20.0	5.3	18.2	6.3	11.5	6.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	3.9	85.3	87.2	87.2	87.2	93.4	87.2	84.4	14.7	20.9	$30,694	$4,349	$26,345
Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3715 W Polk St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6820	287	21	14.0	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	259 (90.2%)	27 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.4	1331^st of 2056 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.2	1363^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	34.1%	32	9.4	6.7	78.6	33.3	50.0	25.9	26.9	24.1	40.6	78.6	5.6	6.3	3.7	15.4	3.4	19.4	76.4	79.8	79.8	79.8	91.4	79.0	78.1		19.3	$22,531	$2,167	$20,364
Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	4027 W Grenshaw St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6880	129	21	6.2	88.4%	1 (0.8%)	117 (90.7%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1844^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.5	1722^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%	122	9.1	13.0	14.3	0.0	45.5	38.9	56.3	56.5	36.4	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0	6.3	21.7	8.1	97.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.5	96.2		40.2	$36,195	$4,568	$31,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawndale Elementary Community Academy

What is the racial makeup of Lawndale Elementary Community Academy?

Students at Lawndale Elementary Community Academy are 86% African American, 14% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lawndale Elementary Community Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 191 students attended Lawndale Elementary Community Academy.

What district is Lawndale Elementary Community Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Lawndale Elementary Community Academy a good school?

Lawndale Elementary Community Academy ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lawndale Elementary Community Academy attend?

Students who attend Lawndale Elementary Community Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Manley Career Academy High School

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