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Talcott Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Talcott Elementary School serves pre-K through grade 8 in Chicago, enrolls 487 students, and is part of Chicago Public Schools District 299. SchoolDigger ranks it 1,554th of 1,737 Illinois schools, in the 11th percentile with 1 star for 2025–2026. The most important finding for families is that Talcott’s all-grades results are below the state, district, and nearby-school averages in both English language arts and math.

Math is Talcott’s stronger relative subject, though it still trails each comparison: in 2025–2026, 24% of students were proficient in math, compared with 29% districtwide, 40% statewide, and a 33% average across nine nearby schools reporting results. In ELA, Talcott had 34% proficiency, versus 46% for the district, 56% for the state, and a 47% nearby-school average. Grade results show a bright spot in eighth-grade ELA, where Talcott reached 52%—above two nearby schools with reported results, though below three others. Fifth-grade ELA was weaker: Talcott’s 36% was the lowest among nearby schools reporting for that grade. Fourth-grade math was a relative strength, at 32%, above the district’s 28% but below the state’s 42%.

Results have improved since 2023–2024, but the state improved faster: Talcott gained 9 percentage points in both ELA and math, while state gains were 15 points in ELA and 11 in math, widening Talcott’s gaps. SchoolDigger’s ranking also fell from the 32nd percentile and 2 stars in 2024–2025 to the 11th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. Talcott’s student-teacher ratio was 13.7 in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby average of 11.2; its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 71% that year, 11 points above the nearby average. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well it serves Hispanic students fell from the 34th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 7th in 2025–2026. Its measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students declined from the 49th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 24th in 2024–2025.

487

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,018

Per pupil spending ?

71.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1840 W Ohio St
Chicago, IL 60622-5505

(773) 534-7130

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Talcott Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Wells Community Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

White:

9.4%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

1,554^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

991^st of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th 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	12.3	1554 of 1737	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	1403 of 2056	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1409 of 2067	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1232 of 2077	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1419 of 2082	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1373 of 1948	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1360 of 2086	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1385 of 2037	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	1263 of 2044	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.6	1359 of 2046	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	1107 of 2052	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.9	1404 of 2093	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.3	1603 of 2167	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.3	1485 of 2166	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	1474 of 2147	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.6	1400 of 2139	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	1280 of 2120	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.4	1627 of 2092	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	1573 of 2095	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	1740 of 2086	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.6	1741 of 2022	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.9	1714 of 2030	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.0	1702 of 2020	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	516 of 788	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	574 of 826	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	522 of 788	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	515 of 768	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	230 of 537	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	444 of 743	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	529 of 718	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1235 of 1942	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1180 of 1942	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1157 of 1957	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1356 of 1970	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1393 of 1680	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1319 of 2019	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1214 of 1964	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	497 of 536	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	653 of 982	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	592 of 959	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	469 of 970	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	595 of 954	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	488 of 742	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	537 of 955	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	532 of 938	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1359 of 1800	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1226 of 1793	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	919 of 1808	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1128 of 1763	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1217 of 1514	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	975 of 1816	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1045 of 1765	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1396 of 1947	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1451 of 1959	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1150 of 1984	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1325 of 1977	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1289 of 1707	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1199 of 2019	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1357 of 1972	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	41.3	581 of 1156	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	373 of 1113	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	991 of 1126	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	1025 of 1368	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	899 of 1363	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	922 of 1367	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	775 of 1369	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	933 of 1241	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	873 of 1356	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	840 of 1293	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.3	682 of 1293	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	827 of 1294	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	694 of 1302	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.9	479 of 1322	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.5	499 of 1367	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.8	598 of 1365	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	82.7	140 of 1344	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	65.7	507 of 1327	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.4	800 of 1318	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	923 of 1293	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.3	957 of 1287	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	1037 of 1272	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	1010 of 1209	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	997 of 1204	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.2	1034 of 1185	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	284 of 483	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	203 of 486	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	270 of 480	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	97 of 454	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	41.6	146 of 277	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	250 of 285	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	989 of 1248	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	825 of 1251	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	841 of 1275	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	676 of 1286	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	697 of 1276	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	875 of 1226	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	414 of 483	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	524 of 669	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	431 of 643	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	404 of 661	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	321 of 662	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	378 of 517	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	471 of 639	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	366 of 590	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	971 of 1229	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	748 of 1219	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	812 of 1234	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	567 of 1221	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.5	880 of 1019	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	763 of 1217	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	616 of 1161	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	875 of 1271	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	841 of 1264	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	927 of 1292	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	811 of 1286	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	973 of 1048	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	897 of 1296	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	753 of 1223	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	363 of 802	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	320 of 805	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	109 of 781	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	24.6	756 of 792	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2023)50th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)55th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-23 vs state

