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Armstrong G Elementary International Studies

Public Grades PK, KG-8
898th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 56% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Armstrong G Elementary International Studies is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with a student population of 1,261. 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. However, Armstrong G Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

One of the key strengths of Armstrong G Elementary is its consistently strong academic performance. The school outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 56.1% of all students at Armstrong G were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 44.3% of Armstrong G students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, the school ranks in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools for African American students and in the top 25% for English Language Learners and low-socioeconomic status students.

Another notable aspect of Armstrong G Elementary is its proximity to other high-performing schools in the area. Within a 1-mile radius, there are several other top-rated schools, such as Decatur Classical Elementary School and Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy. This suggests that the surrounding neighborhood may have a strong emphasis on education and support for high-quality schools. While Armstrong G Elementary has seen relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.5% to 40.8% over the past few years, these rates are still lower than the district average.

1,304
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,963
Per pupil spending ?
84.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2110 W Greenleaf Ave
       Chicago, IL  60645-3620

(773) 534-2150

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Armstrong G Elementary International Studies usually attend:

High:    Sullivan High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
33.2%
African American:
28.8%
Asian:
25.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Above the Illinois median (56th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
898th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 44%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
347th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 13 pts since 2015
From top 38% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
80th 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
202555.4898 of 205656.3%★★★☆☆
202454.3830 of 206759.8%★★★☆☆
202349.0978 of 207752.9%★★★☆☆
202254.3853 of 208259.0%★★★☆☆
202155.1755 of 194861.2%★★★☆☆
201953.6914 of 208656.2%★★★☆☆
201846.51011 of 203750.4%★★★☆☆
201744.71064 of 204447.9%★★☆☆☆
201643.41094 of 204646.5%★★☆☆☆
201549.9899 of 205256.2%★★★☆☆
201450.01095 of 209347.7%★★☆☆☆
201344.11303 of 216739.9%★★☆☆☆
201244.91411 of 216634.9%★★☆☆☆
201142.61431 of 214733.3%★★☆☆☆
201043.41423 of 213933.5%★★☆☆☆
200932.41604 of 212024.3%★☆☆☆☆
200829.71619 of 209222.6%★☆☆☆☆
200735.01596 of 209523.8%★☆☆☆☆
200640.51494 of 208628.4%★☆☆☆☆
200540.51408 of 202230.4%★★☆☆☆
200435.61488 of 203026.7%★☆☆☆☆
200321.71653 of 202018.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202595.515 of 68897.8%★★★★★
202492.718 of 65597.3%★★★★★
202385.640 of 69294.2%★★★★★
202289.529 of 68495.8%★★★★★
202193.411 of 42897.4%★★★★★
201989.629 of 71195.9%★★★★★
201888.434 of 69895.1%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.2214 of 2348.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.9202 of 2197.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.1224 of 2375.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.7192 of 22615.0%★☆☆☆☆
20217.3128 of 1344.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.4222 of 2438.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.4222 of 2428.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.7504 of 104952.0%★★★☆☆
202440.7463 of 88647.7%★★☆☆☆
202337.9491 of 90745.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.7259 of 78867.1%★★★☆☆
202461.0187 of 82677.4%★★★★☆
202355.7242 of 78869.3%★★★☆☆
202265.1143 of 76881.4%★★★★☆
202135.5363 of 53732.4%★★☆☆☆
201957.5193 of 74374.0%★★★★☆
201847.7321 of 71855.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.1979 of 194249.6%★★☆☆☆
202455.9748 of 194261.5%★★★☆☆
202349.0902 of 195753.9%★★★☆☆
202255.3760 of 197061.4%★★★☆☆
202155.4657 of 168060.9%★★★☆☆
201957.1805 of 201960.1%★★★☆☆
201847.6971 of 196450.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.2491 of 98250.0%★★★☆☆
202459.3288 of 95970.0%★★★★☆
202352.3386 of 97060.2%★★★☆☆
202258.7288 of 95469.8%★★★★☆
202154.8236 of 74268.2%★★★☆☆
201957.4314 of 95567.1%★★★☆☆
201849.3442 of 93852.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.8330 of 180081.7%★★★★☆
202473.5288 of 179383.9%★★★★☆
202363.6485 of 180873.2%★★★★☆
202275.1238 of 176386.5%★★★★☆
202173.4204 of 151486.5%★★★★☆
201971.9314 of 181682.7%★★★★☆
201866.0420 of 176576.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202560.3740 of 194762.0%★★★☆☆
202451.0854 of 195956.4%★★★☆☆
202348.1930 of 198453.1%★★★☆☆
202252.2830 of 197758.0%★★★☆☆
202148.0779 of 170754.4%★★★☆☆
201950.7908 of 201955.0%★★★☆☆
