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Mason Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1980^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Mason Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 242 students enrolled. 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.

Mason Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with low performance on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 6.3% were proficient or better in Math, compared to district averages of 42.8% and 27.3%, and state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, low-socioeconomic status students, and homeless students.

Additionally, Mason Elementary School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 46.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's student-teacher ratio has also fluctuated significantly, from 221:1 to 540:1, much higher than the typical elementary school ratio. While the school's spending per student has increased from $16,744 in 2020-2021 to $26,482 in 2023-2024, this is still higher than the district average, suggesting that additional resources have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes for students.

241

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,274

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4217 W 18th St
Chicago, IL 60623-2325

(773) 534-1530

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Mason Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Infinity Math Science & Technical High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.7%

Hispanic:

17.0%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,980^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,297^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

410^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	8.7	1980 of 2056	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1940 of 2067	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1814 of 2077	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1864 of 2082	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1705 of 1948	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1827 of 2086	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1896 of 2037	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	1697 of 2044	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	1571 of 2046	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	1731 of 2052	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	1924 of 2093	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	2054 of 2167	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.3	2139 of 2166	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	2071 of 2147	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	1973 of 2139	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	1816 of 2120	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	1871 of 2092	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	2033 of 2095	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.7	2042 of 2086	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.4	1979 of 2022	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.1	1972 of 2030	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	1985 of 2020	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	575 of 688	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	492 of 655	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	388 of 692	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	386 of 684	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	368 of 428	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	363 of 711	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	472 of 698	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	1788 of 1942	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1730 of 1957	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1567 of 1970	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1661 of 1680	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1822 of 2019	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1815 of 1964	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	33.3	29 of 36	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1697 of 1800	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1633 of 1793	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1464 of 1808	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1464 of 1763	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1211 of 1514	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1481 of 1816	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1584 of 1765	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1880 of 1947	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1869 of 1959	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1792 of 1984	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1802 of 1977	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1583 of 1707	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1675 of 2019	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1833 of 1972	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1297 of 1368	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1308 of 1363	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1286 of 1367	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1168 of 1369	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1123 of 1241	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1293 of 1356	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1247 of 1293	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	1118 of 1293	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	1155 of 1294	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1176 of 1302	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	1264 of 1322	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	1337 of 1367	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	1353 of 1365	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	1302 of 1344	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	1209 of 1327	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	1156 of 1318	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1248 of 1293	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	1277 of 1287	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	1245 of 1272	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.6	1157 of 1209	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.0	1147 of 1204	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.0	1167 of 1185	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	455 of 574	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	445 of 548	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	445 of 569	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	301 of 573	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	259 of 385	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	458 of 565	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	430 of 511	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1157 of 1248	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1213 of 1251	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1227 of 1275	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1209 of 1286	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1252 of 1276	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1165 of 1226	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1120 of 1229	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1138 of 1219	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1133 of 1234	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	955 of 1221	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	866 of 1019	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1149 of 1217	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1104 of 1161	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1226 of 1271	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1232 of 1264	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1217 of 1292	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	919 of 1286	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	888 of 1048	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1140 of 1296	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1195 of 1223	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2022)19th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

Science5%-38 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
Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4217 W 18th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1530	241	20	11.9	95.0%	3 (1.2%)	197 (81.7%)	41 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	1980^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.7%		13	1940^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.1%	40	5.0	4.5	15.4	35.0	5.6	12.0	14.3	30.4	19.0	7.7	4.8	5.0	0.0	14.3	9.1	6.3	92.6	96.3	96.3	96.3	98.4	96.3	90.2	12.7	23.4	$27,274	$4,256	$23,018
Hughes C Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4247 W 15th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1762	169	19	9.1	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	122 (72.2%)	45 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	20.6	1657^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.4%		20	1684^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.5%	27	30.8	0.0	23.1	28.6	30.8	0.0	31.3	7.7	21.3	18.2	7.1	38.5	9.1	23.5	0.0	16.5	83.0	86.8	86.8	86.8	93.1	85.5	76.1	14.5	18.9	$28,245	$3,993	$24,252
Penn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1665	218	24	9.1	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	192 (88.1%)	25 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	2033^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.1%		17.2	1764^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.7%	269		0.0	18.8	4.8	20.0	5.3	18.2	6.3	11.5	6.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	3.9	85.3	87.2	87.2	87.2	93.4	87.2	84.4	14.7	20.9	$30,694	$4,349	$26,345
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 521-4399	897	8	112.1	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	802 (89.4%)	86 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	16.4	1753^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.7%		13.5	1915^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.4%	162	18.2	29.1	20.2	24.5	25.0	36.7	28.0	46.5	29.6	32.3	12.1	4.5	8.9	8.0	7.0	12.7										$20,058	$1,410	$18,648
Corkery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 S Kildare Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1650	442	37	11.9	88.9%	8 (1.8%)	52 (11.8%)	380 (86.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	2007^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.8	2041^st of 2067 public elementary schools	1.3%	34	6.1	39.5	11.4	9.4	6.1	14.3	7.0	23.1	12.0	6.7	12.5	6.1	9.5	7.0	15.4	9.4	88.6	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	91.3	89.6	2.7	26.8	$21,701	$3,261	$18,441
Herzl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3711 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1480	429	34	12.6	97.2%	5 (1.2%)	379 (88.3%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4.7	2053^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.1%		8.4	2059^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.4%	6	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	4.7	8.6	17.1	6.7	6.8	10.7	0.0	2.4	2.9	5.0	0.0	3.3	70.5	76.0	76.0	76.3	86.7	76.0	74.8	2.4	13.8	$22,215	$3,445	$18,770
Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3615 W 16th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1690	276	25	11.2	88.8%	2 (0.7%)	219 (79.3%)	52 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8	1992^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.3	2003^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	11	7.4	2.9	9.5	9.7	22.2	30.0	29.6	25.7	21.6	4.8	6.5	3.7	0.0	11.1	0.0	4.1	89.8	90.1	90.1	90.1	96.1	90.8	86.9	6.7	23.3	$21,487	$3,207	$18,279
Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	4027 W Grenshaw St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6880	129	21	6.2	88.4%	1 (0.8%)	117 (90.7%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1844^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.5	1722^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%	122	9.1	13.0	14.3	0.0	45.5	38.9	56.3	56.5	36.4	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0	6.3	21.7	8.1	97.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.5	96.2		40.2	$36,195	$4,568	$31,626
Cardenas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2345 S Millard Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1465	764	56	13.6	95.8%	27 (3.5%)	21 (2.7%)	714 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42.7	1146^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.3%		32.6	1329^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.7%	183	26.0	30.3	37.9	38.9	61.0	45.8	68.9	44.7	49.9	38.5	27.8	40.3	27.8	30.7	19.7	30.7	95.2	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.3	95.9	94.3	5.7	29.1	$19,889	$2,275	$17,614
Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center	Public	K-8	2128 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1680	92	14	6.5	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	68 (73.9%)	23 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	19.4	1685^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.0%		13.4	1929^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.7%	244	18.2				27.3	46.7	38.5		31.7			9.1	0.0	7.7		6.3	85.3	92.7	92.7	92.7	93.6	90.8	89.9		18.4	$36,771	$6,981	$29,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mason Elementary School?

Students at Mason Elementary School are 82% African American, 17% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Mason Elementary School a good school?

Mason Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Mason Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools do graduates of Mason Elementary School attend?

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

High : Infinity Math Science & Technical High School

How many students attend Mason Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Mason Elementary School.

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