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Lavizzo Elementary School

Q: Is Lavizzo Elementary School a good school?

Lavizzo Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lavizzo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Lavizzo Elementary School.

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

Students at Lavizzo Elementary School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lavizzo Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lavizzo Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Corliss High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lavizzo Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 334 students enrolled. 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.

Lavizzo Elementary School consistently performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 25.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 6.3% proficient or better in math, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 48.5% over the past few years. Lavizzo Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the nearby schools in the same district also struggle academically, a few schools, such as Poe Elementary Classical School, significantly outperform Lavizzo Elementary and the district/state averages, suggesting that high-performing schools are possible within the same district. Additionally, Lavizzo Elementary School and the surrounding schools have very high rates of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which may be a contributing factor to the school's challenges.

394

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,975

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

138 W 109th St
Chicago, IL 60628-3433

(773) 535-5300

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Lavizzo Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Corliss High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

Hispanic:

12.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,786^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,293^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

311^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	14.9	1786 of 2056	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1810 of 2067	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1932 of 2077	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1896 of 2082	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	2010 of 2086	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1928 of 2037	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	1847 of 2044	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	1913 of 2046	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	1879 of 2052	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	1824 of 2093	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	2118 of 2167	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1633 of 2166	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	2100 of 2147	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	2138 of 2139	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	1969 of 2120	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.0	2087 of 2092	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	2095 of 2095	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	2077 of 2086	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	1959 of 2022	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.7	1906 of 2030	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.1	1936 of 2020	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	350 of 688	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	390 of 655	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	482 of 692	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	426 of 684	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	592 of 711	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	487 of 698	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1693 of 1942	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1686 of 1942	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1821 of 1957	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1653 of 1970	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1964 of 2019	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1897 of 1964	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1488 of 1800	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1480 of 1793	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1658 of 1808	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1478 of 1763	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1714 of 1816	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1617 of 1765	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1663 of 1947	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1712 of 1959	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1777 of 1984	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1962 of 1977	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1899 of 2019	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1756 of 1972	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1131 of 1292	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	598 of 1194	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1293 of 1368	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1281 of 1363	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1297 of 1367	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1259 of 1369	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1325 of 1356	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1226 of 1293	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	1231 of 1293	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	1203 of 1294	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	1238 of 1302	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	935 of 1322	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1202 of 1367	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.3	896 of 1365	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	9.3	1264 of 1344	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.5	1315 of 1327	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.1	1259 of 1318	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.4	1293 of 1293	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	1280 of 1287	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	1253 of 1272	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.5	1182 of 1209	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	1049 of 1204	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.7	1042 of 1185	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	437 of 574	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	448 of 548	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	458 of 569	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	455 of 573	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	518 of 565	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	419 of 511	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1147 of 1248	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1188 of 1251	