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Ogden Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1454th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Ogden Elementary School serves 819 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in Chicago. In 2025–2026, 34% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 22% in math; both results were below the district and state. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 16th percentile statewide, with 1 star. The most important concern is that proficiency in both subjects is low, with math especially far behind nearby schools.

Compared with the district and state, math is a relative strength over ELA, but it is a greater weakness among nearby schools. ELA proficiency was 12 percentage points below the district and 22 below the state; math was 7 and 18 points below, respectively. Nearby schools averaged 53% in ELA and 47% in math, putting the school 19 and 25 points below those averages. It exceeded four of 10 nearby schools in ELA, but only two of eight with reported math scores. Results also vary by grade: fourth-grade ELA was 3 points above the district, while fifth-grade ELA was 23 points below. Third- and fourth-grade math were just above district results but remained below the state.

Scores have improved since 2023–2024, though the state gaps have widened overall: ELA rose from 20% to 34%, and math from 13% to 22%, while each state gap grew by about 1 to 2 points. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile fell from 83 in 2016–2017 to 16 in 2025–2026, and its rating declined from 4 stars to 1. One notable group result is that SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 57th percentile for serving English Language Learner Students in 2023–2024, above its overall 23rd percentile, but that group ranking had fallen from the 95th percentile in 2021–2022. As context, 55% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. The reported student-teacher ratio of 204.7 is far outside the nearby range of 9.6 to 18.6 and should be checked before drawing conclusions from it.

819
Students ?
204.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,238
Per pupil spending ?
55.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
91.2%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 24 W Walton St
       Chicago, IL  60610-3304

(773) 534-8110

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Ogden Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Wells Community Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.1%
Hispanic:
20.3%
White:
17.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 24% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg38%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,454th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 62 pts since 2016
From top 22% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,026th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 40 pts since 2021
From bottom 49% (2021) to bottom 9% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
199th of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
568th of 738Chicago 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202616.51454 of 173716.3%★☆☆☆☆
202526.11535 of 205625.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.91598 of 206722.7%★☆☆☆☆
202331.41367 of 207734.2%★★☆☆☆
202234.11294 of 208237.8%★★☆☆☆
202145.8939 of 194851.8%★★★☆☆
201953.7913 of 208656.2%★★★☆☆
201870.5548 of 203773.1%★★★★☆
201781.1348 of 204483.0%★★★★☆
201676.1440 of 204678.5%★★★★☆
201588.8224 of 205289.1%★★★★☆
201473.2552 of 209373.6%★★★★☆
201375.5510 of 216776.5%★★★★☆
201270.3722 of 216666.7%★★★☆☆
201171.8661 of 214769.2%★★★☆☆
201078.1426 of 213980.1%★★★★☆
200973.5618 of 212070.8%★★★★☆
200877.3441 of 209278.9%★★★★☆
200774.1536 of 209574.4%★★★★☆
200669.4726 of 208665.2%★★★☆☆
200563.6890 of 202256.0%★★★☆☆
200446.41277 of 203037.1%★★☆☆☆
200344.51313 of 202035.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.7448 of 68834.9%★★☆☆☆
202424.1576 of 65512.1%★☆☆☆☆
202333.4473 of 69231.6%★★☆☆☆
202229.8516 of 68424.6%★☆☆☆☆
202138.4233 of 42845.6%★★☆☆☆
201942.1360 of 71149.4%★★☆☆☆
201867.4133 of 69880.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201857.9110 of 24254.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.5899 of 104914.3%★☆☆☆☆
202420.2828 of 8866.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.9761 of 90716.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202446.8355 of 82657.0%★★★☆☆
202363.3170 of 78878.4%★★★★☆
202283.440 of 76894.8%★★★★★
201977.063 of 74391.5%★★★★★
201882.558 of 71891.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202613.31155 of 128610.2%★☆☆☆☆
202525.91470 of 194224.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.71485 of 194223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202335.91184 of 195739.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.81227 of 197037.7%★★☆☆☆
202138.8949 of 168043.5%★★☆☆☆
201956.3822 of 201959.3%★★★☆☆
201871.0512 of 196473.9%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.9676 of 98231.2%★★☆☆☆
202421.7832 of 95913.2%★☆☆☆☆
202336.9601 of 97038.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.3576 of 95439.6%★★☆☆☆
201971.0167 of 95582.5%★★★★☆
201882.788 of 93890.6%★★★★★

