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Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2029th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Sabin Elementary Magnet School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 367 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.

Sabin Elementary consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 15.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 10.1% proficient in math, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, respectively. The school also struggles to serve its subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Sabin Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 64.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Columbus Elementary, LaSalle II Lang Academy, Erie Elementary Charter, and Drummond Elementary, Sabin Elementary generally underperforms across academic metrics, suggesting it is an underperforming school within its local context. Despite spending a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $16,047 to $24,372 per year, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, indicating potential issues with resource allocation or utilization.

354
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,358
Per pupil spending ?
86.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2216 W Hirsch St
       Chicago, IL  60622-1837

(773) 534-4490

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.6%
African American:
20.9%
White:
4.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
2,029th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 49 pts since 2015
From top 49% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,219th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 11% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
436th 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
20256.82029 of 20561.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.31792 of 206713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.01910 of 20778.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.91862 of 208210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202112.41891 of 19482.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.71703 of 208618.4%★☆☆☆☆
201816.41775 of 203712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201722.11629 of 204420.3%★☆☆☆☆
201622.51628 of 204620.4%★☆☆☆☆
201544.91011 of 205250.7%★★★☆☆
201441.91279 of 209338.9%★★☆☆☆
201340.91376 of 216736.5%★★☆☆☆
201238.81532 of 216629.3%★☆☆☆☆
201126.31728 of 214719.5%★☆☆☆☆
201031.11632 of 213923.7%★☆☆☆☆
200920.61791 of 212015.5%★☆☆☆☆
200819.61787 of 209214.6%★☆☆☆☆
200729.11699 of 209518.9%★☆☆☆☆
200643.31437 of 208631.1%★★☆☆☆
200529.51601 of 202220.8%★☆☆☆☆
200425.41648 of 203018.8%★☆☆☆☆
200311.81758 of 202013.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202218.3683 of 6840.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.4454 of 71136.1%★★☆☆☆
201837.4405 of 69842.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.3763 of 7883.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.2695 of 82615.9%★☆☆☆☆
201934.5534 of 74328.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.4663 of 7187.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.41860 of 19424.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.11681 of 194213.4%★☆☆☆☆
202315.71764 of 19579.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.51790 of 19709.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.01644 of 16802.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.91523 of 201924.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.51661 of 196415.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20258.7972 of 9821.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.4871 of 9599.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.7925 of 9704.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.3882 of 9547.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.1733 of 7421.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.6768 of 95519.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.2835 of 93811.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202443.423 of 5255.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.81763 of 18002.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.81535 of 179314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.21694 of 18086.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.31604 of 17639.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.41494 of 15141.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.01376 of 181624.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.01505 of 176514.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20256.51920 of 19471.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.01611 of 195917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202314.51820 of 19848.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.31672 of 197715.4%★☆☆☆☆
202113.11635 of 17074.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.51747 of 201913.5%★☆☆☆☆
201814.91786 of 19729.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.51219 of 136810.9%★☆☆☆☆
202421.71067 of 136321.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.21137 of 136716.8%★☆☆☆☆
202215.41234 of 13699.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.61176 of 12415.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.71224 of 13569.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.31030 of 129320.3%★☆☆☆☆
201727.1947 of 129326.8%★☆☆☆☆
201629.8900 of 129430.4%★★☆☆☆
201451.6665 of 132249.7%★★☆☆☆
201340.4850 of 136737.8%★★☆☆☆
201242.8902 of 136533.9%★★☆☆☆
201134.01002 of 134425.4%★☆☆☆☆
201052.6742 of 132744.1%★★☆☆☆
200956.5678 of 131848.6%★★☆☆☆
200866.1494 of 129361.8%★★★☆☆
200761.6578 of 128755.1%★★★☆☆
200657.9622 of 127251.1%★★★☆☆
200540.6802 of 120933.7%★★☆☆☆
200431.1879 of 120427.0%★☆☆☆☆
200334.5833 of 118529.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.3266 of 57453.7%★★★☆☆
202228.4466 of 57318.7%★☆☆☆☆
201945.6262 of 56553.6%★★★☆☆
201838.9296 of 51142.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202341.2252 of 48047.5%★★☆☆☆
202227.9414 of 4548.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.3330 of 3392.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.41149 of 12487.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.9857 of 125131.5%★★☆☆☆
202319.31047 of 127517.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.91119 of 128613.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.7983 of 10173.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.71209 of 12765.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.1961 of 122621.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.1535 of 66920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.4515 of 64319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.8535 of 66119.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.3632 of 6624.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.6502 of 5172.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.4622 of 6392.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.6507 of 59014.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.71034 of 122915.9%★☆☆☆☆
202431.3840 of 121931.1%★★☆☆☆
202328.2923 of 123425.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.71100 of 12219.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.2981 of 10193.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.81119 of 12178.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.6912 of 116121.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.5891 of 127129.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.11101 of 126412.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.61057 of 129218.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.91130 of 128612.1%★☆☆☆☆
202113.01000 of 10484.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.51094 of 129615.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.5992 of 122318.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202428.6575 of 80228.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7674 of 80516.3%★☆☆☆☆
201924.9680 of 79214.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
Homeless (2024)56th percentile+42 vs school
Female (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school
African American (2022)<1st percentile-10 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)54th percentile+43 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)48th percentile+31 vs school
Male (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2024)28th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
Science19%-24 vs state
English Language Arts15%-38 vs state
Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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Sabin Elementary Magnet School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School are 73% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Sabin Elementary Magnet School.


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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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