Science30%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-16 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
Talcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1840 W Ohio St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7130	487	36	13.7	71.3%	46 (9.4%)	21 (4.3%)	405 (83.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	12.3	1554^th of 1737 public elementary schools	10.5%		31.2	1403^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	31.8%	151	31.9	28.6		34.1	36.2	29.5	28.2	52.4	33.5	25.0	31.7			28.2		23.7	93.4%		$23,018	$1,962	$21,057
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 W Ohio St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7655	446	33	13.7	30.3%	242 (54.3%)	32 (7.2%)	133 (29.8%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	76.2	363^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	79.1%		76.5	466^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.3%	103	68.4	60.0	67.3	73.5	71.9	83.3	76.7	73.3	74.1	57.7	59.2	52.6	57.1	66.7	53.3	57.3	98.6%		$20,013	$631	$19,381
Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	525 N Armour St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7665	356	35	10.1	83.1%	16 (4.5%)	104 (29.2%)	216 (60.7%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)						30.3			22.1							10.4	97.9%		$29,786	$2,016	$27,770
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1003 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4350	260	21	12.3	62.7%	160 (61.5%)	21 (8.1%)	65 (25.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	42.5	961^st of 1737 public elementary schools	44.7%		30.6	1420^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.9%	459	44.0		56.5		48.0				39.9							23.1	99.1%		$24,376	$1,210	$23,166
Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2022 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7685	423	29	14.4	43.5%	86 (20.3%)	207 (48.9%)	74 (17.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.5%)	44.6	933^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	46.3%		42.4	1156^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.8%	223	56.1		48.7	51.2	61.0	47.8	57.1		52.6	48.7				37.0		27.8	96%		$20,850	$1,026	$19,824
LaSalle II Lang Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1148 N Honore St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-0490	589	41	14.3	33.3%	171 (29.0%)	111 (18.8%)	237 (40.2%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.3%)	82.8	243^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	86.0%		80.8	380^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.5%	137	62.1	78.0	62.5	79.3	69.0	81.5	82.0	88.0	76.7	80.4	79.3	63.8	59.3	62.0	74.0	69.9	97.8%		$19,070	$508	$18,562
William H Brown STEM Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54 N Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7250	232	26	9.0	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	213 (91.8%)	11 (4.7%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)					41.7			46.2	37.1							15.9	98.3%		$28,468	$2,219	$26,249
Rudolph Elementary Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1628 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7460	22	14	1.5	63.6%	0 (0.0%)	13 (59.1%)	8 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)																	93.2%		$54,603	$3,522	$51,081
Chopin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2450 W Rice St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4080	323	32	10.2	90.4%	51 (15.8%)	101 (31.3%)	163 (50.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)								(n/a)						35.3		41.4	31.3							13.2	88.3%		$30,707	$2,886	$27,820
Dett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 W Monroe St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7160	326	30	10.8	82.5%	0 (0.0%)	284 (87.1%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)									10.1							7.1	93%		$26,130	$2,468	$23,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Talcott Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Talcott Elementary School?

Students at Talcott Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Talcott Elementary School attend?

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

High : Wells Community Academy High School

How many students attend Talcott Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Talcott Elementary School.

Is Talcott Elementary School a good school?

Talcott Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Talcott Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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