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Stevenson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1605th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Stevenson Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 1,169 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 Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stevenson 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 39.1% of Stevenson students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 21.2%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 41.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Hurley Elementary School, Durkin Park Elementary School, and Dawes Elementary School, also struggle academically, with similar or lower proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics compared to Stevenson. However, one notable exception is J.B. Kennedy Elementary School, which is located in the neighboring Burbank School District 111 and outperforms Stevenson and the other nearby schools in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

1,206
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,596
Per pupil spending ?
84.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8010 S Kostner Ave
       Chicago, IL  60652-2110

(773) 535-2280

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Stevenson Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Bogan High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.2%
African American:
5.7%
White:
3.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,605th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 34 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
784th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From top 49% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
230th 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
202522.51605 of 205621.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.31388 of 206732.8%★★☆☆☆
202337.41224 of 207741.1%★★☆☆☆
202226.21486 of 208228.6%★☆☆☆☆
202124.31432 of 194826.5%★☆☆☆☆
201936.71275 of 208638.9%★★☆☆☆
201846.71005 of 203750.7%★★★☆☆
201745.51048 of 204448.7%★★☆☆☆
201653.7883 of 204656.8%★★★☆☆
201549.8905 of 205255.9%★★★☆☆
201451.91054 of 209349.6%★★☆☆☆
201351.01141 of 216747.3%★★☆☆☆
201247.51358 of 216637.3%★★☆☆☆
201143.81411 of 214734.3%★★☆☆☆
201045.71380 of 213935.5%★★☆☆☆
200945.01372 of 212035.3%★★☆☆☆
200844.21376 of 209234.2%★★☆☆☆
200755.61179 of 209543.7%★★☆☆☆
200651.51274 of 208638.9%★★☆☆☆
200539.11430 of 202229.3%★☆☆☆☆
200439.91413 of 203030.4%★★☆☆☆
200330.51525 of 202024.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201950.3278 of 71160.9%★★★☆☆
201860.5178 of 69874.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.1889 of 104915.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.0625 of 88629.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.1775 of 90714.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.7557 of 78829.3%★☆☆☆☆
202434.5561 of 82632.1%★★☆☆☆
202344.7361 of 78854.2%★★★☆☆
202246.0348 of 76854.7%★★★☆☆
202146.0212 of 53760.5%★★★☆☆
201956.2208 of 74372.0%★★★★☆
201855.5228 of 71868.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.91493 of 194223.1%★☆☆☆☆
202429.31347 of 194230.6%★★☆☆☆
202340.21100 of 195743.8%★★☆☆☆
202229.91326 of 197032.7%★★☆☆☆
202120.31379 of 168017.9%★☆☆☆☆
201936.91236 of 201938.8%★★☆☆☆
201842.61083 of 196444.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.3697 of 98229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202443.4499 of 95948.0%★★☆☆☆
202351.2407 of 97058.0%★★★☆☆
202239.1557 of 95441.6%★★☆☆☆
202138.5428 of 74242.3%★★☆☆☆
201951.8396 of 95558.5%★★★☆☆
201864.4238 of 93874.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.71236 of 180031.3%★★☆☆☆
202445.2917 of 179348.9%★★☆☆☆
202357.0637 of 180864.8%★★★☆☆
202243.9927 of 176347.4%★★☆☆☆
202137.7915 of 151439.6%★★☆☆☆
201956.4650 of 181664.2%★★★☆☆
201869.6339 of 176580.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.51546 of 194720.6%★☆☆☆☆
202432.11266 of 195935.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.81195 of 198439.8%★★☆☆☆
202223.31481 of 197725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202126.91214 of 170728.9%★☆☆☆☆
201937.31212 of 201940.0%★★☆☆☆
201850.5886 of 197255.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.3903 of 129230.1%★★☆☆☆
202432.5782 of 119534.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.6799 of 115630.9%★★☆☆☆
202232.9699 of 111337.2%★★☆☆☆
202122.5552 of 64013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.11109 of 11947.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.4526 of 76331.1%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.2784 of 136842.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.9887 of 136334.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.4870 of 136736.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.4957 of 136930.1%★★☆☆☆
202121.5995 of 124119.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.8835 of 135638.4%★★☆☆☆
201839.9738 of 129342.9%★★☆☆☆
201741.4727 of 129343.8%★★☆☆☆
201638.9751 of 129442.0%★★☆☆☆
201543.9644 of 130250.5%★★★☆☆
201451.7660 of 132250.1%★★★☆☆
201357.1591 of 136756.8%★★★☆☆
201254.6717 of 136547.5%★★☆☆☆
201150.9761 of 134443.4%★★☆☆☆
201048.0814 of 132738.7%★★☆☆☆
200946.5822 of 131837.6%★★☆☆☆
200839.5878 of 129332.1%★★☆☆☆
200743.7849 of 128734.0%★★☆☆☆
200654.5680 of 127246.5%★★☆☆☆
200540.4804 of 120933.5%★★☆☆☆
200431.4875 of 120427.3%★☆☆☆☆
200330.5868 of 118526.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202381.646 of 56991.9%★★★★★
202242.2272 of 57352.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.6327 of 69452.9%★★★☆☆
202429.4477 of 63925.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.8586 of 67413.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.1204 of 48357.8%★★★☆☆
202433.4345 of 48629.0%★☆☆☆☆
202340.8256 of 48046.7%★★☆☆☆
202228.2409 of 4549.9%★☆☆☆☆
202131.4232 of 27716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.0281 of 33917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.5264 of 2857.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.3651 of 124847.8%★★☆☆☆
202437.2744 of 125140.5%★★☆☆☆
202340.7716 of 127543.8%★★☆☆☆
202226.9916 of 128628.8%★☆☆☆☆
202114.4931 of 10178.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.4810 of 127636.5%★★☆☆☆
201835.3786 of 122635.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.9320 of 66952.2%★★★☆☆
202436.7384 of 64340.3%★★☆☆☆
202339.3377 of 66143.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.6454 of 66231.4%★★☆☆☆
202128.3401 of 51722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201943.3335 of 63947.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.2271 of 59054.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.8505 of 122958.9%★★★☆☆
202444.9612 of 121949.8%★★☆☆☆
202350.2537 of 123456.5%★★★☆☆
202240.7661 of 122145.9%★★☆☆☆
202133.7682 of 101933.1%★★☆☆☆
201949.8560 of 121754.0%★★★☆☆
201859.3373 of 116167.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.7789 of 127137.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.6897 of 126429.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.8946 of 129226.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.3901 of 128629.9%★★☆☆☆
202126.7767 of 104826.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.1820 of 129636.7%★★☆☆☆
201843.4643 of 122347.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.0339 of 81258.3%★★★☆☆
202430.5538 of 80232.9%★★☆☆☆
202327.8592 of 80526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202132.8366 of 54833.2%★★☆☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201832.0403 of 60233.1%★★☆☆☆
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 (2019)61st percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
African American (2023)92nd percentile+56 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2025)58th percentile+16 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school
Disabled (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts39%-14 vs state
Science26%-17 vs state
Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,206 students attended Stevenson Elementary School.

Students at Stevenson Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White.

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

High : Bogan High School

Stevenson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Illinois elementary schools.


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