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Sauganash Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
107th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 94% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Sauganash Elementary School serves 693 students from pre-K through grade 8 in Chicago, with several nearby schools offering the same grade span for comparison. Its 2025–26 results are strong across subjects and well above both state and district rates. The clearest takeaway is that Sauganash has the highest all-grades ELA and math proficiency among the eight nearby pre-K–8 schools with reported results.

Sauganash’s all-grades proficiency was 83% in ELA and 73% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide and 46% and 29% in Chicago Public Schools District 299. It also topped the nearby-school averages of 57% in ELA and 42% in math by 26 and 30 percentage points. Edgebrook Elementary School was the next-highest nearby school in both subjects, at 80% in ELA and 66% in math. Sauganash also led nearby reported results in fifth- and eighth-grade science, at 81% and 75%. Results are not highest in every grade: third-grade ELA is a relative low point at 72%, below nearby Beaubien Elementary School (76%), Edgebrook (76%) and Fairview South Elementary School (74%).

Results have risen since 2023–24: ELA increased 17 percentage points to 83%, and math rose 12 points to 73%, though Sauganash’s already-large advantages over the state widened slightly. SchoolDigger ranks the school 107th of 1,737 Illinois schools, at the 94th percentile with five stars; it has stayed in the top 10% for three years. Its 16.6 students per teacher in 2024–25 is higher than the reported ratios at nearby schools, which range from 9.9 to 15.6. As context, 15% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the lowest share among the eight nearby schools with that measure. SchoolDigger’s group rankings are more mixed: in 2025–26, its ranking for Asian students was at the 51st percentile, compared with 94th overall; for Low Socio Economic Status students, it was at the 74th percentile in 2024–25, compared with 95th overall.

693
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,779
Per pupil spending ?
14.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96.5%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 6040 N Kilpatrick Ave
       Chicago, IL  60646-5816

