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Moos Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1627th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Moos Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 456 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas.

Moos Elementary School struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking particularly low for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. The school also has a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with over 70% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Moos Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Moos Elementary School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Goethe Elementary School, Pulaski International School of Chicago, and Chase Elementary School, which all have higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and better student subgroup outcomes. Despite the school's poor academic performance, Moos Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of over $20,000, which is higher than the district average, suggesting that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to improve student outcomes.

434
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,327
Per pupil spending ?
66.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1711 N California Ave
       Chicago, IL  60647-5103

(773) 534-4340

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Moos Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Clemente Community Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.4%
African American:
13.6%
White:
10.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,627th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,117th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
239th 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
202521.61627 of 205620.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.81718 of 206716.9%★☆☆☆☆
202321.41628 of 207721.6%★☆☆☆☆
202218.21733 of 208216.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.41736 of 194810.9%★☆☆☆☆
201920.91698 of 208618.6%★☆☆☆☆
201822.01598 of 203721.6%★☆☆☆☆
201726.61507 of 204426.3%★☆☆☆☆
201612.51904 of 20466.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.91905 of 20527.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201413.61879 of 209310.2%★☆☆☆☆
201313.71941 of 216710.4%★☆☆☆☆
20124.12118 of 21662.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201112.11963 of 21478.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20108.12005 of 21396.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200912.41917 of 21209.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.81905 of 20928.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200719.51813 of 209513.5%★☆☆☆☆
200615.71842 of 208611.7%★☆☆☆☆
20052.61931 of 20224.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20047.11870 of 20307.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20035.41873 of 20207.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201822.2644 of 6987.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.3842 of 104919.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.9583 of 78826.0%★☆☆☆☆
202435.1554 of 82632.9%★★☆☆☆
202326.7693 of 78812.1%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0735 of 7684.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.6482 of 53710.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.4571 of 74323.1%★☆☆☆☆
201843.8374 of 71847.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.41507 of 194222.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.51465 of 194224.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.71515 of 195722.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.51611 of 197018.2%★☆☆☆☆
202115.61511 of 168010.1%★☆☆☆☆
201921.21657 of 201917.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.71519 of 196422.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.3717 of 98227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.8756 of 95921.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9751 of 97022.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.2832 of 95412.8%★☆☆☆☆
202120.8705 of 7425.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.1739 of 95522.6%★☆☆☆☆
201832.7646 of 93831.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.91369 of 180023.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.31493 of 179316.7%★☆☆☆☆
202324.11511 of 180816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.51495 of 176315.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.21263 of 151416.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.81348 of 181625.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.01210 of 176531.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.51599 of 194717.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.91731 of 195911.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.11563 of 198421.2%★☆☆☆☆
202218.71658 of 197716.1%★☆☆☆☆
202113.31628 of 17074.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.11586 of 201921.4%★☆☆☆☆
201820.61616 of 197218.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.91183 of 12928.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.4852 of 119528.7%★☆☆☆☆
202231.9727 of 111334.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.81117 of 136818.3%★☆☆☆☆
202418.01156 of 136315.2%★☆☆☆☆
202316.71187 of 136713.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.31096 of 136919.9%★☆☆☆☆
202121.01005 of 124119.0%★☆☆☆☆
201921.91079 of 135620.4%★☆☆☆☆
201816.11133 of 129312.4%★☆☆☆☆
201711.61226 of 12935.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201622.71053 of 129418.6%★☆☆☆☆
201532.4852 of 130234.6%★★☆☆☆
201426.51022 of 132222.7%★☆☆☆☆
201335.4937 of 136731.5%★★☆☆☆
201223.11132 of 136517.1%★☆☆☆☆
201128.51070 of 134420.4%★☆☆☆☆
201019.81121 of 132715.5%★☆☆☆☆
200929.21021 of 131822.5%★☆☆☆☆
200824.31042 of 129319.4%★☆☆☆☆
200717.31091 of 128715.2%★☆☆☆☆
200617.01079 of 127215.2%★☆☆☆☆
200513.31035 of 120914.4%★☆☆☆☆
20048.91079 of 120410.4%★☆☆☆☆
20037.11096 of 11857.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.9409 of 48315.3%★☆☆☆☆
202436.9311 of 48636.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.2443 of 4807.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.5436 of 4544.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.7310 of 3398.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.41015 of 124818.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.01002 of 125119.9%★☆☆☆☆
202319.21050 of 127517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.31028 of 128620.1%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9881 of 101713.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.31039 of 127618.6%★☆☆☆☆
201812.11141 of 12266.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.3582 of 66913.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9557 of 64313.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.8569 of 66113.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4546 of 66217.5%★☆☆☆☆
202131.2379 of 51726.7%★☆☆☆☆
201919.4574 of 63910.2%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4549 of 5906.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.81029 of 122916.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.41018 of 121916.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.41081 of 123412.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.61021 of 122116.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.9700 of 101931.3%★★☆☆☆
201925.7969 of 121720.4%★☆☆☆☆
201820.51005 of 116113.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.71059 of 127116.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.81136 of 126410.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.01172 of 12929.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.01017 of 128620.9%★☆☆☆☆
202123.3837 of 104820.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.2970 of 129625.2%★☆☆☆☆
201824.4931 of 122323.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202333.6498 of 80538.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.1499 of 78136.1%★★☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)20th percentile~ school
Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school
African American (2018)8th percentile-14 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2023)38th percentile+25 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
Male (2025)17th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts33%-20 vs state
Science17%-26 vs state
Mathematics14%-25 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, October 15, 2016

Open Quote My grandchildren came to Moos far below grade level. I've seen my non-readers reading and the gap has begun to close. The staff has been great. Close Quote


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Friday, May 6, 2016

Open Quote When my grandchildren came to live with me, they were way behind. I never thought my grandchildren would ever be interested in reading or anything school wise. Now my granddaughter is above her grade level in school and my grandson is reading, something I never thought would happen. He now reads signs and is excited about learning. You can't just look at present scores and evaluate how far the students have come. The staff at Moos all came together to give my grandchildren the best education they could ever get. I so appreciate them all. Jean Schwab Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Moos Elementary School.

Students at Moos Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% White, 4% Two or more races.

Moos Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

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

High : Clemente Community Academy High School


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