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Parkside Elementary Community Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1776^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Parkside Elementary Community Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 247 students. 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. Parkside Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, also earning a 1-star rating.

Parkside Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 52.1% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Parkside students perform well below their peers across the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.4% of Parkside students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Math, only 8.8% of Parkside students were proficient compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's subgroups, including female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students, all perform significantly worse than their peers across the district and state.

While Parkside Elementary spends significantly more per student ($24,410 in 2023-2024) compared to the district average, this additional funding does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for students. Nearby schools, such as O'Keeffe Elementary, Bouchet Elementary, and Woodlawn Elementary, also struggle academically but generally perform better than Parkside Elementary across key metrics. Parkside's persistent low performance and lack of improvement over the past decade suggest the need for more comprehensive and targeted interventions to address the root causes of these issues and support the success of all students.

283

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,348

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6938 S East End Ave
Chicago, IL 60649-1422

(773) 535-0940

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Parkside Elementary Community Academy usually attend:

High:

Hyde Park Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.6%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,776^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,160^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

303^rd 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	15.5	1776 of 2056	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1590 of 2067	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1604 of 2077	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1908 of 2082	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1946 of 2086	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1808 of 2037	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	1813 of 2044	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1974 of 2046	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	1935 of 2052	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	2013 of 2093	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	2124 of 2167	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	2142 of 2166	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.9	2130 of 2147	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	2080 of 2139	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	2109 of 2120	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.8	2047 of 2092	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	2057 of 2095	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	2053 of 2086	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.4	1976 of 2022	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.9	1976 of 2030	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	1943 of 2020	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	398 of 688	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	266 of 655	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	294 of 692	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	421 of 684	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	490 of 711	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	421 of 698	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1635 of 1942	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1338 of 1942	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1389 of 1957	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1853 of 1970	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1879 of 2019	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1414 of 1964	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1486 of 1800	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1114 of 1793	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1180 of 1808	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1568 of 1763	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1657 of 1816	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1451 of 1765	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1719 of 1947	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1534 of 1959	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1548 of 1984	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1789 of 1977	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1719 of 2019	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1889 of 1972	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1160 of 1368	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	930 of 1363	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1211 of 1367	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1324 of 1369	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1152 of 1356	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1061 of 1293	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	972 of 1293	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	1190 of 1294	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	1239 of 1302	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.8	1290 of 1322	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	1319 of 1367	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.4	1295 of 1365	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	1293 of 1344	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	1296 of 1327	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	1306 of 1318	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	1175 of 1293	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	1268 of 1287	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	1246 of 1272	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	1179 of 1209	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.9	1094 of 1204	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.9	1080 of 1185	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	362 of 574	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.2	144 of 548	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	35.7	350 of 569	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	491 of 573	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	308 of 565	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	237 of 511	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	847 of 1248	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1253 of 1286	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1003 of 1276	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	927 of 1229	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	565 of 1219	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.7	1017 of 1234	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1155 of 1221	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	949 of 1217	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	856 of 1161	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1179 of 1271	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1063 of 1264	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1131 of 1292	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1279 of 1286	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1219 of 1296	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	974 of 1223	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)37th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

