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Tarkington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1504^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Tarkington Elementary School enrolls 791 students in pre-K through grade 8 in Chicago, Illinois, and is part of Chicago Public Schools District 299. Its clearest positive signal is ELA: proficiency has risen for three reported years, reaching 46% and edging above the district’s result, though math remains a significant concern.

Compared with nearby schools, Tarkington ranks third of 10 in all-grades ELA and fourth in math: its scores of 46% and 23% are above nearby averages of 38% and 20%, respectively. ELA is slightly above the district (46.1% versus 45.7%) but below the state’s 56%; math is below both the district (29%) and state (40%). Results vary sharply by grade: seventh grade stands out, with 70% proficiency in ELA and 54% in math, while third-grade ELA is just 17%, and eighth-grade math is 22%. These contrasts show why schoolwide scores alone do not tell the whole story.

Both subjects have improved since 2023–2024: ELA rose from 27% to 46%, and math from 11% to 23%, although math remains well below state and district levels. SchoolDigger ranks Tarkington at the 13th percentile statewide and gives it 1 star; its percentile fell 14 points from 2024–2025 even as test scores rose. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 13.6:1, the second-lowest among nearby schools reporting ratios, and 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also differ notably: in 2024–2025, African American Students ranked at the 65th percentile, compared with 27th overall, while Disabled Students’ ranking fell from the 58th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 9th in 2024–2025. These rankings describe how well the school serves each group relative to that group statewide. Chronic absenteeism was 35% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 39% but above the state’s 24%.

791

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,031

Per pupil spending ?

93.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

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: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

1,504^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

651^st of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

213^th of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	1504 of 1737	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1508 of 2056	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1496 of 2067	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1652 of 2077	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1768 of 2082	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1667 of 1948	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1626 of 2086	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1408 of 2037	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	1320 of 2044	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	1283 of 2046	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	1047 of 2052	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.5	1550 of 2093	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	1616 of 2167	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	1658 of 2166	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	1615 of 2147	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	1679 of 2139	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	1675 of 2120	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	1753 of 2092	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	1789 of 2095	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	244 of 688	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	231 of 655	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	414 of 692	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	453 of 684	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	445 of 711	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	259 of 698	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	958 of 1049	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	370 of 886	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	559 of 907	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	430 of 788	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	393 of 826	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	659 of 788	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	698 of 768	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	395 of 537	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	526 of 743	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	281 of 718	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	1128 of 1286	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1451 of 1942	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1478 of 1942	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1581 of 1957	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1680 of 1970	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1582 of 1680	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1628 of 2019	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1341 of 1964	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	397 of 536	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	626 of 982	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	597 of 959	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	707 of 970	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	798 of 954	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	593 of 742	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	630 of 955	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	471 of 938	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	799 of 1001	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.7	1051 of 1800	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1101 of 1793	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1258 of 1808	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1382 of 1763	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1135 of 1514	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1205 of 1816	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	858 of 1765	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	1173 of 1311	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	1411 of 1947	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1318 of 1959	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1525 of 1984	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1642 of 1977	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1401 of 1707	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1505 of 2019	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1372 of 1972	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1073 of 1292	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	640 of 1195	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	805 of 1156	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	860 of 1113	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	980 of 1194	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	595 of 763	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	651 of 1126	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	932 of 1368	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	962 of 1363	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1010 of 1367	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1117 of 1369	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	955 of 1241	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1161 of 1356	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	989 of 1293	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	941 of 1293	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	1090 of 1294	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	1020 of 1302	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	977 of 1322	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.5	875 of 1367	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	975 of 1365	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.8	1089 of 1344	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	1115 of 1327	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	1028 of 1318	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	1011 of 1293	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	986 of 1287	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	341 of 574	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	268 of 548	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	443 of 569	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	404 of 573	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	435 of 565	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	308 of 511	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	466 of 694	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	414 of 639	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	353 of 674	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	267 of 483	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	163 of 486	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	428 of 480	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	370 of 454	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	227 of 285	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	563 of 867	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	900 of 1248	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	918 of 1251	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	947 of 1275	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1117 of 1286	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1066 of 1276	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	902 of 1226	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	224 of 483	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	374 of 669	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	420 of 643	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	434 of 661	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	556 of 662	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	318 of 517	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	578 of 639	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	434 of 590	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	326 of 788	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	667 of 1229	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	719 of 1219	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	819 of 1234	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	950 of 1221	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	585 of 1019	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1014 of 1217	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	745 of 1161	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	497 of 829	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	802 of 1271	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	843 of 1264	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	952 of 1292	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	973 of 1286	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	960 of 1048	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1132 of 1296	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1004 of 1223	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	516 of 812	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	606 of 802	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	474 of 805	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	521 of 781	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	478 of 602	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-10 vs state

