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Scammon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1417th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Scammon Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 631 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. 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.

Scammon Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.4% of Scammon students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 23.2%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 40.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Scammon Elementary School struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools for male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students in ELA and Mathematics.

Interestingly, Scammon Elementary School is surrounded by several other underperforming schools in the same district, such as Barry Elementary School, Reilly Elementary School, and Monroe Elementary School, all of which have similar academic struggles and low statewide rankings. While Scammon Elementary School overall underperforms, there are some bright spots, such as the school's 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 46.3% in 2024-2025, which was higher than the district and state averages.

620
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,150
Per pupil spending ?
87.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4201 W Henderson St
       Chicago, IL  60641-4627

(773) 534-3475

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Scammon Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Schurz High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.8%
White:
7.4%
African American:
4.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Science scores 22 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,417th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,007th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
168th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.61417 of 205631.1%★★☆☆☆
202431.81348 of 206734.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.81242 of 207740.2%★★☆☆☆
202242.51122 of 208246.1%★★☆☆☆
202134.41197 of 194838.6%★★☆☆☆
201948.31002 of 208652.0%★★★☆☆
201847.5989 of 203751.4%★★★☆☆
201736.61251 of 204438.8%★★☆☆☆
201623.41607 of 204621.5%★☆☆☆☆
201528.81449 of 205229.4%★☆☆☆☆
201438.31353 of 209335.4%★★☆☆☆
201340.71380 of 216736.3%★★☆☆☆
201227.31721 of 216620.5%★☆☆☆☆
201127.91703 of 214720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201025.21728 of 213919.2%★☆☆☆☆
200929.91643 of 212022.5%★☆☆☆☆
200823.91718 of 209217.9%★☆☆☆☆
200740.01506 of 209528.1%★☆☆☆☆
200646.11380 of 208633.8%★★☆☆☆
200532.11542 of 202223.7%★☆☆☆☆
200445.41306 of 203035.7%★★☆☆☆
200322.81635 of 202019.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.1423 of 78846.3%★★☆☆☆
202445.6375 of 82654.6%★★★☆☆
202341.5424 of 78846.2%★★☆☆☆
202253.6253 of 76867.1%★★★☆☆
202151.0166 of 53769.1%★★★☆☆
201968.4110 of 74385.2%★★★★☆
201846.6334 of 71853.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.91203 of 194238.1%★★☆☆☆
202440.51069 of 194245.0%★★☆☆☆
202343.31025 of 195747.6%★★☆☆☆
202246.9922 of 197053.2%★★★☆☆
202137.7981 of 168041.6%★★☆☆☆
201950.9927 of 201954.1%★★★☆☆
201852.8857 of 196456.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.9564 of 98242.6%★★☆☆☆
202446.6446 of 95953.5%★★★☆☆
202352.3385 of 97060.3%★★★☆☆
202260.4269 of 95471.8%★★★★☆
202153.3247 of 74266.7%★★★☆☆
201958.2297 of 95568.9%★★★☆☆
201863.0258 of 93872.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.2986 of 180045.2%★★☆☆☆
202450.2804 of 179355.2%★★★☆☆
202356.8640 of 180864.6%★★★☆☆
202265.8411 of 176376.7%★★★★☆
202158.1454 of 151470.0%★★★★☆
201966.6424 of 181676.7%★★★★☆
201868.3371 of 176579.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.01511 of 194722.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.51501 of 195923.4%★☆☆☆☆
202330.21324 of 198433.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.91142 of 197742.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.01236 of 170727.6%★☆☆☆☆
201945.21023 of 201949.3%★★☆☆☆
201842.11059 of 197246.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.9912 of 129229.4%★☆☆☆☆
202435.6724 of 119539.4%★★☆☆☆
202348.2484 of 115658.1%★★★☆☆
202243.7507 of 111354.4%★★★☆☆
202150.3264 of 64058.8%★★★☆☆
201941.8605 of 119449.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.9552 of 76327.7%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.41007 of 136826.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.3860 of 136336.9%★★☆☆☆
202352.1569 of 136758.4%★★★☆☆
202249.0610 of 136955.4%★★★☆☆
202143.0604 of 124151.3%★★★☆☆
201950.3617 of 135654.5%★★★☆☆
201856.0517 of 129360.0%★★★☆☆
201745.4660 of 129349.0%★★☆☆☆
201636.3785 of 129439.3%★★☆☆☆
201540.7701 of 130246.2%★★☆☆☆
201440.5809 of 132238.8%★★☆☆☆
201346.5753 of 136744.9%★★☆☆☆
201240.6930 of 136531.9%★★☆☆☆
201137.8961 of 134428.5%★☆☆☆☆
201044.2868 of 132734.6%★★☆☆☆
200938.9927 of 131829.7%★☆☆☆☆
200843.5837 of 129335.3%★★☆☆☆
200748.3788 of 128738.8%★★☆☆☆
200638.4894 of 127229.7%★☆☆☆☆
200528.4907 of 120925.0%★☆☆☆☆
200419.2967 of 120419.7%★☆☆☆☆
200336.1806 of 118532.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202349.2242 of 67464.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.5286 of 48340.8%★★☆☆☆
202443.9221 of 48654.5%★★★☆☆
202366.364 of 48086.7%★★★★☆
202245.5191 of 45457.9%★★★☆☆
202144.2125 of 27754.9%★★★☆☆
201939.3218 of 33935.7%★★☆☆☆
201851.578 of 28572.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.0782 of 124837.3%★★☆☆☆
202442.4669 of 125146.5%★★☆☆☆
202354.2486 of 127561.9%★★★☆☆
202245.6626 of 128651.3%★★★☆☆
202142.4535 of 101747.4%★★☆☆☆
201956.8494 of 127661.3%★★★☆☆
201857.2485 of 122660.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.7481 of 66928.1%★☆☆☆☆
202438.6364 of 64343.4%★★☆☆☆
202361.2184 of 66172.2%★★★★☆
202255.8216 of 66267.4%★★★☆☆
202152.9188 of 51763.6%★★★☆☆
201958.8213 of 63966.7%★★★☆☆
201866.9142 of 59075.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.5766 of 122937.7%★★☆☆☆
202447.7558 of 121954.2%★★★☆☆
202369.7239 of 123480.6%★★★★☆
202267.2259 of 122178.8%★★★★☆
202162.7242 of 101976.3%★★★★☆
201967.3286 of 121776.5%★★★★☆
201875.8178 of 116184.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.71087 of 127114.5%★☆☆☆☆
202424.4938 of 126425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202348.6582 of 129255.0%★★★☆☆
202252.2513 of 128660.1%★★★☆☆
202137.1609 of 104841.9%★★☆☆☆
201942.5685 of 129647.1%★★☆☆☆
201853.1518 of 122357.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.7543 of 81233.1%★★☆☆☆
202436.5450 of 80243.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.4366 of 80554.5%★★★☆☆
202239.2403 of 78148.4%★★☆☆☆
201941.7354 of 79255.3%★★★☆☆
201833.0390 of 60235.2%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile~ school
Male (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2023)64th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school
Male (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts38%-15 vs state
Mathematics23%-15 vs state
Science21%-22 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Scammon Elementary School.

Students at Scammon Elementary School are 85% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Scammon Elementary School ranks 1417th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

High : Schurz High School


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