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Spry Elementary Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1951st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Spry Elementary Community School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 304 students. Despite spending significantly more per student than the district average, Spry Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Spry Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools district and the state of Illinois on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.3% of Spry students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% statewide. In math, only 8.6% of Spry students were proficient, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% statewide. Spry Elementary also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 43.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Spry Elementary is surrounded by several other low-performing elementary schools in the same district, including McCormick, Finkl, Crown, and Saucedo, suggesting systemic challenges within this area of Chicago that go beyond just Spry Elementary. The persistent low performance of Spry Elementary, coupled with the surrounding low-performing schools, indicates a need for comprehensive, targeted interventions and support to address the issues impacting this community.

317
Students ?
8.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,204
Per pupil spending ?
78.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2400 S Marshall Blvd
       Chicago, IL  60623-4146

(773) 534-1700

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Spry Elementary Community School usually attend:

High:    Farragut Career Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.3%
African American:
1.6%
White:
1.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,951st of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,248th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 23 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
399th 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
20259.91951 of 20565.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.61990 of 20673.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.01911 of 20778.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.51680 of 208219.3%★☆☆☆☆
202111.61921 of 19481.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.91854 of 208611.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.61770 of 203713.1%★☆☆☆☆
201715.51810 of 204411.4%★☆☆☆☆
201613.51873 of 20468.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201517.51770 of 205213.7%★☆☆☆☆
201411.11930 of 20937.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.01962 of 21679.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201220.31846 of 216614.8%★☆☆☆☆
201118.41862 of 214713.3%★☆☆☆☆
201011.71951 of 21398.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200920.21797 of 212015.2%★☆☆☆☆
200812.31884 of 20929.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200736.41568 of 209525.2%★☆☆☆☆
200643.81424 of 208631.7%★★☆☆☆
200521.31712 of 202215.3%★☆☆☆☆
20049.51833 of 20309.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20034.41899 of 20206.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.9777 of 7881.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.1799 of 8263.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.7782 of 7880.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.4764 of 7680.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.3655 of 74311.8%★☆☆☆☆
201830.0579 of 71819.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.51805 of 19427.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.81868 of 19423.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.61800 of 19578.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.41649 of 197016.3%★☆☆☆☆
201917.31760 of 201912.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.61655 of 196415.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.4947 of 9823.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.3922 of 9593.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.3912 of 9706.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.8769 of 95419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202114.9739 of 7420.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.8856 of 95510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2816 of 93813.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.41652 of 18008.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.81689 of 17935.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.21626 of 180810.1%★☆☆☆☆
202226.91369 of 176322.3%★☆☆☆☆
202114.71510 of 15140.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.01523 of 181616.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.41434 of 176518.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20258.31890 of 19472.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.71855 of 19595.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.61809 of 19848.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.71653 of 197716.4%★☆☆☆☆
201916.01806 of 201910.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.01753 of 197211.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.41086 of 129215.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.31248 of 13688.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.11021 of 136325.1%★☆☆☆☆
202316.51190 of 136712.9%★☆☆☆☆
202217.51171 of 136914.5%★☆☆☆☆
202114.21148 of 12417.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.21088 of 135619.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.81119 of 129313.5%★☆☆☆☆
201713.01197 of 12937.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201625.6991 of 129423.4%★☆☆☆☆
201530.8882 of 130232.3%★★☆☆☆
201429.5978 of 132226.0%★☆☆☆☆
201333.9964 of 136729.5%★☆☆☆☆
201222.61139 of 136516.6%★☆☆☆☆
201136.7970 of 134427.8%★☆☆☆☆
201044.7861 of 132735.1%★★☆☆☆
200940.9900 of 131831.7%★★☆☆☆
200834.5943 of 129327.1%★☆☆☆☆
200732.3969 of 128724.7%★☆☆☆☆
200626.01009 of 127220.7%★☆☆☆☆
200530.1893 of 120926.1%★☆☆☆☆
200427.8911 of 120424.3%★☆☆☆☆
200310.11054 of 118511.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202319.5664 of 6741.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.8481 of 4830.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202434.4333 of 48631.5%★★☆☆☆
202322.3470 of 4802.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.5444 of 4542.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.4270 of 33920.4%★☆☆☆☆
201856.252 of 28581.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.21128 of 12489.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.9953 of 125123.8%★☆☆☆☆
202312.71199 of 12756.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.31279 of 12860.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.21069 of 127616.2%★☆☆☆☆
201818.11031 of 122615.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.8632 of 6695.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.1480 of 64325.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.8603 of 6618.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.9602 of 6629.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.6496 of 5174.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.8541 of 63915.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.3536 of 5909.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.61119 of 12299.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202433.6811 of 121933.5%★★☆☆☆
202320.91072 of 123413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202223.51024 of 122116.1%★☆☆☆☆
202121.7896 of 101912.1%★☆☆☆☆
201932.6857 of 121729.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.0945 of 116118.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.51133 of 127110.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.8909 of 126428.1%★☆☆☆☆
202316.81136 of 129212.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.41090 of 128615.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.8962 of 129625.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.31057 of 122313.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)16th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)7th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school
Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
Male (2025)11th percentile~ school
Female (2025)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2023)1st percentile-11 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts21%-32 vs state
Science12%-30 vs state
Mathematics9%-30 vs state

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Students at Spry Elementary Community School are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Spry Elementary Community School.

Spry Elementary Community School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students who attend Spry Elementary Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Farragut Career Academy High School


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