Science30%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tarkington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3330 W 71st St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4700	791	58	13.6	93.0%	9 (1.1%)	124 (15.7%)	654 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14.8	1504^th of 1737 public elementary schools	13.4%		27	1508^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.7%	4	29.5	29.5	16.9	41.9	31.8	53.9	70.3	55.2	46.1	27.7	23.0			54.1	21.9	23.0	98.2%		$20,031	$1,424	$18,606
Hurley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3849 W 69th Pl	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2068	748	53	14.2	89.7%	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.2%)	727 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31.8	1158^th of 1737 public elementary schools	33.3%		38.7	1235^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.9%	77	35.8	50.0	36.8	50.0	53.1	60.7	69.5	78.4	58.1	35.5	43.4	38.3	23.8	40.2	32.4	35.5	97%		$19,357	$1,015	$18,342
Eberhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 W 65th Pl	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9190	1,011	67	15.0	94.3%	14 (1.4%)	25 (2.5%)	968 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	7	1662^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	4.3%		16.2	1757^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.5%	95	29.6	38.1	18.6	27.1	31.4	15.4	29.6	33.7	25.4	20.6	22.9	18.8	11.4	17.3	23.5	18.8	97.6%		$18,944	$1,434	$17,510
Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School	Public	PK, KG-8	3434 W 77th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4030	463	33	14.0	95.2%	5 (1.1%)	205 (44.3%)	243 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	8.4	1631^st of 1737 public elementary schools	6.1%		16.8	1746^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.1%	115	27.0	23.9		30.0	29.7		34.0	37.8	27.8							9.7	97.3%		$21,326	$1,381	$19,944
McKay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9340	616	45	13.7	96.8%	12 (1.9%)	277 (45.0%)	320 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5.1	1700^th of 1737 public elementary schools	2.1%		11.4	1894^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.9%	194	20.0			22.8	19.7	29.0		25.6	20.1				16.1			10.2	88.3%		$19,404	$1,822	$17,582
Marquette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Richmond St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9260	1,030	68	15.1	96.0%	38 (3.7%)	271 (26.3%)	712 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	16.4	1456^th of 1737 public elementary schools	16.2%		30.6	1418^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.0%	38	25.2	23.3	24.8	30.3	42.1	40.8	39.1	49.4	37.4	30.2	35.1	24.3	33.0	36.0		28.3	96.1%		$17,706	$1,303	$16,403
Fairfield Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6201 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9500	492	35	14.0	—	1 (0.2%)	64 (13.0%)	419 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	6.3	1676^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.5%		11.5	1890^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.1%	214	20.0			30.2	23.5	33.3	54.8	25.0	28.8							10.0	95.7%		$21,013	$1,691	$19,322
Lee Elementary School	Public	K-8	6448 S Tripp Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2255	581	40	14.7	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	571 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.7	1187^th of 1737 public elementary schools	31.7%		41.5	1179^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.7%	8	38.5	39.7	36.8	44.6	59.0	52.9	59.2	72.4	54.6	43.9	32.1	32.1	29.4	47.1	58.6	40.1	98.7%		$20,313	$1,926	$18,387
Dawes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3810 W 81st Pl	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2350	926	67	13.9	94.9%	14 (1.5%)	152 (16.4%)	752 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	16.4	1459^th of 1737 public elementary schools	16.0%		30.2	1428^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.5%	31	38.3	47.1	25.8	43.0	43.0	41.5	54.5	51.8	43.1	27.1	33.7	19.1	16.1	31.3	17.6	24.2	96.1%		$18,928	$1,096	$17,832
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8247 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9330	281	22	12.7	58.4%	1 (0.4%)	263 (93.6%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)				61.5			56.0	59.3	46.7							12.9	98.8%		$24,094	$1,034	$23,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Tarkington Elementary School

Is Tarkington Elementary School a good school?

Tarkington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tarkington Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Tarkington Elementary School attend?

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

High : Bogan High School

How many students attend Tarkington Elementary School?

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

What district is Tarkington Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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