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Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 389 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in the state.

Spencer Technology Academy faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 53.7% over the past few years, which are much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance is consistently lower than the district and state, with only 24.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.1% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% in the district, respectively. The school's performance gaps are particularly concerning for certain student groups, such as African American students and students with special needs.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Spencer Technology Academy generally performs worse academically. For example, Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School, located just 0.77 miles away, outperforms Spencer Technology Academy in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and the school's relatively low spending per student may be contributing factors to its poor academic performance.

427

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,434

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

214 N Lavergne Ave
Chicago, IL 60644-2517

(773) 534-6150

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.1%

Hispanic:

13.8%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,654^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,230^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

246^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	20.6	1654 of 2056	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1837 of 2067	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1988 of 2077	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1791 of 2082	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1786 of 1948	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1840 of 2086	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1827 of 2037	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	2008 of 2044	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1946 of 2046	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	1988 of 2052	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	2075 of 2093	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	1972 of 2167	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.1	2026 of 2166	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	1904 of 2147	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	1986 of 2139	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	1945 of 2120	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	1978 of 2092	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	1978 of 2095	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	2058 of 2086	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	2011 of 2022	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.8	2020 of 2030	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.4	1994 of 2020	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	370 of 688	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	406 of 655	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	551 of 692	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	363 of 684	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	260 of 428	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	416 of 711	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	437 of 698	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1614 of 1942	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1743 of 1942	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1799 of 1957	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1598 of 1970	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1702 of 2019	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1731 of 1964	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	27 of 36	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1313 of 1800	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1512 of 1793	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1723 of 1808	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1388 of 1763	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1326 of 1514	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1483 of 1816	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1506 of 1765	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1473 of 1947	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1714 of 1959	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1937 of 1984	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1801 of 1977	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1826 of 2019	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1766 of 1972	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	22.5	1064 of 1194	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1230 of 1368	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1264 of 1363	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1281 of 1367	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1179 of 1369	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1178 of 1241	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1321 of 1356	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1259 of 1293	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	1216 of 1293	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	1174 of 1294	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	1222 of 1302	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.1	1238 of 1322	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	1246 of 1367	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	1219 of 1365	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	1186 of 1344	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	1208 of 1327	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	1180 of 1318	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	1230 of 1293	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.9	1232 of 1287	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	1258 of 1272	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.4	1160 of 1209	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.1	1159 of 1204	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	17.6	970 of 1185	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	411 of 574	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	413 of 548	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	412 of 569	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	339 of 573	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	320 of 385	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	516 of 565	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	460 of 511	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1173 of 1248	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1152 of 1251	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1124 of 1275	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1000 of 1286	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1006 of 1017	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1238 of 1276	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1183 of 1226	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1042 of 1229	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1080 of 1219	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1150 of 1234	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	969 of 1221	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	948 of 1019	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1165 of 1217	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1127 of 1161	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1084 of 1271	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1191 of 1264	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1251 of 1292	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1214 of 1286	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1247 of 1296	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1191 of 1223	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2019)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)28th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

Science9%-34 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
Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 N Lavergne Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6150	427	35	12.3	99.3%	5 (1.2%)	355 (83.1%)	59 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	20.6	1654^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.2	1837^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.1%	183	12.8	4.7	39.4	22.7	13.6	30.2	37.8	9.3	24.6	60.6	6.8	0.0	4.7	13.5	4.5	13.1	73.4	81.9	81.4	81.4	89.2	80.4	74.4	5.4	19.9	$21,434	$3,898	$17,536
Moving Everest Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	416 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(312) 683-9695	755	55	13.7	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	707 (93.6%)	42 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	15.5	1775^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.5	1920^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.1%	145	15.9	16.5	30.5	30.3	26.5	19.3	14.3	27.1	24.5	22.0	13.2	9.6	8.0	8.3	14.1	12.4										$20,518	$1,130	$19,388
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4818 W Ohio St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8553	649	4	162.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	558 (86.0%)	81 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	11.7	1882^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.5%		15.9	1814^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.2%	68	6.6	19.7	23.8	22.8	25.0	14.0	25.8	25.8	23.2	28.8	12.5	1.3	4.0	4.8	10.6	11.1										$22,854	$1,420	$21,434
Nash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4837 W Erie St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6125	255	28	9.1	91.0%	2 (0.8%)	159 (62.4%)	93 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	1892^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.0%		10.2	2029^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.8%	137	16.7	0.0	13.0	6.3	36.8	33.3	7.7	10.0	19.1	13.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	15.4	10.0	7.0	80.2	84.6	84.6	84.6	94.9	83.8	80.5	8.8	14.7	$29,337	$4,268	$25,068
Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	720 N Lorel Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6060	341	31	10.9	82.7%	7 (2.1%)	267 (78.3%)	66 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.8	2003^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	2.6%		8.3	2061^st of 2067 public elementary schools	0.3%	58	9.4	20.6	8.8	10.3	9.4	24.3	20.0	38.2	18.8	2.9	0.0	0.0	13.5	4.0	5.9	4.7	86.1	89.1	89.1	89.1	95.8	88.9	84.7	7.0	20.3	$21,845	$3,453	$18,392
Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5608 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 945-5025	512	27	18.9	81.4%	2 (0.4%)	501 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.3	1266^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.4%		33.7	1294^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.4%	28	37.9	22.8	40.7	46.6	46.6	40.4	55.6	58.6	48.0	49.2	32.8	12.1	5.3	9.3	15.5	20.9										$21,369	$199	$21,170
Leland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	512 S Lavergne Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6340	344	30	11.4	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	293 (85.2%)	44 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9.2	1966^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.4%		11.7	1985^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.0%	19	6.3	10.0	25.8	11.8	13.9	17.2	7.4	23.3	16.6	25.8	2.9	2.8	0.0	7.1	0.0	6.4	77.0	81.4	81.4	81.4	91.2	81.1	77.4	10.1	8.5	$23,543	$3,771	$19,772
Ellington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	243 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6361	510	40	12.9	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	422 (82.7%)	81 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.7	1920^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		10.5	2022^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	2.2%	102	8.1	17.9	16.2	17.1	29.7	31.0	14.6	46.3	25.9	13.5	2.4	5.4	4.8	2.4	2.4	5.0	75.0	78.6	78.6	78.6	88.3	78.6	73.6	13.3	13.1	$20,830	$2,418	$18,412
Hefferan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4409 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6192	214	18	11.7	89.3%	3 (1.4%)	168 (78.5%)	39 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.4	2018^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.9	2037^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%	19	10.5	27.8	12.5	16.0	10.0	17.4	11.1	5.3	12.4	18.8	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	88.0	93.7	93.7	93.7	98.9	93.1	85.7	7.4	25.7	$25,695	$3,139	$22,556
Depriest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 S Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6800	419	38	11.0	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	366 (87.4%)	50 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5.5	2042^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.7%		11.9	1977^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.4%	65	3.6	16.7	2.2	10.0	0.0	19.2	18.2	20.0	11.2	2.3	7.5	3.6	0.0	2.3	0.0	2.9	75.0	80.6	80.6	80.8	89.3	78.6	76.9	3.0	12.8	$26,255	$3,804	$22,451

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What district is Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School?

Students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School are 83% African American, 14% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School a good school?

Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

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