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Yates Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1761st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Yates Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 307 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. Yates Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent school years.

Yates Elementary School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, only 26.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 14.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 15% to 30% of Illinois elementary schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Erie Elementary Charter School, Goethe Elementary School, and Darwin Elementary School, generally outperform Yates Elementary School in academic achievement and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the school's relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and substantial funding, the challenges at Yates Elementary School appear to be more complex, potentially requiring targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the attendance and academic issues.

268
Students ?
8.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$35,415
Per pupil spending ?
88.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1839 N Richmond St
       Chicago, IL  60647-5125

(773) 534-4550

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Yates Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Clemente Community Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.0%
African American:
20.1%
White:
4.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school19%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,761st of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,156th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
295th 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
202516.11761 of 205614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202413.71907 of 20677.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.82013 of 20773.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.71969 of 20825.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.21802 of 19487.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.72060 of 20861.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.21961 of 20373.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.41921 of 20446.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201617.81758 of 204614.1%★☆☆☆☆
201517.51771 of 205213.7%★☆☆☆☆
201428.01584 of 209324.3%★☆☆☆☆
201318.51833 of 216715.4%★☆☆☆☆
201213.91960 of 21669.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201110.91984 of 21477.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.41971 of 21397.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20097.41996 of 21205.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20088.81944 of 20927.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200721.11796 of 209514.3%★☆☆☆☆
200612.11889 of 20869.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20057.71844 of 20228.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20047.31867 of 20308.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20036.91842 of 20208.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201924.2627 of 71111.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.6618 of 69811.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202426.4709 of 82614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202319.2774 of 7881.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.3652 of 76815.1%★☆☆☆☆
201920.0723 of 7432.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.0695 of 7183.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202413.51814 of 19426.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.51939 of 19570.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.71869 of 19705.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.71995 of 20191.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.31909 of 19642.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.4715 of 98227.2%★☆☆☆☆
202415.7917 of 9594.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.1953 of 9701.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.4934 of 9542.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.9954 of 9550.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.6914 of 9382.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.71428 of 180020.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.71603 of 179310.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.51775 of 18081.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.91624 of 17637.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.41349 of 151410.9%★☆☆☆☆
201910.91793 of 18161.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.01655 of 17656.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.31459 of 194725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11715 of 195912.5%★☆☆☆☆
202313.51851 of 19846.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.71818 of 19778.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.51975 of 20192.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.41835 of 19726.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201921.21098 of 11948.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.4691 of 7639.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.21156 of 136815.5%★☆☆☆☆
202418.91120 of 136317.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.71011 of 136726.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.21062 of 136922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.71090 of 124112.2%★☆☆☆☆
20197.41350 of 13560.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.51272 of 12931.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.91201 of 12937.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201630.5889 of 129431.3%★★☆☆☆
201536.8771 of 130240.8%★★☆☆☆
201433.7931 of 132229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201318.11173 of 136714.2%★☆☆☆☆
201226.11096 of 136519.7%★☆☆☆☆
201115.91187 of 134411.7%★☆☆☆☆
201019.91120 of 132715.6%★☆☆☆☆
200924.51060 of 131819.6%★☆☆☆☆
200828.41007 of 129322.1%★☆☆☆☆
200728.71001 of 128722.2%★☆☆☆☆
200611.21137 of 127210.6%★☆☆☆☆
200514.01029 of 120914.9%★☆☆☆☆
200414.11017 of 120415.5%★☆☆☆☆
20037.41088 of 11858.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.5323 of 57443.7%★★☆☆☆
202332.2392 of 56931.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.8327 of 57342.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202324.9559 of 67417.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.9479 of 4830.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202432.8352 of 48627.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.5317 of 48034.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.0241 of 45446.9%★★☆☆☆
201824.2284 of 2850.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.71138 of 12488.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.4993 of 125120.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.21010 of 127520.8%★☆☆☆☆
202221.91015 of 128621.1%★☆☆☆☆
202110.4989 of 10172.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.21260 of 12761.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.51155 of 12265.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.0587 of 66912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4571 of 64311.2%★☆☆☆☆
202331.1470 of 66128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.3523 of 66221.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.3516 of 5170.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.7638 of 6390.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.3588 of 5900.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.0895 of 122927.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9947 of 121922.3%★☆☆☆☆
202341.4686 of 123444.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.2813 of 122133.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.2803 of 101921.2%★☆☆☆☆
20199.81202 of 12171.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.21137 of 11612.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.11026 of 127119.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.71040 of 126417.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8861 of 129233.4%★★☆☆☆
202224.5965 of 128625.0%★☆☆☆☆
202120.3881 of 104815.9%★☆☆☆☆
20198.81291 of 12960.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.91190 of 12232.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202426.1625 of 80222.1%★☆☆☆☆
202338.9419 of 80548.0%★★☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%★☆☆☆☆
201924.9680 of 79214.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2019)12th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2019)8th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2024)7th percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)44th percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2024)22nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2023)17th percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts27%-26 vs state
Science17%-26 vs state
Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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

High : Clemente Community Academy High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Yates Elementary School.

Students at Yates Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 20% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Yates Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Illinois elementary schools.


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