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Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1773rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 366 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.

Salazar Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate is 27.3%, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate is 16.8%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance has been consistently low, earning it a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Salazar Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, whose proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state averages.

Interestingly, Salazar Elementary's performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby schools, such as Lincoln Elementary School, Skinner North Elementary School, and LaSalle Elementary Language Academy, which consistently rank among the top-performing schools in the state. While Salazar Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio, the school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, that may be contributing to its underperformance.

351
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,427
Per pupil spending ?
93.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 160 W Wendell St
       Chicago, IL  60610-2727

(773) 534-8310

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.9%
African American:
8.8%
White:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,773rd of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 34 pts since 2015
From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,042nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
300th 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
202515.61773 of 205613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202411.81981 of 20674.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.61844 of 207711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.31531 of 208226.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.51664 of 194814.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.31499 of 208628.1%★☆☆☆☆
201840.71153 of 203743.4%★★☆☆☆
201746.51031 of 204449.6%★★☆☆☆
201642.81111 of 204645.7%★★☆☆☆
201542.51075 of 205247.6%★★☆☆☆
201424.61664 of 209320.5%★☆☆☆☆
201331.41558 of 216728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201234.31602 of 216626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201138.31515 of 214729.4%★☆☆☆☆
201032.21624 of 213924.1%★☆☆☆☆
200942.91412 of 212033.4%★★☆☆☆
200836.11525 of 209227.1%★☆☆☆☆
200737.31551 of 209526.0%★☆☆☆☆
200648.11337 of 208635.9%★★☆☆☆
200544.21350 of 202233.2%★★☆☆☆
200436.91472 of 203027.5%★☆☆☆☆
200312.61749 of 202013.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202330.3518 of 69225.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.8431 of 68437.0%★★☆☆☆
201945.2333 of 71153.2%★★★☆☆
201854.4227 of 69867.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.9623 of 78820.9%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3808 of 8262.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202336.9505 of 78835.9%★★☆☆☆
202237.7482 of 76837.2%★★☆☆☆
202142.7249 of 53753.6%★★★☆☆
201953.7236 of 74368.2%★★★☆☆
201864.7147 of 71879.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202411.21886 of 19422.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.61767 of 19579.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.81377 of 197030.1%★★☆☆☆
202121.11361 of 168019.0%★☆☆☆☆
201932.11347 of 201933.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.61124 of 196442.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.7855 of 98212.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.5919 of 9594.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.1853 of 97012.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.9607 of 95436.4%★★☆☆☆
202131.9509 of 74231.4%★★☆☆☆
201939.9564 of 95540.9%★★☆☆☆
201862.2267 of 93871.5%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202425.643 of 5217.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.028 of 306.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.01472 of 180018.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.61739 of 17933.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.81582 of 180812.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.61181 of 176333.0%★★☆☆☆
202126.51195 of 151421.1%★☆☆☆☆
201932.51304 of 181628.2%★☆☆☆☆
201853.8710 of 176559.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.41601 of 194717.8%★☆☆☆☆
202413.61818 of 19597.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.91715 of 198413.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.01495 of 197724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202111.81674 of 17071.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.31515 of 201925.0%★☆☆☆☆
201841.41077 of 197245.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201935.0736 of 119438.4%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.31042 of 136823.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.81084 of 136320.5%★☆☆☆☆
202333.7863 of 136736.9%★★☆☆☆
202226.8966 of 136929.4%★☆☆☆☆
202132.5775 of 124137.6%★★☆☆☆
201948.5643 of 135652.6%★★★☆☆
201832.3857 of 129333.7%★★☆☆☆
201730.1901 of 129330.3%★★☆☆☆
201638.2765 of 129440.9%★★☆☆☆
201540.2713 of 130245.2%★★☆☆☆
201448.2713 of 132246.1%★★☆☆☆
201364.7458 of 136766.5%★★★☆☆
201251.6768 of 136543.7%★★☆☆☆
201145.5833 of 134438.0%★★☆☆☆
201056.5679 of 132748.8%★★☆☆☆
200969.4440 of 131866.6%★★★☆☆
200871.6381 of 129370.5%★★★★☆
200765.8494 of 128761.6%★★★☆☆
200662.6529 of 127258.4%★★★☆☆
200559.3587 of 120951.4%★★★☆☆
200450.5688 of 120442.9%★★☆☆☆
200364.4470 of 118560.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202244.9245 of 57357.2%★★★☆☆
201956.2177 of 56568.7%★★★☆☆
201839.4289 of 51143.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.0155 of 48367.9%★★★☆☆
202431.2370 of 48623.9%★☆☆☆☆
202349.3165 of 48065.6%★★★☆☆
202230.9381 of 45416.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.71009 of 124819.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1928 of 125125.8%★☆☆☆☆
202346.7613 of 127551.9%★★★☆☆
202234.7783 of 128639.1%★★☆☆☆
201936.9793 of 127637.9%★★☆☆☆
201840.4711 of 122642.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.9542 of 66919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.9567 of 64311.8%★☆☆☆☆
202345.6306 of 66153.7%★★★☆☆
202232.7452 of 66231.7%★★☆☆☆
202140.5289 of 51744.1%★★☆☆☆
201965.1168 of 63973.7%★★★★☆
201847.0284 of 59051.9%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.637 of 5836.2%★★☆☆☆
202432.052 of 7025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202337.730 of 5343.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.1844 of 122931.3%★★☆☆☆
202426.4933 of 121923.5%★☆☆☆☆
202341.2689 of 123444.2%★★☆☆☆
202233.8802 of 122134.3%★★☆☆☆
202141.3562 of 101944.8%★★☆☆☆
201954.0481 of 121760.5%★★★☆☆
201844.5603 of 116148.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.11025 of 127119.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.01076 of 126414.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7972 of 129224.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.01074 of 128616.5%★☆☆☆☆
202138.5587 of 104844.0%★★☆☆☆
201940.4720 of 129644.4%★★☆☆☆
201827.3882 of 122327.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202328.1581 of 80527.8%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6570 of 6025.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2019)38th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2023)25th percentile+14 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school
Homeless (2024)17th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school
Female (2024)3rd percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+44 vs school
African American (2022)57th percentile+28 vs school
Homeless (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2023)28th percentile-9 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts27%-26 vs state
Science26%-17 vs state
Mathematics17%-22 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center.

Students at Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center are 87% Hispanic, 9% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Illinois elementary schools.


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