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Madison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Madison Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 212 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.

Madison Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 52.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.6% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state, and only 7.1% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state.

When comparing Madison Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, such as South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School and Parkside Elementary Community Academy, it performs worse on most metrics, including test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. The high rates of poverty and low socioeconomic status among Madison Elementary School's student population may be contributing factors to its poor performance, and addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and improving instructional practices could potentially lead to better outcomes for the school.

224

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,063

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7433 S Dorchester Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-2194

(773) 535-0551

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Madison Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School
	South Shore International Col Prep High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.4%

Hispanic:

12.5%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,583^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,193^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

219^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	23.8	1583 of 2056	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1994 of 2067	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1494 of 2077	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1980 of 2082	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1645 of 2086	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1463 of 2037	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	1656 of 2044	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	1896 of 2046	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	1934 of 2052	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	1623 of 2093	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	1582 of 2167	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	1875 of 2166	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.4	1578 of 2147	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	1854 of 2139	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	2037 of 2120	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	1918 of 2092	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	1854 of 2095	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	2016 of 2086	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	2002 of 2022	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.8	2022 of 2030	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.1	1798 of 2020	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	324 of 688	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	519 of 655	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	241 of 692	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	517 of 684	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	410 of 711	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	312 of 698	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1197 of 1942	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1874 of 1942	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1704 of 1957	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1818 of 1970	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1659 of 2019	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1432 of 1964	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1245 of 1800	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1695 of 1793	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1043 of 1808	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1654 of 1763	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1380 of 1816	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1189 of 1765	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	1793 of 1959	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1408 of 1984	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1857 of 1977	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1884 of 2019	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1443 of 1972	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1193 of 1368	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1339 of 1363	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1301 of 1367	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1159 of 1369	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1242 of 1356	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1274 of 1293	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	1292 of 1293	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	1100 of 1294	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	1201 of 1302	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	41.8	797 of 1322	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1223 of 1367	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	1349 of 1365	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	40.3	920 of 1344	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	11.9	1201 of 1327	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.3	1237 of 1318	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	1264 of 1293	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	1176 of 1287	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.2	1223 of 1272	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.9	1123 of 1209	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.3	1190 of 1204	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	12.6	1019 of 1185	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	374 of 574	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	510 of 548	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	425 of 569	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	318 of 573	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	441 of 565	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	486 of 511	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1079 of 1248	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1236 of 1251	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1258 of 1276	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1181 of 1226	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1001 of 1229	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1188 of 1219	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1160 of 1234	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	980 of 1221	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1097 of 1217	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1139 of 1161	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1013 of 1271	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1203 of 1264	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1074 of 1292	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	818 of 1286	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1222 of 1223	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)53rd percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)8th percentile+5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Science27%-16 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 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
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7433 S Dorchester Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0551	224	20	11.2	97.3%	4 (1.8%)	189 (84.4%)	28 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	23.8	1583^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	23.0%		11.5	1994^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.5%	411	36.8	17.2	31.3	18.8	57.9	35.0	37.0	27.6	34.6	25.0	6.3	0.0	5.0	7.4	3.4	7.1	81.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	93.0	90.1	84.0	5.6	26.3	$26,063	$4,246	$21,817
South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1415 E 70th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8340	224	24	9.3	63.4%	0 (0.0%)	214 (95.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.1	1061^st of 2056 public elementary schools	48.4%		31.1	1364^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.0%	303	40.0	23.1	28.6	40.0	60.0	57.1	20.0	61.5	41.9	46.2	40.0	50.0	0.0	5.0	15.4	23.5	98.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.8	98.0	97.5	17.6	28.3	$35,750	$4,702	$31,048
Revere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 E 72nd St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0618	184	17	10.8	78.8%	0 (0.0%)	168 (91.3%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12	1874^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		8.3	2062^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	0.2%	188	4.8	20.0	26.3	0.0	4.8	33.3	23.5	40.0	18.5	33.3	4.3	0.0	8.3	5.9	6.7	9.4	72.3	80.2	79.7	79.7	93.1	80.7	76.2		14.9	$27,096	$4,103	$22,992
Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7823 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 651-1221	293	17	17.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	271 (92.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	39.7	1221^st of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%		31	1368^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.8%	147	18.6	34.2	39.3	52.4	37.8	65.2	70.0	46.2	49.2	42.9	45.2	2.2	17.4	5.0	30.8	24.9										$20,866	$2,664	$18,202
Parkside Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6938 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0940	283	21	13.4	88.3%	0 (0.0%)	262 (92.6%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	15.5	1776^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.6%		23.3	1590^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.1%	186	10.3	0.0	8.7	22.7	44.8	41.4	25.9	33.3	30.4	4.3	4.5	13.8	3.4	23.1	0.0	8.8	82.3	88.4	88.4	88.4	94.0	88.4	84.7	5.6	20.1	$20,348	$3,342	$17,006
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7355 S Jeffery Blvd	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0501	660	51	13.0	95.3%	3 (0.5%)	611 (92.6%)	39 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	18.2	1713^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%		19	1711^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.2%	2	9.3	25.9	22.7	26.2	32.7	26.7	42.4	39.3	31.4	20.0	3.2	5.4	35.0	8.9	26.8	16.6	73.1	76.7	76.7	76.7	92.4	76.1	72.9	4.5	12.0	$20,390	$2,959	$17,432
Avalon Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8045 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6615	225	16	14.0	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	208 (92.4%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.6	1886^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.3%		23	1594^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.9%	292	4.5	16.1	23.1	19.2	18.2	23.8	47.1	42.4	29.5	7.7	11.5	9.1	15.0	5.9	21.2	13.0	86.7	87.2	86.7	86.7	95.7	86.2	87.2		21.8	$23,818	$4,886	$18,932
Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7350 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3870	272	24	11.5	96.7%	1 (0.4%)	235 (86.4%)	34 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	1934^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.4	2049^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.9%	115	4.2	17.4	26.9	28.6	16.7	25.0	0.0	21.7	20.5	0.0	3.6	0.0	7.1	4.2	4.5	3.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.8	97.3	98.4	11.0	31.8	$25,397	$3,818	$21,579
Woodlawn Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	6657 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0801	167	15	11.1	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	160 (95.8%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	1546^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.8%		33	1312^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.5%	234	28.6		27.8	28.0	52.4	50.0			39.0	11.1	16.0	9.5	11.1			12.2	95.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.0	97.6	94.0	15.1	12.1	$26,094	$3,006	$23,088
OKeeffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6940 S Merrill Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0600	572	44	13.1	82.0%	1 (0.2%)	491 (85.8%)	70 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	13.1	1845^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.7	1820^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.9%	25	15.1	11.3	27.8	17.2	24.1	26.2	29.8	37.3	26.8	24.5	7.0	3.8	8.2	6.3	2.0	8.7	78.7	84.7	84.5	84.5	91.2	83.1	81.6	3.1	16.9	$18,275	$2,425	$15,850

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What schools do graduates of Madison Elementary School attend?

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

High : Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School
High : South Shore International Col Prep High School

What is the racial makeup of Madison Elementary School?

Students at Madison Elementary School are 84% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Madison Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Madison Elementary School a good school?

Madison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Madison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Madison Elementary School.

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