(773) 534-3470

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Sauganash Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Taft High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
49.1%
Hispanic:
22.1%
Asian:
19.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (78% vs 49% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 6% of Illinois elementary schools
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school78%
District avg38%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
107th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
56th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 5%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From top 15% (2016) to top 5% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
17th 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202690.9107 of 173793.8%★★★★★
202593.894 of 205695.4%★★★★★
202494.2123 of 206794.0%★★★★★
202390.6169 of 207791.9%★★★★★
202279.9377 of 208281.9%★★★★☆
202180.6320 of 194883.6%★★★★☆
201991.3134 of 208693.6%★★★★★
201887.0213 of 203789.5%★★★★☆
201792.4115 of 204494.4%★★★★★
201691.1149 of 204692.7%★★★★★
201590.3194 of 205290.5%★★★★★
201489.9131 of 209393.7%★★★★★
201387.8196 of 216791.0%★★★★★
201280.3352 of 216683.7%★★★★☆
201182.4258 of 214788.0%★★★★☆
201074.4577 of 213973.0%★★★★☆
200978.8400 of 212081.1%★★★★☆
200876.7470 of 209277.5%★★★★☆
200778.2351 of 209583.2%★★★★☆
200683.9143 of 208693.1%★★★★★
200572.0613 of 202269.7%★★★☆☆
200474.6539 of 203073.4%★★★★☆
200378.0419 of 202079.3%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202655.986 of 17751.4%★★★☆☆
202554.9129 of 23444.9%★★☆☆☆
202464.380 of 21963.5%★★★☆☆
202354.7111 of 23753.2%★★★☆☆
202236.9162 of 22628.3%★☆☆☆☆
202131.9102 of 13423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201941.6164 of 24332.5%★★☆☆☆
201841.3159 of 24234.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202596.924 of 104997.7%★★★★★
202486.554 of 88693.9%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202585.454 of 78893.1%★★★★★
202496.411 of 82698.7%★★★★★
202255.0238 of 76869.0%★★★☆☆
202174.648 of 53791.1%★★★★★
201867.0133 of 71881.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202683.0138 of 128689.3%★★★★☆
202589.5162 of 194291.7%★★★★★
202492.7119 of 194293.9%★★★★★
202390.6147 of 195792.5%★★★★★
202278.3368 of 197081.3%★★★★☆
202181.7235 of 168086.0%★★★★☆
201991.1126 of 201993.8%★★★★★
201891.8104 of 196494.7%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202693.721 of 53696.1%★★★★★
202597.020 of 98298.0%★★★★★
202495.018 of 95998.1%★★★★★
202382.780 of 97091.8%★★★★★
202270.2181 of 95481.0%★★★★☆
202172.0105 of 74285.8%★★★★☆
201992.421 of 95597.8%★★★★★
201874.0157 of 93883.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202566.5470 of 180073.9%★★★★☆
202490.861 of 179396.6%★★★★★
202367.4392 of 180878.3%★★★★☆
202257.6601 of 176365.9%★★★☆☆
202157.8461 of 151469.6%★★★☆☆
201983.3131 of 181692.8%★★★★★
201886.6102 of 176594.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202688.997 of 131192.6%★★★★★
202594.366 of 194796.6%★★★★★
202493.3120 of 195993.9%★★★★★
202386.9207 of 198489.6%★★★★☆
202279.4349 of 197782.3%★★★★☆
202172.3397 of 170776.7%★★★★☆
201990.1141 of 201993.0%★★★★★
201879.0352 of 197282.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202685.616 of 20192.0%★★★★★
202597.326 of 129298.0%★★★★★
202492.459 of 119595.1%★★★★★
202391.655 of 115695.2%★★★★★
202284.286 of 111392.3%★★★★★
202188.139 of 64093.9%★★★★★
201997.017 of 119498.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202683.4132 of 114988.5%★★★★☆
202586.5129 of 138990.7%★★★★★
202487.1119 of 139291.5%★★★★★
202386.2131 of 141990.8%★★★★★
202278.8218 of 142584.7%★★★★☆
202180.0173 of 130886.8%★★★★☆
201987.0110 of 146292.5%★★★★★
201882.1199 of 146386.4%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202691.956 of 112695.0%★★★★★
202588.5139 of 136889.8%★★★★☆
202484.2188 of 136386.2%★★★★☆
202388.7122 of 136791.1%★★★★★
202288.9111 of 136991.9%★★★★★
202190.384 of 124193.2%★★★★★
201992.273 of 135694.6%★★★★★
201886.8139 of 129389.2%★★★★☆
201788.8116 of 129391.0%★★★★★
201681.8189 of 129485.4%★★★★☆
201587.2150 of 130288.5%★★★★☆
201491.858 of 132295.6%★★★★★
201392.354 of 136796.0%★★★★★
201287.752 of 136596.2%★★★★★
201188.936 of 134497.3%★★★★★
201083.9117 of 132791.2%★★★★★
200981.5168 of 131887.3%★★★★☆
200876.8268 of 129379.3%★★★★☆
200783.0136 of 128789.4%★★★★☆
200682.9141 of 127288.9%★★★★☆
200581.8192 of 120984.1%★★★★☆
200479.2239 of 120480.1%★★★★☆
200386.3114 of 118590.4%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202651.183 of 15446.1%★★☆☆☆
202551.799 of 18646.8%★★☆☆☆
202454.189 of 18451.6%★★★☆☆
202242.9120 of 19839.4%★★☆☆☆
202142.570 of 11237.5%★★☆☆☆
201956.994 of 20153.2%★★★☆☆
201848.3110 of 20947.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202690.144 of 86794.9%★★★★★
202588.1115 of 124890.8%★★★★★
202480.2208 of 125183.4%★★★★☆
202384.5145 of 127588.6%★★★★☆
202284.8142 of 128689.0%★★★★☆
202190.163 of 101793.8%★★★★★
201993.153 of 127695.8%★★★★★
201890.476 of 122693.8%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202691.428 of 48394.2%★★★★★
202594.419 of 66997.2%★★★★★
202478.188 of 64386.3%★★★★☆
202378.195 of 66185.6%★★★★☆
202275.1102 of 66284.6%★★★★☆
202178.360 of 51788.4%★★★★☆
201984.357 of 63991.1%★★★★★
201880.577 of 59086.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202588.271 of 122994.2%★★★★★
202455.5442 of 121963.7%★★★☆☆
202345.0627 of 123449.2%★★☆☆☆
202271.0219 of 122182.1%★★★★☆
202193.326 of 101997.4%★★★★★
201987.367 of 121794.5%★★★★★
201892.242 of 116196.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202684.195 of 82988.5%★★★★☆
202586.3143 of 127188.7%★★★★☆
202486.2134 of 126489.4%★★★★☆
202389.4100 of 129292.3%★★★★★
202290.489 of 128693.1%★★★★★
202183.5121 of 104888.5%★★★★☆
201988.5111 of 129691.4%★★★★★
201879.9188 of 122384.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202691.314 of 24494.3%★★★★★
202591.954 of 81293.3%★★★★★
202485.083 of 80289.7%★★★★☆
202385.179 of 80590.2%★★★★★
202275.475 of 78190.4%★★★★★
202196.015 of 54897.3%★★★★★
201992.331 of 79296.1%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202690.539 of 75494.8%★★★★★
202585.591 of 88489.7%★★★★☆
202476.7152 of 87582.6%★★★★☆
202384.997 of 89589.2%★★★★☆
202283.2101 of 89888.8%★★★★☆
202188.061 of 81392.5%★★★★★
201987.666 of 90592.7%★★★★★
201873.2193 of 88978.3%★★★★☆
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
Disabled (2025)98th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)92nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school
Asian (2026)51st percentile-42 vs school
Middle school
Female (2026)95th percentile~ school
White (2026)95th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school
Male (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school
Asian (2026)46th percentile-49 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts83%+27 vs state
Science78%+28 vs state
Mathematics73%+33 vs state

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Open Quote If I could, I would rate this school 4.5 stars (vs. 5), but didn't have that option. This is an excellent neighborhood school with a true community, sense of involvement and dedication from everyone from administration to teachers to parents. My son is in 1st grade, and at times, I am truly astounded by what he is learning. Thankfully, the school provides differential learning which I think helps every student regardless where they are performing. The downside to this school is that sometimes I do feel the school is too focused on academics (not the worst problem in the world), but I wish it could be balanced out with more down time or more PE during the week. Last year, my son's class size was very large (another downside), but this year the size is low 20s which is doable. Close Quote




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Students at Sauganash Elementary School are 49% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Yes. Sauganash Elementary School ranks in the top 6.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

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

High : Taft High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Sauganash Elementary School.

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