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Carson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1338th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 35% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Carson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 747 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 the state.

Carson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 46.8% of Carson students were proficient in ELA compared to 53.1% statewide, and only 30.9% were proficient in Math compared to 38.5% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in the early grades, with only 26.2% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 48.4% proficient in Math. Carson also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with subgroup performance rankings in the bottom half of the state, except for its English Language Learner students.

Compared to nearby schools like Acero Charter - Rufino Tamayo Elementary and Talman Elementary, which significantly outperform Carson on academic measures, the school faces significant challenges. Its extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, nearly double the state average, are likely a major contributor to its poor outcomes. While Carson spends more per student than many nearby schools, it is clearly struggling to translate these resources into improved student achievement.

724
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,015
Per pupil spending ?
83.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5516 S Maplewood Ave
       Chicago, IL  60629-1023

(773) 535-9222

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Carson Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Gage Park High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.1%
African American:
3.0%
White:
0.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Science scores 14 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,338th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
590th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
149th 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
202534.31338 of 205634.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.91488 of 206728.0%★☆☆☆☆
202331.61358 of 207734.6%★★☆☆☆
202222.41581 of 208224.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.81477 of 194824.2%★☆☆☆☆
201929.01476 of 208629.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.51568 of 203723.0%★☆☆☆☆
201722.41618 of 204420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201626.01534 of 204625.0%★☆☆☆☆
201532.61335 of 205234.9%★★☆☆☆
201422.21707 of 209318.4%★☆☆☆☆
201318.21842 of 216715.0%★☆☆☆☆
201228.61704 of 216621.3%★☆☆☆☆
201129.51667 of 214722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201034.31586 of 213925.9%★☆☆☆☆
200934.71569 of 212026.0%★☆☆☆☆
200821.71746 of 209216.5%★☆☆☆☆
200759.41050 of 209549.9%★★★☆☆
200654.71206 of 208642.2%★★☆☆☆
200557.01071 of 202247.0%★★☆☆☆
200461.3958 of 203052.8%★★★☆☆
200334.71477 of 202026.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202557.7251 of 78868.1%★★★☆☆
202445.8370 of 82655.2%★★★☆☆
202357.4227 of 78871.2%★★★★☆
202235.8521 of 76832.2%★★☆☆☆
202139.4307 of 53742.8%★★☆☆☆
201946.5347 of 74353.3%★★★☆☆
201855.8220 of 71869.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.21486 of 194223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.41547 of 194220.3%★☆☆☆☆
202330.41313 of 195732.9%★★☆☆☆
202221.91537 of 197022.0%★☆☆☆☆
202120.81367 of 168018.6%★☆☆☆☆
201925.01543 of 201923.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.01541 of 196421.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.3500 of 98249.1%★★☆☆☆
202436.6595 of 95938.0%★★☆☆☆
202342.1527 of 97045.7%★★☆☆☆
202228.5716 of 95424.9%★☆☆☆☆
202134.9468 of 74236.9%★★☆☆☆
201939.3574 of 95539.9%★★☆☆☆
201834.6616 of 93834.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.2811 of 180054.9%★★★☆☆
202440.51044 of 179341.8%★★☆☆☆
202349.3840 of 180853.5%★★★☆☆
202233.71174 of 176333.4%★★☆☆☆
202139.4867 of 151442.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.6953 of 181647.5%★★☆☆☆
201838.71098 of 176537.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.11091 of 194744.0%★★☆☆☆
202433.21235 of 195937.0%★★☆☆☆
202331.91277 of 198435.6%★★☆☆☆
202224.31455 of 197726.4%★☆☆☆☆
202121.01377 of 170719.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.21272 of 201937.0%★★☆☆☆
201825.51479 of 197225.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.7660 of 129248.9%★★☆☆☆
201929.4866 of 119427.5%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9637 of 76316.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.4590 of 136856.9%★★★☆☆
202449.1603 of 136355.8%★★★☆☆
202358.6460 of 136766.3%★★★☆☆
202241.8722 of 136947.3%★★☆☆☆
202133.5764 of 124138.4%★★☆☆☆
201933.1889 of 135634.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.2894 of 129330.9%★★☆☆☆
201753.4540 of 129358.2%★★★☆☆
201660.9424 of 129467.2%★★★☆☆
201550.1544 of 130258.2%★★★☆☆
201436.9873 of 132234.0%★★☆☆☆
201343.2798 of 136741.6%★★☆☆☆
201247.3837 of 136538.7%★★☆☆☆
201149.6776 of 134442.3%★★☆☆☆
201050.3782 of 132741.1%★★☆☆☆
200954.5708 of 131846.3%★★☆☆☆
200836.7921 of 129328.8%★☆☆☆☆
200746.4819 of 128736.4%★★☆☆☆
200651.0735 of 127242.2%★★☆☆☆
200532.2879 of 120927.3%★☆☆☆☆
200436.6819 of 120432.0%★★☆☆☆
200341.7755 of 118536.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202576.151 of 48389.4%★★★★☆
202472.255 of 48688.7%★★★★☆
202376.134 of 48092.9%★★★★★
202260.279 of 45482.6%★★★★☆
202150.681 of 27770.8%★★★★☆
201944.2159 of 33953.1%★★★☆☆
201832.5236 of 28517.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.7556 of 124855.4%★★★☆☆
202444.2644 of 125148.5%★★☆☆☆
202350.0555 of 127556.5%★★★☆☆
202233.2805 of 128637.4%★★☆☆☆
202129.1707 of 101730.5%★★☆☆☆
201926.5962 of 127624.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.4916 of 122625.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.7233 of 66965.2%★★★☆☆
202458.3211 of 64367.2%★★★☆☆
202370.2132 of 66180.0%★★★★☆
202250.9273 of 66258.8%★★★☆☆
202143.9263 of 51749.1%★★☆☆☆
201938.7382 of 63940.2%★★☆☆☆
201833.2415 of 59029.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202568.6275 of 122977.6%★★★★☆
202464.1316 of 121974.1%★★★★☆
202379.8132 of 123489.3%★★★★☆
202258.2381 of 122168.8%★★★☆☆
202152.9372 of 101963.5%★★★☆☆
201947.5598 of 121750.9%★★★☆☆
201843.2626 of 116146.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.8578 of 127154.5%★★★☆☆
202453.9494 of 126460.9%★★★☆☆
202364.8359 of 129272.2%★★★★☆
202252.1516 of 128659.9%★★★☆☆
202133.2662 of 104836.8%★★☆☆☆
201940.1728 of 129643.8%★★☆☆☆
201833.5773 of 122336.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202451.5279 of 80265.2%★★★☆☆
202343.0356 of 80555.8%★★★☆☆
202260.9141 of 78181.9%★★★★☆
202150.0176 of 54867.9%★★★☆☆
201928.6623 of 79221.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+33 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+33 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+21 vs school
Special Education (2024)65th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)55th percentile~ school
Male (2025)55th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts47%-6 vs state
Mathematics31%-8 vs state
Science29%-14 vs state

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Students who attend Carson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Gage Park High School

Students at Carson Elementary School are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Carson Elementary School ranks 1338th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Carson Elementary 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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