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Ashburn Community Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ashburn Community Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 327 students. 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. Ashburn Community Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ashburn Community Elementary School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also performs poorly on standardized tests, with only 39.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 11.1% proficient or better in math, compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the school struggles to support certain student subgroups, such as male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois schools in those categories.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Carroll Elementary School, Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School, and CICS - Wrightwood, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform Ashburn Community Elementary School on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. The high rates of poverty and free/reduced lunch eligibility (around 80%) at Ashburn Community Elementary School and the surrounding schools suggest that socioeconomic challenges may be a significant factor in the academic struggles of these schools.

324

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,478

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8300 S Saint Louis Ave
Chicago, IL 60652-3224

(773) 535-7860

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.3%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,752^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

783^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

288^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	16.5	1752 of 2056	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1483 of 2067	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1753 of 2077	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1505 of 2082	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1420 of 1948	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1838 of 2086	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1709 of 2037	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	1594 of 2044	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1561 of 2046	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	1598 of 2052	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.8	1324 of 2093	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.0	1351 of 2167	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.3	1671 of 2166	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.0	1546 of 2147	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	1776 of 2139	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	1829 of 2120	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	1739 of 2092	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	1790 of 2095	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	1840 of 2086	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.3	1852 of 2022	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.0	1707 of 2030	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.8	1809 of 2020	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	364 of 688	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	156 of 655	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.5	320 of 692	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	179 of 684	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	74 of 428	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	426 of 711	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	340 of 698	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1628 of 1942	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1455 of 1942	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1545 of 1957	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1290 of 1970	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1338 of 1680	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1798 of 2019	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1729 of 1964	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1508 of 1800	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1176 of 1793	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1381 of 1808	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	976 of 1763	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	906 of 1514	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1529 of 1816	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1470 of 1765	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1857 of 1947	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1196 of 1959	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1723 of 1984	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1562 of 1977	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1761 of 2019	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1560 of 1972	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	845 of 1194	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	783 of 1368	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	790 of 1363	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	980 of 1367	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	973 of 1369	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	912 of 1241	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1064 of 1356	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	941 of 1293	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	932 of 1293	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	1087 of 1294	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	982 of 1302	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.2	812 of 1322	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.8	827 of 1367	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.9	1064 of 1365	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	1095 of 1344	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	1072 of 1327	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	1070 of 1318	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	1032 of 1293	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	1025 of 1287	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1042 of 1272	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	1036 of 1209	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	956 of 1204	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.9	1057 of 1185	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	139 of 574	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	147 of 548	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	189 of 569	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	193 of 573	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	93 of 385	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	234 of 565	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	164 of 511	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	754 of 1248	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	700 of 1251	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	