Is Lara Elementary Academy a good school?

Lara Elementary Academy ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Lara Elementary Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 315 students attended Lara Elementary Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Lara Elementary Academy?

Students at Lara Elementary Academy are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lara Elementary Academy attend?

Students who attend Lara Elementary Academy usually go on to attend: High : Richards Career Academy High School

Lara Elementary Academy

Public PK, KG-8

4619 S Wolcott Ave
Chicago, IL 60609-3855

(773) 535-4389

District: City of Chicago School District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1701^st of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,649

Students who attend Lara Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:

Richards Career Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 315

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

African American:

5.4%

Two or more races:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lara Elementary Academy ranks worse than 81.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 263^rd among 453 ranked elementary schools in the City of Chicago School District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.34. (See more...)

Compare Details Lara Elementary Academy ranks worse than 81.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.76. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.7%), African American (5.4%), two or more races (1.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lara Elementary Academy is 10.1, which is the 54^th best among 453 elementary schools in the City of Chicago School District 299. (See more...)

Compare Lara Elementary Academy employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lara Elementary Academy is $21,649, which is the 126^th highest among 453 elementary schools in the City of Chicago School District 299.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Lara Elementary Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Lara Elementary Academy 1701^st of 2077 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lara Elementary Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Lara Elementary Academy 1117^th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Lara Elementary Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

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City of Chicago School District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks City of Chicago School District 299 711^th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lara Elementary Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.74	1983^rd	2020	1.8%
2004	8.25	1854^th	2030	8.7%
2005	7.46	1848^th	2022	8.6%
2006	21.54	1770^th	2086	15.1%
2007	14.44	1873^rd	2095	10.6%
2008	3.09	2040^th	2092	2.5%
2009	10.99	1933^rd	2120	8.8%
2010	5.42	2057^th	2139	3.8%
2011	14.94	1910^th	2147	11.0%
2012	14.61	1945^th	2166	10.2%
2013	15.69	1898^th	2167	12.4%
2014	16.69	1821^st	2093	13.0%
2015	17.08	1786^th	2052	13.0%
2016	25.88	1538^th	2046	24.8%
2017	18.74	1726^th	2044	15.6%
2018	29.75	1431^st	2037	29.7%
2019	23.94	1609^th	2086	22.9%
2021	15.79	1725^th	1948	11.4%
2022	19.59	1677^th	2082	19.5%
2023	19.34	1701^st	2077	18.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.70	603^rd	718	16.0%
2019	33.31	557^th	743	25.0%
2021	30.08	452^nd	537	15.8%
2022	34.49	545^th	768	29.0%
2023	39.34	456^th	788	42.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	44.63	546^th	1194	54.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.77	836^th	1765	52.6%
2019	36.46	1203^rd	1816	33.8%
2021	19.33	1405^th	1514	7.2%
2022	31.99	1233^rd	1763	30.1%
2023	31.45	1279^th	1808	29.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.93	1241^st	1964	36.8%
2019	28.18	1462^nd	2019	27.6%
2022	27.43	1388^th	1970	29.5%
2023	24.87	1454^th	1957	25.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.37	1482^nd	1972	24.8%
2019	22.04	1616^th	2019	20.0%
2021	14.79	1574^th	1707	7.8%
2022	15.47	1784^th	1977	9.8%
2023	15.88	1758^th	1984	11.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.42	513^th	938	45.3%
2019	33.91	654^th	955	31.5%
2021	23.19	656^th	742	11.6%
2022	24.65	789^th	954	17.3%
2023	26.87	774^th	970	20.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	5.96	1116^th	1185	5.8%
2004	4.54	1154^th	1204	4.2%
2005	8.85	1078^th	1209	10.8%
2006	18.80	1065^th	1272	16.3%
2007	8.75	1178^th	1287	8.5%
2008	8.32	1192^nd	1293	7.8%
2009	7.66	1232^nd	1318	6.5%
2010	12.01	1200^th	1327	9.6%
2011	44.63	850^th	1344	36.8%
2012	36.60	974^th	1365	28.6%
2013	30.67	1011^th	1367	26.0%
2014	18.46	1131^st	1322	14.4%
2015	25.31	978^th	1302	24.9%
2016	34.85	819^th	1294	36.7%
2017	28.48	924^th	1293	28.5%
2018	31.94	867^th	1293	32.9%
2019	25.92	1001^st	1356	26.2%
2021	19.47	1036^th	1241	16.5%
2022	22.85	1044^th	1369	23.7%
2023	19.76	1117^th	1367	18.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.69	233^rd	285	18.2%
2019	43.51	167^th	339	50.7%
2021	46.06	111^th	277	59.9%
2022	34.08	340^th	454	25.1%
2023	27.35	427^th	480	11.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	33.57	491^st	792	38.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.77	550^th	1161	52.6%
2019	38.28	752^nd	1217	38.2%
2021	26.44	798^th	1019	21.7%
2022	35.43	754^th	1221	38.2%
2023	30.73	885^th	1234	28.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.45	915^th	1226	25.4%
2019	22.97	995^th	1276	22.0%
2022	27.74	900^th	1286	30.0%
2023	19.46	1043^rd	1275	18.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.28	718^th	1223	41.3%
2019	30.68	874^th	1296	32.6%
2021	13.80	984^th	1048	6.1%
2022	19.33	1061^st	1286	17.5%
2023	20.35	1062^nd	1292	17.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Lara Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.09	369^th	590	37.5%
2019	30.82	465^th	639	27.2%
2021	24.64	431^st	517	16.6%
2022	26.15	527^th	662	20.4%
2023	23.58	548^th	661	17.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Lara Elementary Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1997	17	16	0	471	1	n/a	n/a	0	505
1998	34	10	1	567	4	n/a	n/a	0	616
1999	22	10	2	570	2	n/a	n/a	0	606
2000	20	5	0	581	0	n/a	n/a	0	606
2001	19	5	1	622	2	n/a	n/a	0	649
2002	14	7	3	610	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
2003	14	7	3	610	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
2004	10	3	1	577	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
2005	13	6	2	547	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
2006	7	6	1	545	0	n/a	n/a	9	568
2007	6	13	3	541	0	n/a	n/a	3	566
2008	10	12	2	563	0	n/a	n/a	11	598
2009	16	16	3	566	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
2010	15	16	2	562	0	n/a	n/a	1	596
2011	1	16	2	536	0	0	0	0	555
2012	2	17	2	532	0	0	0	0	553
2013	4	17	2	513	1	0	2	0	539
2014	8	17	1	510	0	0	1	0	537
2015	4	18	1	458	0	0	0	0	481
2016	4	17	1	445	0	0	0	0	467
2017	4	17	0	449	0	0	0	0	470
2018	3	15	0	424	0	0	0	0	442
2019	4	17	0	387	0	0	1	0	409
2020	3	10	0	386	2	0	2	0	403
2021	3	8	0	361	2	0	5	0	379
2022	2	11	0	305	0	0	5	0	323
2023	2	17	0	292	0	0	4	0	315