Science5%-38 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
Parkside Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6938 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0940	283	21	13.4	88.3%	0 (0.0%)	262 (92.6%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	15.5	1776^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.6%		23.3	1590^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.1%	186	10.3	0.0	8.7	22.7	44.8	41.4	25.9	33.3	30.4	4.3	4.5	13.8	3.4	23.1	0.0	8.8	82.3	88.4	88.4	88.4	94.0	88.4	84.7	5.6	20.1	$20,348	$3,342	$17,006
South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1415 E 70th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8340	224	24	9.3	63.4%	0 (0.0%)	214 (95.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.1	1061^st of 2056 public elementary schools	48.4%		31.1	1364^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.0%	303	40.0	23.1	28.6	40.0	60.0	57.1	20.0	61.5	41.9	46.2	40.0	50.0	0.0	5.0	15.4	23.5	98.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.8	98.0	97.5	17.6	28.3	$35,750	$4,702	$31,048
OKeeffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6940 S Merrill Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0600	572	44	13.1	82.0%	1 (0.2%)	491 (85.8%)	70 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	13.1	1845^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.7	1820^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.9%	25	15.1	11.3	27.8	17.2	24.1	26.2	29.8	37.3	26.8	24.5	7.0	3.8	8.2	6.3	2.0	8.7	78.7	84.7	84.5	84.5	91.2	83.1	81.6	3.1	16.9	$18,275	$2,425	$15,850
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7355 S Jeffery Blvd	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0501	660	51	13.0	95.3%	3 (0.5%)	611 (92.6%)	39 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	18.2	1713^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%		19	1711^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.2%	2	9.3	25.9	22.7	26.2	32.7	26.7	42.4	39.3	31.4	20.0	3.2	5.4	35.0	8.9	26.8	16.6	73.1	76.7	76.7	76.7	92.4	76.1	72.9	4.5	12.0	$20,390	$2,959	$17,432
Woodlawn Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	6657 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0801	167	15	11.1	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	160 (95.8%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	1546^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.8%		33	1312^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.5%	234	28.6		27.8	28.0	52.4	50.0			39.0	11.1	16.0	9.5	11.1			12.2	95.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.0	97.6	94.0	15.1	12.1	$26,094	$3,006	$23,088
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7433 S Dorchester Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0551	224	20	11.2	97.3%	4 (1.8%)	189 (84.4%)	28 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	23.8	1583^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	23.0%		11.5	1994^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.5%	411	36.8	17.2	31.3	18.8	57.9	35.0	37.0	27.6	34.6	25.0	6.3	0.0	5.0	7.4	3.4	7.1	81.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	93.0	90.1	84.0	5.6	26.3	$26,063	$4,246	$21,817
Revere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 E 72nd St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0618	184	17	10.8	78.8%	0 (0.0%)	168 (91.3%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12	1874^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		8.3	2062^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	0.2%	188	4.8	20.0	26.3	0.0	4.8	33.3	23.5	40.0	18.5	33.3	4.3	0.0	8.3	5.9	6.7	9.4	72.3	80.2	79.7	79.7	93.1	80.7	76.2		14.9	$27,096	$4,103	$22,992
Wadsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6650 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0730	487	27	18.0	87.5%	1 (0.2%)	432 (88.7%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	10.1	1944^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.4%		15.7	1822^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.9%	122	7.3	7.1	10.0	15.2	21.4	36.6	39.2	37.8	27.2	12.8	8.9	0.0	5.0	9.8	13.6	8.4	73.4	79.8	79.8	79.8	89.8	79.2	74.6	7.3	15.0	$18,326	$3,225	$15,100
Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-8	1414 E 61st Pl	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0530	389	31	12.5	79.7%	2 (0.5%)	375 (96.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	32.4	1374^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.2%		38.9	1179^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.0%	195	23.9	17.2	35.7	30.5	47.8	43.1	39.5	29.6	38.0	35.7	27.1	21.7	23.5	28.9	11.1	25.5	89.7	92.5	92.5	92.7	96.2	92.5	93.0		24.8	$20,761	$2,919	$17,842
Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7350 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3870	272	24	11.5	96.7%	1 (0.4%)	235 (86.4%)	34 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	1934^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.4	2049^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.9%	115	4.2	17.4	26.9	28.6	16.7	25.0	0.0	21.7	20.5	0.0	3.6	0.0	7.1	4.2	4.5	3.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.8	97.3	98.4	11.0	31.8	$25,397	$3,818	$21,579

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Parkside Elementary Community Academy ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

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Students who attend Parkside Elementary Community Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Hyde Park Academy High School

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Parkside Elementary Community Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Parkside Elementary Community Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Elementary Community Academy?

Students at Parkside Elementary Community Academy are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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