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Telpochcalli Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Telpochcalli Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 223 students in grades PK-8. 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. Telpochcalli Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade.

Telpochcalli Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.6% of Telpochcalli students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 15.6% at Telpochcalli, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 44.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as Finkl Elementary, McCormick Elementary, and Pickard Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that the challenges faced by Telpochcalli Elementary School are not unique and may be systemic issues within the Chicago Public Schools District 299. However, Pickard Elementary stands out as a relative bright spot, with higher academic proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics compared to the other schools, which could provide insights into effective strategies that could be replicated at Telpochcalli and other struggling schools.

209

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,909

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2832 W 24th Blvd
Chicago, IL 60623-3524

(773) 534-1402

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Telpochcalli Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Farragut Career Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

4.8%

African American:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,625^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

951^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

238^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	21.6	1625 of 2056	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1833 of 2067	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1614 of 2077	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1550 of 2082	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1934 of 2086	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1825 of 2037	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	1784 of 2044	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	1598 of 2046	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	1662 of 2052	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	1770 of 2093	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	1878 of 2167	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	1962 of 2166	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	2008 of 2147	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.0	2043 of 2139	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	1915 of 2120	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.0	1938 of 2092	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.2	1864 of 2095	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.1	1823 of 2086	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	54.7	1128 of 2022	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	14.6	1767 of 2030	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.1	1691 of 2020	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	572 of 788	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	669 of 826	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	464 of 788	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	399 of 768	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	634 of 743	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	408 of 718	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1676 of 1942	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1777 of 1942	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1627 of 1957	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1614 of 1970	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1785 of 2019	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1359 of 1964	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	800 of 982	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	887 of 959	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	851 of 970	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	791 of 954	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	907 of 955	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	852 of 938	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1452 of 1800	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1605 of 1793	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1642 of 1808	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1398 of 1763	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1661 of 1816	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1573 of 1765	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1595 of 1947	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1632 of 1959	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1395 of 1984	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1327 of 1977	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1896 of 2019	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1759 of 1972	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	639 of 1113	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	951 of 1368	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1090 of 1363	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1186 of 1367	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1133 of 1369	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1228 of 1356	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1138 of 1293	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	1125 of 1293	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	808 of 1294	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.5	974 of 1302	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1182 of 1367	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.3	1248 of 1365	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.8	1246 of 1344	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1150 of 1327	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.7	1132 of 1318	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.9	1223 of 1293	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	1209 of 1287	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	35.3	926 of 1272	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.9	859 of 1209	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.6	930 of 1204	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.2	996 of 1185	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	313 of 483	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	441 of 486	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	401 of 480	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	438 of 454	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	290 of 339	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	11.4	1193 of 1251	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	972 of 1275	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	931 of 1286	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1254 of 1276	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1162 of 1226	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	519 of 669	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	563 of 643	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	623 of 661	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	593 of 662	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	614 of 639	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	552 of 590	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	965 of 1229	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1040 of 1219	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1184 of 1234	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1116 of 1221	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1117 of 1217	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	978 of 1161	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	785 of 1271	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	772 of 1264	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1177 of 1292	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1207 of 1286	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1050 of 1296	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	906 of 1223	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)43rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-20 vs state

Science22%-21 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 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
Telpochcalli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2832 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1402	209	24	8.8	87.1%	10 (4.8%)	10 (4.8%)	187 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	21.6	1625^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.0%		15.3	1833^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.3%	208	16.7	26.9	9.5	29.2	27.8	55.0	46.2	38.5	33.6	19.0	25.0	22.2	5.0	15.4	7.7	15.6	87.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	96.9	92.0	88.9	6.6	29.7	$28,909	$4,618	$24,290
Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1770	922	69	13.3	91.2%	20 (2.2%)	51 (5.5%)	844 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	12.9	1848^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.8	1818^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	11.1	23.7	20.7	21.4	23.2	26.5	26.2	31.3	24.8	27.2	15.7	5.0	4.9	18.1	7.5	13.3	94.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.2	95.9	93.9	12.7	26.8	$20,224	$3,683	$16,541
Spry Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1700	317	35	8.9	78.9%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	9.9	1951^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.1%		11.6	1990^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.7%	39	12.0	13.0	25.0	8.1	20.0	28.6	19.4	28.3	21.3	17.9	5.4	0.0	0.0	9.7	13.0	8.6	94.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.0	93.8	95.1	10.2	32.1	$24,204	$2,990	$21,214
Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2819 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4580	259	31	8.3	94.2%	6 (2.3%)	30 (11.6%)	221 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.2	1612^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.1	1804^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.7%	192	23.5	10.7	33.3	15.4	47.1	22.2	45.5	18.5	30.4	15.8	15.4	29.4	11.1	18.2	0.0	13.7	92.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	95.1	95.6	92.9	8.4	35.4	$24,714	$3,431	$21,284
Acero Charter - Octavio Paz Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	2651 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 890-1054	98	13	7.8	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	96 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1668^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.9%		20.8	1660^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.7%	8	20.0	20.0		21.4	30.0	5.9	40.0	50.0	26.7		28.6	30.0	5.9	46.7	30.0	28.0										$37,688	$1,480	$36,209
Kanoon Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 S Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1736	389	31	12.4	93.8%	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	365 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	1826^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.2%		13.6	1913^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.5%	87	17.8	20.0	25.0	20.6	20.0	23.5	8.3	27.8	20.7	25.0	2.9	17.8	2.9	0.0	13.9	10.6	81.6	84.0	84.0	84.0	91.2	81.3	83.4		18.2	$20,801	$3,011	$17,790
Finkl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2332 S Western Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5850	240	33	7.2	87.9%	9 (3.8%)	37 (15.4%)	190 (79.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23.7	1586^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.9%		16.6	1784^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.7%	198	38.9	5.6		33.3	33.3	4.8	37.0	33.3	29.8		25.0	22.2	0.0	11.1	0.0	14.4	86.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	92.2	89.9	87.6	6.0	30.9	$35,159	$3,529	$31,630
McCormick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2712 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7252	502	39	12.8	96.6%	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	488 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14.6	1800^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.5%		11.9	1976^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.4%	176	21.3		22.4	24.6	31.1				26.1	20.7	12.3	3.3				11.9	83.0	85.6	85.6	85.6	95.2	82.6	83.5	13.3		$21,967	$3,031	$18,935
Pickard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7280	319	30	10.6	90.6%	13 (4.1%)	18 (5.6%)	287 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	1005^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.1%		33	1314^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.4%	309	26.9	21.6	66.7	58.6	46.2	59.4	69.6	66.7	61.3	51.9	37.9	15.4	18.8	8.7	41.7	30.1	93.5	95.2	94.9	94.9	97.6	93.9	92.2	7.5	31.0	$24,152	$2,799	$21,354
Legacy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3318 W Ogden Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 542-1640	458	26	17.6	92.4%	3 (0.7%)	417 (91.0%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	1762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	1746^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	16	7.8	26.9	28.6	32.7	29.4	32.0	56.0	55.8	39.2	16.7	12.2	11.8	8.0	14.0	7.7	11.7										$22,085	$2,353	$19,732

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What is the racial makeup of Telpochcalli Elementary School?

Students at Telpochcalli Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% African American.

How many students attend Telpochcalli Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Telpochcalli Elementary School.

What district is Telpochcalli Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Telpochcalli Elementary School a good school?

Telpochcalli Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Telpochcalli Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Telpochcalli Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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