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Armour Elementary School

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Armour Elementary School ranks 1065 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1065^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Armour Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 238 students enrolled. The school consistently outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

Armour Elementary School's strong academic performance is particularly notable in ELA, where 60.1% of students were proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school also stands out for its performance among Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who ranked 396 out of 982 and 690 out of 1,800 Illinois elementary schools, respectively, in ELA. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year is a concern, as it is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Healy Elementary School and Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy consistently outperform Armour Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, ranking among the top 5% and 10% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively. In contrast, Minnie Minoso Academy, located just 0.54 miles away, has similar demographics and district affiliation to Armour but significantly lower academic performance.

255

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,731

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 W 33rd Pl
Chicago, IL 60608-6712

(773) 535-4530

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Armour Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

White:

12.5%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,065^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

539^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^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	47.0	1065 of 2056	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1187 of 2067	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1114 of 2077	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1292 of 2082	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1577 of 2086	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1476 of 2037	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	1311 of 2044	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.4	1606 of 2046	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1481 of 2052	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	1795 of 2093	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	1882 of 2167	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	1790 of 2166	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	1658 of 2147	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	1810 of 2139	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	1883 of 2120	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	1826 of 2092	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	1750 of 2095	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.4	1846 of 2086	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	1811 of 2022	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.6	1805 of 2030	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.8	1808 of 2020	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	34.9	527 of 743	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	452 of 718	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1000 of 1942	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	888 of 1942	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	917 of 1957	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	1174 of 1970	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1783 of 2019	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1525 of 1964	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	396 of 982	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	509 of 959	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	438 of 970	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	497 of 954	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	751 of 955	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	611 of 938	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	690 of 1800	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	910 of 1793	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	580 of 1808	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	639 of 1763	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	1285 of 1816	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1005 of 1765	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1014 of 1947	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1428 of 1959	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1037 of 1984	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1267 of 1977	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1311 of 2019	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1273 of 1972	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	539 of 1368	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	570 of 1363	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	612 of 1367	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.3	1036 of 1369	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1060 of 1356	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1126 of 1293	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.7	577 of 1293	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.0	832 of 1294	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	851 of 1302	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.0	1057 of 1322	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	1160 of 1367	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.0	947 of 1365	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	936 of 1344	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1114 of 1327	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	1286 of 1318	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	1156 of 1293	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	1071 of 1287	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.1	1111 of 1272	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	1086 of 1209	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	992 of 1204	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.3	1113 of 1185	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	566 of 1248	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	456 of 1251	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	693 of 1275	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	835 of 1286	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1121 of 1276	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1008 of 1226	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	258 of 669	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	251 of 643	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	278 of 661	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	484 of 662	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	575 of 639	