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Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1400th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Garcia Lorca Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 615 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with only 41.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 27.2% in Mathematics, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state, respectively.

Garcia Lorca Elementary School also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools for Female Students, Male Students, and Special Education Students in ELA proficiency. Additionally, the school has consistently 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 challenges, it has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $13,076 to $19,305 over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When comparing Garcia Lorca Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming its peers. For example, Murphy Elementary, Disney II Elementary, and Cleveland Elementary all outperform Garcia Lorca Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, as well as other key metrics. The high chronic absenteeism rates and the school's large population of disadvantaged student groups may be contributing factors to the school's overall academic underperformance, and there may be opportunities to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address these challenges.

637
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,401
Per pupil spending ?
87%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3231 N Springfield Ave
       Chicago, IL  60618-5109

(773) 534-0950

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Garcia Lorca Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Schurz High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.0%
White:
5.2%
African American:
2.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Science scores 13 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,400th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
736th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 46%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
164th 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
202531.41400 of 205631.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.51352 of 206734.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.61406 of 207732.3%★★☆☆☆
202226.41483 of 208228.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.81723 of 194811.6%★☆☆☆☆
201929.71456 of 208630.2%★★☆☆☆
201829.41437 of 203729.5%★☆☆☆☆
201737.71226 of 204440.0%★★☆☆☆
201638.31211 of 204640.8%★★☆☆☆
201528.41465 of 205228.6%★☆☆☆☆
201427.61591 of 209324.0%★☆☆☆☆
201320.71780 of 216717.9%★☆☆☆☆
201217.91896 of 216612.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.2790 of 104924.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.1620 of 88630.0%★★☆☆☆
202331.8596 of 90734.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.2377 of 78852.2%★★★☆☆
202449.1319 of 82661.4%★★★☆☆
202348.0311 of 78860.5%★★★☆☆
202241.9402 of 76847.7%★★☆☆☆
202128.4476 of 53711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201939.5461 of 74338.0%★★☆☆☆
201842.7387 of 71846.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.51311 of 194232.5%★★☆☆☆
202431.81273 of 194234.4%★★☆☆☆
202334.61210 of 195738.2%★★☆☆☆
202230.01323 of 197032.8%★★☆☆☆
202114.31545 of 16808.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.01519 of 201924.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.11444 of 196426.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.9573 of 98241.6%★★☆☆☆
202443.0505 of 95947.3%★★☆☆☆
202342.1530 of 97045.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.4593 of 95437.8%★★☆☆☆
202121.1695 of 7426.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.6622 of 95534.9%★★☆☆☆
201840.7538 of 93842.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.0864 of 180052.0%★★★☆☆
202449.1822 of 179354.2%★★★☆☆
202349.3834 of 180853.9%★★★☆☆
202241.6990 of 176343.8%★★☆☆☆
202123.01303 of 151413.9%★☆☆☆☆
201946.1938 of 181648.3%★★☆☆☆
201847.4870 of 176550.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.11360 of 194730.1%★★☆☆☆
202430.21316 of 195932.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.31446 of 198427.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.21461 of 197726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202115.71543 of 17079.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.01275 of 201936.8%★★☆☆☆
201832.81313 of 197233.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.8954 of 129226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5940 of 119521.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.6798 of 115631.0%★★☆☆☆
202228.6805 of 111327.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.1602 of 6405.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.1781 of 119434.6%★★☆☆☆
201828.1563 of 76326.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.7736 of 136846.2%★★☆☆☆
202447.7620 of 136354.5%★★★☆☆
202345.5677 of 136750.5%★★★☆☆
202246.0652 of 136952.4%★★★☆☆
202129.6832 of 124133.0%★★☆☆☆
201951.6599 of 135655.8%★★★☆☆
201844.9677 of 129347.6%★★☆☆☆
201748.3616 of 129352.4%★★★☆☆
201648.3615 of 129452.5%★★★☆☆
201548.5571 of 130256.1%★★★☆☆
201438.2852 of 132235.6%★★☆☆☆
201322.31120 of 136718.1%★☆☆☆☆
201220.61160 of 136515.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.0440 of 69436.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.6359 of 63943.8%★★☆☆☆
202349.0246 of 67463.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.2154 of 48368.1%★★★☆☆
202473.252 of 48689.3%★★★★☆
202365.866 of 48086.3%★★★★☆
202265.856 of 45487.7%★★★★☆
202140.9157 of 27743.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.5269 of 33920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201847.6102 of 28564.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.1503 of 124859.7%★★★☆☆
202452.0525 of 125158.0%★★★☆☆
202348.6577 of 127554.7%★★★☆☆
202236.8751 of 128641.6%★★☆☆☆
202124.1782 of 101723.1%★☆☆☆☆
201951.5581 of 127654.5%★★★☆☆
201849.8586 of 122652.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.4300 of 66955.2%★★★☆☆
202458.1212 of 64367.0%★★★☆☆
202358.2200 of 66169.7%★★★☆☆
202255.4221 of 66266.6%★★★☆☆
202136.1329 of 51736.4%★★☆☆☆
201959.7196 of 63969.3%★★★☆☆
201852.8241 of 59059.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.0357 of 122971.0%★★★★☆
202468.1262 of 121978.5%★★★★☆
202367.5274 of 123477.8%★★★★☆
202265.8282 of 122176.9%★★★★☆
202147.8450 of 101955.8%★★★☆☆
201970.6244 of 121780.0%★★★★☆
201860.4355 of 116169.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.6847 of 127133.4%★★☆☆☆
202445.8605 of 126452.1%★★★☆☆
202343.4652 of 129249.5%★★☆☆☆
202254.7490 of 128661.9%★★★☆☆
202130.2712 of 104832.1%★★☆☆☆
201949.4589 of 129654.6%★★★☆☆
201838.4715 of 122341.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.9541 of 81233.4%★★☆☆☆
202437.4434 of 80245.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.5424 of 80547.3%★★☆☆☆
202226.9654 of 78116.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.6409 of 54825.4%★☆☆☆☆
201942.4349 of 79255.9%★★★☆☆
201836.9335 of 60244.4%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)30th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+25 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+22 vs school
Female (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school
Male (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts41%-12 vs state
Science30%-13 vs state
Mathematics27%-11 vs state

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Students who attend Garcia Lorca Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Schurz High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Garcia Lorca Elementary School.

Students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Garcia Lorca Elementary School ranks 1400th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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