893 of 1275	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	765 of 1286	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	769 of 1017	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	969 of 1276	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	839 of 1226	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	588 of 1229	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	494 of 1219	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	861 of 1234	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	584 of 1221	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	592 of 1019	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	855 of 1217	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	782 of 1161	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	763 of 1271	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	782 of 1264	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1003 of 1292	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1140 of 1286	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	949 of 1048	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1068 of 1296	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	947 of 1223	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)47th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2019)29th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)76th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science31%-12 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 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
Ashburn Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8300 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7860	324	26	12.4	76.5%	1 (0.3%)	244 (75.3%)	72 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	16.5	1752^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.8%		27	1483^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.3%	269	17.2	44.1	10.7	32.1	31.0	43.5	55.2	58.8	39.2	25.0	0.0	3.4	8.7	17.2	11.8	11.1	97.2	96.9	96.9	96.9	98.2	96.9	95.4	8.6	29.8	$24,478	$3,329	$21,149
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8247 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9330	281	22	12.7	58.4%	1 (0.4%)	263 (93.6%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31.5	1397^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.1%		24.5	1556^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.7%	159	10.3	22.2	41.7	46.7	37.9	50.0	36.0	55.6	44.9	45.8	20.0	6.9	15.6	12.0	22.2	19.8	90.8	94.1	94.1	94.1	95.2	94.1	91.9	5.9	22.8	$21,333	$2,199	$19,134
Dawes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3810 W 81st Pl	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2350	926	67	13.9	94.9%	14 (1.5%)	152 (16.4%)	752 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	30.2	1428^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.5%		24.6	1553^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	24.9%	125	26.1	34.7	38.3	31.9	47.3	49.5	44.6	35.1	41.1	34.6	15.4	15.2	15.1	20.5	31.3	21.8	91.8	92.0	92.0	92.0	95.2	91.9	90.6	7.7	24.3	$17,814	$2,189	$15,625
Carroll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2929 W 83rd St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9414	411	34	12.0	86.1%	8 (1.9%)	326 (79.3%)	68 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	28.4	1471^st of 2056 public elementary schools	28.5%		25.9	1516^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.7%	45	26.3	23.1	38.5	41.2	39.5	37.8	33.3	57.9	40.9	25.6	35.3	13.2	5.6	9.8	10.5	16.1	92.0	94.9	94.9	94.9	97.1	95.2	91.1	19.1	23.4	$22,126	$2,530	$19,596
Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School	Public	PK, KG-8	3434 W 77th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4030	463	33	14.0	95.2%	5 (1.1%)	205 (44.3%)	243 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	16.8	1746^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.1%		15.2	1841^st of 2067 public elementary schools	10.9%	95	11.4	17.3	20.5	36.1	20.0	39.1	20.9	52.8	32.7	11.4	27.8	8.6	2.2	4.7	9.6	10.2	97.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.9	98.2	96.3	4.4	32.9	$19,932	$2,575	$17,357
CICS - Wrightwood	Public, Charter	K-8	8130 S California Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 434-4575	614	30	20.4	82.4%	2 (0.3%)	581 (94.6%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	15.1	1781^st of 2056 public elementary schools	13.4%		19.4	1700^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.8%	81	10.1	7.9	23.2	39.1	19.0	34.8	16.9	34.2	28.0	14.3	13.0	5.1	7.2	1.5	6.7	7.7										$17,662	$2,181	$15,481
Durkin Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8445 S Kolin Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2322	679	55	12.4	80.1%	42 (6.2%)	68 (10.0%)	560 (82.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	35.7	1297^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.9%		37.1	1218^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.1%	79	22.8	23.6	34.7	33.9	50.9	41.5	45.6	52.8	43.3	51.4	30.5	28.1	13.8	27.9	20.8	29.0	79.3	80.2	80.2	80.2	87.4	79.0	80.1	4.3	17.7	$18,176	$2,237	$15,939
Northwest School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 W 92nd St	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 425-9473	242	24	9.9	48.3%	62 (25.6%)	62 (25.6%)	103 (42.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	67.8	648^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.5%		51.7	897^th of 2067 public elementary schools	56.6%	249	42.2		55.2	37.0	68.9				56.4	65.5	66.7	46.7				57.4	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	20.9	95.9	95.9	20.9		$21,840	$1,426	$20,414
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8010 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2280	1,206	89	13.5	84.8%	40 (3.3%)	69 (5.7%)	1,076 (89.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	22.5	1605^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.9%		30.3	1388^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.8%	217	20.2	31.8	25.2	31.0	29.6	40.6	70.6	40.0	39.1	29.7	24.8	12.1	16.2	23.9	20.9	21.2	91.0	93.0	93.1	93.1	95.4	92.5	91.0	8.7	22.7	$18,596	$2,079	$16,517
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9058 S California Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 422-6501	329	27	12.1	52.9%	32 (9.7%)	119 (36.2%)	161 (48.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	39.8	1216^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.9%		28.8	1434^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.6%	218	35.5		37.8	41.9	46.8				43.0	45.9	32.6	21.3				31.2	95.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	8.2	97.2	97.2	8.2		$18,716	$1,442	$17,274

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What is the racial makeup of Ashburn Community Elementary School?

Students at Ashburn Community Elementary School are 75% African American, 22% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ashburn Community Elementary School a good school?

Ashburn Community Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Ashburn Community Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Ashburn Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Ashburn Community Elementary School.

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