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202423.349 of 525.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.11512 of 180016.0%★☆☆☆☆
202415.81720 of 17934.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.41494 of 180817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.31503 of 176314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202130.41104 of 151427.1%★☆☆☆☆
201929.91379 of 181624.1%★☆☆☆☆
201856.6638 of 176563.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20269.61236 of 13115.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.91416 of 194727.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.31504 of 195923.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.01376 of 198430.6%★★☆☆☆
202235.71181 of 197740.3%★★☆☆☆
202147.2796 of 170753.4%★★★☆☆
201950.9895 of 201955.7%★★★☆☆
201869.1534 of 197272.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.1826 of 129236.1%★★☆☆☆
202432.5783 of 119534.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.6668 of 115642.2%★★☆☆☆
202229.5782 of 111329.7%★☆☆☆☆
202184.357 of 64091.1%★★★★★
201958.3349 of 119470.8%★★★★☆
201835.4440 of 76342.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202445.3754 of 139245.8%★★☆☆☆
202338.3911 of 141935.8%★★☆☆☆
202239.9885 of 142537.9%★★☆☆☆
202147.9639 of 130851.1%★★★☆☆
201968.5395 of 146273.0%★★★★☆
201863.7487 of 146366.7%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202610.91026 of 11268.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202524.51022 of 136825.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.0982 of 136328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202141.2637 of 124148.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.6433 of 57424.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.7482 of 54812.0%★☆☆☆☆
202140.6200 of 38548.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.5626 of 6949.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.6595 of 6396.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202448.9172 of 48664.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20266.4814 of 8676.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202530.2866 of 124830.6%★★☆☆☆
202423.8956 of 125123.6%★☆☆☆☆
202137.3587 of 101742.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202417.6579 of 64310.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202428.758 of 7017.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.21060 of 122913.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.01172 of 12193.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202138.4609 of 101940.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20268.1771 of 8297.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.1993 of 127121.9%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0846 of 126433.1%★★☆☆☆
202134.4646 of 104838.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.8671 of 81217.4%★☆☆☆☆
202436.4452 of 80243.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202568.6241 of 88472.7%★★★★☆
202460.8307 of 87564.9%★★★☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+34 vs school
Asian (2018)55th percentile-19 vs school
White (2024)46th percentile+23 vs school
Special Education (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school
Disabled (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school
Female (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school
Homeless (2024)6th percentile-17 vs school
Male (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)73rd percentile+47 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+37 vs school
African American (2025)25th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school
Homeless (2024)17th percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2024)10th percentile-18 vs school
Disabled (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school
Male (2026)7th percentile~ school
Female (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts34%-22 vs state
Science30%-20 vs state
Mathematics22%-18 vs state

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Open Quote The Kindergarten program is absolutely impeccable. All the teachers work together in sync to come up with a common curriculum. The academic content of the program is in line with state and federal standards. Outside of the classroom, the students have opportunities to learn Spanish as a foreign language, and the teachers are superb. Other activities, such as music and library are also impressive. My son has learned so much that I never thought he would acquire in the past 8 months, and I am myself a certified and experienced educator. Most importantly, there's a lot of parent involvement, and coupled with the fact that the "catchment" area of the school is in an elite part of the city, one can be assured that this school draws mostly students whose parents care about their education and overall development. Close Quote




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Ogden Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Ogden Elementary School are 45% African American, 20% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

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

High : Wells Community Academy High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 819 students attended Ogden Elementary School.

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