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Nightingale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1687th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Nightingale Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 959 students in grades PK-8. 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.

Nightingale Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with only 30% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 19.6% proficient in math, significantly below state and district averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.5% to 40.1% over the past few years. Nightingale serves a high-poverty student population, with 93.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite increased per-student spending, from $12,378 in 2020-2021 to $17,232 in 2023-2024, the school's performance remains well below the district average.

Interestingly, some nearby charter schools, like CICS - Basil Campus and Acero Charter - Rufino Tamayo Elementary, perform significantly better than Nightingale and the surrounding district schools, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this area. The data indicates that Nightingale Elementary and the surrounding schools face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education, and targeted interventions, such as addressing chronic absenteeism and exploring alternative educational models, may be necessary to improve student outcomes.

917
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,600
Per pupil spending ?
90.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5250 S Rockwell St
       Chicago, IL  60632-1540

(773) 535-9270

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Nightingale Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Thomas Kelly College Preparatory
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.4%
American Indian:
1.2%
White:
0.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,687th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 18%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
990th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 28%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
259th 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
202519.31687 of 205617.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.31588 of 206723.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.41629 of 207721.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.21632 of 208221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.61690 of 194813.2%★☆☆☆☆
201924.41601 of 208623.3%★☆☆☆☆
201816.31783 of 203712.5%★☆☆☆☆
201719.21711 of 204416.3%★☆☆☆☆
201628.31471 of 204628.1%★☆☆☆☆
201521.01688 of 205217.7%★☆☆☆☆
201421.21731 of 209317.3%★☆☆☆☆
201320.31791 of 216717.4%★☆☆☆☆
201219.41870 of 216613.7%★☆☆☆☆
201114.11926 of 214710.3%★☆☆☆☆
201024.01756 of 213917.9%★☆☆☆☆
200920.91784 of 212015.8%★☆☆☆☆
200815.71840 of 209212.0%★☆☆☆☆
200733.51631 of 209522.1%★☆☆☆☆
200638.31541 of 208626.1%★☆☆☆☆
200514.41787 of 202211.6%★☆☆☆☆
200420.01710 of 203015.8%★☆☆☆☆
200311.21765 of 202012.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.4902 of 104914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202426.4699 of 88621.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1865 of 9074.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.5640 of 78818.8%★☆☆☆☆
202446.5358 of 82656.7%★★★☆☆
202344.6365 of 78853.7%★★★☆☆
202238.6467 of 76839.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.9372 of 53730.7%★★☆☆☆
201941.7423 of 74343.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.5462 of 71835.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.01604 of 194217.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.81510 of 194222.2%★☆☆☆☆
202320.61578 of 195719.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.61576 of 197020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202120.21383 of 168017.7%★☆☆☆☆
201928.31459 of 201927.7%★☆☆☆☆
201816.71710 of 196412.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.4776 of 98221.0%★☆☆☆☆
202433.3653 of 95931.9%★★☆☆☆
202329.9712 of 97026.6%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5715 of 95425.1%★☆☆☆☆
202121.6680 of 7428.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.2681 of 95528.7%★☆☆☆☆
201821.9823 of 93812.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.81287 of 180028.5%★☆☆☆☆
202434.61195 of 179333.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.61239 of 180831.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.01194 of 176332.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.61192 of 151421.3%★☆☆☆☆
201938.51150 of 181636.7%★★☆☆☆
201826.61400 of 176520.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.21580 of 194718.8%★☆☆☆☆
202424.51471 of 195924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.71523 of 198423.2%★☆☆☆☆
202222.31518 of 197723.2%★☆☆☆☆
202113.31629 of 17074.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.41639 of 201918.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.81713 of 197213.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.71081 of 129216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.1857 of 119528.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.7875 of 115624.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1957 of 111314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202130.7433 of 64032.3%★★☆☆☆
201925.1978 of 119418.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.6613 of 76319.7%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.3990 of 136827.6%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0922 of 136332.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.1888 of 136735.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.9878 of 136935.9%★★☆☆☆
202135.2723 of 124141.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.9929 of 135631.5%★★☆☆☆
201825.9957 of 129326.0%★☆☆☆☆
201723.51008 of 129322.0%★☆☆☆☆
201635.4807 of 129437.6%★★☆☆☆
201524.01004 of 130222.9%★☆☆☆☆
201439.1838 of 132236.6%★★☆☆☆
201336.7921 of 136732.6%★★☆☆☆
201228.81067 of 136521.8%★☆☆☆☆
201117.71167 of 134413.2%★☆☆☆☆
201022.51099 of 132717.2%★☆☆☆☆
200925.11053 of 131820.1%★☆☆☆☆
200822.31064 of 129317.7%★☆☆☆☆
200732.8963 of 128725.2%★☆☆☆☆
200649.7758 of 127240.4%★★☆☆☆
200544.3769 of 120936.4%★★☆☆☆
200430.4887 of 120426.3%★☆☆☆☆
200326.2903 of 118523.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.1585 of 69415.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.2556 of 63913.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.6533 of 67420.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.5285 of 48341.0%★★☆☆☆
202443.1226 of 48653.5%★★★☆☆
202344.3214 of 48055.4%★★★☆☆
202241.6233 of 45448.7%★★☆☆☆
202142.2140 of 27749.5%★★★☆☆
201950.5107 of 33968.4%★★★☆☆
201841.3146 of 28548.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.5954 of 124823.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.9816 of 125134.8%★★☆☆☆
202333.7804 of 127536.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.5770 of 128640.1%★★☆☆☆
202138.9567 of 101744.2%★★☆☆☆
201926.7959 of 127624.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.6984 of 122619.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.2451 of 66932.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.7399 of 64337.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.3378 of 66142.8%★★☆☆☆
202238.1396 of 66240.2%★★☆☆☆
202143.9264 of 51748.9%★★☆☆☆
201935.9411 of 63935.7%★★☆☆☆
201830.3441 of 59025.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.6781 of 122936.5%★★☆☆☆
202441.4676 of 121944.5%★★☆☆☆
202350.3534 of 123456.7%★★★☆☆
202249.5525 of 122157.0%★★★☆☆
202152.1392 of 101961.5%★★★☆☆
201944.0651 of 121746.5%★★☆☆☆
201839.9695 of 116140.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.0880 of 127130.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.3918 of 126427.4%★☆☆☆☆
202329.7864 of 129233.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.5913 of 128629.0%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4758 of 104827.7%★☆☆☆☆
201936.0785 of 129639.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.6826 of 122332.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.6658 of 81219.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1643 of 80219.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9588 of 80527.0%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9402 of 54826.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.3655 of 79217.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.2468 of 60222.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school
Disabled (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts30%-23 vs state
Science24%-19 vs state
Mathematics20%-19 vs state

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Nightingale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Nightingale Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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

High : Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended Nightingale Elementary School.


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