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Mount Vernon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Mount Vernon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 246 students enrolled. 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.

Mount Vernon Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 45.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Math proficiency is particularly low, with only 17.4% of students proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance on state assessments has been declining over the past few years.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center, Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School, and Fernwood Elementary School, all have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Mount Vernon Elementary School, with low proficiency rates and high rates of chronic absenteeism. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and providing targeted interventions and support for the unique challenges faced by the student population may be key to improving academic outcomes at Mount Vernon Elementary School and the surrounding schools.

245

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,637

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10540 S Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60643-3098

(773) 535-2825

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Mount Vernon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Julian High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.1%

Hispanic:

4.1%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,563^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

831^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

211^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	25.0	1563 of 2056	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1521 of 2067	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1886 of 2077	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1842 of 2082	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1916 of 1948	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1904 of 2086	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	2023 of 2037	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	1897 of 2044	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	1890 of 2046	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	1738 of 2052	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.7	1898 of 2093	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	1566 of 2167	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1652 of 2166	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	1685 of 2147	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	1935 of 2139	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.9	1985 of 2120	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	1934 of 2092	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	2067 of 2095	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.3	2025 of 2086	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.0	1954 of 2022	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.8	1981 of 2030	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.3	1999 of 2020	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	225 of 688	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	227 of 655	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	452 of 692	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	392 of 684	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	379 of 428	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	482 of 711	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	649 of 698	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	512 of 1049	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1353 of 1942	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1607 of 1942	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1732 of 1957	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1923 of 1970	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1663 of 1680	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1723 of 2019	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1946 of 1964	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1172 of 1800	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1167 of 1793	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1552 of 1808	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1444 of 1763	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1473 of 1514	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1584 of 1816	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1745 of 1765	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1541 of 1947	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1477 of 1959	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1793 of 1984	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1648 of 1977	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1983 of 2019	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1925 of 1972	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	861 of 1292	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1001 of 1195	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	831 of 1368	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1063 of 1363	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1191 of 1367	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1311 of 1369	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1061 of 1241	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1236 of 1356	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1242 of 1293	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	1090 of 1293	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	994 of 1294	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	986 of 1302	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	1134 of 1322	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	1164 of 1367	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	1056 of 1365	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.1	1066 of 1344	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	1075 of 1327	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	1224 of 1318	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	1221 of 1293	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	1263 of 1287	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	1207 of 1272	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.7	1095 of 1209	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.2	1126 of 1204	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.6	1124 of 1185	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	177 of 574	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	280 of 548	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	374 of 569	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	478 of 573	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	208 of 385	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	376 of 565	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	429 of 511	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	667 of 1248	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1072 of 1251	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	997 of 1275	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1244 of 1286	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	940 of 1017	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1182 of 1276	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1213 of 1226	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	549 of 1229	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	861 of 1219	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1039 of 1234	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1157 of 1221	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	826 of 1019	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1049 of 1217	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1113 of 1161	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	890 of 1271	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	832 of 1264	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1154 of 1292	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1143 of 1286	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1173 of 1296	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1210 of 1223	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)67th percentile+43 vs school

Disabled (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)69th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science12%-31 vs state

