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Swift Elementary Specialty School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1459th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 29% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Swift Elementary Specialty School is a public elementary school serving 595 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Despite its location in a major metropolitan area, Swift Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with only 37.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 24.7% proficient in Mathematics.

One key issue at Swift Elementary is its high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. This suggests a potential problem with student engagement and attendance. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, such as Asian and Hispanic students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low-income backgrounds, all of whom perform well below state averages in both English and Math.

However, Swift Elementary's location in close proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Chappell Elementary, Peirce Elementary International Studies School, and Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy, suggests that with the right interventions and support, Swift Elementary may be able to improve its performance and better serve its students. The school's recent progress, with its English Language Arts proficiency rate increasing from 23% to 37.5% in the past year, also indicates that there is potential for further improvement.

533
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,840
Per pupil spending ?
86.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5900 N Winthrop Ave
       Chicago, IL  60660-3520

(773) 534-2695

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Swift Elementary Specialty School usually attend:

High:    Senn High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
33.4%
African American:
25.0%
Asian:
23.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,459th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 36 pts since 2015
From top 35% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
865th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 30 pts since 2015
From top 34% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
181st 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
202529.11459 of 205629.0%★☆☆☆☆
202433.91290 of 206737.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.81265 of 207739.1%★★☆☆☆
202235.51265 of 208239.2%★★☆☆☆
202124.21435 of 194826.3%★☆☆☆☆
201936.71276 of 208638.8%★★☆☆☆
201834.91298 of 203736.3%★★☆☆☆
201741.91125 of 204445.0%★★☆☆☆
201646.91011 of 204650.6%★★★☆☆
201559.7721 of 205264.9%★★★☆☆
201449.81104 of 209347.3%★★☆☆☆
201351.81128 of 216747.9%★★☆☆☆
201246.11383 of 216636.1%★★☆☆☆
201137.21542 of 214728.2%★☆☆☆☆
201036.51549 of 213927.6%★☆☆☆☆
200945.41365 of 212035.6%★★☆☆☆
200838.61481 of 209229.2%★☆☆☆☆
200753.31246 of 209540.5%★★☆☆☆
200639.01525 of 208626.9%★☆☆☆☆
200523.11695 of 202216.2%★☆☆☆☆
200438.41445 of 203028.8%★☆☆☆☆
200326.91589 of 202021.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202454.8209 of 65568.1%★★★☆☆
202355.0222 of 69267.9%★★★☆☆
202254.2216 of 68468.4%★★★☆☆
201958.2216 of 71169.6%★★★☆☆
201869.1121 of 69882.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.3207 of 23411.5%★☆☆☆☆
20245.9213 of 2192.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.9204 of 23713.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.8195 of 22613.7%★☆☆☆☆
201914.2225 of 2437.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202434.2559 of 88636.9%★★☆☆☆
202327.0699 of 90722.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.3476 of 78839.6%★★☆☆☆
202451.5294 of 82664.4%★★★☆☆
202361.1188 of 78876.1%★★★★☆
202245.3359 of 76853.3%★★★☆☆
201963.9135 of 74381.8%★★★★☆
201853.8245 of 71865.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.71400 of 194227.9%★☆☆☆☆
202434.61206 of 194237.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.61211 of 195738.1%★★☆☆☆
202236.71160 of 197041.1%★★☆☆☆
202133.81064 of 168036.7%★★☆☆☆
201943.31101 of 201945.5%★★☆☆☆
201839.31157 of 196441.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.8739 of 98224.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9753 of 95921.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.9691 of 97028.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.7807 of 95415.4%★☆☆☆☆
201935.1634 of 95533.6%★★☆☆☆
201827.1736 of 93821.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.2985 of 180045.3%★★☆☆☆
202448.1844 of 179352.9%★★★☆☆
202352.8743 of 180858.9%★★★☆☆
202253.5693 of 176360.7%★★★☆☆
202139.4869 of 151442.6%★★☆☆☆
201947.7899 of 181650.5%★★★☆☆
201848.0852 of 176551.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.61291 of 194733.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.41229 of 195937.3%★★☆☆☆
