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Wentworth Elementary School

Q: Is Wentworth Elementary School a good school?

Wentworth Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Wentworth Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Wentworth Elementary School.

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

Students at Wentworth Elementary School are 75% African American, 24% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2037^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Wentworth Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with 388 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. Wentworth Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wentworth Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.4% of Wentworth students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 4.6% of Wentworth students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools for female students, male students, African American students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. Wentworth Elementary School also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 54.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School, Davis M Magnet Elementary School, and Stagg Elementary School, generally outperform Wentworth Elementary School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing the underlying challenges facing Wentworth Elementary School, such as high chronic absenteeism and the unique needs of the student population, will require a comprehensive approach to support the students and improve the overall educational outcomes at the school.

433

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,894

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1340 W 71st St
Chicago, IL 60636-4150

(773) 535-3394

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.1%

Hispanic:

24.2%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,037^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,285^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

440^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	6.2	2037 of 2056	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2021 of 2067	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2068 of 2077	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2058 of 2082	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1929 of 1948	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1923 of 2086	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1887 of 2037	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	1840 of 2044	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1910 of 2046	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	1924 of 2052	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	1888 of 2093	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	1915 of 2167	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	2100 of 2166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	2117 of 2147	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	2088 of 2139	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	2091 of 2120	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	2084 of 2092	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	2074 of 2095	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.0	2073 of 2086	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	2004 of 2022	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	1974 of 2030	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.6	1947 of 2020	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	635 of 688	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	579 of 655	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	664 of 692	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	618 of 684	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	394 of 428	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	486 of 711	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	440 of 698	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1894 of 1942	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1876 of 1942	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1950 of 1957	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1955 of 1970	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1847 of 2019	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1740 of 1964	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	30 of 36	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1777 of 1800	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1735 of 1793	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1798 of 1808	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1736 of 1763	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1489 of 1514	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1623 of 1816	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1576 of 1765	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1944 of 1947	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1916 of 1959	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1929 of 1984	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1906 of 1977	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1831 of 2019	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1867 of 1972	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1259 of 1292	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1285 of 1368	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1304 of 1363	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1317 of 1367	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1351 of 1369	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1238 of 1241	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1189 of 1356	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	996 of 1293	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	1166 of 1293	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	1196 of 1294	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	1236 of 1302	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	1208 of 1322	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	1056 of 1367	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1138 of 1365	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	1277 of 1344	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	1204 of 1327	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	1298 of 1318	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	1119 of 1293	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	1243 of 1287	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.5	1220 of 1272	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	1146 of 1209	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	1086 of 1204	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.5	1063 of 1185	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	459 of 574	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	477 of 548	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	495 of 569	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	533 of 573	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	381 of 385	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	323 of 565	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	160 of 511	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1193 of 1248	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1177 of 1251	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1223 of 1275	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1252 of 1286	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1087 of 1276	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	946 of 1226	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	30 of 34	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1127 of 1229	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1142 of 1219	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1177 of 1234	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1193 of 1221	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1016 of 1019	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1022 of 1217	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	747 of 1161	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1156 of 1271	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1212 of 1264	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1227 of 1292	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1258 of 1286	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1163 of 1296	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	955 of 1223	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	734 of 781	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	495 of 602	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)8th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)6th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-39 vs state

