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Young Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1755th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 15% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Young Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 401 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. Unfortunately, Young Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, also earning a 1-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 22.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 7.8% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 42.8% and 27.3%, respectively. Young Elementary School also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 50.0% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance gaps between student subgroups, such as the disparities in proficiency between male and female students, African American and Hispanic students, and students with and without disabilities, suggest significant equity issues that need to be addressed.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary, Lewis Elementary School, and Hay Elementary Community Academy, also struggle academically and have similar low performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Oak Park Education Service District 97, such as William Hatch Elementary School and Whittier Elementary School, significantly outperform Young Elementary School and the Chicago Public Schools District 299 in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, highlighting the potential for improvement with the right interventions and support.

417
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,385
Per pupil spending ?
96.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1434 N Parkside Ave
       Chicago, IL  60651-1106

(773) 534-6200

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
66.4%
Hispanic:
31.2%
Pacific Islander:
1.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,755th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,312th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
291st 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
202516.21755 of 205614.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.91854 of 206710.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.31855 of 207710.7%★☆☆☆☆
202214.11905 of 20828.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.91913 of 19481.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.21900 of 20868.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.41840 of 20379.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201719.01716 of 204416.0%★☆☆☆☆
201611.91918 of 20466.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.11846 of 205210.0%★☆☆☆☆
201425.21648 of 209321.3%★☆☆☆☆
201315.31907 of 216712.0%★☆☆☆☆
201227.91710 of 216621.1%★☆☆☆☆
201118.81857 of 214713.5%★☆☆☆☆
20106.52031 of 21395.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20096.22017 of 21204.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20088.01955 of 20926.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20073.62016 of 20953.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20066.21959 of 20866.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.01902 of 20225.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.91979 of 20302.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.51950 of 20203.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.9374 of 68845.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.0402 of 65538.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.4440 of 69236.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.0458 of 68433.0%★★☆☆☆
202127.2372 of 42813.1%★☆☆☆☆
201935.3459 of 71135.4%★★☆☆☆
201835.9428 of 69838.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202318.3900 of 9070.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.21790 of 19427.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.21911 of 19421.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.41825 of 19576.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.81816 of 19707.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.71653 of 16801.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.41705 of 201915.6%★☆☆☆☆
201817.61684 of 196414.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20248.9959 of 9590.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.7938 of 9551.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201832.5649 of 93830.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.41505 of 180016.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.31521 of 179315.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.71521 of 180815.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.41533 of 176313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202117.21468 of 15143.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.51586 of 181612.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.41521 of 176513.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.31506 of 194722.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.61518 of 195922.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.71650 of 198416.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.41747 of 197711.6%★☆☆☆☆
201910.71941 of 20193.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.41837 of 19726.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201924.3998 of 119416.4%★☆☆☆☆
201843.4349 of 76354.3%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.21312 of 13684.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.11289 of 13635.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.11302 of 13674.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.51286 of 13696.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.01128 of 12419.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.21284 of 13565.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.31245 of 12933.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201713.81180 of 12938.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201618.71116 of 129413.8%★☆☆☆☆
201513.61191 of 13028.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201412.51205 of 13228.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201316.61197 of 136712.4%★☆☆☆☆
201216.51206 of 136511.6%★☆☆☆☆
201116.71176 of 134412.5%★☆☆☆☆
201018.81133 of 132714.6%★☆☆☆☆
200910.01210 of 13188.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.21180 of 12938.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200711.71143 of 128711.2%★☆☆☆☆
20068.11169 of 12728.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.41143 of 12095.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20045.31140 of 12045.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.71174 of 11850.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.3475 of 57417.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.6408 of 54825.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.4456 of 56919.9%★☆☆☆☆
202231.4409 of 57328.6%★☆☆☆☆
202133.8256 of 38533.5%★★☆☆☆
201927.6461 of 56518.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.0438 of 51114.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202432.8426 of 63933.3%★★☆☆☆
202323.4596 of 67411.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202348.1172 of 48064.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.21199 of 12483.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.91176 of 12516.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.21188 of 12756.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.11181 of 12868.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.5901 of 101711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201912.01187 of 12767.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.71188 of 12263.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.8559 of 66916.4%★☆☆☆☆
20248.3642 of 6430.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.8655 of 6610.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.9660 of 6620.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.1628 of 6391.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.41163 of 12295.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.81114 of 12198.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.41171 of 12345.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.51144 of 12216.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.2885 of 101913.2%★☆☆☆☆
201914.71146 of 12175.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.91122 of 11613.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.61165 of 12718.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.91197 of 12645.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.61226 of 12925.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.81186 of 12867.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.71234 of 12964.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.11142 of 12236.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202423.9665 of 80217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.1741 of 8058.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.0653 of 78116.4%★☆☆☆☆
201924.6779 of 7921.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201838.2321 of 60246.7%★★☆☆☆
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)46th percentile+31 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2019)16th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2023)1st percentile-10 vs school
Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile-10 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2023)64th percentile+59 vs school
Disabled (2024)33rd percentile+28 vs school
African American (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2024)17th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts23%-30 vs state
Science18%-25 vs state
Mathematics8%-31 vs state

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Young Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Young Elementary School.

Students at Young Elementary School are 66% African American, 31% Hispanic.


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