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McCutcheon Elementary School

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McCutcheon Elementary School ranks 1267 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

McCutcheon Elementary School is a Chicago Public Schools school serving 326 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade, in a group of nearby Chicago schools with similar grade spans. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 35% in English language arts (ELA) and 19% in math, below both district and state results in each subject. Scores have improved, but the school’s most important challenge is that proficiency remains well below district and state levels in both subjects.

Compared with nearby schools, McCutcheon is near the bottom in both subjects, with math a slightly less pronounced gap. Its ELA proficiency was 11 percentage points below the district and 21 points below the state; its math results were 10 points below the district and 20 points below the state. The ten-school nearby averages were 52% in ELA and 35% in math, putting McCutcheon 16 and 15 points below those averages, respectively. Among 11 schools with results, it ranked third-lowest in both subjects. Within the school, third-grade results were comparatively stronger against district results, while sixth-grade ELA stood out as a concern: 32% proficiency, 16 points below the district and 26 below the state.

Results are rising, though not yet catching up: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency increased by 13 percentage points and math by 8, while the state gaps widened overall. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 27th percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, below all seven nearby schools with current rankings shown; its percentile was 23 the year before. Context includes an 8.5 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 and 86% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch that year; these figures describe the school but do not explain its results. SchoolDigger’s 2024–25 statewide ranking was notably higher for English Language Learner Students, at the 70th percentile compared with the school’s overall 23rd percentile, suggesting stronger standing in serving that group. Its Special Education Students ranking fell from the 44th percentile in 2023–24 to the 28th in 2024–25.

326

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,746

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

4865 N Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL 60640-3717

(773) 534-2680

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend McCutcheon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Senn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.0%

Hispanic:

25.2%

Asian:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% Illinois)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

1,267^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago 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
2026	25.2	1267 of 1737	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	1582 of 2056	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1535 of 2067	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1542 of 2077	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1516 of 2082	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1493 of 1948	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1485 of 2086	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1439 of 2037	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	1233 of 2044	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	1263 of 2046	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.6	1273 of 2052	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.3	1581 of 2093	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	1737 of 2167	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	1644 of 2166	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	1698 of 2147	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.7	1836 of 2139	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	1776 of 2120	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	1700 of 2092	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	1970 of 2095	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	1939 of 2086	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.0	1923 of 2022	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.9	1846 of 2030	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	11.0	1769 of 2020	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	357 of 688	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	317 of 655	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	421 of 692	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	183 of 684	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	279 of 711	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	207 of 698	70.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	897 of 1049	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	235 of 788	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	317 of 826	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	163 of 788	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	45.4	355 of 768	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	345 of 743	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1510 of 1942	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1468 of 1942	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1426 of 1957	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1250 of 1970	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1433 of 2019	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1547 of 1964	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	520 of 970	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	638 of 955	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	642 of 938	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1289 of 1800	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1230 of 1793	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1326 of 1808	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1037 of 1763	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1043 of 1514	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	956 of 1816	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	831 of 1765	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1398 of 1947	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1327 of 1959	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1471 of 1984	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1718 of 1977	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1554 of 1707	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1369 of 2019	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1147 of 1972	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	933 of 1292	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	670 of 1195	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1197 of 1368	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1082 of 1363	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1044 of 1367	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1222 of 1369	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	964 of 1241	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	692 of 1356	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	718 of 1293	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	553 of 1293	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.9	676 of 1294	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.7	396 of 1302	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.5	848 of 1322	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.5	1090 of 1367	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	1070 of 1365	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1076 of 1344	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.4	1137 of 1327	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	1097 of 1318	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.3	1101 of 1293	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	1136 of 1287	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	1022 of 1272	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	402 of 574	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	426 of 548	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	265 of 569	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	484 of 573	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	140 of 565	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	162 of 511	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	193 of 486	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	77 of 480	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	36.9	295 of 454	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1053 of 1248	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	986 of 1251	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1038 of 1275	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1164 of 1286	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	691 of 1276	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	776 of 1226	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	24.3	524 of 643	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	629 of 661	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	79.8	75 of 639	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	218 of 590	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1041 of 1229	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	919 of 1219	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	826 of 1234	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1030 of 1221	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	601 of 1019	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	370 of 1217	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	331 of 1161	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1117 of 1271	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1021 of 1264	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	900 of 1292	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1069 of 1286	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	706 of 1048	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	691 of 1296	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	563 of 1223	54.0%	★★★☆☆

