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John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary is a 439-student PK–8 school in Chicago, part of Chicago Public Schools District 299. The most important concern is math: in 2025–2026, just 6% of students were proficient, below the district, state and every nearby PK–8 school with a reported result.

ELA is stronger than math, but Pershing also trails local and statewide results in that subject. In 2025–2026, 27% were proficient in ELA, compared with 46% in the district and 56% statewide; the nearby PK–8 schools averaged 54%. Only James R Doolittle Academy scored lower among those nearby schools with reported ELA results. In math, Pershing’s 6% compared with 29% districtwide and 40% statewide, and was 40 percentage points below the nearby-school average of 46%. The reported middle-grade ELA results also point to uneven performance: grade 6 was 43%, while grades 7 and 8 were 33% and 36%, respectively.

Pershing’s ELA proficiency rose from 16% in 2023–2024 to 30% in 2024–2025, then eased to 27%; math was essentially flat before falling from 8% to 6%. Over those years, the gap with the state widened overall in both subjects. SchoolDigger ranked Pershing at the 15th percentile with 1 star in 2024–2025, the third-lowest standing among the nearby schools; its overall percentile had been 36 in 2014–2015. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves African American students was at the 37th percentile in 2024–2025, notably above Pershing’s overall 15th percentile, but down from 68 in 2022–2023. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.7, below the nearby-school average of 15.1, while 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. These are contextual comparisons, not explanations for test results.

439

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,078

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

90.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

3200 S Calumet Ave
Chicago, IL 60616-4866

(773) 534-9272

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary usually attend:

High:

Phillips Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.3%

Hispanic:

5.5%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 24% Illinois)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

1,035^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

568^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1741 of 2056	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1817 of 2067	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1549 of 2077	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1635 of 2082	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1415 of 1948	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1469 of 2086	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1321 of 2037	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.9	1475 of 2044	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.7	1039 of 2046	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	1306 of 2052	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.4	1393 of 2093	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.0	1639 of 2022	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.3	1400 of 2030	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	26.2	1594 of 2020	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	434 of 688	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	420 of 655	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	221 of 692	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	242 of 684	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	92 of 428	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	228 of 711	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	134 of 698	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1591 of 1942	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1645 of 1942	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1318 of 1957	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1469 of 1970	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1429 of 1680	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1506 of 2019	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1274 of 1964	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1470 of 1800	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1566 of 1793	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1213 of 1808	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1236 of 1763	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	932 of 1514	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1085 of 1816	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	846 of 1765	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1701 of 1947	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1747 of 1959	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1574 of 1984	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1603 of 1977	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1147 of 1707	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1327 of 2019	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1214 of 1972	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	34.4	749 of 1194	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1035 of 1126	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	1116 of 1368	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1131 of 1363	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	972 of 1367	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1124 of 1369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1037 of 1241	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1097 of 1356	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1043 of 1293	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	995 of 1293	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	820 of 1294	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	822 of 1302	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.7	807 of 1322	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.6	838 of 1209	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.4	659 of 1204	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	62.4	496 of 1185	58.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	174 of 224	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	293 of 574	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	311 of 548	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	161 of 569	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	40.4	289 of 573	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	187 of 385	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	230 of 565	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	203 of 511	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	993 of 1248	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1110 of 1251	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	949 of 1275	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1155 of 1286	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	934 of 1017	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1047 of 1276	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1108 of 1226	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	944 of 1229	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	904 of 1219	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	707 of 1234	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	953 of 1221	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	818 of 1019	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	892 of 1217	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	890 of 1161	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1045 of 1271	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	965 of 1264	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	876 of 1292	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	929 of 1286	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	842 of 1048	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	996 of 1296	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	828 of 1223	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	264 of 548	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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

Special Education (2019)37th percentile+8 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)52nd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-30 vs state

Science24%-26 vs state

Mathematics6%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Calumet Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9272	439	32	13.7	83.1%	9 (2.1%)	392 (89.3%)	24 (5.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)		23.8				43.2	33.3	35.7	26.8							6.1	90.2%		$24,078	$3,341	$20,736
James R Doolittle Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	535 E 35th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1040	257	21	12.5	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	252 (98.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									14.7								90.8%		$27,999	$3,048	$24,951
Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	249 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1204	308	22	14.0	82.8%	2 (0.6%)	296 (96.1%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)				37.0		60.6	60.0	69.2	42.0							16.0	91.2%		$24,969	$1,995	$22,975
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%)								(n/a)						46.7	35.7	52.2	29.3							15.7	90.7%		$27,155	$2,226	$24,929
Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	707 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 285-5301	499	23	21.6	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	474 (95.0%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	18.2	1425^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.0%		32.8	1361^st of 2056 public elementary schools	33.8%	64	23.4		41.7	41.9	42.9				42.2	44.4	20.3	14.3				26.0	93.6%		$18,726	$1,189	$17,537
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%)	66.7	542^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	68.8%		77.6	446^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.3%	96	65.9	76.4	64.0	50.0	70.7	63.2	71.1	81.8	67.0	72.0	58.7	48.8	49.1	71.1	60.0	59.9	98.9%		$20,704	$1,156	$19,548
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%)	74.2	385^th of 1737 public elementary schools	77.8%		87.2	241^st of 2056 public elementary schools	88.3%	144	71.2	72.5	61.3	60.3	65.8	78.3	78.2	73.8	69.5	70.1	48.9	64.4	63.6	65.4	72.5	64.3	98.8%		$16,362	$1,068	$15,294
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School	Public	K-8	8 W Root St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-8085	458	26	17.6	16.6%	23 (5.0%)	340 (74.2%)	22 (4.8%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	97.8	9^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.1	23^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%	14	87.7	94.7	90.9	94.4	100.0	96.4	95.5	97.4	95.7	98.2	92.6	75.4	85.5	90.9	76.3	86.5	96.8%		$17,096	$352	$16,745
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%)	25.6	1260^th of 1737 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.6	1568^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%	308		44.0		42.9	38.9	53.3	48.0	68.0	45.8							16.3	91.4%		$30,475	$1,581	$28,894
National Teachers Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	55 W Cermak Rd	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9970	795	49	16.2	46.2%	77 (9.7%)	583 (73.3%)	55 (6.9%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.7%)	44.8	929^th of 1737 public elementary schools	46.5%		45.6	1092^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	46.9%	163	54.0	34.8	55.7	47.6	67.8	46.4	55.4	42.6	53.0	43.3	38.6	54.7	31.0	21.5	14.9	35.4	95.1%		$17,976	$1,189	$16,788

Frequently Asked Questions about John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary

What schools do graduates of John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Phillips Academy High School

What is the racial makeup of John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary?

Students at John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary.

What district is John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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