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Lovett Elementary School

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Lovett Elementary School ranks 1174 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lovett Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 342 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. Lovett Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1174 and 1900 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years, and a 0-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lovett Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (50.2%) and Mathematics (23.4%) were lower than the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20% to 40.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Lovett Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80.41% to 91.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, compared to the state average of around 50%.

When comparing Lovett Elementary School to the nearby schools within the same district, the academic performance is generally lower, with lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's performance is still better than some of the other low-performing schools in the district, such as Young Elementary School and Prieto Math-Science Elementary School. Interestingly, Lovett Elementary School is located in close proximity (within 1 mile) to several higher-performing elementary schools in the Oak Park school district, such as Whittier Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, and William Hatch Elementary, which have significantly higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

342

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,106

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6333 W Bloomingdale Ave
Chicago, IL 60639-3817

(773) 534-3130

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Lovett Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Steinmetz College Prep High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.3%

Hispanic:

26.0%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,174^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

759^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^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	41.6	1174 of 2056	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1455 of 2067	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1758 of 2077	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1900 of 2082	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1692 of 1948	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1682 of 2086	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1856 of 2037	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	1833 of 2044	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	1956 of 2046	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	1829 of 2052	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	1969 of 2093	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	1798 of 2167	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	1699 of 2166	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	1779 of 2147	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	1721 of 2139	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	1897 of 2120	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	1813 of 2092	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	1871 of 2095	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	1812 of 2086	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	1870 of 2022	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.5	1961 of 2030	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.1	1882 of 2020	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	95 of 688	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	117 of 655	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	340 of 692	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	474 of 684	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	428 of 428	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	362 of 711	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	563 of 698	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1051 of 1942	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1242 of 1942	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1528 of 1957	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1865 of 1970	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1694 of 2019	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1627 of 1964	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	622 of 1800	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	1111 of 1793	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1498 of 1808	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1497 of 1763	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	1158 of 1514	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1268 of 1816	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1539 of 1765	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1149 of 1947	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1473 of 1959	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1598 of 1984	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1680 of 1977	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1539 of 2019	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1886 of 1972	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	55.4	414 of 1195	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	555 of 1156	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	821 of 1113	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	759 of 1368	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	994 of 1363	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	881 of 1367	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1034 of 1369	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	902 of 1241	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1187 of 1356	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1216 of 1293	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	1189 of 1293	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	31.6	874 of 1294	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.1	1181 of 1302	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	1124 of 1322	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1136 of 1367	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	1222 of 1365	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	1087 of 1344	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	1045 of 1327	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	1045 of 1318	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	1049 of 1293	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.6	897 of 1287	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.9	998 of 1272	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	1063 of 1209	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	977 of 1204	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.7	1007 of 1185	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	83 of 574	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	195 of 548	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	144 of 569	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.7	247 of 573	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	98 of 385	