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Ashe Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1989^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ashe Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 365 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.

Ashe Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.6% of Ashe students were proficient in ELA compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Math, only 3.1% of Ashe students were proficient compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, Ashe Elementary School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 66% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Dixon Elementary School, CICS - Avalon/South Shore, and McDowell Elementary School, generally outperform Ashe Elementary School in academic proficiency. However, one notable exception is McDade Elementary Classical School, which is located about 1 mile from Ashe and is a high-performing school, with over 90% of its students proficient in ELA and Math, ranking it among the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools.

387

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,763

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8505 S Ingleside Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-6390

(773) 535-3550

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.6%

Hispanic:

17.6%

American Indian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (66% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,989^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,228^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

414^th 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	8.1	1989 of 2056	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1996 of 2067	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2017 of 2077	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1849 of 2082	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1569 of 1948	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1939 of 2086	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1966 of 2037	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	1925 of 2044	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1945 of 2046	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1798 of 2052	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	1721 of 2093	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	1983 of 2167	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	2092 of 2166	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	2037 of 2147	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	2008 of 2139	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.3	2013 of 2120	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	2014 of 2092	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	2069 of 2095	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	2034 of 2086	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	1980 of 2022	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.8	1888 of 2030	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	1951 of 2020	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	588 of 688	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	536 of 655	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	603 of 692	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	399 of 684	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	159 of 428	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	478 of 711	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	551 of 698	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1906 of 1942	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1867 of 1942	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1907 of 1957	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1836 of 1970	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1956 of 2019	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1833 of 1964	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1741 of 1800	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1714 of 1793	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1762 of 1808	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1546 of 1763	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	939 of 1514	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1624 of 1816	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1683 of 1765	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1840 of 1947	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1853 of 1959	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1901 of 1984	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1613 of 1977	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	1018 of 1707	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1732 of 2019	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1924 of 1972	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1228 of 1368	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1176 of 1363	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1193 of 1367	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1224 of 1369	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1254 of 1356	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1179 of 1293	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	1155 of 1293	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	1147 of 1294	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	1157 of 1302	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	1060 of 1322	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	1105 of 1367	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	1098 of 1365	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1172 of 1344	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1185 of 1327	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	1171 of 1318	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	1209 of 1293	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1190 of 1287	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.8	1156 of 1272	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	1043 of 1209	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	1028 of 1204	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.6	1106 of 1185	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	389 of 574	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	338 of 548	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	353 of 569	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	362 of 573	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	417 of 565	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	378 of 511	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1046 of 1248	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	987 of 1251	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1040 of 1275	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1196 of 1286	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1156 of 1276	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1099 of 1226	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1073 of 1229	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	986 of 1219	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1065 of 1234	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1026 of 1221	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1100 of 1217	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1033 of 1161	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1201 of 1271	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1143 of 1264	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1204 of 1292	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1047 of 1286	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1245 of 1296	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1145 of 1223	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Science11%-32 vs state

Mathematics3%-35 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
Ashe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8505 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3550	387	24	16.1	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	312 (80.6%)	68 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8.1	1989^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.3%		11.4	1996^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	7	6.5	15.6	22.5	15.6	19.4	25.7	32.0	34.4	24.6	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.4	3.1	84.9	90.4	89.8	90.1	96.1	89.5	84.6	7.4	18.7	$18,763	$2,250	$16,512
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C	Public	PK, KG-6	650 E 85th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3435	216	19	11.3	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	209 (96.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	15	1784^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.2%		16.2	1796^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.1%	12	18.2		29.6	17.2	30.4	27.3			25.7	22.2	3.6	4.3	13.6			11.0	86.2	86.7	86.7	86.7	96.1	86.2	84.5			$23,144	$3,675	$19,469
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3834	412	31	13.2	75.2%	3 (0.7%)	393 (95.4%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.4	1332^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	35.2%		36.5	1234^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.3%	98	10.4	20.0	44.7	40.9	53.1	51.1	54.3	36.5	46.6	39.5	25.0	14.3	14.9	20.3	31.1	24.0	97.2	97.2	97.0	97.0	98.5	96.8	96.6	3.4	39.3	$18,900	$2,638	$16,262
CICS - Avalon/South Shore	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E 83rd Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 721-0858	469	17	27.5	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	460 (98.1%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.7	912^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.6%		46.3	1014^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.9%	102	14.8	15.2	60.0	40.3	54.1	74.1	71.4	74.5	59.3	65.0	37.1	14.8	48.1	33.3	19.1	35.9										$18,175	$1,875	$16,300
McDowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1419 E 89th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6404	112	8	14.0	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	107 (95.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	31.1	1407^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.6%		40.3	1143^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	44.7%	264	25.0		58.8	23.5	41.7				41.4	35.3	17.6	16.7				22.4	93.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	98.3	95.7	93.9	11.3		$30,229	$4,151	$26,078
Avalon Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8045 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6615	225	16	14.0	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	208 (92.4%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.6	1886^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.3%		23	1594^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.9%	292	4.5	16.1	23.1	19.2	18.2	23.8	47.1	42.4	29.5	7.7	11.5	9.1	15.0	5.9	21.2	13.0	86.7	87.2	86.7	86.7	95.7	86.2	87.2		21.8	$23,818	$4,886	$18,932
Washington H Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9130 S University Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6225	273	23	11.8	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	247 (90.5%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	14.1	1818^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.6%		31.2	1360^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.2%	458	13.3	4.2	20.7	23.1	23.3	47.1	34.5	58.3	32.9	6.9	0.0	6.9	5.9	6.9	4.2	5.2	82.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	94.4	90.5	84.1	4.7	24.1	$22,281	$2,556	$19,725
Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	650 E 91st Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3300	264	21	12.5	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	257 (97.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33.9	1345^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.6%		34	1287^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.7%	58	14.3	32.3	29.4	50.0	75.0	46.2	52.4	58.1	53.6	29.4	25.0	7.1	15.4	9.5	16.1	16.6	93.4	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.9	95.1	94.8	5.6	21.3	$26,106	$2,654	$23,452
Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7823 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 651-1221	293	17	17.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	271 (92.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	39.7	1221^st of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%		31	1368^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.8%	147	18.6	34.2	39.3	52.4	37.8	65.2	70.0	46.2	49.2	42.9	45.2	2.2	17.4	5.0	30.8	24.9										$20,866	$2,664	$18,202
McDade Elementary Classical School	Public	K-8	8801 S Indiana Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-3669	207	12	17.2	36.2%	5 (2.4%)	186 (89.9%)	7 (3.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	97.5	19^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.4	21^st of 2067 public elementary schools	99.0%	2	74.1		92.9	92.9	85.2	96.6	91.7		91.6	85.7	92.9	85.2	93.1	66.7		87.0	90.3	92.2	92.2	92.2	95.9	92.6	91.7		14.8	$19,542	$1,358	$18,184

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How many students attend Ashe Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Ashe Elementary School.

What district is Ashe Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Ashe Elementary School?

Students at Ashe Elementary School are 81% African American, 18% Hispanic.

Is Ashe Elementary School a good school?

Ashe Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

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