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Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1848th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Saucedo Elementary Scholastic Academy is a public elementary school serving around 850 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois. 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.

Saucedo Elementary consistently performs below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.8% of Saucedo students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 13.3% of Saucedo students were proficient, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Saucedo Elementary struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While the nearby schools, such as Pickard Elementary, also perform below state averages, they generally outperform Saucedo Elementary on academic measures. For example, Pickard Elementary has 61.3% of students proficient in ELA, compared to Saucedo's 24.8%. Despite Saucedo's relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 12:1, the school's challenges suggest that there are likely systemic factors contributing to its underperformance that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions.

922
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,224
Per pupil spending ?
91.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2850 W 24th Blvd
       Chicago, IL  60623-3508

(773) 534-1770

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.5%
African American:
5.5%
White:
2.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,848th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 33 pts since 2015
From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,168th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 35 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
343rd 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
202512.91848 of 205610.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.81818 of 206712.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.61695 of 207718.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.71573 of 208224.4%★☆☆☆☆
202118.41632 of 194816.2%★☆☆☆☆
201922.31646 of 208621.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.71543 of 203724.3%★☆☆☆☆
201724.71558 of 204423.8%★☆☆☆☆
201626.91512 of 204626.1%★☆☆☆☆
201538.21172 of 205242.9%★★☆☆☆
201425.31646 of 209321.4%★☆☆☆☆
201334.31505 of 216730.5%★★☆☆☆
201248.31337 of 216638.3%★★☆☆☆
201145.31384 of 214735.5%★★☆☆☆
201031.11631 of 213923.7%★☆☆☆☆
200935.21560 of 212026.4%★☆☆☆☆
200837.61499 of 209228.3%★☆☆☆☆
200747.91361 of 209535.0%★★☆☆☆
200642.21462 of 208629.9%★★☆☆☆
200535.91474 of 202227.1%★☆☆☆☆
200446.31280 of 203036.9%★★☆☆☆
200330.31529 of 202024.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.0915 of 104912.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.0773 of 88612.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2794 of 90712.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.7740 of 7886.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.0757 of 8268.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.0637 of 78819.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.0625 of 76818.6%★☆☆☆☆
202136.0356 of 53733.7%★★☆☆☆
201942.4416 of 74344.0%★★☆☆☆
201841.4402 of 71844.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.91717 of 194211.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11707 of 194212.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.51658 of 195715.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.81485 of 197024.6%★☆☆☆☆
202113.61565 of 16806.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.11660 of 201917.8%★☆☆☆☆
201825.31483 of 196424.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.2893 of 9829.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.8828 of 95913.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6760 of 97021.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.8678 of 95428.9%★☆☆☆☆
202127.5591 of 74220.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.2699 of 95526.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.3623 of 93833.6%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202423.947 of 529.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.51575 of 180012.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.71542 of 179314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.41348 of 180825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202235.81123 of 176336.3%★★☆☆☆
202129.31128 of 151425.5%★☆☆☆☆
201934.81246 of 181631.4%★★☆☆☆
201838.61104 of 176537.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.21783 of 19478.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.61701 of 195913.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.71547 of 198422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.71505 of 197723.9%★☆☆☆☆
202121.91355 of 170720.6%★☆☆☆☆
201925.11526 of 201924.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.31488 of 197224.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.91202 of 12927.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.11046 of 119512.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.91083 of 11566.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.4874 of 111321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202147.7283 of 64055.8%★★★☆☆
201927.4914 of 119423.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.7672 of 76311.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.11168 of 136814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.01038 of 136323.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.7919 of 136732.8%★★☆☆☆
202225.2993 of 136927.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.8871 of 124129.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.2942 of 135630.5%★★☆☆☆
201823.41000 of 129322.7%★☆☆☆☆
201720.41052 of 129318.6%★☆☆☆☆
201628.4924 of 129428.6%★☆☆☆☆
201543.7650 of 130250.1%★★★☆☆
201456.8575 of 132256.5%★★★☆☆
201364.4463 of 136766.1%★★★☆☆
201273.4353 of 136574.1%★★★★☆
201172.4370 of 134472.5%★★★★☆
201045.6853 of 132735.7%★★☆☆☆
200945.2847 of 131835.7%★★☆☆☆
200856.6681 of 129347.3%★★☆☆☆
200757.7634 of 128750.7%★★★☆☆
200657.3637 of 127249.9%★★★☆☆
200538.3821 of 120932.1%★★☆☆☆
200443.7757 of 120437.1%★★☆☆☆
200341.6757 of 118536.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.0664 of 6944.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.7541 of 63915.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.3603 of 67410.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.6470 of 4832.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.2390 of 48619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202338.1282 of 48041.3%★★☆☆☆
202242.1227 of 45450.0%★★★☆☆
202130.7242 of 27712.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.8275 of 33918.9%★☆☆☆☆
201845.3122 of 28557.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.81038 of 124816.8%★☆☆☆☆
202426.4908 of 125127.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.6883 of 127530.7%★★☆☆☆
202222.81003 of 128622.0%★☆☆☆☆
202119.9850 of 101716.4%★☆☆☆☆
201930.8902 of 127629.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.1910 of 122625.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.4581 of 66913.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.8486 of 64324.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.9402 of 66139.2%★★☆☆☆
202229.9482 of 66227.2%★☆☆☆☆
202137.3315 of 51739.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.4429 of 63932.9%★★☆☆☆
201826.7474 of 59019.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.3982 of 122920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202433.7806 of 121933.9%★★☆☆☆
202341.0694 of 123443.8%★★☆☆☆
202238.0705 of 122142.3%★★☆☆☆
202141.2563 of 101944.7%★★☆☆☆
201943.8656 of 121746.1%★★☆☆☆
201836.1748 of 116135.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.01121 of 127111.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.11004 of 126420.6%★☆☆☆☆
202331.7837 of 129235.2%★★☆☆☆
202228.7893 of 128630.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.3679 of 104835.2%★★☆☆☆
201928.6906 of 129630.1%★★☆☆☆
201821.3995 of 122318.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.0795 of 8122.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202437.4435 of 80245.8%★★☆☆☆
202340.4394 of 80551.1%★★★☆☆
202238.7412 of 78147.2%★★☆☆☆
202140.1278 of 54849.3%★★☆☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.8496 of 60217.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
Homeless (2024)10th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school
Male (2025)8th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school
Male (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts25%-28 vs state
Science17%-26 vs state
Mathematics13%-25 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 922 students attended Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy.

Students at Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy are 92% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Illinois elementary schools.


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