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West Park Elementary Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1765th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

West Park Elementary Academy is a public elementary school serving 423 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

While the school has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $14,472 in 2020-2021 to $21,111 in 2023-2024, its academic performance remains a concern. West Park Elementary Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.9% of 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 13.3%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 3rd and 5th grade ELA, as well as 5th and 6th grade Mathematics, where proficiency rates are below 15%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as McAuliffe Elementary School, Cameron Elementary School, and Nobel Elementary School, also struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools. However, some schools, like Casals Elementary School, perform significantly better, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools and outperforming the district and state averages in both ELA and Mathematics. This suggests that there may be factors beyond just the district and neighborhood that contribute to a school's academic performance.

442
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,940
Per pupil spending ?
97.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1425 N Tripp Ave
       Chicago, IL  60651-1829

(773) 534-4940

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend West Park Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:    Orr Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.9%
African American:
16.5%
White:
2.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,765th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
957th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 30%▲ up 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
298th 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
202515.91765 of 205614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.31476 of 206728.6%★☆☆☆☆
202324.71532 of 207726.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.31685 of 208219.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.41832 of 208612.2%★☆☆☆☆
201813.81857 of 20378.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.21893 of 20447.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201617.91755 of 204614.2%★☆☆☆☆
201527.61488 of 205227.5%★☆☆☆☆
201431.31507 of 209328.0%★☆☆☆☆
201330.11590 of 216726.6%★☆☆☆☆
201220.21853 of 216614.5%★☆☆☆☆
20118.22026 of 21475.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20108.02007 of 21396.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20097.51993 of 21206.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200813.21868 of 209210.7%★☆☆☆☆
20078.11942 of 20957.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20067.71931 of 20867.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.21921 of 20225.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20045.61890 of 20306.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.91939 of 20204.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201932.3496 of 71130.2%★★☆☆☆
201834.2450 of 69835.5%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.51040 of 10490.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.5869 of 9074.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.4594 of 78824.6%★☆☆☆☆
202441.8450 of 82645.5%★★☆☆☆
202348.7302 of 78861.7%★★★☆☆
202249.1304 of 76860.4%★★★☆☆
201934.4540 of 74327.3%★☆☆☆☆
201835.0499 of 71830.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.61730 of 194210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.71516 of 194221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.21525 of 195722.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.71542 of 197021.7%★☆☆☆☆
201915.21815 of 201910.1%★☆☆☆☆
201814.61771 of 19649.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.6842 of 98214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202436.3605 of 95936.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.6648 of 97033.2%★★☆☆☆
202228.2726 of 95423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.4852 of 95510.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.6865 of 9387.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.41435 of 180020.3%★☆☆☆☆
202440.61040 of 179342.0%★★☆☆☆
202337.21118 of 180838.2%★★☆☆☆
202230.91258 of 176328.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.31557 of 181614.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.21528 of 176513.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.51619 of 194716.8%★☆☆☆☆
202433.21236 of 195936.9%★★☆☆☆
202328.01377 of 198430.6%★★☆☆☆
202217.11723 of 197712.8%★☆☆☆☆
201918.91708 of 201915.4%★☆☆☆☆
201814.61795 of 19729.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.51217 of 12925.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.1856 of 119528.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.2973 of 115615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3913 of 111318.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.21127 of 11945.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.6957 of 136830.0%★★☆☆☆
202439.6754 of 136344.7%★★☆☆☆
202321.81075 of 136721.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.51055 of 136922.9%★☆☆☆☆
201914.61210 of 135610.8%★☆☆☆☆
201815.11141 of 129311.8%★☆☆☆☆
201710.91236 of 12934.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201624.71008 of 129422.1%★☆☆☆☆
201517.21122 of 130213.8%★☆☆☆☆
201440.1816 of 132238.3%★★☆☆☆
201334.3956 of 136730.1%★★☆☆☆
201233.11012 of 136525.9%★☆☆☆☆
201113.21219 of 13449.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.41215 of 13278.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.61148 of 131812.9%★☆☆☆☆
200823.41053 of 129318.6%★☆☆☆☆
200723.61045 of 128718.8%★☆☆☆☆
200620.81051 of 127217.4%★☆☆☆☆
200515.21021 of 120915.6%★☆☆☆☆
20047.31106 of 12048.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20034.21148 of 11853.1%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.5472 of 57417.8%★☆☆☆☆
202242.7268 of 57353.2%★★★☆☆
201933.5386 of 56531.7%★★☆☆☆
201838.7298 of 51141.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.0255 of 48347.2%★★☆☆☆
202462.0100 of 48679.4%★★★★☆
202355.9118 of 48075.4%★★★★☆
202255.3108 of 45476.2%★★★★☆
201925.3330 of 3392.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.0275 of 2853.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.0837 of 124832.9%★★☆☆☆
202441.6680 of 125145.6%★★☆☆☆
202327.0915 of 127528.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.8867 of 128632.6%★★☆☆☆
201917.51078 of 127615.5%★☆☆☆☆
201815.81075 of 122612.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.2398 of 66940.5%★★☆☆☆
202449.9271 of 64357.9%★★★☆☆
202328.2498 of 66124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.6506 of 66223.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.4610 of 6394.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.6560 of 5905.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.3697 of 122943.3%★★☆☆☆
202455.7437 of 121964.2%★★★☆☆
202333.5831 of 123432.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.7805 of 122134.1%★★☆☆☆
201920.91041 of 121714.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.4987 of 116115.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.1944 of 127125.7%★☆☆☆☆
202434.6765 of 126439.5%★★☆☆☆
202315.01176 of 12929.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.31195 of 12867.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.91209 of 12966.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.81102 of 12239.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.5751 of 8127.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.2718 of 80510.8%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%★☆☆☆☆
201924.6779 of 7921.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2019)30th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school
Female (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school
Disabled (2025)1st percentile-13 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts35%-18 vs state
Science18%-25 vs state
Mathematics13%-25 vs state

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West Park Elementary Academy ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended West Park Elementary Academy.

Students who attend West Park Elementary Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Orr Academy High School

Students at West Park Elementary Academy are 80% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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