202336.51181 of 198440.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.41212 of 197738.7%★★☆☆☆
202117.91460 of 170714.5%★☆☆☆☆
201931.41367 of 201932.3%★★☆☆☆
201829.51393 of 197229.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.21160 of 129210.2%★☆☆☆☆
202436.7702 of 119541.3%★★☆☆☆
202324.9921 of 115620.3%★☆☆☆☆
202243.3518 of 111353.5%★★★☆☆
201930.8820 of 119431.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202326.11114 of 141921.5%★☆☆☆☆
201921.81219 of 146216.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.01295 of 146311.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.8865 of 136836.8%★★☆☆☆
202441.4723 of 136347.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.51003 of 136726.6%★☆☆☆☆
202231.5886 of 136935.3%★★☆☆☆
202123.7950 of 124123.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.21019 of 135624.9%★☆☆☆☆
201820.61048 of 129318.9%★☆☆☆☆
201741.4726 of 129343.9%★★☆☆☆
201645.6650 of 129449.8%★★☆☆☆
201558.4437 of 130266.4%★★★☆☆
201455.5589 of 132255.4%★★★☆☆
201357.3587 of 136757.1%★★★☆☆
201231.61031 of 136524.5%★☆☆☆☆
201140.7916 of 134431.8%★★☆☆☆
201049.5793 of 132740.2%★★☆☆☆
200952.3738 of 131844.0%★★☆☆☆
200836.7922 of 129328.7%★☆☆☆☆
200756.0668 of 128748.1%★★☆☆☆
200645.5811 of 127236.2%★★☆☆☆
200527.5917 of 120924.2%★☆☆☆☆
200449.7693 of 120442.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.1342 of 57440.4%★★☆☆☆
202461.4141 of 54874.3%★★★★☆
202337.1339 of 56940.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.3255 of 57355.5%★★★☆☆
201958.9156 of 56572.4%★★★★☆
201854.7165 of 51167.7%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202314.1177 of 1927.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.1180 of 1989.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.7195 of 2013.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.6247 of 69464.4%★★★☆☆
202442.3299 of 63953.2%★★★☆☆
202326.8530 of 67421.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202557.7138 of 48371.4%★★★★☆
202455.6133 of 48672.6%★★★★☆
202343.7219 of 48054.4%★★★☆☆
202253.3118 of 45474.0%★★★★☆
201942.8180 of 33946.9%★★☆☆☆
201847.3103 of 28563.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.8842 of 124832.5%★★☆☆☆
202437.7735 of 125141.2%★★☆☆☆
202328.2890 of 127530.2%★★☆☆☆
202241.0700 of 128645.6%★★☆☆☆
201933.4853 of 127633.2%★★☆☆☆
201820.01003 of 122618.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.8603 of 6699.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9510 of 64320.7%★☆☆☆☆
202316.5617 of 6616.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.3657 of 6620.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.3589 of 6397.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.6574 of 5902.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.3577 of 122953.1%★★★☆☆
202459.2387 of 121968.3%★★★☆☆
202334.7807 of 123434.6%★★☆☆☆
202247.1566 of 122153.6%★★★☆☆
201934.0834 of 121731.5%★★☆☆☆
201829.9855 of 116126.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.8743 of 127141.5%★★☆☆☆
202445.3610 of 126451.7%★★★☆☆
202323.3995 of 129223.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9976 of 128624.1%★☆☆☆☆
201919.21078 of 129616.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.1957 of 122321.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.1467 of 81242.5%★★☆☆☆
202443.3372 of 80253.6%★★★☆☆
202337.8433 of 80546.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.1457 of 78141.5%★★☆☆☆
201939.5396 of 79250.0%★★★☆☆
201824.5602 of 6020.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202316.9799 of 89510.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.5833 of 8987.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.8707 of 90521.9%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2024)68th percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school
Disabled (2024)37th percentile~ school
Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school
White (2023)21st percentile-18 vs school
Asian (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school
Special Education (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+35 vs school
Disabled (2025)64th percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school
African American (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school
White (2023)11th percentile-16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-27 vs school
Asian (2023)8th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts38%-16 vs state
Mathematics25%-14 vs state
Science21%-22 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Swift Elementary Specialty School.

Students who attend Swift Elementary Specialty School usually go on to attend:

High : Senn High School

Students at Swift Elementary Specialty School are 33% Hispanic, 25% African American, 23% Asian, 15% White, 3% Two or more races.

Swift Elementary Specialty School ranks 1459th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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