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Neil Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Neil Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 249 students. It 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. Neil Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period.

Neil Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.7% of Neil students were proficient in ELA compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Math, only 5.3% of Neil students were proficient compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, Neil Elementary School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 44.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Neil Elementary School to the nearby schools in the same district, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the nearby Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center had 89% of students proficient in ELA and 70.9% proficient in Math, while Neil Elementary School had only 28.7% and 5.3% proficiency, respectively. Despite the significantly higher per-student spending at Neil Elementary School compared to nearby schools, the school's academic outcomes do not reflect this investment, raising questions about the efficient and effective use of resources.

258

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,060

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8555 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-5687

(773) 535-3000

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Neil Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.0%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,760^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,198^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

294^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	16.1	1760 of 2056	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1305 of 2067	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1742 of 2077	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1828 of 2082	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1867 of 1948	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1804 of 2086	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1884 of 2037	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	2005 of 2044	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	2019 of 2046	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	1899 of 2052	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	1948 of 2093	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	1807 of 2167	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	1828 of 2166	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	1761 of 2147	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	1526 of 2139	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	1862 of 2120	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	1654 of 2092	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	1835 of 2095	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	1731 of 2086	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.6	1464 of 2022	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.4	1463 of 2030	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.4	1259 of 2020	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	389 of 688	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	197 of 655	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.0	350 of 692	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	375 of 684	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	356 of 428	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	374 of 711	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	467 of 698	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1848 of 1942	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1750 of 1964	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1599 of 1800	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	834 of 1793	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.6	1705 of 1808	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1493 of 1763	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1460 of 1816	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1544 of 1765	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1527 of 1947	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1003 of 1959	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1907 of 1984	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1745 of 1977	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1739 of 2019	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1776 of 1972	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1198 of 1368	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1060 of 1363	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1059 of 1367	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1189 of 1369	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1210 of 1241	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1175 of 1356	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1184 of 1293	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	1202 of 1293	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	1105 of 1294	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	1123 of 1302	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	1013 of 1322	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	1049 of 1367	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	923 of 1365	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.9	657 of 1344	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.7	916 of 1327	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.6	1030 of 1318	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.0	918 of 1293	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	880 of 1287	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.1	521 of 1272	59.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	359 of 574	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	277 of 548	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	312 of 569	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	311 of 573	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	343 of 385	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	324 of 565	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	356 of 511	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	36.2	773 of 1275	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1094 of 1229	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	782 of 1234	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1039 of 1221	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1091 of 1217	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1017 of 1161	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1137 of 1271	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1072 of 1264	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1248 of 1292	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1115 of 1286	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1118 of 1296	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	964 of 1223	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Female (2023)39th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-24 vs state

Science18%-25 vs state

Mathematics5%-33 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
Neil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8555 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3000	258	27	9.5	88.0%	1 (0.4%)	240 (93.0%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	16.1	1760^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.4%		33.3	1305^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.9%	455	16.7	20.0	36.4	17.6	22.2	44.4	30.0	25.0	28.7	9.1	17.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.3	88.7	91.5	91.5	91.5	94.4	90.7	88.7		23.0	$35,060	$3,893	$31,167
McDade Elementary Classical School	Public	K-8	8801 S Indiana Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-3669	207	12	17.2	36.2%	5 (2.4%)	186 (89.9%)	7 (3.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	97.5	19^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.4	21^st of 2067 public elementary schools	99.0%	2	74.1		92.9	92.9	85.2	96.6	91.7		91.6	85.7	92.9	85.2	93.1	66.7		87.0	90.3	92.2	92.2	92.2	95.9	92.6	91.7		14.8	$19,542	$1,358	$18,184
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3834	412	31	13.2	75.2%	3 (0.7%)	393 (95.4%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.4	1332^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	35.2%		36.5	1234^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.3%	98	10.4	20.0	44.7	40.9	53.1	51.1	54.3	36.5	46.6	39.5	25.0	14.3	14.9	20.3	31.1	24.0	97.2	97.2	97.0	97.0	98.5	96.8	96.6	3.4	39.3	$18,900	$2,638	$16,262
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 S La Salle St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-0040	300	18	16.6	40.3%	39 (13.0%)	202 (67.3%)	15 (5.0%)	35 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	94	90^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.3	66^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.8%	24	90.0	80.0	72.0	89.3	90.0	100.0	89.7	86.7	89.0	64.0	78.6	70.0	75.0	79.3	56.7	70.9	95.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.3	96.0	92.6	10.8	24.7	$18,236	$1,433	$16,803
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C	Public	PK, KG-6	650 E 85th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3435	216	19	11.3	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	209 (96.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	15	1784^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.2%		16.2	1796^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.1%	12	18.2		29.6	17.2	30.4	27.3			25.7	22.2	3.6	4.3	13.6			11.0	86.2	86.7	86.7	86.7	96.1	86.2	84.5			$23,144	$3,675	$19,469
Ruggles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7831 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3085	290	25	11.6	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.4%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	1589^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.7%		26.8	1491^st of 2067 public elementary schools	27.9%	98	5.1	19.0	30.4	30.8	23.1	68.6	53.3	39.1	40.7	16.7	22.2	0.0	17.1	10.0	13.6	12.9	86.6	89.5	89.5	89.5	94.8	87.9	86.9	4.3	16.1	$23,986	$4,487	$19,499
Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	650 E 91st Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3300	264	21	12.5	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	257 (97.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33.9	1345^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.6%		34	1287^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.7%	58	14.3	32.3	29.4	50.0	75.0	46.2	52.4	58.1	53.6	29.4	25.0	7.1	15.4	9.5	16.1	16.6	93.4	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.9	95.1	94.8	5.6	21.3	$26,106	$2,654	$23,452
Gillespie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9301 S State St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5065	288	25	11.7	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	272 (94.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.7	1724^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.1%		15.9	1812^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.3%	88	24.1	17.2	29.6	24.2	31.0	40.9	20.0	25.0	28.3	11.1	12.1	3.6	9.1	5.0	11.1	8.9	81.5	87.3	87.3	87.5	94.2	87.5	84.6		16.5	$25,470	$3,416	$22,055
Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	8716 S Wallace St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3843	351	33	10.8	92.3%	3 (0.9%)	333 (94.9%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1872^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		18.1	1733^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.2%	139	3.8	20.0	26.3	20.0	23.1	18.5	21.2	60.0	27.4	26.3	13.3	3.8	7.7	9.1	8.0	12.4	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	92.9	98.9	13.5	26.1	$28,845	$3,238	$25,606
Ashe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8505 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3550	387	24	16.1	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	312 (80.6%)	68 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8.1	1989^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.3%		11.4	1996^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	7	6.5	15.6	22.5	15.6	19.4	25.7	32.0	34.4	24.6	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.4	3.1	84.9	90.4	89.8	90.1	96.1	89.5	84.6	7.4	18.7	$18,763	$2,250	$16,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Neil Elementary School

What district is Neil Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Neil Elementary School a good school?

Neil Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Neil Elementary School attend?

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

High : Harlan Community Academy High School

How many students attend Neil Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Neil Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Neil Elementary School?

Students at Neil Elementary School are 93% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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