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Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 236 students enrolled. 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.

Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy consistently performs below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages on standardized tests, with only 31% of students proficient or better in ELA and 9.6% proficient or better in math. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years. Certain student subgroups, such as female students and special education students, perform particularly poorly at Cuffe, ranking in the bottom 10-30% of Illinois elementary schools.

Despite spending significantly more per student than many nearby schools, such as Gresham Elementary School, LEARN Charter - Hunter Perkins Camp, and Joplin Elementary School, Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with no clear signs of improvement.

249

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,780

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8324 S Racine Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-3118

(773) 535-8250

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.6%

Hispanic:

3.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,740^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,159^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

280^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	17.2	1740 of 2056	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1653 of 2067	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1491 of 2077	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1912 of 2082	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1829 of 1948	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1969 of 2086	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1920 of 2037	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	1999 of 2044	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	1810 of 2046	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	1779 of 2052	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.3	1850 of 2093	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1629 of 2167	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	1594 of 2166	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.4	1492 of 2147	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	1330 of 2139	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.4	1086 of 2120	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.6	1386 of 2092	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.1	1795 of 2095	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	1733 of 2086	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.5	1865 of 2022	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.3	1742 of 2030	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.8	1759 of 2020	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	315 of 688	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	291 of 655	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	210 of 692	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	455 of 684	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	299 of 428	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	522 of 711	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	496 of 698	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1726 of 1942	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1870 of 1942	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1770 of 1957	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1861 of 1970	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1803 of 2019	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1846 of 1964	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1327 of 1800	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1313 of 1793	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1096 of 1808	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1587 of 1763	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1321 of 1514	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1593 of 1816	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1688 of 1765	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1540 of 1947	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1044 of 1959	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1288 of 1984	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1860 of 1977	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1967 of 2019	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1820 of 1972	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	46.9	505 of 1156	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.0	1063 of 1113	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1064 of 1194	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1159 of 1368	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1130 of 1363	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1077 of 1367	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1248 of 1369	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1130 of 1241	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1222 of 1356	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1085 of 1293	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	1157 of 1293	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.4	857 of 1294	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.8	898 of 1302	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.0	1077 of 1322	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.4	954 of 1367	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.2	813 of 1365	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.7	946 of 1344	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.2	592 of 1327	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.4	438 of 1318	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.3	799 of 1293	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	887 of 1287	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.6	962 of 1272	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	1091 of 1209	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	1005 of 1204	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.2	935 of 1185	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	316 of 574	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	307 of 548	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	272 of 569	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	384 of 573	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	246 of 385	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	360 of 565	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	299 of 511	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	673 of 694	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1000 of 1248	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1123 of 1251	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1035 of 1275	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1182 of 1286	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1070 of 1276	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1043 of 1226	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	969 of 1229	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1021 of 1219	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	921 of 1234	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1107 of 1221	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	796 of 1019	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1045 of 1217	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	961 of 1161	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1072 of 1271	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	976 of 1264	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	874 of 1292	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1183 of 1286	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1265 of 1296	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1014 of 1223	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	776 of 812	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	680 of 792	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2023)56th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)45th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 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
Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8324 S Racine Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8250	249	22	11.5	86.7%	2 (0.8%)	238 (95.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17.2	1740^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.1	1653^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	20.0%	87	26.1	6.9	20.8	25.0	30.4	37.0	42.3	27.6	31.0	20.8	6.3	8.7	10.7	11.5	0.0	9.6	97.9	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.7	98.3	95.8	11.8	27.0	$24,780	$3,152	$21,628
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8150 S Bishop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3315	322	23	14.0	72.7%	2 (0.6%)	269 (83.5%)	49 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7.4	2014^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.0%		15	1853^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	10.4%	161	9.7	11.8	17.2	16.7	18.2	16.1	25.0	28.6	20.2	3.4	0.0	2.9	3.2	0.0	2.9	2.2	78.5	85.9	85.9	85.9	94.0	85.2	81.3	4.6	18.4	$21,646	$2,928	$18,719
Gresham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8524 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3350	332	26	12.7	94.6%	2 (0.6%)	309 (93.1%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	1485^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	1719^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.8%	234	7.7	18.4	53.8	43.2	40.0	30.0	50.0	28.9	40.9	30.8	18.4	7.7	20.7	9.5	10.5	15.6	89.2	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	93.8	88.9	8.3	27.8	$19,874	$2,585	$17,289
LEARN Charter - Hunter Perkins Camp	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 W 83rd St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 488-1634	472	23	20.5	80.7%	3 (0.6%)	452 (95.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	35.5	1301^st of 2056 public elementary schools	36.7%		30.1	1399^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.3%	98	24.0	5.1	35.9	28.0	62.0	57.1	48.8	79.5	49.3	26.9	10.0	26.0	26.2	27.9	7.7	21.5										$19,353	$3,246	$16,107
Jackson M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	917 W 88th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3341	305	26	11.7	85.6%	1 (0.3%)	293 (96.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7.9	1998^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.8%		9.9	2038^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.4%	40	16.1	14.3	14.7	4.3	16.7	8.7	21.4	31.0	16.8	12.1	9.1	6.9	0.0	13.8	17.2	10.3	90.2	92.1	92.1	92.1	97.8	92.1	87.0	7.9	23.7	$28,717	$2,897	$25,821
Foster Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 S Wood St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2725	345	29	11.7	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	328 (95.1%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	1735^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.6%		16.2	1799^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.0%	64	15.2	10.0	28.6	17.9	36.4	26.1	30.0	20.0	26.1	25.7	5.1	27.3	0.0	10.0	0.0	12.2	92.5	95.8	95.8	95.8	99.1	95.8	92.8	14.7	20.1	$24,216	$2,797	$21,418
Fort Dearborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9025 S Throop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2680	298	30	10.1	75.5%	0 (0.0%)	281 (94.3%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.9	1915^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.1	1847^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.6%	68	6.1	18.9	2.9	20.0	34.4	25.0	23.5	45.9	25.9	22.9	12.0	3.1	0.0	5.9	11.1	9.8	73.5	78.3	78.3	78.3	90.1	77.6	74.1	6.7	13.7	$26,288	$4,209	$22,079
Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	8716 S Wallace St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3843	351	33	10.8	92.3%	3 (0.9%)	333 (94.9%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1872^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		18.1	1733^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.2%	139	3.8	20.0	26.3	20.0	23.1	18.5	21.2	60.0	27.4	26.3	13.3	3.8	7.7	9.1	8.0	12.4	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	92.9	98.9	13.5	26.1	$28,845	$3,238	$25,606
Joplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7931 S Honore St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3425	283	24	11.7	96.1%	2 (0.7%)	235 (83.0%)	44 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1540^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.1%		26.5	1502^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	27.3%	38	21.4	30.4	25.0	28.9	50.0	40.0	54.5	43.5	38.0	27.5	34.2	10.7	10.0	22.7	17.4	22.2	89.0	94.5	94.9	94.9	97.8	93.8	90.4	6.3	22.4	$22,304	$3,219	$19,086
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

How many students attend Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy.

What schools do graduates of Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy attend?

Students who attend Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Hirsch Metropolitan High School

What district is Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy a good school?

Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy?

Students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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