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Melody Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1832nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Melody Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Melody Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21% of Melody students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.1% in recent years. Melody Elementary struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Illinois elementary schools for its performance with female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, and in the bottom 10-15% for special education and disabled students.

Interestingly, the nearby Webster Elementary, Hefferan Elementary, and Sumner Elementary schools generally outperform Melody Elementary in academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance, suggesting the challenges faced by Melody may not be shared by all schools in the district. Despite spending significantly more per student ($24,181 in 2023-2024) than the district and state averages, Melody Elementary has not seen any significant improvement in its performance over the past decade.

341
Students ?
15.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,349
Per pupil spending ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3937 W Wilcox St
       Chicago, IL  60624-2833

(773) 534-6850

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Melody Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Marshall Metropolitan High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
80.1%
Hispanic:
15.2%
White:
4.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 34 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,832nd of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,359th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
333rd of 451Elementary 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
202513.41832 of 205610.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.71783 of 206713.7%★☆☆☆☆
202315.01871 of 20779.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.92071 of 20820.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.11933 of 19480.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.12056 of 20861.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.12014 of 20371.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.11988 of 20442.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.82003 of 20462.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.81978 of 20523.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.12036 of 20932.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201319.51811 of 216716.4%★☆☆☆☆
201222.11819 of 216616.0%★☆☆☆☆
20117.82034 of 21475.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.32060 of 21393.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.62069 of 21202.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.41924 of 20928.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.51916 of 20958.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200614.71855 of 208611.1%★☆☆☆☆
20055.21879 of 20227.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.91873 of 20307.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.31932 of 20204.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.7417 of 68839.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.2422 of 65535.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.2503 of 69227.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.2640 of 6846.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.9405 of 4285.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.5664 of 7116.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.2642 of 6988.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202329.5644 of 90729.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.21707 of 194212.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.51610 of 194217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.81760 of 195710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202210.01959 of 19700.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.21661 of 16801.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.11989 of 20191.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.51949 of 19640.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.11511 of 180016.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.61461 of 179318.5%★☆☆☆☆
202322.41557 of 180813.9%★☆☆☆☆
202213.31747 of 17630.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.41494 of 15141.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.91774 of 18162.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.71738 of 17651.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.81732 of 194711.0%★☆☆☆☆
202416.01725 of 195911.9%★☆☆☆☆
202314.71805 of 19849.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.01946 of 19771.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.61973 of 20192.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.11894 of 19724.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202322.4996 of 115613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202221.01063 of 11134.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20256.71359 of 13680.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.71324 of 13632.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.81358 of 13670.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.81352 of 13691.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.41228 of 12411.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.11302 of 13564.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.71252 of 12933.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.41272 of 12931.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.21262 of 12942.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.21200 of 13027.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201412.11209 of 13228.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201331.9995 of 136727.2%★☆☆☆☆
201249.6806 of 136541.0%★★☆☆☆
201124.11117 of 134416.9%★☆☆☆☆
20106.41260 of 13275.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.61221 of 13187.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200817.61099 of 129315.0%★☆☆☆☆
200726.61015 of 128721.1%★☆☆☆☆
200623.81026 of 127219.3%★☆☆☆☆
20059.31072 of 120911.3%★☆☆☆☆
20048.61081 of 120410.2%★☆☆☆☆
20034.41144 of 11853.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.9547 of 5744.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.2487 of 54811.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.7549 of 5693.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.5550 of 5734.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.1367 of 3854.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.2482 of 56514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.4454 of 51111.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.9693 of 6940.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.11203 of 12483.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.51229 of 12511.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.21266 of 12750.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.01251 of 12862.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.81008 of 10170.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.21178 of 12767.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.81187 of 12263.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.657 of 581.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20258.71217 of 12291.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.51161 of 12194.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.11225 of 12340.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.91196 of 12212.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.11005 of 10191.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.71155 of 12175.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.11130 of 11612.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20255.41271 of 12710.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.11211 of 12644.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.51255 of 12922.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.01250 of 12862.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.71263 of 12962.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.71165 of 12234.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.9798 of 8121.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)39th percentile+28 vs school
Disabled (2023)29th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2023)14th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)11th percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts21%-32 vs state
Science14%-29 vs state
Mathematics4%-34 vs state

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Melody Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Melody Elementary School.

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

High : Marshall Metropolitan High School

Students at Melody Elementary School are 80% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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