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lara Elementary Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	505	26.0	19.4	n/a
1998	616	31.0	19.9	n/a
1999	606	29.0	20.9	n/a
2000	606	34.0	17.8	n/a
2001	649	32.0	20.3	n/a
2002	634	33.0	19.2	83.3
2003	634	33.0	19.2	83.3
2004	591	29.1	20.3	87.1
2005	569	27.6	20.6	96.3
2006	568	32.0	17.8	88.2
2007	566	26.0	21.8	93.8
2008	598	29.0	20.6	101
2009	601	31.0	19.4	98
2010	596	31.0	19.2	98.7
2011	555	29.0	19.1	99.5
2012	553	27.0	20.4	99.5
2013	539	40.2	13.3	97.8
2014	537	30.0	17.9	98.5
2015	481	24.0	20.0	98.5
2016	467	27.0	17.2	98.1
2017	470	24.4	19.2	97.9
2018	442	22.5	19.6	96.8
2019	409	28.0	14.6	96.3
2020	403	28.5	14.1	95
2021	379	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	323	31.0	10.4	92.9
2023	315	31.0	10.1	94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lara Elementary Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	505	26.0	19.4	n/a
1998	616	31.0	19.9	n/a
1999	606	29.0	20.9	n/a
2000	606	34.0	17.8	n/a
2001	649	32.0	20.3	n/a
2002	634	33.0	19.2	83.3
2003	634	33.0	19.2	83.3
2004	591	29.1	20.3	87.1
2005	569	27.6	20.6	96.3
2006	568	32.0	17.8	88.2
2007	566	26.0	21.8	93.8
2008	598	29.0	20.6	101
2009	601	31.0	19.4	98
2010	596	31.0	19.2	98.7
2011	555	29.0	19.1	99.5
2012	553	27.0	20.4	99.5
2013	539	40.2	13.3	97.8
2014	537	30.0	17.9	98.5
2015	481	24.0	20.0	98.5
2016	467	27.0	17.2	98.1
2017	470	24.4	19.2	97.9
2018	442	22.5	19.6	96.8
2019	409	28.0	14.6	96.3
2020	403	28.5	14.1	95
2021	379	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	323	31.0	10.4	92.9
2023	315	31.0	10.1	94

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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