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Davis M Magnet Elementary School

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Davis M Magnet Elementary School ranks 1211 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Davis M Magnet Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 139 students. 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.

Academically, Davis M Magnet Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 44.8% of all grades were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 38.6%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. However, the school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups, such as its African American students, who ranked 111 out of 688 Illinois elementary schools with a 4-star rating.

Another area of concern for Davis M Magnet Elementary School is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite the school's higher spending per student compared to nearby schools, such as Wentworth Elementary School and Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School, the academic outcomes do not seem to reflect this additional investment, raising questions about the effective use of resources and the need to explore other factors that may be impacting student learning.

120

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,419

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6740 S Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60636-3307

(773) 535-9120

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.8%

Hispanic:

19.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 25% Illinois)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

1,211^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

125^th 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	40.0	1211 of 2056	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1193 of 2067	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1410 of 2077	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1811 of 2082	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1570 of 1948	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1089 of 2086	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1259 of 2037	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	1163 of 2044	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	1171 of 2046	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	1432 of 2052	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.2	1534 of 2093	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	1625 of 2167	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	1810 of 2166	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	2062 of 2147	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	2121 of 2139	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	111 of 688	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	185 of 655	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	225 of 692	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	424 of 684	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	166 of 428	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	90 of 711	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	137 of 698	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	41.3	1145 of 2019	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1202 of 1964	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	774 of 1800	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	729 of 1793	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1045 of 1808	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1413 of 1763	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	1151 of 1514	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.5	426 of 1816	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	610 of 1765	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	48.7	948 of 2019	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	1210 of 1972	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	752 of 1363	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1008 of 1367	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	929 of 1369	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	794 of 1241	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	862 of 1356	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1111 of 1293	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	979 of 1293	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	1188 of 1294	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	1184 of 1302	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.8	1291 of 1322	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	1234 of 1367	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	1259 of 1365	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	1328 of 1344	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	1314 of 1327	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	47.7	238 of 569	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	178 of 573	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	103 of 385	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	148 of 565	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.8	270 of 511	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	664 of 674	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	950 of 1286	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	828 of 1276	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	854 of 1226	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	61.5	356 of 1219	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	693 of 1234	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	616 of 1221	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	438 of 1019	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	505 of 1217	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.1	898 of 1161	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	992 of 1292	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	687 of 1286	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	840 of 1296	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1063 of 1223	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2019)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)71st percentile+26 vs school

African American (2023)58th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2022)26th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2023)1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-8 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science27%-13 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
Davis M Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6740 S Paulina St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9120	120	15	7.8	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	97 (80.8%)	23 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40	1211^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.1%		38.3	1193^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	42.3%	18	27.3			20.0	36.4	56.3			44.8		30.0	27.3	46.7			38.6	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	96.7	92.7	89.3	10.0	24.0	$37,419	$3,765	$33,654
Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6936 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9255	349	7	49.8	99.1%	4 (1.1%)	269 (77.1%)	75 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6	2039^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.8%		12.6	1953^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.5%	86	2.5	21.6	2.6	9.5	5.0	21.7	14.3	28.9	12.9	2.6	9.3	0.0	4.3	0.0	5.3	3.8										$21,772	$1,725	$20,047
Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6515 S Ashland Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 434-0202	428	31	13.9	97.0%	1 (0.2%)	393 (91.8%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21.1	1639^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.3%		30.6	1377^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.4%	262	17.1	7.7	15.6	26.9	34.1	43.5	37.5	15.4	29.2	24.4	19.2	14.6	19.6	25.0	10.3	19.2										$18,786	$728	$18,058
OToole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Seeley Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9040	309	23	13.7	93.9%	13 (4.2%)	172 (55.7%)	124 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.9	1744^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.2%		16.9	1773^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	14.2%	29	23.3	6.5	19.0	12.8	19.4	24.1	16.2	21.2	18.4	57.1	0.0	6.7	0.0	8.3	3.1	9.7	82.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	96.1	87.9	82.9	4.6	22.1	$20,160	$2,715	$17,445
Wentworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1340 W 71st St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3394	433	37	11.7	97.5%	3 (0.7%)	325 (75.1%)	105 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	2037^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.6	2021^st of 2067 public elementary schools	2.2%	16	2.9	20.0	2.6	9.3	12.1	18.9	26.9	21.6	14.4	2.6	6.8	5.9	2.7	3.8	5.4	4.6	87.9	91.3	91.3	91.3	95.1	90.8	86.1	11.1	20.6	$23,894	$3,479	$20,415
Bass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 W 66th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3275	313	25	12.3	98.1%	1 (0.3%)	279 (89.1%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.2	1962^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.6%		13.7	1906^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.8%	56	11.5	14.3	8.6	10.0	19.2	26.9	8.7	33.3	17.6	12.1	3.3	15.4	0.0	13.0	17.2	10.2	85.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	96.9	93.7	86.0	10.8	22.0	$22,767	$3,573	$19,194
Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7050 S May St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3480	233	25	9.2	95.7%	3 (1.3%)	201 (86.3%)	27 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.2	1941^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		17.6	1751^st of 2067 public elementary schools	15.3%	190	13.0	15.4	13.3	9.5	20.8	20.0	7.1	21.4	15.7	26.7	0.0	4.2	10.0	7.7	0.0	7.6	91.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	98.5	95.4	89.7	8.8	21.1	$29,055	$3,558	$25,497
Earle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2040 W 62nd St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9130	286	26	11.0	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	194 (67.8%)	86 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	10.8	1917^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.8%		10	2036^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%	119	14.3	11.1	6.7	16.0	17.9	37.5	45.0	21.4	23.3	10.0	4.0	7.1	6.3	10.0	10.7	8.0	84.2	89.4	89.4	89.4	93.2	89.1	81.9	14.0	24.9	$23,986	$4,342	$19,644
Claremont Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 W 64th St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8110	335	29	11.4	96.4%	2 (0.6%)	237 (70.7%)	93 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20.6	1652^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	19.6%		17.5	1755^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.1%	103	18.5	8.6	33.3	13.3	26.9	37.5	23.1	26.5	25.9	29.0	10.3	11.1	25.0	18.5	5.9	15.9	87.7	91.0	91.0	91.0	97.0	89.5	88.3	5.4	28.5	$26,589	$3,881	$22,708
Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7316 S Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9015	367	25	14.8	92.1%	6 (1.6%)	272 (74.1%)	84 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	6.9	2026^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.5%		14.6	1867^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.7%	159	9.4	6.5	12.5	11.8	11.8	8.8	19.4	26.1	15.5	7.3	8.8	0.0	5.9	6.5	6.5	5.9	90.1	94.7	94.7	94.7	95.7	94.4	88.7	10.6	26.8	$20,673	$2,462	$18,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Davis M Magnet Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Davis M Magnet Elementary School?

Students at Davis M Magnet Elementary School are 81% African American, 19% Hispanic.

Is Davis M Magnet Elementary School a good school?

Davis M Magnet Elementary School ranks 1211^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Davis M Magnet Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Davis M Magnet Elementary School.

What district is Davis M Magnet Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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