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Plato Learning Academy Elementary School

Q: Is Plato Learning Academy Elementary School a good school?

Plato Learning Academy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Plato Learning Academy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Plato Learning Academy Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Plato Learning Academy Elementary School?

Students at Plato Learning Academy Elementary School are 97% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Public Grades K-8

2055^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Plato Learning Academy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 178 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in the state.

Plato Learning Academy Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is also very low, with only 6.3% and 9.1% of 5th and 8th-grade students, respectively, meeting or exceeding standards. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School, which is also part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, significantly outperforms Plato Learning Academy Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, despite serving a similar demographic of students. Other nearby schools, such as Leland Elementary, Ellington Elementary, and Depriest Elementary, also outperform Plato Learning Academy Elementary School in academic achievement, although they still struggle compared to the state averages. The schools in the neighboring Cicero School District 99, while still underperforming the state, generally have higher proficiency rates than Plato Learning Academy Elementary School.

157

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,172

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5545 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60644-5367

(773) 413-3090

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.8%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

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!Test scores below the Illinois average (6% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,055^th of 2,056

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Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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Middle school

1,364^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

451^st of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	2055 of 2056	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	2060 of 2067	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2033 of 2077	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1971 of 2082	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1851 of 1948	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2064 of 2086	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1918 of 2037	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1968 of 2044	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	1981 of 2046	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	1908 of 2052	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	1911 of 2093	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	1973 of 2167	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	1817 of 2166	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	1835 of 2147	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	1865 of 2139	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	679 of 688	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	638 of 655	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	613 of 692	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	486 of 684	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	302 of 428	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	671 of 711	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	483 of 698	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	9.5	1940 of 1957	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1948 of 1970	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1997 of 2019	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1770 of 1964	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1798 of 1800	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1784 of 1793	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1763 of 1808	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1635 of 1763	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1386 of 1514	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1798 of 1816	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1636 of 1765	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	1952 of 1984	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1859 of 1977	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1991 of 2019	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1899 of 1972	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1364 of 1368	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1360 of 1363	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1283 of 1367	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1266 of 1369	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1224 of 1241	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1342 of 1356	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1195 of 1293	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	1230 of 1293	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	1189 of 1294	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	1246 of 1302	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	1036 of 1322	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	1219 of 1367	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.5	835 of 1365	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.7	848 of 1344	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	557 of 574	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	542 of 548	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	429 of 569	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	410 of 573	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	362 of 385	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	546 of 565	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	364 of 511	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1245 of 1248	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1244 of 1251	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1156 of 1275	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1170 of 1286	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1218 of 1276	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1049 of 1226	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1223 of 1229	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1214 of 1219	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1122 of 1234	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1090 of 1221	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1001 of 1019	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1196 of 1217	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1074 of 1161	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	8.7	1259 of 1264	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1280 of 1292	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1226 of 1286	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1296 of 1296	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1186 of 1223	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science8%-35 vs state

English Language Arts8%-45 vs state

Mathematics0%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plato Learning Academy Elementary School	Public	K-8	5545 W Harrison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 413-3090	157	8	19.6	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	152 (96.8%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.4	2055^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.0%		8.4	2060^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.3%	5	6.3	9.1	4.0	8.3	0.0	10.0	5.3	18.2	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.3	99.4	99.4		46.7	$21,172	$82	$21,090
Depriest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 S Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6800	419	38	11.0	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	366 (87.4%)	50 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5.5	2042^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.7%		11.9	1977^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.4%	65	3.6	16.7	2.2	10.0	0.0	19.2	18.2	20.0	11.2	2.3	7.5	3.6	0.0	2.3	0.0	2.9	75.0	80.6	80.6	80.8	89.3	78.6	76.9	3.0	12.8	$26,255	$3,804	$22,451
Clark G R Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1045 S Monitor Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6225	134	14	9.5	80.6%	7 (5.2%)	58 (43.3%)	68 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	29.6	1443^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	29.8%		21.1	1652^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	20.1%	209	25.0	22.2	20.0	40.0	58.3	33.3	63.6	44.4	43.6	50.0	13.3	16.7	8.3	36.4	5.6	19.2	92.4	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	90.3	91.0	7.6	27.8	$29,464	$3,792	$25,673
Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5608 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 945-5025	512	27	18.9	81.4%	2 (0.4%)	501 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.3	1266^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.4%		33.7	1294^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.4%	28	37.9	22.8	40.7	46.6	46.6	40.4	55.6	58.6	48.0	49.2	32.8	12.1	5.3	9.3	15.5	20.9										$21,369	$199	$21,170
Leland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	512 S Lavergne Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6340	344	30	11.4	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	293 (85.2%)	44 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9.2	1966^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.4%		11.7	1985^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.0%	19	6.3	10.0	25.8	11.8	13.9	17.2	7.4	23.3	16.6	25.8	2.9	2.8	0.0	7.1	0.0	6.4	77.0	81.4	81.4	81.4	91.2	81.1	77.4	10.1	8.5	$23,543	$3,771	$19,772
Warren Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	1225 S 60th Ct	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-2299	695	45	15.5	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	668 (96.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30.9	1410^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.4%		22.7	1601^st of 2067 public elementary schools	22.5%	191	29.1		31.1	22.1	41.7	40.2			34.2	48.7	20.9	18.4	24.3			29.2	97.3	97.4	97.4	97.4	18.0	97.3	97.3	3.3	12.1	$17,393	$1,822	$15,571
Daniel Burnham Elementary School	Public	K-2	5900 W 14Th St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-9577	185	12	15.2	84.3%	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	179 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	96.3	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.9	96.3			$22,104	$1,544	$20,560
Ellington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	243 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6361	510	40	12.9	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	422 (82.7%)	81 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.7	1920^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		10.5	2022^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	2.2%	102	8.1	17.9	16.2	17.1	29.7	31.0	14.6	46.3	25.9	13.5	2.4	5.4	4.8	2.4	2.4	5.0	75.0	78.6	78.6	78.6	88.3	78.6	73.6	13.3	13.1	$20,830	$2,418	$18,412
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4946 W 13th St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4475	453	34	13.4	78.6%	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.9%)	434 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)			37.1						37.1	47.4						47.4	96.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	3.4	96.4	96.4	3.4		$21,275	$1,864	$19,411
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Highland Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3060	524	52	10.1	19.1%	263 (50.2%)	84 (16.0%)	89 (17.0%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.1%)	86.5	256^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.5%		80.3	357^th of 2067 public elementary schools	82.7%	101	56.5		69.3	73.0	79.1				73.8	72.7	60.8	65.1				66.5	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	13.1		$22,612	$1,087	$21,526

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Is Plato Learning Academy Elementary School a good school?

Plato Learning Academy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Plato Learning Academy Elementary School?

Students at Plato Learning Academy Elementary School are 97% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Plato Learning Academy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Plato Learning Academy Elementary School.

What district is Plato Learning Academy Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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