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Little Village Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1721st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Little Village Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, with 566 students enrolled. Located in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, IL, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Little Village Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 29.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 11.5% proficient or better in math. The school also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.1% over the past few years. Despite spending significantly more per student ($20,360 in 2023-2024) than the district and state averages, the school's academic performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past 10 years.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the same district, such as McCormick Elementary, Corkery Elementary, and Zapata Elementary Academy, also struggle academically but generally outperform Little Village Elementary School on standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, Zapata Elementary Academy had 38.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 29.6% at Little Village.

575
Students ?
10.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,763
Per pupil spending ?
91.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2620 S Lawndale Ave
       Chicago, IL  60623-4519

(773) 534-1880

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.7%
African American:
1.2%
American Indian:
0.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,721st of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,135th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
270th 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
202517.91721 of 205616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202414.81859 of 206710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.01684 of 207718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.81787 of 208214.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.71657 of 194814.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.01454 of 208630.3%★★☆☆☆
201831.51387 of 203731.9%★★☆☆☆
201723.91578 of 204422.8%★☆☆☆☆
201623.31608 of 204621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201523.41614 of 205221.3%★☆☆☆☆
201426.41614 of 209322.9%★☆☆☆☆
201315.21910 of 216711.9%★☆☆☆☆
201222.41812 of 216616.3%★☆☆☆☆
201126.11733 of 214719.3%★☆☆☆☆
201013.91919 of 213910.3%★☆☆☆☆
200915.51874 of 212011.6%★☆☆☆☆
200813.81864 of 209210.9%★☆☆☆☆
200730.51677 of 209520.0%★☆☆☆☆
200639.91506 of 208627.8%★☆☆☆☆
200534.71499 of 202225.9%★☆☆☆☆
200445.81288 of 203036.6%★★☆☆☆
20037.01841 of 20208.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.11003 of 10494.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.6822 of 9079.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.3677 of 78814.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1737 of 82610.8%★☆☆☆☆
202336.1524 of 78833.5%★★☆☆☆
202225.1705 of 7688.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.4486 of 5379.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.1513 of 74331.0%★★☆☆☆
201843.9373 of 71848.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.81611 of 194217.0%★☆☆☆☆
202416.61698 of 194212.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.61576 of 195719.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.91777 of 19709.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.21448 of 168013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201925.11542 of 201923.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.91421 of 196427.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.0807 of 98217.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1859 of 95910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3765 of 97021.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.6842 of 95411.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.9611 of 74217.7%★☆☆☆☆
201940.4553 of 95542.1%★★☆☆☆
201843.8509 of 93845.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.71400 of 180022.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.91568 of 179312.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.31319 of 180827.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.81427 of 176319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202128.81145 of 151424.4%★☆☆☆☆
201948.1886 of 181651.2%★★★☆☆
201849.5817 of 176553.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.21622 of 194716.7%★☆☆☆☆
202414.11803 of 19598.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.81608 of 198419.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.41581 of 197720.0%★☆☆☆☆
202115.71545 of 17079.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.41230 of 201939.1%★★☆☆☆
201836.41199 of 197239.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.81077 of 129216.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.41015 of 119515.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.2974 of 115615.7%★☆☆☆☆
202233.3690 of 111338.0%★★☆☆☆
202130.7434 of 64032.2%★★☆☆☆
201945.7522 of 119456.3%★★★☆☆
201830.5525 of 76331.2%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.21135 of 136817.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.91158 of 136315.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.01007 of 136726.3%★☆☆☆☆
202230.3909 of 136933.6%★★☆☆☆
202128.2862 of 124130.5%★★☆☆☆
201926.7987 of 135627.2%★☆☆☆☆
201836.1797 of 129338.4%★★☆☆☆
201741.5723 of 129344.1%★★☆☆☆
201644.7660 of 129449.0%★★☆☆☆
201539.9717 of 130244.9%★★☆☆☆
201434.1924 of 132230.1%★★☆☆☆
201336.2926 of 136732.3%★★☆☆☆
201254.3722 of 136547.1%★★☆☆☆
201146.8816 of 134439.3%★★☆☆☆
201023.91084 of 132718.3%★☆☆☆☆
200922.81080 of 131818.1%★☆☆☆☆
200824.21043 of 129319.3%★☆☆☆☆
200718.61083 of 128715.9%★☆☆☆☆
200622.71041 of 127218.2%★☆☆☆☆
200520.9965 of 120920.2%★☆☆☆☆
200414.91006 of 120416.4%★☆☆☆☆
200314.31001 of 118515.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.1287 of 69458.6%★★★☆☆
202427.1510 of 63920.2%★☆☆☆☆
202334.9414 of 67438.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.5390 of 48319.3%★☆☆☆☆
202440.8255 of 48647.5%★★☆☆☆
202341.9243 of 48049.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.8284 of 45437.4%★★☆☆☆
202130.7242 of 27712.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.7239 of 33929.5%★☆☆☆☆
201839.6167 of 28541.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.51041 of 124816.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.21014 of 125118.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.2889 of 127530.3%★★☆☆☆
202225.2949 of 128626.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.7715 of 101729.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.1909 of 127628.8%★☆☆☆☆
201835.8779 of 122636.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.3553 of 66917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202420.5552 of 64314.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.5487 of 66126.3%★☆☆☆☆
202234.8426 of 66235.6%★★☆☆☆
202135.4338 of 51734.6%★★☆☆☆
201930.9463 of 63927.5%★☆☆☆☆
201842.8319 of 59045.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.6962 of 122921.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.8966 of 121920.8%★☆☆☆☆
202335.1804 of 123434.8%★★☆☆☆
202242.9637 of 122147.8%★★☆☆☆
202145.0503 of 101950.6%★★★☆☆
201940.3725 of 121740.4%★★☆☆☆
201851.1502 of 116156.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.21019 of 127119.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.41118 of 126411.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.21041 of 129219.4%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2743 of 128642.2%★★☆☆☆
202123.4835 of 104820.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.31003 of 129622.6%★☆☆☆☆
201834.6763 of 122337.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.5424 of 81247.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.2640 of 80220.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6600 of 80525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.7581 of 78125.6%★☆☆☆☆
202134.7339 of 54838.1%★★☆☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2025)17th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2025)59th percentile+42 vs school
Special Education (2025)48th percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts30%-23 vs state
Science26%-17 vs state
Mathematics12%-27 vs state

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Students at Little Village Elementary School are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Little Village Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Little Village Elementary School.


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