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Portage Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1013th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 42% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Portage Park Elementary School serves 933 students from prekindergarten through eighth grade in Chicago, within Chicago Public Schools District 299. The main takeaway is that results have improved substantially, with English language arts now essentially matching the state while math remains below it.

English language arts is the school’s clearest strength: 56% of students were proficient, close to the state’s 56%, above the district’s 46%, and 2 points higher than the nearby-school average of 54%. Math proficiency was 36%, below the state’s 40% and above the district’s 29%, while essentially matching the nearby average of 37%. Results vary by grade: third-grade math was 17 points below the state, but sixth-grade math was 13 points above and eighth-grade math was 6 points above. Science also differs by grade: fifth-grade proficiency was 51%, 3 points above the state, while eighth-grade proficiency was 42%, 10 points below the state and 7 points below the nearby average.

Scores have climbed over the past three years: ELA rose from 28% to 56%, up 29 percentage points, and math from 13% to 36%, up 23 points. SchoolDigger gives the school 2 stars and a 42nd-percentile statewide ranking, placing it in the middle of the nearby group. Context measures include a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 in 2024–2025 and a 67% free/reduced lunch eligible share that school year, the third-highest among the compared schools. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show lower standing for Female Students: the 23rd percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 42 overall. Its English Language Learner Students ranking also fell notably, from the 55th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 31st in 2024–2025, versus 42 overall that year.

933
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,119
Per pupil spending ?
66.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
97.5%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 5330 W Berteau Ave
       Chicago, IL  60641-1398

