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Taylor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1835th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Taylor Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. With consistently low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, Taylor Elementary faces significant challenges in supporting its predominantly disadvantaged student population.

Academically, Taylor Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.8% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 15.9%, far below the district's 27.3% and the state's 38.5%. Additionally, Taylor Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.9% to 40.8% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Taylor Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, the disparities become even more apparent. For example, Washington G Elementary and Addams Elementary have significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Taylor Elementary may be unique and require targeted interventions to address the root causes of the school's persistent underperformance.

337
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,861
Per pupil spending ?
88.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9912 S Avenue H
       Chicago, IL  60617-5597

(773) 535-6240

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Taylor Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Washington G High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.8%
African American:
7.7%
White:
5.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,835th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,091st of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 20%▲ up 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
335th 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
202513.31835 of 205610.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11807 of 206712.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.91719 of 207717.2%★☆☆☆☆
202222.31583 of 208224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.81472 of 194824.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.71564 of 208625.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.41629 of 203720.0%★☆☆☆☆
201725.21541 of 204424.6%★☆☆☆☆
201621.21661 of 204618.8%★☆☆☆☆
201519.51719 of 205216.2%★☆☆☆☆
201413.51880 of 209310.2%★☆☆☆☆
201312.91963 of 21679.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201222.31814 of 216616.3%★☆☆☆☆
201121.11812 of 214715.6%★☆☆☆☆
201034.31588 of 213925.8%★☆☆☆☆
200927.51679 of 212020.8%★☆☆☆☆
200828.11647 of 209221.3%★☆☆☆☆
200734.11622 of 209522.6%★☆☆☆☆
200632.21639 of 208621.4%★☆☆☆☆
200535.01493 of 202226.2%★☆☆☆☆
200444.91319 of 203035.0%★★☆☆☆
200354.51122 of 202044.5%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.4859 of 104918.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0810 of 90710.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.5668 of 78815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202430.5637 of 82622.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0674 of 78814.5%★☆☆☆☆
202235.1534 of 76830.5%★★☆☆☆
201937.9481 of 74335.3%★★☆☆☆
201832.4539 of 71824.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.31788 of 19427.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.71723 of 194211.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.31737 of 195711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.71709 of 197013.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.91327 of 168021.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.71498 of 201925.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.71546 of 196421.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.2877 of 98210.7%★☆☆☆☆
202423.3801 of 95916.5%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0785 of 97019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202230.4685 of 95428.2%★☆☆☆☆
202132.7498 of 74232.9%★★☆☆☆
201934.3649 of 95532.0%★★☆☆☆
201829.1704 of 93824.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.71522 of 180015.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.11497 of 179316.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.51374 of 180824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202235.41133 of 176335.7%★★☆☆☆
202135.4984 of 151435.0%★★☆☆☆
201939.01136 of 181637.4%★★☆☆☆
201832.31258 of 176528.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.41636 of 194716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.71624 of 195917.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.31447 of 198427.1%★☆☆☆☆
202231.31278 of 197735.4%★★☆☆☆
201930.61388 of 201931.3%★★☆☆☆
201824.21522 of 197222.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.9949 of 129226.5%★☆☆☆☆
202433.7761 of 119536.3%★★☆☆☆
202318.41092 of 11565.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.6757 of 111332.0%★★☆☆☆
201931.0815 of 119431.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.21091 of 136820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.2939 of 136331.1%★★☆☆☆
202329.5923 of 136732.5%★★☆☆☆
202221.71071 of 136921.8%★☆☆☆☆
202120.41013 of 124118.4%★☆☆☆☆
20197.91339 of 13561.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.71093 of 129315.5%★☆☆☆☆
201714.01174 of 12939.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201623.81023 of 129420.9%★☆☆☆☆
201510.91244 of 13024.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201426.21026 of 132222.4%★☆☆☆☆
201339.4878 of 136735.8%★★☆☆☆
201227.71077 of 136521.1%★☆☆☆☆
201120.21148 of 134414.6%★☆☆☆☆
201030.91015 of 132723.5%★☆☆☆☆
200932.8989 of 131825.0%★☆☆☆☆
200826.11023 of 129320.9%★☆☆☆☆
200726.41018 of 128720.9%★☆☆☆☆
200626.81000 of 127221.4%★☆☆☆☆
200524.7935 of 120922.7%★☆☆☆☆
200434.2850 of 120429.4%★☆☆☆☆
200357.7562 of 118552.6%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202433.7409 of 63936.0%★★☆☆☆
202324.0583 of 67413.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.1374 of 48322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202439.2273 of 48643.8%★★☆☆☆
202347.6181 of 48062.3%★★★☆☆
202237.5290 of 45436.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.81158 of 12487.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.81080 of 125113.7%★☆☆☆☆
202314.41160 of 12759.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.81037 of 128619.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.9543 of 66918.8%★☆☆☆☆
202438.0373 of 64342.0%★★☆☆☆
202342.2347 of 66147.5%★★☆☆☆
202224.0550 of 66216.9%★☆☆☆☆
202126.8415 of 51719.7%★☆☆☆☆
20197.2636 of 6390.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.8496 of 59015.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.0867 of 122929.5%★☆☆☆☆
202435.5772 of 121936.7%★★☆☆☆
202343.3656 of 123446.8%★★☆☆☆
202229.3905 of 122125.9%★☆☆☆☆
202127.8770 of 101924.4%★☆☆☆☆
201910.21198 of 12171.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.9957 of 116117.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.5817 of 127135.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.6703 of 126444.4%★★☆☆☆
202349.1577 of 129255.3%★★★☆☆
202224.4967 of 128624.8%★☆☆☆☆
202112.11018 of 10482.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.71261 of 12962.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.8920 of 122324.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202426.7615 of 80223.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.3715 of 80511.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)27th percentile+16 vs school
Disabled (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2024)36th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2024)23rd percentile-8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts26%-27 vs state
Mathematics16%-23 vs state
Science14%-29 vs state

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Students at Taylor Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Taylor Elementary School.

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

High : Washington G High School

Taylor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Illinois elementary schools.


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