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Lewis Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2015th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Lewis Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 423 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Despite relatively high spending per student, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools and significantly underperforms state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 19.3% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 7.4% proficient in Mathematics.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 41.8% in recent years, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 96.93% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Interestingly, nearby schools in the same district, such as Hay Elementary Community Academy, Young Elementary School, and McNair Elementary School, also perform poorly on academic measures, suggesting that the challenges faced by Lewis Elementary School are not unique and are likely systemic issues within the district.

However, some nearby schools, such as Lloyd Elementary School and Belmont-Cragin Elementary School, perform slightly better on academic measures, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement within the district. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and ensuring equitable access to high-quality education for all students will be crucial in improving outcomes at Lewis Elementary School and similar schools within the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

427
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,483
Per pupil spending ?
97.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1431 N Leamington Ave
       Chicago, IL  60651-1444

(773) 534-3060

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Lewis Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Orr Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.7%
African American:
46.1%
Two or more races:
0.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school10%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
2,015th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,252nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
425th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.42015 of 20562.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.11888 of 20678.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.01872 of 20779.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.41890 of 20829.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.71822 of 208612.7%★☆☆☆☆
201812.01911 of 20376.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.12015 of 20441.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.11995 of 20462.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201514.11874 of 20528.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20145.02051 of 20932.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20134.02138 of 21671.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.82143 of 21661.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20113.92105 of 21472.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20103.62092 of 21392.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.42085 of 21201.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.72029 of 20923.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.92080 of 20950.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.02072 of 20860.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.52014 of 20220.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20042.11973 of 20302.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.31928 of 20204.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.9637 of 6887.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.0520 of 65520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202336.1427 of 69238.3%★★☆☆☆
202227.9556 of 68418.7%★☆☆☆☆
201934.0477 of 71132.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.2546 of 69821.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.2906 of 104913.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.5729 of 7887.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.4656 of 82620.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.5582 of 78826.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.3669 of 76812.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.01913 of 19421.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.81803 of 19427.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.71797 of 19578.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.21764 of 197010.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.91608 of 201920.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.11849 of 19645.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.3916 of 9826.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.0843 of 95912.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.7875 of 9709.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.9754 of 95421.0%★☆☆☆☆
201939.2576 of 95539.7%★★☆☆☆
201824.3785 of 93816.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.51752 of 18002.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.51607 of 179310.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.21568 of 180813.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.71527 of 176313.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.41442 of 181620.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.61614 of 17658.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.31866 of 19474.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.31668 of 195914.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.31662 of 198416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202214.41826 of 19777.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.11906 of 20195.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.81852 of 19726.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.11133 of 129212.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.71003 of 11139.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.21252 of 13688.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.01205 of 136311.6%★☆☆☆☆
202311.91306 of 13674.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.91129 of 136917.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.21003 of 124119.2%★☆☆☆☆
201914.81202 of 135611.4%★☆☆☆☆
201813.81170 of 12939.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.01219 of 12935.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.61234 of 12944.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.41237 of 13025.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.91300 of 13221.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.11348 of 13671.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.01323 of 13653.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20113.31317 of 13442.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.61281 of 13273.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.21273 of 13183.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.61258 of 12932.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20075.01230 of 12874.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.91213 of 12724.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200510.31060 of 120912.3%★☆☆☆☆
200423.0944 of 120421.6%★☆☆☆☆
200313.21012 of 118514.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.9467 of 57418.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.7386 of 54829.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.6532 of 5696.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202235.3368 of 57335.8%★★☆☆☆
202150.8131 of 38566.0%★★★☆☆
201932.2404 of 56528.5%★☆☆☆☆
201829.0390 of 51123.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.2359 of 48325.7%★☆☆☆☆
202435.2328 of 48632.5%★★☆☆☆
202323.1460 of 4804.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.71136 of 12489.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.51068 of 125114.6%★☆☆☆☆
202312.01212 of 12754.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.5942 of 128626.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.01108 of 127613.2%★☆☆☆☆
201812.91130 of 12267.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.7568 of 66915.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.6551 of 64314.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.4619 of 6616.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202235.3418 of 66236.9%★★☆☆☆
201920.5564 of 63911.7%★☆☆☆☆
201833.6411 of 59030.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.31091 of 122911.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.81006 of 121917.5%★☆☆☆☆
202316.31159 of 12346.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.4927 of 122124.1%★☆☆☆☆
202134.1675 of 101933.8%★★☆☆☆
201920.81044 of 121714.2%★☆☆☆☆
201820.31010 of 116113.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.51134 of 127110.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.21126 of 126410.9%★☆☆☆☆
202313.01215 of 12926.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.81185 of 12867.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.21182 of 12968.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.61108 of 12239.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202235.4472 of 78139.6%★★☆☆☆
201945.3318 of 79259.8%★★★☆☆
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)14th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school
African American (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Special Education (2022)40th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+17 vs school
African American (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)11th percentile~ school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts19%-34 vs state
Mathematics7%-31 vs state
Science7%-36 vs state

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Students at Lewis Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 46% African American.

Lewis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Lewis Elementary School.

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

High : Orr Academy High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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