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McCormick Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

McCormick Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 435 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

McCormick Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.1% of McCormick students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 11.9% of McCormick students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance has been consistently low over the past several years, with its statewide ranking among Illinois elementary schools ranging from 1458 to 1976 out of over 2,000 schools. McCormick Elementary School also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Spry Elementary Community School, Little Village Elementary School, and Kanoon Elementary Magnet School, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to McCormick Elementary School. However, some schools, like Cardenas Elementary School and Telpochcalli Elementary School, perform significantly better than McCormick in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, suggesting that there may be opportunities for McCormick to learn from their practices. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratios at McCormick Elementary School, the school's academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to explore alternative strategies to improve student outcomes.

502

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,967

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2712 S Sawyer Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-4738

(773) 535-7252

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend McCormick Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Madero Middle School
High:	Farragut Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

White:

1.4%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

1,800^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

315^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1800 of 2056	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1976 of 2067	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1899 of 2077	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1876 of 2082	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1637 of 1948	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1723 of 2086	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1658 of 2037	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	1573 of 2044	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1458 of 2046	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	1605 of 2052	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	1678 of 2093	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.2	1398 of 2167	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	1526 of 2166	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.1	1500 of 2147	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.8	1576 of 2139	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	1833 of 2120	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	1947 of 2092	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	1713 of 2095	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	1713 of 2086	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.3	1713 of 2022	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	1726 of 2030	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.5	1814 of 2020	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	574 of 1049	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	774 of 886	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	752 of 907	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	588 of 788	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	793 of 826	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	705 of 788	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	645 of 768	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	412 of 743	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	364 of 718	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1668 of 1942	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1778 of 1942	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1733 of 1957	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1742 of 1970	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1390 of 1680	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1589 of 2019	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1533 of 1964	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	847 of 982	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	914 of 959	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	902 of 970	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	884 of 954	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	541 of 742	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	743 of 955	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	702 of 938	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1491 of 1800	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1677 of 1793	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1602 of 1808	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1563 of 1763	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	1077 of 1514	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1266 of 1816	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1246 of 1765	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1751 of 1947	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1917 of 1959	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1853 of 1984	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1817 of 1977	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1466 of 1707	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1718 of 2019	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1727 of 1972	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	830 of 1292	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1047 of 1195	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	986 of 1156	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1024 of 1113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	831 of 1194	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	738 of 763	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)45th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science21%-19 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 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
McCormick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2712 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7252	502	39	12.8	96.6%	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	488 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14.6	1800^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.5%		11.9	1976^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.4%	176	21.3		22.4	24.6	31.1				26.1	20.7	12.3	3.3				11.9	83.0	85.6	85.6	85.6	95.2	82.6	83.5	13.3		$21,967	$3,031	$18,935
Spry Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1700	317	35	8.9	78.9%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	9.9	1951^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.1%		11.6	1990^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.7%	39	12.0	13.0	25.0	8.1	20.0	28.6	19.4	28.3	21.3	17.9	5.4	0.0	0.0	9.7	13.0	8.6	94.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.0	93.8	95.1	10.2	32.1	$24,204	$2,990	$21,214
Little Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2620 S Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1880	575	55	10.5	91.3%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	562 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1721^st of 2056 public elementary schools	16.3%		14.8	1859^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.1%	138	23.1	29.4	21.3	26.5	21.5	33.3	23.3	47.1	29.6	23.4	20.4	20.0	4.5	3.3	2.9	11.5	91.6	95.8	95.8	95.8	98.2	94.4	94.5	4.2	33.5	$21,763	$3,400	$18,363
Kanoon Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 S Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1736	389	31	12.4	93.8%	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	365 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	1826^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.2%		13.6	1913^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.5%	87	17.8	20.0	25.0	20.6	20.0	23.5	8.3	27.8	20.7	25.0	2.9	17.8	2.9	0.0	13.9	10.6	81.6	84.0	84.0	84.0	91.2	81.3	83.4		18.2	$20,801	$3,011	$17,790
Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1770	922	69	13.3	91.2%	20 (2.2%)	51 (5.5%)	844 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	12.9	1848^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.8	1818^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	11.1	23.7	20.7	21.4	23.2	26.5	26.2	31.3	24.8	27.2	15.7	5.0	4.9	18.1	7.5	13.3	94.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.2	95.9	93.9	12.7	26.8	$20,224	$3,683	$16,541
Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3000 S Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1600	404	32	12.6	87.4%	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.2%)	393 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	98.2	93.9	91.8	26.9		$23,594	$2,481	$21,113
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
Telpochcalli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2832 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1402	209	24	8.8	87.1%	10 (4.8%)	10 (4.8%)	187 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	21.6	1625^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.3	1833^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.3%	208	16.7	26.9	9.5	29.2	27.8	55.0	46.2	38.5	33.6	19.0	25.0	22.2	5.0	15.4	7.7	15.6	87.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	96.9	92.0	88.9	6.6	29.7	$28,909	$4,618	$24,290
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
Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2819 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4580	259	31	8.3	94.2%	6 (2.3%)	30 (11.6%)	221 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.2	1612^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.1	1804^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.7%	192	23.5	10.7	33.3	15.4	47.1	22.2	45.5	18.5	30.4	15.8	15.4	29.4	11.1	18.2	0.0	13.7	92.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	95.1	95.6	92.9	8.4	35.4	$24,714	$3,431	$21,284

Frequently Asked Questions about McCormick Elementary School

What district is McCormick Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of McCormick Elementary School?

Students at McCormick Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is McCormick Elementary School a good school?

McCormick Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of McCormick Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Madero Middle School
High : Farragut Career Academy High School

How many students attend McCormick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended McCormick Elementary School.

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