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)70th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2023)46th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2024)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-21 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McCutcheon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4865 N Sheridan Rd	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2680	326	38	8.5	85.6%	27 (8.3%)	163 (50.0%)	82 (25.2%)	37 (11.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	25.2	1267^th of 1737 public elementary schools	27.1%		23.8	1582^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	23.1%	315			46.2		44.0	32.3			35.2	42.3						19.4	92.5%		$30,746	$2,303	$28,442
Goudy Technology Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N Winthrop Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2480	491	44	11.2	82.3%	34 (6.9%)	150 (30.5%)	156 (31.8%)	134 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	40.8	987^th of 1737 public elementary schools	43.2%		46.7	1070^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.0%	83	46.7	50.0	53.2	50.9	50.8	56.1	68.3	58.8	55.7	51.1	47.2	29.0		50.0	35.3	38.4	94.7%		$22,359	$1,458	$20,901
Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 N Beacon St	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5790	266	33	8.1	92.9%	21 (7.9%)	94 (35.3%)	128 (48.1%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)								(n/a)							64.5		45.9							25.5	93.6%		$35,573	$3,951	$31,622
Brennemann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4251 N Clarendon Ave	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5766	482	40	12.0	83.2%	27 (5.6%)	219 (45.4%)	180 (37.3%)	13 (2.7%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)								(n/a)		51.1				47.1	27.9	68.1	29.1							14.0	85.2%		$21,098	$1,074	$20,024
Peirce Elementary International Studies School	Public	PK, KG-8	1423 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-2440	1,116	76	14.6	34.2%	546 (48.9%)	76 (6.8%)	323 (28.9%)	58 (5.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (9.3%)	45.3	919^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.1%		66.4	681^st of 2056 public elementary schools	66.9%	238	58.8	58.1	52.4	49.5	60.8	65.2	76.0	59.2	60.3	43.8	29.7	25.5	52.2	57.3	33.3	40.3	97.7%		$17,877	$616	$17,262
Disney Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	4140 N Marine Dr	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5840	1,384	88	15.7	62.6%	163 (11.8%)	752 (54.3%)	272 (19.7%)	123 (8.9%)	14 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.3%)	60.2	669^th of 1737 public elementary schools	61.5%		58.9	835^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.4%	166	57.3	71.4	60.6	62.6	77.2	67.4	71.8	68.1	67.7	57.4	42.2	49.7	37.1	43.5	46.2	46.7	97.1%		$17,624	$898	$16,726
Ravenswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4332 N Paulina St	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5525	522	37	14.3	32.2%	251 (48.1%)	44 (8.4%)	151 (28.9%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.4%)	84.2	228^th of 1737 public elementary schools	86.9%		88.3	217^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.4%	11	76.8	75.0	65.3	78.0	87.7	85.7	96.4	96.4	85.5	81.3	66.0	57.9	50.0	75.0	48.2	62.5	99.2%		$19,963	$797	$19,165
McPherson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4728 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2625	794	69	11.5	41.7%	264 (33.2%)	64 (8.1%)	371 (46.7%)	37 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.1%)	55	756^th of 1737 public elementary schools	56.5%		52.7	953^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	53.6%	197	61.6	44.4	53.1	65.6	58.6	45.5	57.8	52.3	56.1	53.1	65.6	49.4	34.1	29.5		44.6	96.8%		$22,421	$782	$21,640
Asian Human Services -Passage Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1643 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 433-3530	379	25	15.1	92.3%	24 (6.3%)	125 (33.0%)	130 (34.3%)	84 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)				37.5		41.7		38.9	33.3							12.8	87%		$26,527	$1,187	$25,340
Swift Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	5900 N Winthrop Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2695	533	47	11.3	86.7%	80 (15.0%)	133 (25.0%)	178 (33.4%)	125 (23.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	31.4	1167^th of 1737 public elementary schools	32.8%		29.1	1459^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.0%	292	26.1	48.9		52.8	26.7	63.6	40.5	50.0	42.0		30.6		45.2	33.3	32.6	29.5	94.8%		$23,013	$1,720	$21,294

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McCutcheon Elementary School ranks 1267^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended McCutcheon Elementary School.

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

High : Senn High School

What is the racial makeup of McCutcheon Elementary School?

Students at McCutcheon Elementary School are 50% African American, 25% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

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