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Tilton Elementary School

Q: Is Tilton Elementary School a good school?

Tilton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Tilton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Tilton Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tilton Elementary School?

Students at Tilton Elementary School are 79% African American, 20% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1968^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Tilton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 243 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tilton Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.3% of Tilton students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide and 42.8% in the Chicago Public Schools district. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 6%, compared to 38.5% statewide and 27.3% in the district. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 48% in recent years.

While Tilton Elementary School faces significant challenges, the data suggests that there are opportunities to learn from the successes of nearby schools, such as KIPP One Academy, Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy, and Webster Elementary School, which generally outperform Tilton across academic metrics despite serving similar student populations. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade students perform better in English Language Arts than other grade levels, and the school's African American students outperform their peers in the district and state, suggesting potential areas to build upon.

244

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,608

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

223 N Keeler Ave
Chicago, IL 60624-2209

(773) 534-6746

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.1%

Hispanic:

19.7%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (11% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,968^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,317^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

407^th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1968 of 2056	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1948 of 2067	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1993 of 2077	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2055 of 2082	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1906 of 2086	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1813 of 2037	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	1866 of 2044	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1991 of 2046	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1990 of 2052	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	1949 of 2093	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	1914 of 2167	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	2076 of 2166	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.4	2125 of 2147	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	2087 of 2139	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	2008 of 2120	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	1994 of 2092	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	2076 of 2095	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	2078 of 2086	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	2010 of 2022	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	1998 of 2030	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.9	1978 of 2020	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	499 of 688	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	488 of 655	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	545 of 692	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	631 of 684	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	497 of 711	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	434 of 698	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1793 of 1942	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1704 of 1942	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1857 of 1957	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1911 of 1970	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1690 of 2019	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1630 of 1964	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1716 of 1800	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1664 of 1793	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1714 of 1808	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1732 of 1763	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1614 of 1816	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1449 of 1765	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1874 of 1947	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1912 of 1959	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1935 of 1984	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1960 of 1977	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1937 of 2019	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1864 of 1972	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1317 of 1368	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1136 of 1363	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1255 of 1367	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1319 of 1369	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1303 of 1356	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1284 of 1293	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	1285 of 1293	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	1274 of 1294	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	1281 of 1302	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	1109 of 1322	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	1264 of 1367	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	1275 of 1365	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.4	1315 of 1344	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	1171 of 1327	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.0	1154 of 1318	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	1144 of 1293	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	1219 of 1287	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	1201 of 1272	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.7	1202 of 1209	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.5	1176 of 1204	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.9	1068 of 1185	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	491 of 574	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	320 of 548	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	405 of 569	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	543 of 573	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	493 of 565	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	500 of 511	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1247 of 1248	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1191 of 1251	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1195 of 1275	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1238 of 1286	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1236 of 1276	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1215 of 1226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	8 of 70	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1173 of 1229	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	943 of 1219	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1092 of 1234	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1162 of 1221	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1156 of 1217	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1151 of 1161	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1250 of 1271	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1002 of 1264	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1241 of 1292	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1200 of 1286	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1181 of 1296	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1180 of 1223	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)27th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-37 vs state

Science11%-32 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, October 27, 2017

Tilton School is a real decent school. They welcome parents in their building and they have a slew of after school programs. Most of their students go on in attending some of the top high schools in Chicago. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	223 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6746	244	19	12.8	83.2%	2 (0.8%)	193 (79.1%)	48 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	1968^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.9	1948^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.8%	20	18.5	3.3	8.3	9.7	29.6	12.5	18.8	19.4	16.3	8.3	3.3	11.1	0.0	20.0	0.0	6.0	86.0	92.6	92.6	92.6	97.1	92.2	91.3	5.0	18.2	$24,608	$5,350	$19,258
Hefferan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4409 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6192	214	18	11.7	89.3%	3 (1.4%)	168 (78.5%)	39 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.4	2018^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.9	2037^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%	19	10.5	27.8	12.5	16.0	10.0	17.4	11.1	5.3	12.4	18.8	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	88.0	93.7	93.7	93.7	98.9	93.1	85.7	7.4	25.7	$25,695	$3,139	$22,556
Melody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3937 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6850	341	23	15.1	99.4%	16 (4.7%)	273 (80.1%)	52 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.4	1832^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		16.7	1783^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	13.7%	49	22.9	5.9	25.8	29.2	35.3	13.8	14.8	8.3	21.0	13.3	4.2	2.9	0.0	3.7	2.9	4.5	90.1	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.3	92.9	88.8	10.6	25.5	$22,349	$4,500	$17,849
KIPP One Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8578	996	8	124.5	97.2%	2 (0.2%)	551 (55.3%)	441 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.2	1663^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	19.1%		19.7	1690^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.2%	27	22.5	38.6	15.0	17.3	24.5	46.5	46.3	50.6	31.9	29.2	19.2	8.8	19.2	23.2	26.8	21.0										$18,544	$1,380	$17,164
Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4320 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6730	203	20	10.1	78.8%	2 (1.0%)	191 (94.1%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.6	1093^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	46.8%		38.6	1184^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.7%	91	9.1	23.8	61.1	75.0	27.3	35.3	55.0	66.7	52.6	66.7	68.8	9.1	5.9	15.0	23.8	29.8	87.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	94.5	89.1	87.1	7.0	24.9	$29,010	$2,940	$26,070
Ward L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	646 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6440	279	25	11.1	91.8%	3 (1.1%)	184 (65.9%)	92 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	1985^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.3	2050^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.8%	65	0.0	18.2	32.0	10.0	7.7	17.4	4.3	27.3	16.5	12.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	89.5	93.4	93.4	93.8	95.3	90.6	86.3	15.6	20.7	$27,081	$3,710	$23,370
Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3600 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6660	318	23	13.8	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	310 (97.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.1	1715^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.6%		28.8	1435^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.6%	280	6.7	11.1	32.0	38.2	23.3	34.5	56.3	50.0	39.3	12.0	29.4	6.7	3.4	9.4	3.6	11.2	91.1	93.9	93.9	93.9	95.2	93.9	92.3	8.6	20.1	$19,647	$2,328	$17,320
Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4055 W Arthington St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6925	183	16	11.4	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	179 (97.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	31.8	1390^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.4%		26.3	1509^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.0%	119	16.7	15.8	43.8	9.5	22.2	28.6	58.8	36.8	32.4	93.8	0.0	11.1	42.9	64.7	42.1	40.0	93.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.0	96.6	89.7	16.3	20.2	$30,496	$5,241	$25,255
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4818 W Ohio St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8553	649	4	162.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	558 (86.0%)	81 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	11.7	1882^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.5%		15.9	1814^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.2%	68	6.6	19.7	23.8	22.8	25.0	14.0	25.8	25.8	23.2	28.8	12.5	1.3	4.0	4.8	10.6	11.1										$22,854	$1,420	$21,434
Nash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4837 W Erie St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6125	255	28	9.1	91.0%	2 (0.8%)	159 (62.4%)	93 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	1892^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.0%		10.2	2029^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.8%	137	16.7	0.0	13.0	6.3	36.8	33.3	7.7	10.0	19.1	13.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	15.4	10.0	7.0	80.2	84.6	84.6	84.6	94.9	83.8	80.5	8.8	14.7	$29,337	$4,268	$25,068

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How many students attend Tilton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Tilton Elementary School.

What district is Tilton Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Tilton Elementary School?

Students at Tilton Elementary School are 79% African American, 20% Hispanic.

Is Tilton Elementary School a good school?

Tilton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

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