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Stagg Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Stagg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 389 students. Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency, with only 20.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12.4% proficient or better in Mathematics.

Stagg Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 53.7% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school serves a predominantly low-socioeconomic student population, with 77.89% to 97.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective groups in Illinois.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as King Academy of Social Justice, Wentworth Elementary School, and Harvard Elementary School, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform Stagg Elementary School in both academic proficiency and other key metrics. Despite the school's challenges, addressing these systemic issues will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support the school and its students.

377

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,967

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7424 S Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60621-1047

(773) 535-3565

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Stagg Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.0%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,831^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,322^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

332^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	13.4	1831 of 2056	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1983 of 2067	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2037 of 2077	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2079 of 2082	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1916 of 1948	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1990 of 2086	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	2012 of 2037	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	1973 of 2044	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	2021 of 2046	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1863 of 2052	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.5	2070 of 2093	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	2103 of 2167	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	2141 of 2166	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	2098 of 2147	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.1	2131 of 2139	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	2057 of 2120	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	2035 of 2092	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	1998 of 2095	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.2	1992 of 2086	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.5	1936 of 2022	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.7	1861 of 2030	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.5	1872 of 2020	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	493 of 688	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	518 of 655	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	601 of 692	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	670 of 684	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	370 of 428	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	525 of 711	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	635 of 698	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1756 of 1942	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1860 of 1942	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1896 of 1957	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1958 of 1970	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1680 of 1680	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1897 of 2019	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1925 of 1964	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1572 of 1800	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1744 of 1793	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1747 of 1808	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1759 of 1763	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1475 of 1514	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1708 of 1816	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1731 of 1765	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1662 of 1947	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1866 of 1959	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1939 of 1984	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1970 of 1977	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1702 of 1707	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1911 of 2019	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1948 of 1972	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1322 of 1368	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1334 of 1363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1336 of 1367	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1353 of 1369	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1216 of 1241	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1319 of 1356	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1285 of 1293	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1246 of 1293	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	1278 of 1294	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	1033 of 1302	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	1270 of 1322	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	1335 of 1367	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	1312 of 1365	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	1309 of 1344	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	1239 of 1327	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.9	1212 of 1318	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	1218 of 1293	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	1194 of 1287	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	1189 of 1272	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.4	1142 of 1209	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.7	1112 of 1204	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.4	1163 of 1185	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	516 of 574	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	520 of 548	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	513 of 569	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	531 of 573	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	347 of 385	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	505 of 565	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	503 of 511	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	413 of 674	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1200 of 1248	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1233 of 1251	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1250 of 1275	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1257 of 1286	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1215 of 1276	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1218 of 1226	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1189 of 1229	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1195 of 1219	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1202 of 1234	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1201 of 1221	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	988 of 1019	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1171 of 1217	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1158 of 1161	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1224 of 1271	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1208 of 1264	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1206 of 1292	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1248 of 1286	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1274 of 1296	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1200 of 1223	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	756 of 792	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