(773) 534-3576

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Portage Park Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Schurz High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.5%
White:
29.3%
African American:
4.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg38%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,013th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
566th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to top 50% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
104th 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
202639.81013 of 173741.7%★★☆☆☆
202540.61199 of 205641.7%★★☆☆☆
202434.21285 of 206737.8%★★☆☆☆
202334.01304 of 207737.2%★★☆☆☆
202227.41452 of 208230.3%★★☆☆☆
202139.81056 of 194845.8%★★☆☆☆
201937.31257 of 208639.7%★★☆☆☆
201840.31162 of 203743.0%★★☆☆☆
201738.51205 of 204441.0%★★☆☆☆
201641.91131 of 204644.7%★★☆☆☆
201540.81117 of 205245.6%★★☆☆☆
201446.11183 of 209343.5%★★☆☆☆
201346.41238 of 216742.9%★★☆☆☆
201244.31423 of 216634.3%★★☆☆☆
201147.21353 of 214737.0%★★☆☆☆
201046.41365 of 213936.2%★★☆☆☆
200948.11322 of 212037.6%★★☆☆☆
200842.31410 of 209232.6%★★☆☆☆
200748.01360 of 209535.1%★★☆☆☆
200656.31164 of 208644.2%★★☆☆☆
200550.71219 of 202239.7%★★☆☆☆
200461.8931 of 203054.1%★★★☆☆
200360.3973 of 202051.8%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.7429 of 104959.1%★★★☆☆
202437.5517 of 88641.6%★★☆☆☆
202340.6452 of 90750.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.5547 of 78830.6%★★☆☆☆
202445.7373 of 82654.8%★★★☆☆
202327.9677 of 78814.1%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9574 of 76825.3%★☆☆☆☆
201960.5166 of 74377.7%★★★★☆
201848.6310 of 71856.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202625.0991 of 128622.9%★☆☆☆☆
202538.51190 of 194238.7%★★☆☆☆
202431.01295 of 194233.3%★★☆☆☆
202338.11136 of 195742.0%★★☆☆☆
202228.41364 of 197030.8%★★☆☆☆
202141.1906 of 168046.1%★★☆☆☆
201937.31230 of 201939.1%★★☆☆☆
201842.11097 of 196444.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202636.1315 of 53641.2%★★☆☆☆
202542.9550 of 98244.0%★★☆☆☆
202435.1629 of 95934.4%★★☆☆☆
202336.1611 of 97037.0%★★☆☆☆
202228.7709 of 95425.7%★☆☆☆☆
202146.3333 of 74255.1%★★★☆☆
201939.0578 of 95539.5%★★☆☆☆
201849.9434 of 93853.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202635.3650 of 100135.1%★★☆☆☆
202541.31080 of 180040.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.51130 of 179337.0%★★☆☆☆
202337.01128 of 180837.6%★★☆☆☆
202232.71206 of 176331.6%★★☆☆☆
202153.8546 of 151463.9%★★★☆☆
201954.0712 of 181660.8%★★★☆☆
201852.6739 of 176558.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202637.4824 of 131137.1%★★☆☆☆
202541.31110 of 194743.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.71128 of 195942.4%★★☆☆☆
202330.81308 of 198434.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.21382 of 197730.1%★★☆☆☆
202134.51045 of 170738.8%★★☆☆☆
201938.51186 of 201941.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.01119 of 197243.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202557.6438 of 129266.1%★★★☆☆
202444.0574 of 119552.0%★★★☆☆
202350.8445 of 115661.5%★★★☆☆
202234.3671 of 111339.7%★★☆☆☆
202157.0204 of 64068.1%★★★☆☆
201950.6460 of 119461.5%★★★☆☆
201833.7465 of 76339.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202656.1507 of 114955.9%★★★☆☆
202537.3948 of 138931.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.4977 of 139229.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.21082 of 141923.7%★☆☆☆☆
202228.11096 of 142523.1%★☆☆☆☆
202134.5896 of 130831.5%★★☆☆☆
201935.6980 of 146233.0%★★☆☆☆
201825.31151 of 146321.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202646.8566 of 112649.7%★★☆☆☆
202543.6721 of 136847.3%★★☆☆☆
202427.3957 of 136329.8%★☆☆☆☆
202336.8823 of 136739.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.4676 of 136950.6%★★★☆☆
202148.5537 of 124156.7%★★★☆☆
201947.0664 of 135651.0%★★★☆☆
201834.0825 of 129336.2%★★☆☆☆
201743.7691 of 129346.6%★★☆☆☆
201639.9734 of 129443.3%★★☆☆☆
201533.9826 of 130236.6%★★☆☆☆
201443.5770 of 132241.8%★★☆☆☆
201357.9576 of 136757.9%★★★☆☆
201253.0743 of 136545.6%★★☆☆☆
201162.1579 of 134456.9%★★★☆☆
201053.9726 of 132745.3%★★☆☆☆
200958.7637 of 131851.7%★★★☆☆
200856.5682 of 129347.3%★★☆☆☆
200755.6670 of 128747.9%★★☆☆☆
200652.1715 of 127243.8%★★☆☆☆
200547.4736 of 120939.1%★★☆☆☆
200454.6638 of 120447.0%★★☆☆☆
200346.4720 of 118539.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.9523 of 69424.6%★☆☆☆☆
202435.3381 of 63940.4%★★☆☆☆
202321.4645 of 6744.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.3244 of 48349.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.8256 of 48647.3%★★☆☆☆
202355.4120 of 48075.0%★★★★☆
202270.943 of 45490.5%★★★★★
201970.132 of 33990.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202627.0650 of 86725.0%★☆☆☆☆
202545.3640 of 124848.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.9791 of 125136.8%★★☆☆☆
202342.8687 of 127546.1%★★☆☆☆
202241.4695 of 128646.0%★★☆☆☆
202143.8520 of 101748.9%★★☆☆☆
201948.6619 of 127651.5%★★★☆☆
201836.6759 of 122638.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202650.5223 of 48353.8%★★★☆☆
202542.7351 of 66947.5%★★☆☆☆
202423.8529 of 64317.7%★☆☆☆☆
202335.8416 of 66137.1%★★☆☆☆
202244.9322 of 66251.4%★★★☆☆
202152.7193 of 51762.7%★★★☆☆
201945.9311 of 63951.3%★★★☆☆
201835.6398 of 59032.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202657.4294 of 78862.7%★★★☆☆
202547.0624 of 122949.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.4721 of 121940.9%★★☆☆☆
202347.1592 of 123452.0%★★★☆☆
202262.7324 of 122173.5%★★★★☆
202169.7167 of 101983.6%★★★★☆
201953.3495 of 121759.3%★★★☆☆
201841.2672 of 116142.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202651.1382 of 82953.9%★★★☆☆
202541.0693 of 127145.5%★★☆☆☆
202421.7984 of 126422.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.5868 of 129232.8%★★☆☆☆
202246.9597 of 128653.6%★★★☆☆
202148.8453 of 104856.8%★★★☆☆
201945.9628 of 129651.5%★★★☆☆
201832.2804 of 122334.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.8303 of 81262.7%★★★☆☆
202448.9301 of 80262.5%★★★☆☆
202352.5257 of 80568.1%★★★☆☆
202249.4250 of 78168.0%★★★☆☆
202161.8101 of 54881.6%★★★★☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202654.2312 of 75458.6%★★★☆☆
202540.1548 of 88438.0%★★☆☆☆
202434.2583 of 87533.4%★★☆☆☆
202328.6663 of 89525.9%★☆☆☆☆
202239.2526 of 89841.4%★★☆☆☆
202147.2395 of 81351.4%★★★☆☆
201942.3526 of 90541.9%★★☆☆☆
201827.7674 of 88924.2%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)66th percentile+24 vs school
Disabled (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school
White (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2026)41st percentile~ school
Male (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school
Female (2026)23rd percentile-19 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school
White (2026)59th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile~ school
Female (2026)25th percentile-25 vs school
Disabled (2025)25th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts56%~ state avg
Science46%-4 vs state
Mathematics36%-3 vs state

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Sunday, October 28, 2018

Open Quote They had such a great administration with Mr Berman and Ms Moseley. The school was well run and pride was taken and showed through in everything. Ms Ready has all but destroyed this once great school. Shame! Shame! Shame! Close Quote





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Students at Portage Park Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Portage Park Elementary School ranks 1013th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Portage Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Schurz High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 933 students attended Portage Park Elementary School.

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