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Sherman Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Sherman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 210 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.

Sherman Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1868 and 2057 out of over 2,000 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.3% of Sherman Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the Chicago Public Schools district and 53.1% for the state of Illinois. In mathematics, only 10.8% of Sherman Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state.

The nearby schools, such as Libby Elementary, KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus, and Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct, generally outperform Sherman Elementary School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Sherman Elementary School has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

225

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,164

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 W 52nd St
Chicago, IL 60609-6012

(773) 535-1757

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Sherman Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.7%

Hispanic:

26.2%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,756^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,314^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

292^nd 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	16.2	1756 of 2056	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1941 of 2067	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2044 of 2077	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2038 of 2082	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1941 of 1948	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2026 of 2086	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1905 of 2037	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1868 of 2044	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	1907 of 2046	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	1872 of 2052	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	1827 of 2093	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	1980 of 2167	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	2035 of 2166	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.3	1976 of 2147	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	1974 of 2139	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	1978 of 2120	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	2051 of 2092	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	2090 of 2095	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	2083 of 2086	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	2019 of 2022	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	2015 of 2030	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	2015 of 2020	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	385 of 688	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	566 of 655	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	652 of 692	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	587 of 684	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	389 of 428	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	618 of 711	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	521 of 698	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1700 of 1942	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1834 of 1942	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1948 of 1957	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1929 of 1970	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1864 of 2019	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1860 of 1964	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1418 of 1800	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1617 of 1793	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1771 of 1808	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1709 of 1763	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1490 of 1514	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1769 of 1816	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1620 of 1765	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1440 of 1947	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1784 of 1959	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1897 of 1984	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1909 of 1977	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1998 of 2019	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1781 of 1972	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1314 of 1368	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1215 of 1363	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1352 of 1367	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1364 of 1369	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1246 of 1356	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1050 of 1293	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	1068 of 1293	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.0	815 of 1294	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	12.5	1208 of 1302	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1115 of 1322	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1283 of 1367	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	1195 of 1365	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	1257 of 1344	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.4	1271 of 1327	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.1	1239 of 1318	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	1291 of 1293	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	1286 of 1287	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	1266 of 1272	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.4	1069 of 1209	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.1	1192 of 1204	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	1172 of 1185	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	545 of 574	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	439 of 548	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	558 of 569	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	570 of 573	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	431 of 565	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	196 of 511	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	8.4	1265 of 1275	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1278 of 1286	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1163 of 1276	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	954 of 1226	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1159 of 1229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1023 of 1219	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1215 of 1234	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1215 of 1221	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1078 of 1217	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	857 of 1161	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1063 of 1271	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1100 of 1264	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1267 of 1292	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1272 of 1286	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1061 of 1296	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	950 of 1223	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-31 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 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
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 W 52nd St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1757	225	20	11.2	97.8%	5 (2.2%)	159 (70.7%)	59 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16.2	1756^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.6%		13	1941^st of 2067 public elementary schools	6.1%	185	14.3	16.0	13.0	36.4	42.9	5.9	20.0	20.0	22.3	13.0	14.3	21.4	0.0	5.0	12.0	10.8	93.8	94.3	94.3	94.3	95.7	93.8	92.3	4.8	27.8	$25,164	$4,910	$20,254
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	955 W Garfield Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9025	166	18	9.4	100.0%	2 (1.2%)	119 (71.7%)	45 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.9	2025^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.5	2057^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.5%	32	6.3	11.1	14.3	16.7	6.3	28.6		10.0	13.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		5.0	1.2	72.0	77.6	77.6	77.6	93.6	77.6	74.4		17.6	$30,976	$4,406	$26,570
Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	5415 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1666	272	28	9.7	96.0%	2 (0.7%)	235 (86.4%)	33 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31.7	1391^st of 2056 public elementary schools	32.3%		18.2	1731^st of 2067 public elementary schools	16.3%	340	12.5	28.0	15.4	71.4	45.8	44.4	70.4	68.0	53.4	11.5	28.6	12.5	26.3	22.2	20.0	20.1	92.1	91.0	91.0	91.0	95.5	91.8	93.3	10.9	22.5	$24,394	$3,914	$20,480
Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Loomis Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9050	275	24	11.5	76.0%	4 (1.5%)	138 (50.2%)	132 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.4	1893^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.4	1961^st of 2067 public elementary schools	5.1%	68	5.3	25.0	9.1	18.5	22.2	43.8	40.7	60.0	34.6	9.1	7.4	5.3	3.1	11.1	13.3	8.3	79.4	84.1	84.1	84.1	92.9	82.5	80.6		17.5	$24,255	$3,681	$20,575
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5515 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8565	921	8	115.1	93.8%	3 (0.3%)	872 (94.7%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	18.3	1711^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.8%		21.1	1651^st of 2067 public elementary schools	20.1%	60	19.8	25.6	22.4	22.7	43.0	37.8	46.8	23.5	31.6	16.4	14.5	10.0	8.2	9.7	10.0	11.9										$19,193	$1,288	$17,905
Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Bishop St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4565	582	51	11.5	97.9%	5 (0.9%)	33 (5.7%)	539 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12.5	1859^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.6	1988^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.8%	129	11.9	5.8	24.4	20.0	23.3	15.0	11.3	15.7	17.7	19.5	20.0	11.6	2.5	11.3	3.9	11.3	80.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	89.5	82.4	81.3	8.0	20.2	$21,489	$2,956	$18,533
Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Marshfield Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4600	784	53	14.7	96.0%	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	760 (96.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66.4	680^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.9%		62.6	688^th of 2067 public elementary schools	66.7%	8	48.8	48.6	56.1	30.6	65.4	63.6	55.4	56.3	54.7	62.1	40.3	55.6	47.0	41.9	50.7	49.5	96.9	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.2	96.2	6.8	30.3	$19,230	$1,926	$17,304
Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9000	321	31	10.5	98.1%	3 (0.9%)	60 (18.7%)	254 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.8	1953^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.4	1959^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.2%	6	7.7	17.4	13.6	8.0	7.7	25.0	17.4	4.3	12.2	22.7	8.0	0.0	14.3	8.7	8.7	10.0	82.9	86.2	85.9	86.2	91.1	84.1	81.7	11.6	22.3	$21,238	$2,603	$18,635
Graham A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4436 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1308	344	34	10.1	89.2%	66 (19.2%)	50 (14.5%)	214 (62.2%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10.6	1924^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.3	2000^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.2%	76	28.0	24.0	3.8	14.3	15.4	33.3	16.0	32.0	18.1	8.0	0.0	3.8	0.0	12.0	16.0	6.5	84.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	94.4	86.2	85.6	5.9	24.6	$22,272	$2,910	$19,363
CICS - Basil Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	1816 W Garfield Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 778-9455	541	13	41.6	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	403 (74.5%)	133 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43	1141^st of 2056 public elementary schools	44.5%		27.6	1472^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.8%	331	22.6	17.4	47.2	50.8	56.6	49.1	69.6	61.7	55.3	52.8	36.1	13.2	14.8	43.5	23.4	30.6										$17,804	$2,081	$15,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sherman Elementary School?

Students at Sherman Elementary School are 71% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Sherman Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools do graduates of Sherman Elementary School attend?

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

High : Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Is Sherman Elementary School a good school?

Sherman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Sherman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Sherman Elementary School.

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