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

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2023)39th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2022)9th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-33 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science4%-39 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
Stagg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7424 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3565	377	32	11.7	70.6%	2 (0.5%)	298 (79.0%)	68 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.4	1831^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.8	1983^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.1%	152	4.8	3.6	11.1	20.0	15.9	21.2	25.6	24.2	20.3	0.0	11.4	40.9	0.0	5.3	3.0	12.4	82.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	93.5	88.5	82.3	13.8	14.6	$20,967	$2,571	$18,396
Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3060	293	20	14.6	76.5%	3 (1.0%)	269 (91.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1905^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	1926^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	21	3.1	12.9	10.3	25.8	30.3	21.9	20.8	35.5	24.4	14.3	19.4	3.0	3.2	4.2	6.5	8.4	90.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.6	93.4	90.9	5.1	21.9	$19,776	$3,179	$16,597
Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7050 S May St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3480	233	25	9.2	95.7%	3 (1.3%)	201 (86.3%)	27 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.2	1941^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		17.6	1751^st of 2067 public elementary schools	15.3%	190	13.0	15.4	13.3	9.5	20.8	20.0	7.1	21.4	15.7	26.7	0.0	4.2	10.0	7.7	0.0	7.6	91.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	98.5	95.4	89.7	8.8	21.1	$29,055	$3,558	$25,497
King Academy of Social Justice	Public	PK, KG-8	644 W 71st St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3875	213	23	9.4	87.8%	2 (0.9%)	180 (84.5%)	29 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	2009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.3%		14.1	1889^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.6%	120	4.2	10.7	14.8	13.6	24.0	11.5	24.0	7.4	15.8	3.7	4.8	12.0	0.0	8.3	3.4	5.3	77.6	85.2	85.2	85.2	93.6	85.2	79.2	4.4	22.0	$23,345	$4,215	$19,129
Wentworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1340 W 71st St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3394	433	37	11.7	97.5%	3 (0.7%)	325 (75.1%)	105 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	2037^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.6	2021^st of 2067 public elementary schools	2.2%	16	2.9	20.0	2.6	9.3	12.1	18.9	26.9	21.6	14.4	2.6	6.8	5.9	2.7	3.8	5.4	4.6	87.9	91.3	91.3	91.3	95.1	90.8	86.1	11.1	20.6	$23,894	$3,479	$20,415
Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7525 S Harvard Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3045	335	21	15.9	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (86.6%)	45 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	1921^st of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		12.7	1952^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.6%	31	16.7	13.6	10.7	20.7	23.3	27.3	48.4	50.0	29.6	7.1	13.8	3.4	4.5	13.3	4.8	8.2	78.9	84.0	84.0	84.0	94.0	84.6	80.6	3.4	20.0	$23,794	$3,506	$20,288
Mays Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6656 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3892	277	16	17.8	67.9%	0 (0.0%)	247 (89.2%)	23 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	6.5	2032^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.1	2035^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%	3	0.0	8.0	13.3	12.2	20.8	13.6	17.6	19.2	15.8	13.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	11.8	12.5	7.5	79.2	82.1	82.1	82.1	93.3	82.1	77.1	4.2	13.8	$19,656	$2,712	$16,944
Westcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	409 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3090	387	31	12.6	76.7%	1 (0.3%)	360 (93.0%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	2000^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.7%		12.4	1962^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.1%	38	12.1	16.1	10.5	21.1	21.2	5.9	22.7	31.3	18.7	7.9	2.6	8.8	0.0	9.1	12.9	6.8	87.9	92.9	92.6	92.6	93.6	92.1	87.2	12.8	21.7	$21,550	$2,618	$18,933
Bass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 W 66th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3275	313	25	12.3	98.1%	1 (0.3%)	279 (89.1%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.2	1962^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.6%		13.7	1906^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.8%	56	11.5	14.3	8.6	10.0	19.2	26.9	8.7	33.3	17.6	12.1	3.3	15.4	0.0	13.0	17.2	10.2	85.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	96.9	93.7	86.0	10.8	22.0	$22,767	$3,573	$19,194
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8150 S Bishop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3315	322	23	14.0	72.7%	2 (0.6%)	269 (83.5%)	49 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7.4	2014^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.0%		15	1853^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	10.4%	161	9.7	11.8	17.2	16.7	18.2	16.1	25.0	28.6	20.2	3.4	0.0	2.9	3.2	0.0	2.9	2.2	78.5	85.9	85.9	85.9	94.0	85.2	81.3	4.6	18.4	$21,646	$2,928	$18,719

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Is Stagg Elementary School a good school?

Stagg Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stagg Elementary School?

Students at Stagg Elementary School are 79% African American, 18% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Stagg Elementary School attend?

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

High : Hirsch Metropolitan High School

What district is Stagg Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Stagg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Stagg Elementary School.

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