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Christopher Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

1813^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Christopher Elementary School is a public K-8 school in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 serving 306 students in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Christopher Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 25.6% of students proficient in English Language Arts and just 10.7% proficient in math. Performance is especially low in the earlier grades, with only 12.5% of 3rd graders and 9.1% of 4th graders proficient in ELA. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching over 50% in the 2024-2025 school year. These attendance issues likely contribute to the poor academic outcomes across all student subgroups.

While nearby schools like Talman Elementary and Nightingale Elementary also underperform the state, they have significantly better academic results than Christopher Elementary. The performance gap between Christopher and its peers appears to be widening over time, suggesting deeper systemic challenges at the school. Despite spending significantly more per student and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Christopher Elementary has not been able to translate these resources into improved outcomes for its students.

315

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,627

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5042 S Artesian Ave
Chicago, IL 60632-1414

(773) 535-9375

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

African American:

15.9%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,813^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,176^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

323^rd 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	14.3	1813 of 2056	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1979 of 2067	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1955 of 2077	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	2005 of 2082	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1910 of 2086	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1642 of 2037	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1916 of 2044	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	1706 of 2046	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	1830 of 2052	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	1878 of 2093	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.3	1698 of 2167	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	1772 of 2166	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1743 of 2147	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.6	1580 of 2139	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	1817 of 2120	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	1784 of 2092	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	1529 of 2095	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.5	1297 of 2086	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.5	1311 of 2020	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	25.2	732 of 826	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	741 of 788	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	731 of 768	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	719 of 743	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	385 of 718	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	13.8	1805 of 1942	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1906 of 1957	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1905 of 1970	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1786 of 2019	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1508 of 1964	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	830 of 982	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	925 of 959	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	931 of 970	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	941 of 954	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	889 of 955	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	624 of 938	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1492 of 1800	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1710 of 1793	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1692 of 1808	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1662 of 1763	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1659 of 1816	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1270 of 1765	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1796 of 1947	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1806 of 1959	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1703 of 1984	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1709 of 1977	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1893 of 2019	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1558 of 1972	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1176 of 1368	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1272 of 1363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1012 of 1367	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1170 of 1369	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	855 of 1356	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	909 of 1293	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	1056 of 1293	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	839 of 1294	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	921 of 1302	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.1	1073 of 1322	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.5	646 of 1367	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	603 of 1365	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	518 of 1344	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.2	922 of 1327	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.7	731 of 1318	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.7	896 of 1293	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.0	929 of 1287	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.6	963 of 1272	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.2	948 of 1209	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.3	921 of 1204	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.5	881 of 1185	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	598 of 694	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	394 of 483	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	461 of 486	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	235 of 480	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	229 of 454	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1178 of 1248	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1187 of 1251	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1061 of 1275	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1134 of 1286	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	966 of 1276	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1127 of 1226	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	571 of 669	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	612 of 643	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	474 of 661	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	587 of 662	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	363 of 639	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	353 of 590	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1009 of 1229	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1111 of 1219	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	784 of 1234	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	977 of 1221	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	633 of 1217	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	615 of 1161	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1024 of 1271	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1124 of 1264	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	822 of 1292	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1043 of 1286	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	475 of 1296	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	548 of 1223	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	766 of 812	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science16%-27 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 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
Christopher Elementary School	Public	K-8	5042 S Artesian Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9375	315	38	8.4	95.9%	6 (1.9%)	50 (15.9%)	257 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	1813^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.8	1979^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.3%	166	21.4	10.3	12.5	9.1	35.7	31.6	33.3	31.0	25.6	25.0	9.1	0.0	10.5	9.5	10.3	10.7	92.6	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.5	94.2	93.3		37.5	$31,627	$4,137	$27,491
Nightingale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5250 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9270	917	65	14.1	90.6%	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	893 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.3	1687^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.9%		23.3	1588^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.2%	99	20.9	27.2	30.5	25.9	22.1	28.7	36.3	34.8	30.0	19.8	24.7	14.0	17.0	25.5	16.3	19.6	91.5	91.6	91.6	91.6	95.1	91.6	91.4	6.9	25.3	$17,600	$1,924	$15,675
Acero Charter - Rufino Tamayo Elementary	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%)	37.4	1265^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.5%		41.6	1120^th of 2067 public elementary schools	45.8%	145	23.3	33.3	25.9	48.3	46.7	57.1	79.3	66.7	54.3	37.0	37.9	20.7	17.9	37.9	13.3	27.3										$20,388	$969	$19,418
Talman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5450 S Talman Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7850	332	28	11.8	89.8%	24 (7.2%)	4 (1.2%)	300 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.1	984^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.1%		38.3	1195^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.2%	211	30.8	40.0	45.5	45.9	53.8	60.0	48.4	62.9	52.8	51.5	37.8	30.8	31.4	12.9	17.1	30.5	97.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	96.8	97.1	97.7	8.1	27.8	$22,640	$2,915	$19,725
Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5516 S Maplewood Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9222	724	51	14.3	83.8%	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.0%)	696 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34.3	1338^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.9%		26.9	1488^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.0%	150	25.0	32.8	26.2	21.1	51.1	47.7	58.6	78.3	46.8	48.4	22.1	35.2	16.9	22.9	40.0	30.9	86.1	87.9	87.7	87.7	92.1	87.3	87.1	2.9	23.1	$17,015	$2,061	$14,954
Daley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5024 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9091	511	36	14.1	94.1%	10 (2.0%)	53 (10.4%)	446 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.3	1899^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.6%		13.2	1935^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.4%	36	13.8	23.1	14.6	21.6	19.0	15.1	37.2	34.0	23.2	18.8	11.8	8.6	11.3	18.6	9.4	12.7	86.1	89.0	89.0	89.0	95.8	85.9	87.6	3.6	17.7	$18,225	$2,597	$15,627
Acero Charter - Officer Marquez Elementary	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%)	9.6	1956^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.9%		14.8	1856^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.2%	100	11.1	25.0	16.1	17.5	16.7	16.1	33.9	43.3	24.3	19.6	10.5	5.6	5.4	22.0	33.3	16.4										$16,077	$1,139	$14,938
Hedges Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Winchester Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7360	502	36	14.1	95.6%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	483 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	1961^st of 2056 public elementary schools	4.6%		15.1	1845^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.7%	116	5.6	28.6	11.4	19.6	11.1	24.2	34.0	46.9	26.1	17.1	11.1	5.6	6.1	12.2	6.1	9.7	88.6	93.9	93.9	93.9	94.5	91.6	91.0	12.6	27.0	$20,124	$2,573	$17,551
Acero Charter-Brighton Park Elementary School	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%)	10.5	1927^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.3%		16.7	1782^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	13.8%	145	7.1	17.2	7.7	24.5	28.6	23.6	45.8	41.4	29.2	15.4	14.3	0.0	5.5	23.7	19.0	13.1										$16,240	$963	$15,278
Lara Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4619 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4389	362	34	10.6	91.4%	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.0%)	335 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14.6	1799^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.5%		13.5	1921^st of 2067 public elementary schools	7.1%	122	28.1	34.6	14.3	34.4	25.0	27.3	17.4	42.9	27.2	10.7	0.0	5.6	9.1	13.0	21.4	9.5	81.4	83.5	83.2	83.2	90.2	81.7	82.6		16.2	$24,606	$2,957	$21,648

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What district is Christopher Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Christopher Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Christopher Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Elementary School?

Students at Christopher Elementary School are 82% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% White.

Is Christopher Elementary School a good school?

Christopher Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

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