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McAuliffe Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1841st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

McAuliffe Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 565 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. 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.

McAuliffe Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 40.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities in both ELA and Mathematics.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Nixon Elementary School, Stowe Elementary School, and West Park Elementary Academy, generally perform better than McAuliffe Elementary School in academic proficiency, with some schools, like Casals Elementary School, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at McAuliffe Elementary School, the data suggests that the resources may not be effectively utilized or targeted to address the specific needs of the student population.

523
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,475
Per pupil spending ?
66.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1841 N Springfield Ave
       Chicago, IL  60647-4600

(773) 534-4400

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.3%
African American:
5.5%
White:
3.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school19%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,841st of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,149th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
337th 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
202513.21841 of 205610.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.01891 of 20678.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.41850 of 207710.9%★☆☆☆☆
202215.51839 of 208211.7%★☆☆☆☆
202117.91652 of 194815.2%★☆☆☆☆
201913.21925 of 20867.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.21814 of 203710.9%★☆☆☆☆
201712.61882 of 20447.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201617.71761 of 204613.9%★☆☆☆☆
201516.81795 of 205212.5%★☆☆☆☆
201421.11733 of 209317.2%★☆☆☆☆
201310.92002 of 21677.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201212.91982 of 21668.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201114.51914 of 214710.9%★☆☆☆☆
201018.51838 of 213914.1%★☆☆☆☆
200921.81772 of 212016.4%★☆☆☆☆
200829.61623 of 209222.4%★☆☆☆☆
200720.51802 of 209514.0%★☆☆☆☆
200627.01706 of 208618.2%★☆☆☆☆
200520.31724 of 202214.7%★☆☆☆☆
20049.21841 of 20309.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20038.71812 of 202010.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.6851 of 104918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.2754 of 88614.9%★☆☆☆☆
202321.8815 of 90710.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.0746 of 7885.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.5772 of 8266.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.2628 of 78820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.6711 of 7687.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202138.9316 of 53741.2%★★☆☆☆
201925.0674 of 7439.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.7565 of 71821.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.01769 of 19428.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.51849 of 19424.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.01835 of 19576.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.51835 of 19706.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.81502 of 168010.6%★☆☆☆☆
201911.51910 of 20195.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.81798 of 19648.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.6910 of 9827.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.9906 of 9595.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.4895 of 9707.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.9887 of 9547.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.3607 of 74218.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.6909 of 9554.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.6848 of 9389.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.81593 of 180011.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.51670 of 17936.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.21624 of 180810.2%★☆☆☆☆
202218.91619 of 17638.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.21176 of 151422.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.31653 of 18169.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.01504 of 176514.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.11668 of 194714.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.51707 of 195912.9%★☆☆☆☆
202319.81607 of 198419.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.51616 of 197718.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.51475 of 170713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201917.41750 of 201913.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.81682 of 197214.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.91124 of 129213.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4990 of 119517.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.7796 of 115631.1%★★☆☆☆
202219.61101 of 11131.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.3596 of 6406.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201939.5642 of 119446.2%★★☆☆☆
201835.3441 of 76342.2%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.51149 of 136816.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.11112 of 136318.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.21066 of 136722.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.21150 of 136916.0%★☆☆☆☆
202120.21017 of 124118.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.31154 of 135614.9%★☆☆☆☆
201818.91074 of 129316.9%★☆☆☆☆
201721.91028 of 129320.5%★☆☆☆☆
201620.51089 of 129415.8%★☆☆☆☆
201516.51137 of 130212.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.6344 of 48328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202436.8313 of 48635.6%★★☆☆☆
202337.9286 of 48040.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.7344 of 45424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202138.4177 of 27736.1%★★☆☆☆
201932.6278 of 33918.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.2228 of 28520.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.61194 of 12484.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.81063 of 125115.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.11075 of 127515.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.21109 of 128613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202117.2896 of 101711.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.21055 of 127617.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.0948 of 122622.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.5595 of 66911.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6531 of 64317.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0519 of 66121.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.9583 of 66211.9%★☆☆☆☆
202124.4432 of 51716.4%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5595 of 6396.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.7520 of 59011.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.8926 of 122924.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.51015 of 121916.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7886 of 123428.2%★☆☆☆☆
202223.01041 of 122114.7%★☆☆☆☆
202132.2697 of 101931.6%★★☆☆☆
201923.71004 of 121717.5%★☆☆☆☆
201827.6886 of 116123.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.3840 of 127133.9%★★☆☆☆
202421.6986 of 126422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.6891 of 129231.0%★★☆☆☆
202221.01018 of 128620.8%★☆☆☆☆
202120.4877 of 104816.3%★☆☆☆☆
201915.71150 of 129611.3%★☆☆☆☆
201811.61168 of 12234.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.0537 of 81233.9%★★☆☆☆
202434.8476 of 80240.6%★★☆☆☆
202339.0417 of 80548.2%★★☆☆☆
202226.8734 of 7816.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.2541 of 5481.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.8504 of 79236.4%★★☆☆☆
201825.0478 of 60220.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)19th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
Male (2025)34th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)34th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts22%-31 vs state
Science19%-24 vs state
Mathematics15%-24 vs state

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McAuliffe Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended McAuliffe Elementary School.

Students at McAuliffe Elementary School are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White.


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