201845.5981 of 197250.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202561.6392 of 129269.7%★★★☆☆
202451.1462 of 119561.3%★★★☆☆
202351.8433 of 115662.5%★★★☆☆
202230.6758 of 111331.9%★★☆☆☆
202159.5188 of 64070.6%★★★★☆
201923.41026 of 119414.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.7573 of 76324.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.6940 of 138932.3%★★☆☆☆
202445.1759 of 139245.5%★★☆☆☆
202354.4623 of 141956.1%★★★☆☆
202237.8921 of 142535.4%★★☆☆☆
201927.71114 of 146223.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.81234 of 146315.7%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202570.8347 of 136874.6%★★★★☆
202462.0427 of 136368.7%★★★☆☆
202370.2328 of 136776.0%★★★★☆
202266.0375 of 136972.6%★★★★☆
202175.7241 of 124180.6%★★★★☆
201961.4467 of 135665.6%★★★☆☆
201864.9393 of 129369.6%★★★☆☆
201763.6401 of 129369.0%★★★☆☆
201652.3562 of 129456.6%★★★☆☆
201554.5496 of 130261.9%★★★☆☆
201462.5484 of 132263.4%★★★☆☆
201354.2639 of 136753.3%★★★☆☆
201255.9686 of 136549.7%★★☆☆☆
201161.6591 of 134456.0%★★★☆☆
201063.3561 of 132757.7%★★★☆☆
200956.0687 of 131847.9%★★☆☆☆
200845.5814 of 129337.0%★★☆☆☆
200755.3676 of 128747.5%★★☆☆☆
200647.2786 of 127238.2%★★☆☆☆
200558.9593 of 120951.0%★★★☆☆
200458.4592 of 120450.8%★★★☆☆
200348.4694 of 118541.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202595.317 of 57497.0%★★★★★
202490.026 of 54895.3%★★★★★
202395.315 of 56997.4%★★★★★
202295.419 of 57396.7%★★★★★
202199.06 of 38598.4%★★★★★
201990.229 of 56594.9%★★★★★
201894.612 of 51197.7%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.9141 of 18624.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.4158 of 18414.1%★☆☆☆☆
202330.1147 of 19223.4%★☆☆☆☆
202236.0132 of 19833.3%★★☆☆☆
201927.7162 of 20119.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.5175 of 20916.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.4464 of 69433.1%★★☆☆☆
202433.3418 of 63934.6%★★☆☆☆
202344.8293 of 67456.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202582.034 of 48393.0%★★★★★
202468.865 of 48686.6%★★★★☆
202368.257 of 48088.1%★★★★☆
202261.474 of 45483.7%★★★★☆
202141.9143 of 27748.4%★★☆☆☆
201971.827 of 33992.0%★★★★★
201865.137 of 28587.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.3344 of 124872.4%★★★★☆
202467.0355 of 125171.6%★★★★☆
202367.7339 of 127573.4%★★★★☆
202265.2355 of 128672.4%★★★★☆
202178.3171 of 101783.2%★★★★☆
201963.1426 of 127666.6%★★★☆☆
201867.8340 of 122672.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202564.2187 of 66972.0%★★★★☆
202468.3148 of 64377.0%★★★★☆
202367.5146 of 66177.9%★★★★☆
202265.7155 of 66276.6%★★★★☆
202175.870 of 51786.5%★★★★☆
201964.9169 of 63973.6%★★★★☆
201868.4133 of 59077.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202583.7112 of 122990.9%★★★★★
202475.0185 of 121984.8%★★★★☆
202384.392 of 123492.5%★★★★★
202283.882 of 122193.3%★★★★★
202191.934 of 101996.7%★★★★★
201980.1143 of 121788.2%★★★★☆
201885.092 of 116192.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202570.2319 of 127174.9%★★★★☆
202454.6484 of 126461.7%★★★☆☆
202370.1303 of 129276.5%★★★★☆
202264.7356 of 128672.3%★★★★☆
202166.0267 of 104874.5%★★★★☆
201959.9453 of 129665.0%★★★☆☆
201858.9424 of 122365.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202564.4199 of 81275.5%★★★★☆
202448.1310 of 80261.3%★★★☆☆
202356.3234 of 80570.9%★★★★☆
202240.1390 of 78150.1%★★★☆☆
202143.2244 of 54855.5%★★★☆☆
201939.1406 of 79248.7%★★☆☆☆
201836.5344 of 60242.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202438.9534 of 87539.0%★★☆☆☆
202370.8210 of 89576.5%★★★★☆
202268.1233 of 89874.1%★★★★☆
201919.6764 of 90515.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)98th percentile+41 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school
Disabled (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school
Asian (2025)9th percentile-48 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)97th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2025)75th percentile~ school
Male (2025)75th percentile~ school
Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school
White (2024)39th percentile-30 vs school
Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-41 vs school
Asian (2025)24th percentile-50 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts56%+3 vs state
Mathematics44%+6 vs state
Science38%-5 vs state

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Open Quote Great diversity among students and staff. The student population speaks over 40 different languages which make learning fun from all levels. The school embraces the student's cultural background and makes it apart of their curriculum. Close Quote





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Students who attend Armstrong G Elementary International Studies usually go on to attend:

High : Sullivan High School

Students at Armstrong G Elementary International Studies are 33% Hispanic, 29% African American, 25% Asian, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

Armstrong G Elementary International Studies ranks 898th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,304 students attended Armstrong G Elementary International Studies.


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