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Whistler Elementary School

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Whistler Elementary School ranks 1509 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Whistler Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 257 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whistler Elementary School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 40.2% of Whistler students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15.3% proficient or better in mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year.

Interestingly, Whistler Elementary School's performance is generally worse than the nearby schools in the same district, such as Esmond Elementary School, White Elementary Career Academy, and Haley Elementary Academy, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, despite serving similar student populations. Despite increased spending per student, Whistler Elementary School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past 10 years, suggesting the need for more comprehensive and targeted interventions to address the underlying issues.

242

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,107

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11533 S Ada St
Chicago, IL 60643-5198

(773) 535-5560

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.1%

Hispanic:

1.7%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,509^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

922^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

195^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	26.9	1509 of 2056	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1501 of 2067	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1551 of 2077	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1695 of 2082	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1653 of 2086	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1657 of 2037	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	1550 of 2044	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1457 of 2046	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.4	1169 of 2052	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.7	1546 of 2093	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1812 of 2167	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	1856 of 2166	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	1750 of 2147	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	1805 of 2139	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	1758 of 2120	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	1861 of 2092	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	1911 of 2095	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	1844 of 2086	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	1904 of 2022	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	1945 of 2030	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	12.7	1748 of 2020	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	211 of 688	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	233 of 655	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	238 of 692	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	272 of 684	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	293 of 711	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	341 of 698	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1293 of 1942	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1382 of 1942	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1158 of 1957	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1519 of 1970	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1399 of 2019	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1343 of 1964	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1069 of 1800	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1192 of 1793	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1064 of 1808	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1308 of 1763	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1243 of 1816	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1323 of 1765	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1647 of 1947	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1325 of 1959	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1713 of 1984	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1740 of 1977	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1715 of 2019	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1874 of 1972	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	922 of 1368	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	841 of 1363	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	991 of 1367	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1131 of 1369	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1007 of 1241	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1085 of 1356	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	983 of 1293	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.4	812 of 1293	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.5	907 of 1294	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1096 of 1302	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	1093 of 1322	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	1188 of 1367	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	1252 of 1365	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1128 of 1344	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	1173 of 1327	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1183 of 1318	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	1155 of 1293	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.5	1171 of 1287	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	1101 of 1272	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	995 of 1209	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	1029 of 1204	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.4	993 of 1185	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	179 of 574	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	174 of 548	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	202 of 569	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	275 of 573	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	153 of 385	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	200 of 565	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	163 of 511	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	663 of 1248	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	781 of 1251	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	784 of 1275	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	912 of 1286	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	731 of 1276	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	883 of 1226	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	575 of 1229	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	621 of 1219	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	663 of 1234	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	909 of 1221	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	775 of 1019	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	879 of 1217	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	740 of 1161	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1040 of 1271	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	788 of 1264	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1167 of 1292	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1181 of 1286	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1254 of 1296	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	975 of 1223	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)69th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science13%-30 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
Whistler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11533 S Ada St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5560	242	19	12.7	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	235 (97.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	26.9	1509^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.6%		26.5	1501^st of 2067 public elementary schools	27.4%	8	12.5	13.6	30.8	26.1	50.0	52.9	43.5	45.5	40.2	24.0	17.4	6.3	25.0	4.3	14.3	15.3	81.9	85.4	85.4	85.4	95.3	85.0	83.9	5.5	16.5	$23,107	$2,918	$20,189
Higgins Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11710 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5625	271	23	11.7	94.1%	2 (0.7%)	245 (90.4%)	24 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	1750^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.4	1757^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.0%	7	8.8	10.0	15.8	29.2	29.4	44.4	33.3	50.0	33.8	10.5	12.5	17.6	7.4	9.1	5.0	11.0	82.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	96.4	89.5	80.8	13.4	19.2	$23,194	$3,531	$19,664
Colemon J Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1441 W 119th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3975	166	23	7.3	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	157 (94.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	1106^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.6	1186^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.6%	80	42.9	23.5	64.3	35.7	42.9	40.0	61.5	64.7	50.5	35.7	21.4	42.9	28.6	23.1	35.3	32.0	94.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.2	96.6	94.4	11.2	25.8	$31,360	$5,020	$26,340
Shoop Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11140 S Bishop St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2715	515	30	17.1	91.3%	3 (0.6%)	481 (93.4%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	19.5	1679^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.3%		21.4	1648^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.3%	31	12.5	14.9	25.0	45.1	30.2	27.3	26.4	24.4	30.2	33.3	20.4	9.7	0.0	18.9	4.5	12.8	80.7	86.8	86.8	86.8	93.0	86.8	82.2	6.5	16.9	$18,857	$2,094	$16,763
Esmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1865 W Montvale Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2650	221	20	11.0	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.0%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	26.4	1530^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.6%		19.6	1695^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.0%	165	5.3	3.6	29.4	14.3	9.1	44.4	27.8	29.6	25.2	55.9	44.4	20.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	25.0	86.8	90.3	89.9	89.9	94.6	89.5	85.2	5.5	28.0	$26,012	$4,984	$21,028
White Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1136 W 122nd St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5672	116	11	10.5	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	109 (94.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	24.2	1577^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.3%		26.7	1494^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.7%	83		11.1	53.8	33.3		30.8	54.5	50.0	41.8	15.4	11.1		7.7	0.0	0.0	6.3	86.9	87.7	87.7	87.7	95.1	87.7	82.8	12.3	22.1	$29,920	$2,206	$27,714
Burr Oak Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	1441 W 124th St	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 824-3090	289	21	14.0	6.2%	3 (1.0%)	210 (72.7%)	70 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	92.1	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.9	95.3	93.4	14.2		$18,141	$1,537	$16,604
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
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
Burr Oak Elementary School	Public	3-5	1440 W 125th St	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-8010	290	9	32.2	26.2%	0 (0.0%)	195 (67.2%)	91 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14.1	1817^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.6%		16.1	1806^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.6%	11	14.7		16.0	19.8	42.1				26.0	10.6	14.6	8.4				11.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	98.3	96.5	97.2			$18,328	$1,923	$16,406

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Whistler Elementary School ranks 1509^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Whistler Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Whistler Elementary School?

Students at Whistler Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

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