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Mollison Elementary School

Q: Is Mollison Elementary School a good school?

Mollison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mollison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Mollison Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mollison Elementary School?

Students at Mollison Elementary School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Mollison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mollison Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Phillips Academy High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2045^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Mollison Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 237 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. Mollison Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mollison Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools district and the state of Illinois on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.5% of Mollison students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 7.1% of Mollison students were proficient, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 60.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Mollison Elementary's struggles are further highlighted by the exceptional performance of nearby Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, which is ranked in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Mollison Elementary, ranging from $14,232 to $22,874 over the past few years, the school is not achieving the desired academic outcomes. This suggests that the school and district may need to re-evaluate how resources are allocated and invested to better support student learning and address the root causes of chronic absenteeism.

237

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,499

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr
Chicago, IL 60653-3310

(773) 535-1804

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Mollison Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Phillips Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.2%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (8% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (61% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,045^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,175^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 13 pts since 2018

From bottom 1% (2018) to bottom 14% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

447^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	2045 of 2056	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	2002 of 2067	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1953 of 2077	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1999 of 2082	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1782 of 1948	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1963 of 2086	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1988 of 2037	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	1974 of 2044	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1973 of 2046	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	1986 of 2052	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	2010 of 2093	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	1763 of 2167	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	1863 of 2166	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	1957 of 2147	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	1939 of 2139	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	1975 of 2120	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	2000 of 2092	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.5	1936 of 2095	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	1943 of 2086	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.9	1871 of 2022	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	1835 of 2030	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.4	1830 of 2020	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	656 of 688	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	547 of 655	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	486 of 692	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	535 of 684	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	277 of 428	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	563 of 711	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	610 of 698	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1936 of 1942	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1701 of 1942	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1696 of 1957	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1901 of 1970	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1753 of 2019	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1947 of 1964	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1785 of 1800	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1699 of 1793	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1621 of 1808	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1718 of 1763	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1486 of 1514	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1687 of 1816	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1707 of 1765	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1913 of 1947	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1957 of 1959	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1968 of 1984	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1797 of 1977	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1971 of 2019	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1883 of 1972	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1175 of 1368	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1305 of 1363	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1271 of 1367	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1278 of 1369	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1100 of 1241	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1335 of 1356	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1276 of 1293	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.5	1168 of 1322	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	1172 of 1367	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	1060 of 1365	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	1166 of 1344	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	1293 of 1327	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	1235 of 1318	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.5	1109 of 1293	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.7	925 of 1287	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.4	763 of 1272	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	5.7	1126 of 1209	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.2	1108 of 1204	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.1	1077 of 1185	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	382 of 574	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	473 of 548	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	426 of 569	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	448 of 573	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	216 of 385	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	530 of 565	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	463 of 511	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1021 of 1248	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1086 of 1251	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1084 of 1275	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1139 of 1286	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1242 of 1276	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1208 of 1226	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	998 of 1229	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1153 of 1219	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1137 of 1234	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1129 of 1221	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	909 of 1019	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1192 of 1217	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1147 of 1161	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1164 of 1271	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1257 of 1264	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1263 of 1292	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1243 of 1286	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1290 of 1296	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1184 of 1223	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)5th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

Science6%-37 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 12, 2019

The leadership in the school is poor. You can feel the dishonesty with the leader and how the principal does not put the teachers and students first. She makes false promises, doesn't support parents and if you disagree with her you are basically punished or shunned from the school. She only allows "yes" people in her circle but if you are not her "buddy", you will get the not real smile. School is dirty and doesn't have a place for parents to go for support. It's loud in the office and very unprofessional with yelling and loud laughter when you enter the school. You only have a few smiling teachers who look like they want to be there. It's dad. Close Quote