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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
Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10540 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2825	245	23	10.6	75.5%	0 (0.0%)	233 (95.1%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25	1563^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.0%		25.7	1521^st of 2067 public elementary schools	26.4%	42	16.7	8.0	27.8	29.2	43.3	52.2	55.2	72.0	45.5	33.3	16.7	13.3	8.7	13.8	12.0	17.4	82.2	86.4	86.4	86.4	92.2	86.0	85.1		18.2	$25,637	$3,646	$21,991
Garvey M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10309 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2763	262	21	12.4	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	245 (93.5%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	19.5	1680^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.3%		18.6	1721^st of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%	41	4.2	11.8	42.3	31.3	12.5	50.0	26.3	50.0	36.1	30.8	3.1	0.0	5.0	5.3	11.8	9.7	84.8	93.0	93.0	93.0	97.1	92.6	83.1	10.3	21.4	$22,258	$3,441	$18,817
Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10354 S Charles St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2625	243	24	10.1	76.1%	7 (2.9%)	218 (89.7%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	36.9	1280^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.7%		28.4	1450^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.9%	170	44.4	18.5	37.0	45.8	48.1	31.3	24.0	33.3	36.4	48.1	16.7	29.6	6.3	8.0	0.0	17.9	86.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	92.4	86.0	85.6		17.8	$23,378	$3,897	$19,482
Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10845 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5517	206	20	10.3	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	45.8	1083^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.3%		28.7	1440^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.3%	357	10.0	28.0	54.2	60.0	41.4	73.3	41.2	44.0	50.4	45.8	33.3	10.3	26.7	23.5	12.0	24.0	87.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	95.4	94.4	87.2	8.7	27.2	$25,889	$3,786	$22,103
Fernwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10041 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2700	259	18	14.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	228 (88.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	27.8	1491^st of 2056 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.6	1555^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.8%	64	5.9	12.9	26.7	34.6	25.0	58.1	52.9	51.6	43.0	37.9	32.0	5.0	22.6	21.2	6.5	21.3	78.7	81.1	81.1	81.1	91.3	80.3	79.5		15.4	$19,281	$2,550	$16,732
Wacker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9746 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2821	217	22	9.8	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	211 (97.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	21.8	1621^st of 2056 public elementary schools	21.2%		22.7	1602^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.5%	19	20.0	17.2	43.8	38.5	25.0	18.2	40.0	24.1	30.8	18.8	23.1	5.0	18.2	20.0	10.3	15.8	93.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	91.7	97.2	93.1	7.4	31.0	$26,778	$3,648	$23,130
Shoop Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11140 S Bishop St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2715	515	30	17.1	91.3%	3 (0.6%)	481 (93.4%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	19.5	1679^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.3%		21.4	1648^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.3%	31	12.5	14.9	25.0	45.1	30.2	27.3	26.4	24.4	30.2	33.3	20.4	9.7	0.0	18.9	4.5	12.8	80.7	86.8	86.8	86.8	93.0	86.8	82.2	6.5	16.9	$18,857	$2,094	$16,763
Hughes L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 W 104th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5075	431	40	10.9	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	374 (86.8%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	10.2	1940^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.4	1997^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	57	4.0	12.8	25.0	26.3	22.2	20.9	14.8	35.9	24.8	7.0	2.6	0.0	9.5	3.7	7.7	5.6	86.5	91.8	91.4	91.4	94.6	91.4	83.6	23.6	17.1	$26,259	$4,036	$22,223
Evers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9811 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2565	233	22	10.5	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	222 (95.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1665^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.2	1561^st of 2067 public elementary schools	24.5%	104	20.8	16.7	23.8	27.8	45.8	34.6	29.4	61.1	37.1	14.3	22.2	4.3	12.0	12.5	11.1	12.4	87.8	91.2	91.2	91.2	93.2	91.2	85.9	8.8	22.4	$24,873	$3,326	$21,546
Lavizzo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 W 109th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5300	394	28	14.3	89.8%	3 (0.8%)	340 (86.3%)	48 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14.9	1786^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.1%		16	1810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.4%	24	10.0	12.1	28.3	25.7	33.3	33.3	12.5	22.2	25.5	9.4	17.6	0.0	7.5	4.2	0.0	6.3	87.9	92.0	92.0	92.0	98.8	92.0	90.6	5.9	20.1	$18,975	$3,137	$15,838

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What schools do graduates of Mount Vernon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mount Vernon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Julian High School

What district is Mount Vernon Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Mount Vernon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Mount Vernon Elementary School.

Is Mount Vernon Elementary School a good school?

Mount Vernon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Vernon Elementary School?

Students at Mount Vernon Elementary School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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