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Tarkington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1508th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 27% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Tarkington Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 861 students. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois on standardized tests.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.5% of Tarkington students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 18.6% of Tarkington students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Tarkington also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools for female students, male students, and students with disabilities in English Language Arts, and in the bottom 30% for all student subgroups except African American students in math. Additionally, Tarkington has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Tarkington Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Hurley Elementary School and Lee Elementary School, it becomes clear that Tarkington is one of the lower-performing schools in the area, with both Hurley and Lee outperforming Tarkington on English Language Arts and math proficiency rates by a significant margin. Addressing these issues will be crucial for Tarkington Elementary School to improve and provide a high-quality education for its students.

791
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,444
Per pupil spending ?
93%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3330 W 71st St
       Chicago, IL  60629-3503

(773) 535-4700

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Tarkington Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Bogan High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.7%
African American:
15.7%
White:
1.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2021)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,508th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
932nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
194th 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
202527.01508 of 205626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.71496 of 206727.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.81652 of 207720.5%★☆☆☆☆
202217.41768 of 208215.1%★☆☆☆☆
202117.41667 of 194814.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.11626 of 208622.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.61408 of 203730.9%★★☆☆☆
201733.61320 of 204435.4%★★☆☆☆
201635.21283 of 204637.3%★★☆☆☆
201543.51047 of 205249.0%★★☆☆☆
201429.51550 of 209325.9%★☆☆☆☆
201328.51616 of 216725.4%★☆☆☆☆
201231.21658 of 216623.5%★☆☆☆☆
201131.51615 of 214724.8%★☆☆☆☆
201028.21679 of 213921.5%★☆☆☆☆
200927.91675 of 212021.0%★☆☆☆☆
200821.31753 of 209216.2%★☆☆☆☆
200721.41789 of 209514.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202554.3244 of 68864.5%★★★☆☆
202452.4231 of 65564.7%★★★☆☆
202336.9414 of 69240.2%★★☆☆☆
202233.3453 of 68433.8%★★☆☆☆
201935.8445 of 71137.4%★★☆☆☆
201850.5259 of 69862.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.3958 of 10498.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202447.6370 of 88658.2%★★★☆☆
202333.5559 of 90738.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.5430 of 78845.4%★★☆☆☆
202444.7393 of 82652.4%★★★☆☆
202328.6659 of 78816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.7698 of 7689.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202133.6395 of 53726.4%★☆☆☆☆
201935.0526 of 74329.2%★☆☆☆☆
201850.7281 of 71860.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.81451 of 194225.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.11478 of 194223.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.61581 of 195719.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.81680 of 197014.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.01582 of 16805.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.31628 of 201919.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.51341 of 196431.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.5626 of 98236.3%★★☆☆☆
202436.6597 of 95937.7%★★☆☆☆
202330.0707 of 97027.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1798 of 95416.4%★☆☆☆☆
202127.3593 of 74220.1%★☆☆☆☆
201935.3630 of 95534.0%★★☆☆☆
201846.6471 of 93849.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.71051 of 180041.6%★★☆☆☆
202438.51101 of 179338.6%★★☆☆☆
202332.01258 of 180830.4%★★☆☆☆
202226.51382 of 176321.6%★☆☆☆☆
202129.21135 of 151425.0%★☆☆☆☆
201936.41205 of 181633.6%★★☆☆☆
201847.7858 of 176551.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.11411 of 194727.5%★☆☆☆☆
202430.11318 of 195932.7%★★☆☆☆
202322.71525 of 198423.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.91642 of 197716.9%★☆☆☆☆
202120.11401 of 170717.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.71505 of 201925.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.41372 of 197230.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.01073 of 129217.0%★☆☆☆☆
202440.5640 of 119546.4%★★☆☆☆
202329.3805 of 115630.4%★★☆☆☆
202226.8860 of 111322.7%★☆☆☆☆
201925.0980 of 119417.9%★☆☆☆☆
201826.4595 of 76322.0%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.3932 of 136831.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.8962 of 136329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202324.81010 of 136726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.41117 of 136918.4%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6955 of 124123.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.61161 of 135614.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8989 of 129323.5%★☆☆☆☆
201727.3941 of 129327.2%★☆☆☆☆
201620.41090 of 129415.8%★☆☆☆☆
201523.01020 of 130221.7%★☆☆☆☆
201429.5977 of 132226.1%★☆☆☆☆
201339.5875 of 136736.0%★★☆☆☆
201236.3975 of 136528.6%★☆☆☆☆
201126.81089 of 134419.0%★☆☆☆☆
201020.71115 of 132716.0%★☆☆☆☆
200927.81028 of 131822.0%★☆☆☆☆
200827.41011 of 129321.8%★☆☆☆☆
200730.5986 of 128723.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.1341 of 57440.6%★★☆☆☆
202443.4268 of 54851.1%★★★☆☆
202328.3443 of 56922.1%★☆☆☆☆
202231.5404 of 57329.5%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3435 of 56523.0%★☆☆☆☆
201837.7308 of 51139.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.3466 of 69432.9%★★☆☆☆
202433.5414 of 63935.2%★★☆☆☆
202339.7353 of 67447.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.5267 of 48344.7%★★☆☆☆
202449.8163 of 48666.5%★★★☆☆
202327.2428 of 48010.8%★☆☆☆☆
202231.7370 of 45418.5%★☆☆☆☆
201925.3330 of 3392.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201833.2227 of 28520.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.9900 of 124827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.7918 of 125126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0947 of 127525.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.01117 of 128613.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.41066 of 127616.5%★☆☆☆☆
201827.8902 of 122626.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.7374 of 66944.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.2420 of 64334.7%★★☆☆☆
202334.4434 of 66134.3%★★☆☆☆
202223.5556 of 66216.0%★☆☆☆☆
202137.2318 of 51738.5%★★☆☆☆
201919.1578 of 6399.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.3434 of 59026.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.9667 of 122945.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.6719 of 121941.0%★★☆☆☆
202334.0819 of 123433.6%★★☆☆☆
202226.4950 of 122122.2%★☆☆☆☆
202139.8585 of 101942.6%★★☆☆☆
201922.81014 of 121716.7%★☆☆☆☆
201836.4745 of 116135.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.3802 of 127136.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.2843 of 126433.3%★★☆☆☆
202325.6952 of 129226.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1973 of 128624.3%★☆☆☆☆
202115.5960 of 10488.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.41132 of 129612.7%★☆☆☆☆
201820.81004 of 122317.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.1516 of 81236.5%★★☆☆☆
202427.1606 of 80224.4%★☆☆☆☆
202334.7474 of 80541.1%★★☆☆☆
202233.3521 of 78133.3%★★☆☆☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2025)65th percentile+38 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
Female (2025)25th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school
Disabled (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts40%-14 vs state
Mathematics19%-20 vs state
Science18%-25 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Tarkington Elementary School.

Tarkington Elementary School ranks 1508th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Tarkington Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 16% African American, 1% White.

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

High : Bogan High School


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