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Lyon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1205th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 41% of Illinois elementary schools
988
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,658
Per pupil spending ?
77.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2941 N McVicker Ave
       Chicago, IL  60634-5146

(773) 534-3120

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Lyon Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Steinmetz College Prep High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.8%
White:
3.9%
Asian:
2.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,205th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 41%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From top 40% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
787th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From top 45% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
123rd 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.31205 of 205641.4%★★☆☆☆
202439.71159 of 206743.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.41336 of 207735.7%★★☆☆☆
202237.71227 of 208241.1%★★☆☆☆
202138.71081 of 194844.5%★★☆☆☆
201944.71085 of 208648.0%★★☆☆☆
201847.9981 of 203751.8%★★★☆☆
201748.5985 of 204451.8%★★★☆☆
201643.11098 of 204646.3%★★☆☆☆
201553.3831 of 205259.5%★★★☆☆
201460.6862 of 209358.8%★★★☆☆
201350.81147 of 216747.1%★★☆☆☆
201253.41208 of 216644.2%★★☆☆☆
201153.61203 of 214744.0%★★☆☆☆
201054.11189 of 213944.4%★★☆☆☆
200959.61055 of 212050.2%★★★☆☆
200865.7872 of 209258.3%★★★☆☆
200767.2810 of 209561.3%★★★☆☆
200663.5936 of 208655.1%★★★☆☆
200531.01568 of 202222.5%★☆☆☆☆
200439.11432 of 203029.5%★☆☆☆☆
200316.31710 of 202015.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.5759 of 104927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202432.6590 of 88633.4%★★☆☆☆
202330.9616 of 90732.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.3265 of 78866.4%★★★☆☆
202451.6291 of 82664.8%★★★☆☆
202340.1445 of 78843.5%★★☆☆☆
202253.0259 of 76866.3%★★★☆☆
202158.2115 of 53778.6%★★★★☆
201946.9339 of 74354.4%★★★☆☆
201851.9267 of 71862.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.31096 of 194243.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.61220 of 194237.2%★★☆☆☆
202327.71378 of 195729.6%★☆☆☆☆
202235.71188 of 197039.7%★★☆☆☆
202142.5873 of 168048.0%★★☆☆☆
201943.51097 of 201945.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.01044 of 196446.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.7424 of 98256.8%★★★☆☆
202453.9340 of 95964.5%★★★☆☆
202343.3509 of 97047.5%★★☆☆☆
202249.6415 of 95456.5%★★★☆☆
202150.9273 of 74263.2%★★★☆☆
201960.1280 of 95570.7%★★★★☆
201863.4250 of 93873.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202558.3674 of 180062.6%★★★☆☆
202457.1625 of 179365.1%★★★☆☆
202349.3837 of 180853.7%★★★☆☆
202259.0575 of 176367.4%★★★☆☆
202160.5402 of 151473.4%★★★★☆
201965.0456 of 181674.9%★★★★☆
201868.9350 of 176580.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.91177 of 194739.5%★★☆☆☆
202446.2960 of 195951.0%★★★☆☆
202337.21165 of 198441.3%★★☆☆☆
202239.11114 of 197743.7%★★☆☆☆
202137.2991 of 170741.9%★★☆☆☆
201946.31003 of 201950.3%★★★☆☆
201850.5884 of 197255.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.9847 of 129234.4%★★☆☆☆
202441.7617 of 119548.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.5636 of 115645.0%★★☆☆☆
202236.9611 of 111345.1%★★☆☆☆
201922.61058 of 119411.4%★☆☆☆☆
201828.7555 of 76327.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201918.21283 of 146212.2%★☆☆☆☆
201811.01389 of 14635.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.1787 of 136842.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.0849 of 136337.7%★★☆☆☆
202337.4810 of 136740.7%★★☆☆☆
202244.7672 of 136950.9%★★★☆☆
202143.7596 of 124152.0%★★★☆☆
201944.3702 of 135648.2%★★☆☆☆
201838.0768 of 129340.6%★★☆☆☆
201737.8777 of 129339.9%★★☆☆☆
201648.4613 of 129452.6%★★★☆☆
201547.8584 of 130255.1%★★★☆☆
201459.4535 of 132259.5%★★★☆☆
201361.8514 of 136762.4%★★★☆☆
201267.7461 of 136566.2%★★★☆☆
201168.2471 of 134465.0%★★★☆☆
201071.7391 of 132770.5%★★★★☆
200979.0230 of 131882.5%★★★★☆
200875.0312 of 129375.9%★★★★☆
200765.3505 of 128760.8%★★★☆☆
200664.3504 of 127260.4%★★★☆☆
200542.8782 of 120935.3%★★☆☆☆
200447.3720 of 120440.2%★★☆☆☆
200331.5864 of 118527.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.8511 of 69426.4%★☆☆☆☆
202431.1453 of 63929.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.3494 of 67426.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.5183 of 48362.1%★★★☆☆
202428.3406 of 48616.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8400 of 48016.7%★☆☆☆☆
202252.9122 of 45473.1%★★★★☆
202136.8194 of 27730.0%★★☆☆☆
201938.9225 of 33933.6%★★☆☆☆
201839.5169 of 28540.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.9821 of 124834.2%★★☆☆☆
202429.6862 of 125131.1%★★☆☆☆
202335.5781 of 127538.7%★★☆☆☆
202244.4639 of 128650.3%★★★☆☆
202141.4543 of 101746.6%★★☆☆☆
201942.2709 of 127644.4%★★☆☆☆
201839.0731 of 122640.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.0327 of 66951.1%★★★☆☆
202439.8352 of 64345.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.1340 of 66148.6%★★☆☆☆
202251.7262 of 66260.4%★★★☆☆
202156.1171 of 51766.9%★★★☆☆
201953.5259 of 63959.5%★★★☆☆
201845.8292 of 59050.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.5574 of 122953.3%★★★☆☆
202445.5599 of 121950.9%★★★☆☆
202355.8430 of 123465.2%★★★☆☆
202265.4289 of 122176.3%★★★★☆
202161.7258 of 101974.7%★★★★☆
201964.1328 of 121773.0%★★★★☆
201856.2425 of 116163.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.4655 of 127148.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.0740 of 126441.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.9735 of 129243.1%★★☆☆☆
202243.6640 of 128650.2%★★★☆☆
202140.2558 of 104846.8%★★☆☆☆
201945.0639 of 129650.7%★★★☆☆
201834.7760 of 122337.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.8433 of 81246.7%★★☆☆☆
202436.9441 of 80245.0%★★☆☆☆
202336.1450 of 80544.1%★★☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202156.6132 of 54875.9%★★★★☆
201934.0480 of 79239.4%★★☆☆☆
201828.0458 of 60223.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201917.9786 of 90513.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school
Female (2025)44th percentile~ school
Male (2025)40th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school
White (2019)12th percentile-36 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school
Disabled (2025)26th percentile-16 vs school
White (2019)13th percentile-35 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts48%-5 vs state
Mathematics26%-12 vs state
Science26%-17 vs state

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

High : Steinmetz College Prep High School

Lyon Elementary School ranks 1205th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Lyon Elementary School.

Students at Lyon Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.


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