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Stowe Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1802nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Stowe Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 509 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stowe Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.4% of Stowe students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Stowe also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both ELA and Mathematics.

Interestingly, the nearby McAuliffe Elementary School, Casals Elementary School, and Cameron Elementary School generally outperform Stowe Elementary School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and better support for student subgroups. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Stowe Elementary School, ranging from $13,889 to $19,670 over the past few years, the school has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past decade, suggesting a need for a comprehensive review and implementation of evidence-based strategies to address the root causes of the school's challenges.

558
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,688
Per pupil spending ?
87.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3444 W Wabansia Ave
       Chicago, IL  60647-4813

(773) 534-4175

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Stowe Elementary School usually attend:

High:    North-Grand High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.6%
African American:
8.2%
White:
2.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,802nd of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,194th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
316th 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
202514.51802 of 205612.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.71910 of 20677.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.02006 of 20773.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.61880 of 20829.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.71825 of 19486.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.31870 of 208610.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.91881 of 20377.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.91876 of 20448.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.82002 of 20462.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.11944 of 20525.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201418.21793 of 209314.3%★☆☆☆☆
201313.41953 of 21679.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20129.52032 of 21666.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.62119 of 21471.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.32128 of 21390.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.72068 of 21202.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.22021 of 20923.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20079.51928 of 20958.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20068.81916 of 20868.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200510.51820 of 202210.0%★☆☆☆☆
20049.61832 of 20309.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20037.11838 of 20209.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.3813 of 104922.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.2828 of 8866.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.8570 of 78827.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.7688 of 82616.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.3765 of 7882.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202232.5578 of 76824.7%★☆☆☆☆
202145.2221 of 53758.8%★★★☆☆
201924.5682 of 7438.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.7548 of 71823.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.81664 of 194214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.31674 of 194213.8%★☆☆☆☆
202311.71881 of 19573.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.71783 of 19709.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.71562 of 16807.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.41790 of 201911.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.11792 of 19648.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.0865 of 98211.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.0889 of 9597.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.3950 of 9702.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.2908 of 9544.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.2669 of 7429.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.3880 of 9557.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.9874 of 9386.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.81547 of 180014.1%★☆☆☆☆
202417.91659 of 17937.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.71748 of 18083.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.41500 of 176314.9%★☆☆☆☆
202121.31352 of 151410.7%★☆☆☆☆
201924.41535 of 181615.5%★☆☆☆☆
201820.51566 of 176511.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.41749 of 194710.2%★☆☆☆☆
202411.61892 of 19593.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.61909 of 19843.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.61777 of 197710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202115.51555 of 17078.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.51822 of 20199.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.21840 of 19726.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.5985 of 129223.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.31060 of 119511.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.91062 of 11568.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202232.0726 of 111334.8%★★☆☆☆
201957.4369 of 119469.1%★★★☆☆
201821.4717 of 7636.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.21194 of 136812.7%★☆☆☆☆
202414.81231 of 13639.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.71289 of 13675.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.81132 of 136917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202115.41120 of 12419.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.31280 of 13565.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.61178 of 12938.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.01234 of 12934.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.21265 of 12942.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.31216 of 13026.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201420.71104 of 132216.5%★☆☆☆☆
201318.21171 of 136714.3%★☆☆☆☆
201211.91256 of 13658.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20113.71313 of 13442.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20109.31224 of 13277.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200917.01129 of 131814.3%★☆☆☆☆
200814.01135 of 129312.2%★☆☆☆☆
200713.41129 of 128712.3%★☆☆☆☆
200616.11082 of 127214.9%★☆☆☆☆
20058.11090 of 12099.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20047.61101 of 12048.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20034.91137 of 11854.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.3656 of 6945.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.6593 of 67412.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.0314 of 48335.0%★★☆☆☆
202432.8353 of 48627.4%★☆☆☆☆
202331.2382 of 48020.4%★☆☆☆☆
202243.3211 of 45453.5%★★★☆☆
202131.4232 of 27716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.3330 of 3392.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.0275 of 2853.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.01073 of 124814.0%★☆☆☆☆
202416.81081 of 125113.6%★☆☆☆☆
202311.11224 of 12754.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.31050 of 128618.4%★☆☆☆☆
202114.9925 of 10179.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.91189 of 12766.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.01113 of 12269.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.8613 of 6698.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.1585 of 6439.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.1642 of 6612.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.0580 of 66212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202117.2489 of 5175.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.1627 of 6391.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.1576 of 5902.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.41013 of 122917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.31107 of 12199.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.01113 of 12349.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.4928 of 122124.0%★☆☆☆☆
202121.8895 of 101912.2%★☆☆☆☆
201915.81131 of 12177.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.51004 of 116113.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.01079 of 127115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202414.51166 of 12647.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.51163 of 129210.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.31098 of 128614.6%★☆☆☆☆
202113.01002 of 10484.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.51238 of 12964.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.91125 of 12238.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.0551 of 81232.1%★★☆☆☆
202431.8514 of 80235.9%★★☆☆☆
202323.8671 of 80516.6%★☆☆☆☆
202236.8449 of 78142.5%★★☆☆☆
201946.2309 of 79261.0%★★★☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school
Disabled (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)14th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school
Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile~ school
Female (2025)14th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts22%-31 vs state
Mathematics13%-26 vs state
Science9%-34 vs state

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Students at Stowe Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Stowe Elementary School.

Stowe Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

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

High : North-Grand High School


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