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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-8	4520 S Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4050	718	54	13.4	86.2%	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	695 (96.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38.2	1046^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.8%		44.7	1114^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.8%	68	35.1	61.7	60.7	55.3	52.6	63.5	72.3	78.3	63.6	55.9	36.0	17.5	27.0	53.8	46.7	39.2	98.7%		$21,453	$1,601	$19,852
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy	0.3mi	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 S Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7215	658	49	13.4	86.0%	15 (2.3%)	11 (1.7%)	619 (94.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28	1215^th of 1737 public elementary schools	30.1%		37.7	1260^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.7%	45	39.4	45.3	44.4	39.5	50.0	45.0	31.0	66.7	46.2	38.9	38.2	36.6	28.8	21.1	29.3	31.9	99%		$19,043	$991	$18,052
Acero Charter School Network - Officer Donald J Marquez Elementary	0.4mi	Public, Charter	K-8	2916 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 321-2200	508	36	14.1	93.1%	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	502 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	1690^th of 1737 public elementary schools	2.7%		9.6	1956^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.9%	266	21.1	28.8		20.7	33.3	22.8	26.3	44.1	26.5					19.3	16.9	10.3	97.8%		$9,285	$769	$8,516
Acero Charter School Network - Brighton Park Elementary School	0.6mi	Public, Charter	K-8	4420 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5434	465	31	15.2	93.1%	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	457 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	1709^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.5	1927^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.3%	218	24.1	27.6		23.1	20.7	27.3	18.2	46.6	25.0					18.2		11.6	97.2%		$13,063	$891	$12,171
Acero Charter School Network - Jovita Idar Elementary School	0.7mi	Public, Charter	K-8	5050 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5450	528	29	18.5	88.4%	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	518 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	1607^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.5%		22.6	1603^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.0%	4	25.4	63.3	19.0	25.7	37.3	41.7	45.0	55.0	36.9			17.9		18.3	26.7	16.1	99.6%		$12,473	$1,065	$11,407
Davis N Elementary School	0.8mi	Public	PK, KG-8	3014 W 39th Pl	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4540	540	38	14.3	87.6%	19 (3.5%)	15 (2.8%)	502 (93.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		28.3						24.1	16.4	23.4					30.2	15.4	99.4%		$22,033	$2,162	$19,871
Shields Elementary School	0.8mi	Public	PK, KG-4	4250 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7285	439	36	12.1	93.8%	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	420 (95.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.3	1556^th of 1737 public elementary schools	10.4%		17.6	1726^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.1%	170			29.6	28.8					29.2	35.2						24.6	98.2%		$24,462	$1,308	$23,154
Sawyer Elementary School	0.9mi	Public	PK, KG-8	5248 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0440	885	58	15.3	95.9%	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	857 (96.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5.2	1697^th of 1737 public elementary schools	2.3%		16.8	1745^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.1%	48	19.2	31.9	13.3	33.7	17.2	27.8	34.4	40.4	27.7	16.9	14.6	16.2	14.4	19.1	20.2	16.9	98.8%		$19,254	$1,386	$17,868
Acero Charter School Network - Rufino Tamayo Elementary School	0.9mi	Public, Charter	K-8	5135 S California Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 434-6355	266	19	14.0	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	265 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.9	1316^th of 1737 public elementary schools	24.2%		37.4	1265^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.5%	51	36.7	46.7		37.9	43.3	41.4	67.9	90.0	50.9			36.7			33.3	25.1	99.6%		$11,339	$864	$10,475
Acero Charter School Network- Sandra Cisneros Elementary School	1.0mi	Public, Charter	K-8	2744 W Pershing Rd	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 376-8830	326	27	12.3	90.2%	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	319 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		23.9			41.4	45.9	34.5		31.0							12.4	97.8%		$13,416	$1,272	$12,143

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