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	578 of 590	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	298 of 1229	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	321 of 1219	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	254 of 1234	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.1	693 of 1221	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	840 of 1217	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	946 of 1161	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	455 of 1271	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	557 of 1264	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	509 of 1292	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.0	1019 of 1286	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	766 of 1296	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	985 of 1223	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)29th percentile+5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Science30%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 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
Armour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	950 W 33rd Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4530	255	28	9.1	77.3%	32 (12.5%)	20 (7.8%)	172 (67.5%)	17 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	47	1065^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.2%		38.6	1187^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.6%	122	33.3	26.1	44.4	36.4	70.4	68.2	70.0	72.0	60.1	29.6	23.8	37.0	22.7	25.0	28.0	28.2	85.8	89.1	89.1	89.1	92.1	87.5	87.5	4.6	21.3	$24,731	$3,585	$21,145
Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1104 W 31st St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7200	407	33	12.3	71.5%	83 (20.4%)	54 (13.3%)	212 (52.1%)	50 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	43.3	1135^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.8%		43.7	1074^th of 2067 public elementary schools	48.0%	61	31.4	46.3	58.1	43.2	35.3	25.7	40.0	58.5	43.6	51.6	45.9	26.5	25.7	35.0	63.4	41.7	78.1	79.1	79.1	79.1	90.6	78.9	78.9	3.1	19.5	$19,283	$2,137	$17,147
Minnie Minoso Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3527 S Wallace St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1732	304	29	10.5	89.8%	38 (12.5%)	137 (45.1%)	98 (32.2%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	24.6	1568^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%		25.1	1542^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	25.4%	26	35.7	27.8	27.3	18.2	46.4	46.2	52.0	58.3	41.8	4.5	6.1	17.9	15.4	20.0	22.2	14.7	79.3	83.1	83.1	83.1	93.4	82.5	81.5		22.6	$29,628	$2,694	$26,934
Healy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3010 S Parnell Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9190	1,194	71	16.8	79.2%	61 (5.1%)	40 (3.4%)	190 (15.9%)	886 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	87.2	241^st of 2056 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.7	227^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.0%	14	61.5	61.2	64.4	71.1	66.7	84.1	76.8	76.1	73.4	71.2	70.4	61.8	67.4	62.0	70.1	67.2	95.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.3	97.6	97.4		33.3	$15,072	$1,838	$13,233
Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	K-8	533 W 27th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-9120	528	32	16.5	53.8%	38 (7.2%)	56 (10.6%)	104 (19.7%)	312 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	89.1	201^st of 2056 public elementary schools	90.2%		87.4	234^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.7%	33	67.8	53.4	61.4	78.3	72.9	71.2	88.5	79.3	75.1	77.2	68.3	74.6	71.2	75.0	55.2	70.1	98.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	97.6	99.3	99.3		31.1	$16,526	$1,971	$14,555
Ward J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 S Shields Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9050	500	33	15.1	79.0%	22 (4.4%)	32 (6.4%)	52 (10.4%)	384 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	77.6	446^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.3%		69.8	553^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	73.2%	107	52.8	60.4	54.3	67.4	57.7	60.9	68.5	66.0	62.6	67.4	62.8	59.6	58.7	66.7	64.2	63.3	96.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.6	98.0	97.4	7.9	32.1	$18,340	$1,904	$16,437
Namaste Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3737 S Paulina St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 715-9558	364	31	11.7	83.2%	20 (5.5%)	12 (3.3%)	325 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35.9	1296^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.0%		21.6	1638^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.8%	342	19.5	36.8	41.2	35.6	43.9	42.6	50.0	63.2	46.9	50.0	33.3	14.6	25.9	17.1	22.8	26.5										$22,029	$1,003	$21,027
Greene N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3525 S Honore St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4560	325	27	12.2	81.8%	12 (3.7%)	13 (4.0%)	280 (86.2%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42.3	1158^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.7%		35.8	1251^st of 2067 public elementary schools	39.5%	93	20.0		32.5	60.0	54.3				49.2	27.5	55.6	20.0				35.8	83.4	85.3	85.3	85.3	94.7	84.0	81.8	10.7		$22,095	$2,461	$19,634
Drake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2710 S Dearborn St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9129	302	25	12.3	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	285 (94.4%)	15 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	1884^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.4%		14.3	1876^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.2%	8	6.1	15.4	9.7	25.7	19.4	29.0	38.5	34.5	25.5	25.8	11.8	8.3	3.2	7.7	3.4	10.2	73.1	77.1	77.1	77.1	92.0	76.7	74.1		18.6	$27,200	$4,437	$22,763
Haines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	247 W 23rd Pl	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9200	461	33	13.9	78.5%	4 (0.9%)	43 (9.3%)	24 (5.2%)	388 (84.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89.1	198^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.4%		81.8	324^th of 2067 public elementary schools	84.3%	126	67.9	52.5	75.5	61.1	73.6	68.8	77.8	76.3	72.5	81.6	80.6	69.8	71.9	77.8	62.7	73.2	95.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	97.7	98.5	97.7	3.5	33.1	$17,827	$2,191	$15,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Armour Elementary School

How many students attend Armour Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Armour Elementary School.

What district is Armour Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Armour Elementary School a good school?

Armour Elementary School ranks 1065^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Armour Elementary School attend?

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

High : Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

What is the racial makeup of Armour Elementary School?

Students at Armour Elementary School are 67% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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