Science11%-32 vs state

Mathematics5%-34 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
Wentworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1340 W 71st St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3394	433	37	11.7	97.5%	3 (0.7%)	325 (75.1%)	105 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	2037^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.6	2021^st of 2067 public elementary schools	2.2%	16	2.9	20.0	2.6	9.3	12.1	18.9	26.9	21.6	14.4	2.6	6.8	5.9	2.7	3.8	5.4	4.6	87.9	91.3	91.3	91.3	95.1	90.8	86.1	11.1	20.6	$23,894	$3,479	$20,415
Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7050 S May St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3480	233	25	9.2	95.7%	3 (1.3%)	201 (86.3%)	27 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.2	1941^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		17.6	1751^st of 2067 public elementary schools	15.3%	190	13.0	15.4	13.3	9.5	20.8	20.0	7.1	21.4	15.7	26.7	0.0	4.2	10.0	7.7	0.0	7.6	91.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	98.5	95.4	89.7	8.8	21.1	$29,055	$3,558	$25,497
Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6936 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9255	349	7	49.8	99.1%	4 (1.1%)	269 (77.1%)	75 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6	2039^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.8%		12.6	1953^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.5%	86	2.5	21.6	2.6	9.5	5.0	21.7	14.3	28.9	12.9	2.6	9.3	0.0	4.3	0.0	5.3	3.8										$21,772	$1,725	$20,047
Davis M Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6740 S Paulina St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9120	120	15	7.8	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	97 (80.8%)	23 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40	1211^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%		38.3	1193^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	42.3%	18	27.3			20.0	36.4	56.3			44.8		30.0	27.3	46.7			38.6	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	96.7	92.7	89.3	10.0	24.0	$37,419	$3,765	$33,654
Stagg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7424 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3565	377	32	11.7	70.6%	2 (0.5%)	298 (79.0%)	68 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.4	1831^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.8	1983^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.1%	152	4.8	3.6	11.1	20.0	15.9	21.2	25.6	24.2	20.3	0.0	11.4	40.9	0.0	5.3	3.0	12.4	82.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	93.5	88.5	82.3	13.8	14.6	$20,967	$2,571	$18,396
Bass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 W 66th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3275	313	25	12.3	98.1%	1 (0.3%)	279 (89.1%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.2	1962^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.6%		13.7	1906^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.8%	56	11.5	14.3	8.6	10.0	19.2	26.9	8.7	33.3	17.6	12.1	3.3	15.4	0.0	13.0	17.2	10.2	85.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	96.9	93.7	86.0	10.8	22.0	$22,767	$3,573	$19,194
Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6515 S Ashland Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 434-0202	428	31	13.9	97.0%	1 (0.2%)	393 (91.8%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21.1	1639^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.3%		30.6	1377^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.4%	262	17.1	7.7	15.6	26.9	34.1	43.5	37.5	15.4	29.2	24.4	19.2	14.6	19.6	25.0	10.3	19.2										$18,786	$728	$18,058
Mays Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6656 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3892	277	16	17.8	67.9%	0 (0.0%)	247 (89.2%)	23 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	6.5	2032^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.1	2035^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%	3	0.0	8.0	13.3	12.2	20.8	13.6	17.6	19.2	15.8	13.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	11.8	12.5	7.5	79.2	82.1	82.1	82.1	93.3	82.1	77.1	4.2	13.8	$19,656	$2,712	$16,944
King Academy of Social Justice	Public	PK, KG-8	644 W 71st St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3875	213	23	9.4	87.8%	2 (0.9%)	180 (84.5%)	29 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	2009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.3%		14.1	1889^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.6%	120	4.2	10.7	14.8	13.6	24.0	11.5	24.0	7.4	15.8	3.7	4.8	12.0	0.0	8.3	3.4	5.3	77.6	85.2	85.2	85.2	93.6	85.2	79.2	4.4	22.0	$23,345	$4,215	$19,129
Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3060	293	20	14.6	76.5%	3 (1.0%)	269 (91.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1905^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	1926^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	21	3.1	12.9	10.3	25.8	30.3	21.9	20.8	35.5	24.4	14.3	19.4	3.0	3.2	4.2	6.5	8.4	90.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.6	93.4	90.9	5.1	21.9	$19,776	$3,179	$16,597

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What district is Wentworth Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Wentworth Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Wentworth Elementary School.

Is Wentworth Elementary School a good school?

Wentworth Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wentworth Elementary School?

Students at Wentworth Elementary School are 75% African American, 24% Hispanic.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.