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Ray Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ray Elementary School serves 613 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in Chicago, within Chicago Public Schools District 299. Its academic picture is mixed: English language arts remains a concern, while math is a relative strength among nearby schools.

In 2025–2026, Ray’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 36%, below the nearby-school average of 37% and the state’s 56%; it was also 10 points below the district’s 46%. Math was stronger locally: Ray’s 27% was above the nearby average of 16%, but behind Carnegie Elementary School at 29%. Ray’s math result was still below the district’s 29% and the state’s 40%. Chronic absenteeism was 37%, lower than the district’s 39% but higher than the state’s 24%. The clearest takeaway is that Ray’s math performance stands out nearby, but neither subject has reached state proficiency levels.

Results have improved since 2023–2024: ELA rose from 20% to 36%, and math from 14% to 27%, although ELA dipped slightly in the latest year. At the same time, SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking fell from the 42nd percentile and two stars in 2024–2025 to the 20th percentile and one star in 2025–2026; Ray ranked 1,392nd of 1,737 Illinois schools. Ray is also larger than nearby schools, and its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 14.7, compared with a nearby average of 13.1. Its reported low-income measure was 45% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools with the same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s 2023–2024 statewide rankings were notably stronger for White students (84th percentile) than for Ray overall (36th percentile); its ranking for special education students was also higher, at the 53rd percentile.

613

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,447

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

91.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

5631 S Kimbark Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-1605

(773) 535-0970

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Ray Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Kenwood Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.4%

Hispanic:

17.6%

White:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (33% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

1,392^nd of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 54 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

914^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

178^th of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

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
2026	19.4	1392 of 1737	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.0	1191 of 2056	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1325 of 2067	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1166 of 2077	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1178 of 2082	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	980 of 1948	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	853 of 2086	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	908 of 2037	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.2	665 of 2044	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.3	531 of 2046	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	65.2	613 of 2052	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	65.8	743 of 2093	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	917 of 2167	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	1064 of 2166	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	875 of 2147	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.4	1238 of 2139	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.0	898 of 2120	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.8	963 of 2092	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.0	940 of 2095	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	1085 of 2086	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.2	1003 of 2022	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.4	1090 of 2030	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	60.5	967 of 2020	52.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	311 of 688	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	397 of 655	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	274 of 692	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	202 of 684	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	213 of 428	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	78 of 711	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	94 of 698	86.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	42.0	444 of 886	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.7	746 of 907	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1401 of 1942	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1305 of 1942	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1081 of 1957	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	886 of 1970	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	886 of 1680	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	641 of 2019	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	864 of 1964	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	663 of 982	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	800 of 959	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	784 of 955	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1183 of 1800	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1294 of 1793	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1089 of 1808	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1106 of 1763	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	499 of 1514	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	884 of 1816	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	766 of 1765	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	748 of 1311	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	868 of 1947	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	1180 of 1959	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1146 of 1984	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1271 of 1977	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	924 of 1707	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	952 of 2019	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	853 of 1972	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	561 of 1195	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	845 of 1156	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	615 of 1113	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	421 of 1194	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	223 of 1392	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	92 of 1419	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	180 of 1425	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	139 of 1462	90.5%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	914 of 1126	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	976 of 1368	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1043 of 1363	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1098 of 1367	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	910 of 1369	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	839 of 1241	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	950 of 1356	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	890 of 1293	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	857 of 1293	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	688 of 1294	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.6	835 of 1302	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.5	999 of 1322	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	168 of 224	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.2	225 of 574	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	355 of 548	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	367 of 569	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	187 of 573	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	189 of 385	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	312 of 565	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	207 of 511	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	437 of 694	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	489 of 639	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	662 of 674	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	455 of 486	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	797 of 1248	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	898 of 1251	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	942 of 1275	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	816 of 1286	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	659 of 1017	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	949 of 1276	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	869 of 1226	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	800 of 1229	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	955 of 1219	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1069 of 1234	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	748 of 1221	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	606 of 1019	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	883 of 1217	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	866 of 1161	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	527 of 829	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	973 of 1271	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1009 of 1264	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1141 of 1292	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	908 of 1286	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	850 of 1048	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	823 of 1296	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	809 of 1223	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	626 of 812	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	598 of 802	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	550 of 805	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	414 of 781	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	281 of 792	64.5%	★★★☆☆

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

White (2024)84th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)53rd percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2024)50th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-21 vs state

Science35%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 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
Ray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5631 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-0970	613	42	14.7	44.9%	79 (12.9%)	364 (59.4%)	108 (17.6%)	33 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.9%)	19.4	1392^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	19.9%		41	1191^st of 2056 public elementary schools	42.1%	201	32.1	38.8	39.6	33.3	21.2	50.0	27.9	40.2	35.5	39.6	28.6	18.9	36.0	21.7	23.2	27.2	91.3%		$20,447	$1,273	$19,175
Bret Harte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1556 E 56th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0870	339	27	12.6	75.2%	14 (4.1%)	263 (77.6%)	43 (12.7%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	26.7	1244^th of 1737 public elementary schools	28.4%		21.7	1624^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.0%	380			37.0	36.4	47.8		37.9	50.0	39.6	48.1						23.5	90.8%		$24,061	$2,053	$22,009
Murray Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	5335 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0585	477	32	15.1	60.6%	10 (2.1%)	423 (88.7%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	32.8	1143^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	34.2%		36.1	1293^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	37.1%	150	34.5	30.2	48.1	68.5	50.9	53.4	60.5	60.5	56.7	35.3		20.0	29.3	28.9		23.7	94.5%		$20,241	$1,405	$18,837
Kozminski Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	936 E 54th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0980	275	26	10.6	79.3%	14 (5.1%)	199 (72.4%)	47 (17.1%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)						60.0		47.6	35.5							12.1	94.7%		$27,730	$2,134	$25,596
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%)	35.7	1083^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	37.7%		32.4	1374^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.2%	291	47.8	42.9	45.8	51.9	59.7	48.9	50.0	45.2	51.0	52.1	30.8	31.3	28.9			29.2	94.3%		$19,401	$1,369	$18,032
Shoesmith Elementary School	Public	K-6	1330 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1764	294	27	11.0	71.8%	12 (4.1%)	197 (67.0%)	66 (22.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	23.2	1309^th of 1737 public elementary schools	24.6%		22.4	1608^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.8%	299	27.5		51.1	32.6	34.6	44.2			40.3	46.7						22.0	84.8%		$23,943	$2,004	$21,938
Fiske Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6020 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0990	373	30	12.4	75.1%	1 (0.3%)	345 (92.5%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)				18.2				41.7	20.6							6.8	91.3%		$23,199	$2,380	$20,819
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%)	7	1658^th of 1737 public elementary schools	4.5%		10.1	1944^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.4%	286		32.1	25.0	21.3	27.7	35.3	50.0	67.9	38.4							12.7	90.7%		$20,363	$2,429	$17,934
Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	834 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1060	356	24	15.1	66.6%	10 (2.8%)	324 (91.0%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)								36.7	19.2							6.6	91.5%		$24,033	$1,892	$22,141
Burke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5356 S King Dr	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1325	323	25	12.9	96.0%	6 (1.9%)	260 (80.5%)	53 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)									12.2							6.7	90%		$24,582	$2,848	$21,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ray Elementary School attend?

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

High : Kenwood Academy High School

How many students attend Ray Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Ray Elementary School.

What district is Ray Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Ray Elementary School?

Students at Ray Elementary School are 59% African American, 18% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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Ray Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

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