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Marquette Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1418th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Marquette Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 1,034 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.

Marquette Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,662 and 1,892 out of over 2,000 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 42.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 23.1% proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025. The school's performance has been declining over the past several years, with proficiency rates dropping from the low 20s in ELA and single digits in Math in 2023-2024 to the 40s in ELA and low 20s in Math in 2024-2025. Marquette Elementary School also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, and a higher percentage of English Language Learners (around 30%) and Special Education students (around 15%) compared to the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Fairfield Elementary Academy, McKay Elementary School, and Eberhart Elementary School, also perform poorly on academic measures and have similar demographic profiles to Marquette Elementary School. However, some schools, like Tarkington Elementary School and Monarcas Academy, demonstrate relatively stronger academic performance, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Marquette to learn from their practices and strategies.

1,030
Students ?
15.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,477
Per pupil spending ?
96%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6550 S Richmond St
       Chicago, IL  60629-2821

(773) 535-9260

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Marquette Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Gage Park High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.1%
African American:
26.3%
White:
3.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Science scores 23 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,418th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
911th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
169th of 449Elementary 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
202530.61418 of 205631.0%★★☆☆☆
202418.41727 of 206716.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.11755 of 207715.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.91703 of 208218.2%★☆☆☆☆
202115.41737 of 194810.8%★☆☆☆☆
201922.01662 of 208620.3%★☆☆☆☆
201816.11792 of 203712.0%★☆☆☆☆
201717.01768 of 204413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201618.01750 of 204614.5%★☆☆☆☆
201516.11813 of 205211.6%★☆☆☆☆
20148.12004 of 20934.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20136.62093 of 21673.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.42151 of 21660.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.52120 of 21471.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.42107 of 21391.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20095.92023 of 21204.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.81958 of 20926.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20075.61977 of 20955.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20065.21976 of 20865.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.81888 of 20226.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20047.41864 of 20308.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20034.41901 of 20205.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202561.9193 of 68871.9%★★★★☆
202441.6350 of 65546.6%★★☆☆☆
202340.1375 of 69245.8%★★☆☆☆
202249.5261 of 68461.8%★★★☆☆
202129.3341 of 42820.3%★☆☆☆☆
201939.7401 of 71143.6%★★☆☆☆
201825.4593 of 69815.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.5665 of 104936.6%★★☆☆☆
202423.2770 of 88613.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.8744 of 90718.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.6335 of 78857.5%★★★☆☆
202433.2584 of 82629.3%★☆☆☆☆
202334.0555 of 78829.6%★☆☆☆☆
202244.1374 of 76851.3%★★★☆☆
202144.7225 of 53758.1%★★★☆☆
201940.3442 of 74340.5%★★☆☆☆
201838.9447 of 71837.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.71456 of 194225.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.61639 of 194215.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.11634 of 195716.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.11531 of 197022.3%★☆☆☆☆
202112.51596 of 16805.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.21711 of 201915.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.41779 of 19649.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.4538 of 98245.2%★★☆☆☆
202426.1749 of 95921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.9790 of 97018.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1803 of 95415.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2639 of 74213.9%★☆☆☆☆
201932.9673 of 95529.5%★☆☆☆☆
201829.1701 of 93825.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.7924 of 180048.7%★★☆☆☆
202428.61349 of 179324.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.01360 of 180824.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.51271 of 176327.9%★☆☆☆☆
202125.01240 of 151418.1%★☆☆☆☆
201935.31235 of 181632.0%★★☆☆☆
201825.71424 of 176519.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.31248 of 194735.9%★★☆☆☆
202419.21603 of 195918.2%★☆☆☆☆
202318.21669 of 198415.9%★☆☆☆☆
202217.71697 of 197714.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.21490 of 170712.7%★☆☆☆☆
201927.11477 of 201926.8%★☆☆☆☆
201820.91604 of 197218.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.6765 of 129240.8%★★☆☆☆
202423.9976 of 119518.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.8984 of 115614.9%★☆☆☆☆
202232.0724 of 111335.0%★★☆☆☆
201941.4608 of 119449.1%★★☆☆☆
201823.9637 of 76316.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.8911 of 136833.4%★★☆☆☆
202422.01061 of 136322.2%★☆☆☆☆
202318.41148 of 136716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.31079 of 136921.2%★☆☆☆☆
202116.81085 of 124112.6%★☆☆☆☆
201922.41070 of 135621.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7994 of 129323.1%★☆☆☆☆
201724.5993 of 129323.2%★☆☆☆☆
201620.51088 of 129415.9%★☆☆☆☆
201515.81152 of 130211.5%★☆☆☆☆
20149.31233 of 13226.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201311.01261 of 13677.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.91325 of 13652.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.51324 of 13441.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.51269 of 13274.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.61222 of 13187.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.71162 of 129310.1%★☆☆☆☆
200714.41121 of 128712.9%★☆☆☆☆
20069.61151 of 12729.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200511.21050 of 120913.2%★☆☆☆☆
200414.41012 of 120415.9%★☆☆☆☆
200318.8955 of 118519.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.6214 of 57462.7%★★★☆☆
202445.0250 of 54854.4%★★★☆☆
202342.9288 of 56949.4%★★☆☆☆
202232.8389 of 57332.1%★★☆☆☆
202140.0206 of 38546.5%★★☆☆☆
201927.2469 of 56517.0%★☆☆☆☆
201839.1292 of 51142.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.1541 of 69422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.9588 of 6398.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202342.6321 of 67452.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.6213 of 48355.9%★★★☆☆
202437.8299 of 48638.5%★★☆☆☆
202335.7316 of 48034.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.9243 of 45446.5%★★☆☆☆
202142.3137 of 27750.5%★★★☆☆
201930.5295 of 33913.0%★☆☆☆☆
201835.9190 of 28533.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.7751 of 124839.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.7919 of 125126.5%★☆☆☆☆
202317.51091 of 127514.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.81036 of 128619.4%★☆☆☆☆
202111.9972 of 10174.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.7944 of 127626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6940 of 122623.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.1371 of 66944.5%★★☆☆☆
202427.2490 of 64323.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.2589 of 66110.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.0514 of 66222.4%★☆☆☆☆
202118.1485 of 5176.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.1475 of 63925.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.6432 of 59026.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.2641 of 122947.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.1818 of 121932.9%★★☆☆☆
202328.0928 of 123424.8%★☆☆☆☆
202232.3830 of 122132.0%★★☆☆☆
202127.6776 of 101923.8%★☆☆☆☆
201933.6838 of 121731.1%★★☆☆☆
201835.1769 of 116133.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.4908 of 127128.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.51017 of 126419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.61055 of 129218.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0986 of 128623.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.4894 of 104814.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.31057 of 129618.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.1943 of 122322.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.8542 of 81233.3%★★☆☆☆
202419.5743 of 8027.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.1467 of 80542.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.4359 of 78154.0%★★★☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)72nd percentile+41 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)63rd percentile+29 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts42%-11 vs state
Mathematics23%-15 vs state
Science20%-23 vs state

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Students at Marquette Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 26% African American, 4% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,030 students attended Marquette Elementary School.

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

High : Gage Park High School

Marquette Elementary School ranks 1418th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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