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	358 of 565	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	433 of 511	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	524 of 1248	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.3	983 of 1251	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	851 of 1275	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1002 of 1286	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1134 of 1276	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1100 of 1226	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	7 of 58	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	425 of 1229	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	765 of 1219	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	558 of 1234	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	687 of 1221	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1055 of 1217	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1076 of 1161	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	874 of 1271	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	850 of 1264	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	804 of 1292	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	935 of 1286	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1122 of 1296	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1143 of 1223	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2024)65th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)88th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science22%-21 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
Lovett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6333 W Bloomingdale Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3130	342	29	11.6	83.3%	6 (1.8%)	244 (71.3%)	89 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41.6	1174^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.9%		28.3	1455^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.6%	281	10.0	34.1	52.0	46.2	56.7	57.1	37.5	52.3	50.2	32.0	30.8	13.3	31.4	3.1	27.3	23.4	77.9	81.5	81.5	81.5	89.7	80.0	78.8	3.5	16.8	$20,106	$2,581	$17,525
Burbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2035 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3000	691	53	13.0	88.0%	14 (2.0%)	29 (4.2%)	640 (92.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	14.1	1815^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.7%		15.6	1824^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.8%	9	10.4	23.1	26.4	14.8	25.4	28.0	32.8	20.0	24.6	22.6	16.4	14.9	5.3	23.0	15.4	15.7	94.8	97.9	97.9	97.7	97.6	95.7	96.0	9.0	27.5	$21,478	$2,445	$19,033
Acero Charter Roberto Clemente Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2050 N Natchez Ave	Chicago	60707	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5425	461	26	18.0	81.6%	5 (1.1%)	43 (9.3%)	411 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	1812^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.2	1798^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.0%	14	10.5	14.5	25.5	28.1	19.3	38.6	39.7	29.1	30.1	18.2	7.0	8.8	5.2	20.7	12.7	12.1										$15,878	$987	$14,891
William Hatch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 524-3095	358	27	13.1	18.2%	175 (48.9%)	66 (18.4%)	51 (14.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (14.5%)	85.1	280^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.4%		73	509^th of 2067 public elementary schools	75.4%	229	64.1		62.5	69.6	73.0				68.9	75.5	58.2	65.6				66.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$19,824	$1,009	$18,815
CICS - West Belden Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2245 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 637-9430	520	33	15.9	87.3%	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.3%)	472 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	24.2	1575^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.4%		28.2	1459^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.4%	116	16.7	15.0	23.6	31.3	36.1	33.3	33.9	45.0	34.0	23.6	26.6	27.9	19.3	23.2	6.7	21.2										$17,625	$2,575	$15,051
Sayre Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1850 N Newland Ave	Chicago	60707	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3351	377	37	10.1	56.8%	32 (8.5%)	129 (34.2%)	205 (54.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	28.7	1467^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.6%		31	1369^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.8%	98	23.1	39.5	33.3	40.5	25.6	45.5	44.1	35.9	37.3	46.7	21.4	7.7	18.2	41.2	25.6	25.8	87.1	90.1	90.1	90.1	92.9	88.9	90.1	6.6	17.5	$22,014	$2,925	$19,090
Belmont-Cragin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6112 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2900	518	40	13.1	77.6%	20 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	483 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	11.2	1900^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.6%		13.5	1919^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.2%	19	8.9	50.0	19.1	14.0	17.8	4.2	14.7	26.3	16.9	34.0	9.3	11.1	4.2	17.6	13.2	16.0	95.7	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.6	96.1	91.9	25.9	19.7	$20,172	$2,287	$17,885
Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1434 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6200	417	29	14.3	96.2%	3 (0.7%)	277 (66.4%)	130 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	1755^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.9	1854^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.3%	99	18.2	17.9	51.4	19.0	23.8	20.5	9.8	17.9	22.7	24.3	4.7	0.0	0.0	5.7	10.5	7.8	89.5	91.8	91.8	91.8	97.3	90.5	87.5	7.5	27.3	$19,385	$2,411	$16,973
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 N Harvey Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3115	386	37	10.3	20.7%	204 (52.8%)	71 (18.4%)	44 (11.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.5%)	87.8	225^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.1%		81.4	330^th of 2067 public elementary schools	84.0%	105	57.6		73.4	73.0	76.7				74.3	75.0	69.8	60.0				68.4	98.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.4	98.6	17.7		$25,698	$1,198	$24,500
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	K-5	921 N Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 524-3082	419	31	13.6	4.3%	267 (63.7%)	28 (6.7%)	45 (10.7%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.2%)	95.2	62^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	97.0%		96.1	70^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.6%	8	88.7		72.2	77.3	94.4				81.3	81.9	84.8	85.9				84.2	98.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	28.7	98.3	98.3			$19,747	$994	$18,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Lovett Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lovett Elementary School?

Students at Lovett Elementary School are 71% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Lovett Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Lovett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Lovett Elementary School.

Is Lovett Elementary School a good school?

Lovett Elementary School ranks 1174^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lovett Elementary School attend?

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

High : Steinmetz College Prep High School

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