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Talcott Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1403rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Talcott Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 465 students. 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.

Talcott Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, typically between 1,200-1,400 out of around 2,000 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.8% of Talcott students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In mathematics, the proficiency rate at Talcott was just 24.5%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Talcott's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Columbus Elementary, Suder Montessori, and LaSalle II Lang Academy, generally outperform Talcott Elementary School on academic measures, despite being part of the same district. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level resources and policies may be contributing to the academic performance of individual schools. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the consistently low academic performance at Talcott indicate that the school faces significant challenges in effectively educating its students, which presents opportunities for improvement.

487
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,989
Per pupil spending ?
71.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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 — 46th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015
!Science scores 26 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,403rd of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,025th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
165th 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
202531.21403 of 205631.8%★★☆☆☆
202429.71409 of 206731.8%★★☆☆☆
202337.31232 of 207740.7%★★☆☆☆
202229.21419 of 208231.8%★★☆☆☆
202126.41373 of 194829.5%★☆☆☆☆
201933.51360 of 208634.8%★★☆☆☆
201831.61385 of 203732.0%★★☆☆☆
201736.21263 of 204438.2%★★☆☆☆
201632.61359 of 204633.6%★★☆☆☆
201541.01107 of 205246.1%★★☆☆☆
201435.91404 of 209332.9%★★☆☆☆
201329.31603 of 216726.0%★☆☆☆☆
201241.31485 of 216631.4%★★☆☆☆
201140.71474 of 214731.3%★★☆☆☆
201044.61400 of 213934.5%★★☆☆☆
200950.01280 of 212039.6%★★☆☆☆
200829.41627 of 209222.2%★☆☆☆☆
200736.11573 of 209524.9%★☆☆☆☆
200623.91740 of 208616.6%★☆☆☆☆
200519.61741 of 202213.9%★☆☆☆☆
200419.91714 of 203015.6%★☆☆☆☆
200317.01702 of 202015.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.4516 of 78834.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.5574 of 82630.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.2522 of 78833.8%★★☆☆☆
202236.3515 of 76832.9%★★☆☆☆
202144.3230 of 53757.2%★★★☆☆
201940.3444 of 74340.2%★★☆☆☆
201833.3529 of 71826.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.01235 of 194236.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.71180 of 194239.2%★★☆☆☆
202337.01157 of 195740.9%★★☆☆☆
202228.81356 of 197031.2%★★☆☆☆
202119.71393 of 168017.1%★☆☆☆☆
201933.31319 of 201934.7%★★☆☆☆
201837.11214 of 196438.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.0653 of 98233.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.8592 of 95938.3%★★☆☆☆
202346.0469 of 97051.6%★★★☆☆
202235.3595 of 95437.6%★★☆☆☆
202133.4488 of 74234.2%★★☆☆☆
201941.7537 of 95543.8%★★☆☆☆
201841.0532 of 93843.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.81359 of 180024.5%★☆☆☆☆
202433.61226 of 179331.6%★★☆☆☆
202345.5919 of 180849.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.51128 of 176336.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.81217 of 151419.6%★☆☆☆☆
201944.4975 of 181646.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.51045 of 176540.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.81396 of 194728.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.01451 of 195925.9%★☆☆☆☆
202338.11150 of 198442.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.31325 of 197733.0%★★☆☆☆
202124.21289 of 170724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201937.81199 of 201940.6%★★☆☆☆
201831.11357 of 197231.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202341.3581 of 115649.7%★★☆☆☆
202253.6373 of 111366.5%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.31025 of 136825.1%★☆☆☆☆
202430.3899 of 136334.0%★★☆☆☆
202329.5922 of 136732.6%★★☆☆☆
202238.4775 of 136943.4%★★☆☆☆
202124.4933 of 124124.8%★☆☆☆☆
201933.7873 of 135635.6%★★☆☆☆
201833.1840 of 129335.0%★★☆☆☆
201744.3682 of 129347.3%★★☆☆☆
201634.3827 of 129436.1%★★☆☆☆
201541.1694 of 130246.7%★★☆☆☆
201462.9479 of 132263.8%★★★☆☆
201362.5499 of 136763.5%★★★☆☆
201260.8598 of 136556.2%★★★☆☆
201182.7140 of 134489.6%★★★★☆
201065.7507 of 132761.8%★★★☆☆
200948.4800 of 131839.3%★★☆☆☆
200836.6923 of 129328.6%★☆☆☆☆
200733.3957 of 128725.6%★☆☆☆☆
200622.81037 of 127218.5%★☆☆☆☆
200516.41010 of 120916.5%★☆☆☆☆
200415.9997 of 120417.2%★☆☆☆☆
200311.21034 of 118512.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.6284 of 48341.2%★★☆☆☆
202445.4203 of 48658.2%★★★☆☆
202338.9270 of 48043.8%★★☆☆☆
202256.997 of 45478.6%★★★★☆
202141.6146 of 27747.3%★★☆☆☆
201928.7310 of 3398.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201832.3250 of 28512.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.8989 of 124820.8%★☆☆☆☆
202431.5825 of 125134.1%★★☆☆☆
202331.3841 of 127534.0%★★☆☆☆
202242.2676 of 128647.4%★★☆☆☆
201942.8697 of 127645.4%★★☆☆☆
201829.8875 of 122628.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.9524 of 66921.7%★☆☆☆☆
202432.8431 of 64333.0%★★☆☆☆
202336.8404 of 66138.9%★★☆☆☆
202245.0321 of 66251.5%★★★☆☆
202131.3378 of 51726.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3471 of 63926.3%★☆☆☆☆
201838.4366 of 59038.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.2971 of 122921.0%★☆☆☆☆
202436.9748 of 121938.6%★★☆☆☆
202334.5812 of 123434.2%★★☆☆☆
202247.1567 of 122153.6%★★★☆☆
202122.5880 of 101913.6%★☆☆☆☆
201937.2763 of 121737.3%★★☆☆☆
201843.8616 of 116146.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.1875 of 127131.2%★★☆☆☆
202429.4841 of 126433.5%★★☆☆☆
202326.7927 of 129228.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9811 of 128636.9%★★☆☆☆
202114.7973 of 10487.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.1897 of 129630.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.1753 of 122338.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202443.7363 of 80254.7%★★★☆☆
202346.3320 of 80560.2%★★★☆☆
202267.2109 of 78186.0%★★★★☆
201924.6756 of 7924.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile~ school
Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-7 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
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts34%-19 vs state
Mathematics24%-14 vs state
Science17%-26 vs state

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

High : Wells Community Academy High School

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

Talcott Elementary School ranks 1403rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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


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