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1205 of 1275	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1143 of 1286	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1263 of 1276	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1138 of 1226	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1140 of 1229	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1097 of 1219	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1165 of 1234	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1097 of 1221	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1178 of 1217	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1097 of 1161	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1231 of 1271	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1167 of 1264	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1216 of 1292	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1194 of 1286	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1215 of 1296	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1196 of 1223	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.4	790 of 792	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)49th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)24th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Science11%-32 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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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
Lavizzo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 W 109th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5300	394	28	14.3	89.8%	3 (0.8%)	340 (86.3%)	48 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14.9	1786^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.1%		16	1810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.4%	24	10.0	12.1	28.3	25.7	33.3	33.3	12.5	22.2	25.5	9.4	17.6	0.0	7.5	4.2	0.0	6.3	87.9	92.0	92.0	92.0	98.8	92.0	90.6	5.9	20.1	$18,975	$3,137	$15,838
Hughes L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 W 104th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5075	431	40	10.9	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	374 (86.8%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	10.2	1940^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.4	1997^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	57	4.0	12.8	25.0	26.3	22.2	20.9	14.8	35.9	24.8	7.0	2.6	0.0	9.5	3.7	7.7	5.6	86.5	91.8	91.4	91.4	94.6	91.4	83.6	23.6	17.1	$26,259	$4,036	$22,223
Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10845 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5517	206	20	10.3	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	45.8	1083^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.3%		28.7	1440^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.3%	357	10.0	28.0	54.2	60.0	41.4	73.3	41.2	44.0	50.4	45.8	33.3	10.3	26.7	23.5	12.0	24.0	87.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	95.4	94.4	87.2	8.7	27.2	$25,889	$3,786	$22,103
Haley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11411 S Eggleston Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5340	458	33	13.7	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	401 (87.6%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.5	1730^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.1	1565^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.3%	165	10.4	19.0	14.5	47.1	10.4	26.5	30.0	40.5	26.6	42.6	17.6	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.3	11.8	78.8	83.6	83.6	83.6	91.9	82.9	82.7	5.2	14.0	$21,726	$3,504	$18,222
Curtis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	32 E 115th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5050	356	24	14.8	97.5%	2 (0.6%)	299 (84.0%)	55 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	1922^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.6	2056^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.5%	134	8.6	3.0	26.8	14.3	11.4	14.8	3.3	18.2	15.4	33.3	0.0	2.9	3.4	3.1	5.9	8.9	86.9	94.3	94.3	94.3	97.4	93.9	88.8	3.8	20.1	$20,638	$3,067	$17,571
Cullen Elementary School	Public	K-8	10650 S Eberhart Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5375	176	15	11.7	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	169 (96.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	1585^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.9%		21.4	1646^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.4%	61	17.4	5.3	54.5	25.0	21.7	40.0	36.0	50.0	37.6	27.3	25.0	8.7	6.7	8.0	15.0	15.2	91.0	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.4	95.8	93.4		26.4	$25,521	$3,136	$22,385
CICS - Prairie Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11530 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 928-0480	412	17	24.2	94.4%	2 (0.5%)	275 (66.7%)	134 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19	1692^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	17.7%		19	1707^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.4%	15	3.2	15.4	26.8	27.6	19.4	38.7	29.4	25.0	27.6	32.1	3.4	3.2	29.0	7.8	11.5	15.6										$17,314	$2,154	$15,160
Pullman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11311 S Forrestville Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5395	303	22	13.7	74.3%	7 (2.3%)	213 (70.3%)	79 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	20.9	1643^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	20.1%		16.7	1781^st of 2067 public elementary schools	13.8%	138	27.3	8.6	13.3	18.4	57.6	28.6	53.3	37.1	34.5	20.0	11.1	21.2	3.7	3.2	11.4	12.0	78.5	82.0	82.0	82.0	91.0	81.7	80.7		14.8	$21,455	$3,110	$18,346
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10115 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5460	312	21	14.8	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (92.9%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27.2	1502^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	26.9%		18.9	1715^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.0%	213	5.4	4.5	65.6	34.6	27.0	51.9	34.5	52.2	43.7	35.5	12.0	2.8	3.7	21.4	4.3	13.5	79.8	83.3	83.3	83.3	92.6	83.0	81.8		18.2	$21,082	$3,918	$17,164
Poe Elementary Classical School	Public	K-8	10538 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-5525	224	16	14.0	32.6%	5 (2.2%)	195 (87.1%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	98.4	8^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.5	19^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.1%	11	92.9	58.3	82.8	100.0	100.0	97.3	80.0	91.7	93.8	89.7	90.0	85.7	81.1	50.0	41.7	80.1	95.6	97.4	97.4	97.4	98.7	97.4	96.9		17.5	$21,515	$1,484	$20,032

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What district is Lavizzo Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools do graduates of Lavizzo Elementary School attend?

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

High : Corliss High School

Is Lavizzo Elementary School a good school?

Lavizzo Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lavizzo Elementary School?

Students at Lavizzo Elementary School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lavizzo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Lavizzo Elementary School.

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