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Piccolo Elementary Specialty School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1705th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Piccolo Elementary Specialty School serves 643 students in PK–8 in Chicago, within Chicago Public Schools District 299, an area where nearby schools show a wide range of results. Piccolo’s 2025–2026 proficiency was 26% in ELA and 13% in math, both well below district and state rates. The most important finding is that, despite recent gains, Piccolo’s ELA and math results remain substantially below both benchmarks.

Piccolo’s strongest comparison is eighth-grade science: 40% were proficient, close to the district’s 41% and above the nearby-school average of 36%; it ranked fourth among nine nearby schools with reported results. ELA and math are weaker: Piccolo ranked sixth of 11 nearby schools in ELA and fifth of 10 with reported math results. Its ELA rate was 26%, compared with 46% in the district and 56% statewide; math was 13%, versus 29% and 40%. A striking local contrast is Casals Elementary School, less than a mile away, with 67% ELA and 57% math proficiency. Piccolo’s eighth-grade ELA result, 48%, stands out within the school, while third- and fourth-grade ELA results were 20% and 18%.

Results have improved overall since 2023–2024: ELA rose from 12% to 26% and math from 4% to 13%, though the state gap has not narrowed consistently. SchoolDigger gives Piccolo 0 stars and places it at the 2nd percentile statewide in 2025–2026, down from the 18th percentile and 1 star the year before. As context, 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student–teacher ratio was 11.3 in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Piccolo serves English Language Learner Students reached the 55th percentile in 2024–2025, up from the 5th percentile in 2022–2023, even as the overall percentile was 18. Chronic absenteeism also declined, from 53% in 2021–2022 to 32% in 2025–2026, but remained above the state rate of 24%.

643
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,736
Per pupil spending ?
92.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
95.2%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 1040 N Keeler Ave
       Chicago, IL  60651-3514

(773) 534-4425

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Piccolo Elementary Specialty School usually attend:

High:    Orr Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.5%
African American:
30.8%
White:
1.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg38%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,705th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,009th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
277th 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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20264.91705 of 17371.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.31688 of 205617.9%★☆☆☆☆
202413.01945 of 20675.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.52024 of 20772.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.42059 of 20821.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.11933 of 19480.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.32003 of 20864.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.61976 of 20373.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.71975 of 20443.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201614.01852 of 20469.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.21897 of 20527.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201419.91759 of 209316.0%★☆☆☆☆
20137.22081 of 21674.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.02157 of 21660.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.32126 of 21471.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.52125 of 21390.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20097.81988 of 21206.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.12070 of 20921.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.12049 of 20952.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.12027 of 20862.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.01955 of 20223.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.51991 of 20301.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.22009 of 20200.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.1436 of 68836.6%★★☆☆☆
202421.3612 of 6556.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.7582 of 69215.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.3679 of 6840.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.5410 of 4284.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.1651 of 7118.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.9614 of 69812.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.4835 of 104920.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.9876 of 8861.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.6822 of 9079.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.9351 of 78855.5%★★★☆☆
202429.9645 of 82621.9%★☆☆☆☆
202321.9750 of 7884.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.4667 of 76813.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.5666 of 74310.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6659 of 7188.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.01492 of 194223.2%★☆☆☆☆
202412.61844 of 19425.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.81930 of 19571.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.11921 of 19702.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.41659 of 16801.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.71927 of 20194.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.51906 of 19643.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.6711 of 98227.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7849 of 95911.5%★☆☆☆☆
202313.2959 of 9701.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.0943 of 9541.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.4738 of 7420.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.7919 of 9553.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.7922 of 9381.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.51340 of 180025.6%★☆☆☆☆
202419.11632 of 17939.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.91746 of 18083.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.81745 of 17631.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.41494 of 15141.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.71722 of 18165.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.51691 of 17654.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.01700 of 194712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202414.71772 of 19599.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.51877 of 19845.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.11944 of 19771.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.41681 of 17071.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.51901 of 20195.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.21866 of 19725.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.2905 of 129230.0%★★☆☆☆
202419.91073 of 119510.2%★☆☆☆☆
202317.71107 of 11564.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.7976 of 111312.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.11168 of 11942.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202612.61009 of 112610.4%★☆☆☆☆
202514.71216 of 136811.1%★☆☆☆☆
202412.11288 of 13635.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.61310 of 13674.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.51258 of 13698.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.71086 of 124112.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.61153 of 135615.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.61013 of 129321.7%★☆☆☆☆
201723.81005 of 129322.3%★☆☆☆☆
201621.11074 of 129417.0%★☆☆☆☆
201517.41120 of 130214.0%★☆☆☆☆
201430.3968 of 132226.8%★☆☆☆☆
201329.71023 of 136725.2%★☆☆☆☆
20123.51339 of 13651.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20117.41282 of 13444.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.41317 of 13270.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.11226 of 13187.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.91172 of 12939.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.41159 of 12879.9%★☆☆☆☆
20065.91194 of 12726.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.21191 of 12091.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.21157 of 12043.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.71173 of 11851.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.8468 of 57418.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.3494 of 5489.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.7438 of 56923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.9436 of 57323.9%★☆☆☆☆
202128.7309 of 38519.7%★☆☆☆☆
201927.6462 of 56518.2%★☆☆☆☆
201834.5338 of 51133.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.9672 of 6943.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.6617 of 6393.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.7634 of 6745.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.7206 of 48357.3%★★★☆☆
202431.8361 of 48625.7%★☆☆☆☆
202333.0357 of 48025.6%★☆☆☆☆
202229.7394 of 45413.2%★☆☆☆☆
201939.0224 of 33933.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.11056 of 124815.4%★☆☆☆☆
202412.41167 of 12516.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.91214 of 12754.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.41198 of 12866.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.6947 of 10176.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.71115 of 127612.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.1992 of 122619.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202621.1400 of 48317.2%★☆☆☆☆
202520.8567 of 66915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.6610 of 6435.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.5652 of 6611.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.3631 of 6624.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202135.6335 of 51735.2%★★☆☆☆
201929.8482 of 63924.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.5354 of 59040.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202624.1635 of 78819.4%★☆☆☆☆
202521.11040 of 122915.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.31102 of 12199.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.21161 of 12345.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.81099 of 122110.0%★☆☆☆☆
202127.5778 of 101923.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.1966 of 121720.6%★☆☆☆☆
201834.2788 of 116132.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.01171 of 12717.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.11175 of 12647.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.41231 of 12924.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.71109 of 128613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202119.4895 of 104814.6%★☆☆☆☆
201921.11037 of 129620.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.2938 of 122323.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.3675 of 81216.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9631 of 80221.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.7746 of 8057.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202242.1350 of 78155.2%★★★☆☆
201825.0477 of 60220.8%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)55th percentile+38 vs school
African American (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+46 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science40%-10 vs state
English Language Arts26%-31 vs state
Mathematics13%-26 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Piccolo Elementary Specialty School.

Piccolo Elementary Specialty School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Piccolo Elementary Specialty School are 67% Hispanic, 31% African American, 1% White.

Students who attend Piccolo Elementary Specialty School usually go on to attend:

High : Orr Academy High School

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