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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
Mollison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1804	237	17	13.9	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	221 (93.2%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.3	2045^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.5%		11.3	2002^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	43	9.4	3.6	0.0	0.0	12.9	8.0	45.5	17.9	13.5	5.0	3.4	0.0	4.0	22.7	10.7	7.1	88.5	92.8	92.8	92.8	97.5	92.8	88.5	6.4	23.8	$23,499	$4,165	$19,334
James Farmer Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1687	321	19	16.8	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	300 (93.5%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	14.3	1810^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.0%		24.7	1551^st of 2067 public elementary schools	25.0%	259	21.2	18.4	7.1	20.0	22.9	30.0	35.2	25.0	24.9	7.1	13.8	17.6	13.8	15.1	12.5	13.6	81.8	87.4	87.4	87.4	89.7	87.1	83.1	4.0	24.2	$19,898	$2,407	$17,490
Woodson South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4414 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1280	298	22	13.5	70.8%	0 (0.0%)	272 (91.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	14.7	1794^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.7%		12.2	1970^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.7%	176	11.5	5.0	35.0	14.7	30.8	17.1	9.4	42.5	24.4	40.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	5.2	85.4	88.4	88.8	88.4	96.6	86.7	86.4	4.1	19.4	$23,327	$3,330	$19,997
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School	Public	K-8	8 W Root St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-8085	458	26	17.6	16.6%	23 (5.0%)	340 (74.2%)	22 (4.8%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	97.1	23^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.3	42^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.0%	19	75.4	84.0	76.8	92.7	98.2	94.6	97.4	100.0	92.4	89.3	89.3	73.7	82.1	71.8	60.0	79.9	94.1	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.2	95.7	95.5		13.7	$15,884	$963	$14,921
Beethoven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 W 47th St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1480	333	26	13.0	91.3%	4 (1.2%)	267 (80.2%)	60 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5	2048^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.4%		11.1	2010^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.8%	38	4.8	12.5	6.7	10.7	4.5	13.6	24.1	12.5	12.3	3.4	3.8	0.0	0.0	7.4	4.5	3.5	83.8	86.9	86.9	86.9	93.5	86.3	80.7	12.2	21.5	$19,376	$3,045	$16,330
Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	834 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1060	356	24	15.1	66.6%	10 (2.8%)	324 (91.0%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10.6	1923^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.1	1973^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.5%	50	3.4	10.3	32.1	21.9	7.1	16.7	28.0	27.6	22.3	25.0	9.4	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	7.1	82.8	83.9	83.9	83.9	89.6	83.9	78.1	21.9	12.9	$21,798	$3,717	$18,081
Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	249 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1204	308	22	14.0	82.8%	2 (0.6%)	296 (96.1%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33.4	1349^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.4%		29.2	1421^st of 2067 public elementary schools	31.3%	72	22.6	14.3	25.9	38.5	44.4	66.7	78.3	78.6	53.6	28.6	23.1	25.8	16.7	17.4	14.3	21.4	77.8	82.2	82.2	82.2	93.8	80.6	79.4	10.9	12.8	$22,776	$2,969	$19,807
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4225 S Lake Park Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1777	117	13	9.3	86.3%	0 (0.0%)	110 (94.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)			33.3						33.3	13.3						13.3	84.2	86.0	86.0	86.0	93.9	84.2	80.7	14.9		$33,929	$4,056	$29,873
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4316 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1696	217	19	11.7	97.2%	3 (1.4%)	184 (84.8%)	27 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8.7	1977^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.8%		12.2	1971^st of 2067 public elementary schools	4.6%	6	0.0	12.5	22.7	6.7	5.0	27.8	0.0	12.5	12.7	22.7	0.0	0.0	5.6	7.1	12.5	8.6	84.2	86.3	85.8	85.8	94.5	86.3	84.7	6.6	12.6	$29,272	$3,516	$25,757
Ariel Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1996	364	35	10.4	71.2%	1 (0.3%)	349 (95.9%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14	1819^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.5%		16.3	1791^st of 2067 public elementary schools	13.4%	28	14.7	22.7	19.0	34.2	26.5	16.2	29.0	34.8	26.6	28.6	13.2	2.9	5.4	9.7	30.4	13.0	87.2	92.3	92.3	92.3	94.3	91.2	88.3	6.6	19.7	$24,219	$2,776	$21,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Mollison Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mollison Elementary School?

Students at Mollison Elementary School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mollison Elementary School attend?

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

High : Phillips Academy High School

What district is Mollison Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Mollison Elementary School a good school?

Mollison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Mollison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Mollison Elementary School.

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