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South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

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South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School ranks 1061 st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 239 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.

Despite relatively high spending of $33,912 per student, South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School has consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 23.5% were proficient or better in mathematics. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,467 out of 2,044 Illinois elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,061 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Madison Elementary School and Revere Elementary School, South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School generally performs worse academically.

While the school performs well for its African American students, it struggles to support its low socioeconomic status students, who make up the majority of the student population (75.73% in 2023-2024). The school has also faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 40.1% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. These factors suggest that a more comprehensive approach to addressing the root causes of the school's challenges may be necessary to improve student outcomes.

224

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,750

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1415 E 70th St
Chicago, IL 60637-4879

(773) 535-8340

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.5%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,061^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

952^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^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	47.1	1061 of 2056	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1364 of 2067	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1537 of 2077	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1870 of 2082	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1861 of 1948	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1726 of 2086	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1686 of 2037	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	1467 of 2044	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	1701 of 2046	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	1673 of 2052	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	1868 of 2093	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	1800 of 2167	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	1478 of 2166	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	138 of 688	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	172 of 655	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.0	284 of 692	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	394 of 684	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	269 of 711	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	330 of 698	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	1392 of 1942	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1270 of 1957	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1658 of 1970	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1772 of 2019	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1753 of 1964	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	693 of 1800	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	1087 of 1793	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1300 of 1808	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1406 of 1763	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1264 of 1514	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1290 of 1816	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1310 of 1765	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	1511 of 2019	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1517 of 1972	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	952 of 1368	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	996 of 1363	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1159 of 1367	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	986 of 1369	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1155 of 1356	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1057 of 1293	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	1080 of 1293	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	1145 of 1294	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1232 of 1302	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	1289 of 1322	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	224 of 574	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	178 of 548	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	295 of 569	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	198 of 573	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	285 of 565	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	236 of 511	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	870 of 1251	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1098 of 1275	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	914 of 1286	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1056 of 1276	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	920 of 1226	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	652 of 1229	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	687 of 1219	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	996 of 1234	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	600 of 1221	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.7	1060 of 1217	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	948 of 1161	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	26.5	933 of 1292	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	923 of 1286	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1024 of 1296	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1153 of 1223	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	32.8	505 of 792	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)28th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2019)25th percentile+8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)61st percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2019)36th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)28th percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Science32%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 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
South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1415 E 70th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8340	224	24	9.3	63.4%	0 (0.0%)	214 (95.5%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.1	1061^st of 2056 public elementary schools	48.4%		31.1	1364^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.0%	303	40.0	23.1	28.6	40.0	60.0	57.1	20.0	61.5	41.9	46.2	40.0	50.0	0.0	5.0	15.4	23.5	98.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.8	98.0	97.5	17.6	28.3	$35,750	$4,702	$31,048
Parkside Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6938 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0940	283	21	13.4	88.3%	0 (0.0%)	262 (92.6%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	15.5	1776^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.6%		23.3	1590^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.1%	186	10.3	0.0	8.7	22.7	44.8	41.4	25.9	33.3	30.4	4.3	4.5	13.8	3.4	23.1	0.0	8.8	82.3	88.4	88.4	88.4	94.0	88.4	84.7	5.6	20.1	$20,348	$3,342	$17,006
Woodlawn Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	6657 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0801	167	15	11.1	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	160 (95.8%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	1546^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.8%		33	1312^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.5%	234	28.6		27.8	28.0	52.4	50.0			39.0	11.1	16.0	9.5	11.1			12.2	95.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.0	97.6	94.0	15.1	12.1	$26,094	$3,006	$23,088
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7433 S Dorchester Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0551	224	20	11.2	97.3%	4 (1.8%)	189 (84.4%)	28 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	23.8	1583^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	23.0%		11.5	1994^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.5%	411	36.8	17.2	31.3	18.8	57.9	35.0	37.0	27.6	34.6	25.0	6.3	0.0	5.0	7.4	3.4	7.1	81.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	93.0	90.1	84.0	5.6	26.3	$26,063	$4,246	$21,817
Revere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 E 72nd St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0618	184	17	10.8	78.8%	0 (0.0%)	168 (91.3%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12	1874^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		8.3	2062^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	0.2%	188	4.8	20.0	26.3	0.0	4.8	33.3	23.5	40.0	18.5	33.3	4.3	0.0	8.3	5.9	6.7	9.4	72.3	80.2	79.7	79.7	93.1	80.7	76.2		14.9	$27,096	$4,103	$22,992
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7355 S Jeffery Blvd	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0501	660	51	13.0	95.3%	3 (0.5%)	611 (92.6%)	39 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	18.2	1713^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.7%		19	1711^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.2%	2	9.3	25.9	22.7	26.2	32.7	26.7	42.4	39.3	31.4	20.0	3.2	5.4	35.0	8.9	26.8	16.6	73.1	76.7	76.7	76.7	92.4	76.1	72.9	4.5	12.0	$20,390	$2,959	$17,432
Wadsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6650 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0730	487	27	18.0	87.5%	1 (0.2%)	432 (88.7%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	10.1	1944^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.4%		15.7	1822^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	11.9%	122	7.3	7.1	10.0	15.2	21.4	36.6	39.2	37.8	27.2	12.8	8.9	0.0	5.0	9.8	13.6	8.4	73.4	79.8	79.8	79.8	89.8	79.2	74.6	7.3	15.0	$18,326	$3,225	$15,100
OKeeffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6940 S Merrill Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0600	572	44	13.1	82.0%	1 (0.2%)	491 (85.8%)	70 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	13.1	1845^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.7	1820^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.9%	25	15.1	11.3	27.8	17.2	24.1	26.2	29.8	37.3	26.8	24.5	7.0	3.8	8.2	6.3	2.0	8.7	78.7	84.7	84.5	84.5	91.2	83.1	81.6	3.1	16.9	$18,275	$2,425	$15,850
Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7350 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3870	272	24	11.5	96.7%	1 (0.4%)	235 (86.4%)	34 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	1934^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.4	2049^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.9%	115	4.2	17.4	26.9	28.6	16.7	25.0	0.0	21.7	20.5	0.0	3.6	0.0	7.1	4.2	4.5	3.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.8	97.3	98.4	11.0	31.8	$25,397	$3,818	$21,579
Park Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7037 S Rhodes Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3070	313	23	13.9	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	276 (88.2%)	37 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11	1906^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.2	1967^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.8%	61	13.2	3.8	10.0	24.0	31.6	24.0	38.2	30.8	27.0	20.7	0.0	7.9	0.0	8.8	0.0	6.8	83.7	87.5	87.1	87.1	91.3	85.6	83.0	4.2	23.5	$21,822	$2,567	$19,255

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South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School ranks 1061^st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School?

Students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School are 96% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What district is South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School.

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