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Stowe Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1575th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Stowe Elementary School serves 558 students from pre-K through grade 8 in Chicago, alongside several nearby elementary schools. Its 2025–2026 results show a brighter picture in English Language Arts (ELA) than in mathematics, though neither subject reaches state or district averages. The central concern is that proficiency remains below both benchmarks in both subjects, with the larger shortfall in math.

ELA is a relative strength locally: Stowe scored 36% overall, slightly above the nearby-school average of 35%, and ranked fourth among Stowe and the ten nearby schools. Still, it was 20 percentage points below the state and 9 below the district. Math was weaker: Stowe’s 14% was below the nearby average of 18%, 26 points below the state and 15 below the district. Results also vary by grade. Seventh-grade ELA was 57%, just 1 point below the state and 7 above the district; among nearby schools, only Lowell Elementary School and Casals Elementary School scored higher. By contrast, fifth-grade ELA was 26% and eighth-grade ELA was 30%, both well below state and district results.

ELA has improved notably, rising from 11% in 2023–2024 to 36% in 2025–2026, and its gap to the state narrowed from 30 to 20 points. Math rose by 10 points over the same period, but its gap to the state widened from 24 to 26 points. For context, SchoolDigger places Stowe at the 9th percentile with 0 stars; the Chicago Public Schools District 299 is at the 23rd percentile with 1 star. Stowe’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.3, near the local average of 11.7, and 87% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year, close to the nearby average of 86%. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup trend is English Language Learner Students: the school’s statewide percentile rose from 3 in 2022–2023 to 28 in 2024–2025, indicating improved relative standing in how it serves this group.

558
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,466
Per pupil spending ?
87.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
95.9%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 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 — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg38%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,575th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
854th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 22 pts since 2016
From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
232nd of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
568th of 738Chicago 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
202611.51575 of 17379.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202615.71122 of 128612.8%★☆☆☆☆
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
202621.8433 of 53619.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
202617.6895 of 100110.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
202624.4854 of 112624.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
202633.0314 of 48335.0%★★☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school
Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+11 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
Disabled (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts36%-20 vs state
Mathematics14%-26 vs state

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Stowe Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

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

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

High : North-Grand High School

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

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