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Camras Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Camras Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 719 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. 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.

Camras Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.7% of Camras students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 18.7%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both subjects.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Reinberg Elementary School, Schubert Elementary School, and Chicago Academy Elementary School generally outperform Camras Elementary School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and serve a lower percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Camras Elementary School, the school has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years.

702

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,956

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 N Mango Ave
Chicago, IL 60634-5216

(773) 534-2960

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.0%

White:

4.7%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,690^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

809^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

261^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	19.1	1690 of 2056	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1577 of 2067	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1677 of 2077	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1642 of 2082	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	1357 of 1948	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1466 of 2086	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1342 of 2037	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	1335 of 2044	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.4	1336 of 2046	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	1160 of 2052	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.0	1632 of 2093	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	1672 of 2167	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	1862 of 2166	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	985 of 1049	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	808 of 886	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	840 of 907	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	560 of 788	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	431 of 826	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	692 of 788	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	536 of 768	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	449 of 743	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	316 of 718	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1620 of 1942	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1536 of 1942	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1566 of 1957	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1553 of 1970	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	976 of 1680	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1279 of 2019	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1136 of 1964	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	784 of 982	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	642 of 959	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	730 of 970	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	735 of 954	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	450 of 742	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	566 of 955	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	469 of 938	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1346 of 1800	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1115 of 1793	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1291 of 1808	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1284 of 1763	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	769 of 1514	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	946 of 1816	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	653 of 1765	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1581 of 1947	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1431 of 1959	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1611 of 1984	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1553 of 1977	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1536 of 1707	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1497 of 2019	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1399 of 1972	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1116 of 1292	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1072 of 1195	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	960 of 1156	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	910 of 1113	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1032 of 1194	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	599 of 763	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	809 of 1368	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	914 of 1363	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	982 of 1367	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	938 of 1369	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	545 of 1241	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	918 of 1356	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	852 of 1293	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.1	946 of 1293	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.8	795 of 1294	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.9	860 of 1302	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.6	932 of 1322	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	978 of 1367	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.2	912 of 1365	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	425 of 694	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	473 of 639	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	464 of 674	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	251 of 483	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	274 of 486	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	253 of 480	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	113 of 454	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	136 of 339	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	90 of 285	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	799 of 1248	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	790 of 1251	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	952 of 1275	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	882 of 1286	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	515 of 1017	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	861 of 1276	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	848 of 1226	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	330 of 669	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	390 of 643	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	457 of 661	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	453 of 662	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.9	120 of 517	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.1	424 of 639	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	385 of 590	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	537 of 1229	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	626 of 1219	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	754 of 1234	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	619 of 1221	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	314 of 1019	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	605 of 1217	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	525 of 1161	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	724 of 1271	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	944 of 1264	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	888 of 1292	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	876 of 1286	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	639 of 1048	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	883 of 1296	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	800 of 1223	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	524 of 812	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	636 of 802	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	497 of 805	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	320 of 781	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.9	680 of 792	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Science23%-20 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 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
Camras Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3000 N Mango Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2960	702	53	13.2	82.6%	33 (4.7%)	9 (1.3%)	639 (91.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19.1	1690^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.8%		23.8	1577^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.7%	113	20.6	26.3	13.6	21.6	22.2	36.5	59.1	51.3	34.7	30.5	12.3	11.1	25.7	27.3	7.9	18.7	92.6	95.5	95.5	95.5	97.3	93.4	91.8	11.5	26.9	$18,956	$2,344	$16,612
Lyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2941 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3120	988	68	14.5	77.1%	39 (3.9%)	17 (1.7%)	887 (89.8%)	21 (2.1%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	40.3	1205^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.4%		39.7	1159^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.9%	46	25.0	26.2	32.7	55.0	44.6	44.3	63.6	46.1	48.0	37.6	49.1	14.3	27.8	19.3	14.0	26.5	93.5	94.9	94.9	95.0	96.9	92.8	94.0	3.2	27.0	$16,658	$2,171	$14,486
Reinberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 N Major Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3465	768	61	12.6	75.0%	119 (15.5%)	31 (4.0%)	561 (73.0%)	34 (4.4%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21	1640^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.2%		26.3	1508^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.0%	132	25.7	19.1	22.0	29.0	26.8	35.1	50.8	45.6	35.1	24.0	17.7	17.1	19.3	13.6	11.8	16.9	82.5	85.0	85.0	85.0	90.0	83.6	81.2	14.9	17.9	$20,574	$2,243	$18,331
Schubert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3080	568	44	12.9	80.3%	24 (4.2%)	4 (0.7%)	535 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.6	1748^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.4	1928^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.7%	180	12.7		20.5	28.2	34.7				27.8	23.3	14.1	16.7				17.9	81.5	83.8	83.8	83.8	98.2	80.9	82.2	7.4		$19,250	$3,019	$16,231
Chicago Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 N Austin Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3885	548	40	13.7	63.1%	101 (18.4%)	15 (2.7%)	405 (73.9%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	57.1	870^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.7%		45.2	1045^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.4%	175	25.9	28.6	64.0	52.7	48.2	72.5	53.8	51.8	56.9	70.6	48.1	26.8	17.6	21.2	19.6	33.8	93.7	93.3	93.3	93.3	95.7	93.7	92.6	6.7	19.8	$18,843	$1,843	$16,999
Belmont-Cragin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6112 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2900	518	40	13.1	77.6%	20 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	483 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	11.2	1900^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.6%		13.5	1919^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.2%	19	8.9	50.0	19.1	14.0	17.8	4.2	14.7	26.3	16.9	34.0	9.3	11.1	4.2	17.6	13.2	16.0	95.7	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.6	96.1	91.9	25.9	19.7	$20,172	$2,287	$17,885
Prieto Math-Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2231 N Central Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0210	733	59	12.4	88.1%	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.1%)	692 (94.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23.2	1592^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.6%		24.9	1547^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.2%	45	17.8	37.5	18.5	26.1	42.5	50.0	36.4	51.3	38.4	30.8	20.3	15.1	8.1	9.1	7.5	14.4	91.6	94.5	94.5	94.5	96.8	93.7	93.7	3.7	28.0	$18,964	$3,089	$15,875
Hanson Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5411 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3100	1,125	92	12.2	93.3%	16 (1.4%)	29 (2.6%)	1,064 (94.6%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	30.4	1424^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.7%		30.6	1380^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.2%	44	36.1	39.6	20.0	23.4	57.3	29.7	41.9	50.0	36.5	29.1	27.1	33.8	11.9	30.1	23.6	25.1	87.4	89.8	89.8	89.8	92.6	88.8	87.0	8.7	23.8	$21,561	$2,580	$18,981
CICS - West Belden Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2245 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 637-9430	520	33	15.9	87.3%	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.3%)	472 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	24.2	1575^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.4%		28.2	1459^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.4%	116	16.7	15.0	23.6	31.3	36.1	33.3	33.9	45.0	34.0	23.6	26.6	27.9	19.3	23.2	6.7	21.2										$17,625	$2,575	$15,051
Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	K-8	6024 W Warwick Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-3640	831	57	14.5	37.1%	242 (29.1%)	67 (8.1%)	453 (54.5%)	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.9%)	83.5	315^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.7%		76.8	440^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.7%	125	62.1	37.9	71.3	62.9	77.9	78.1	56.0	60.2	67.9	62.1	47.2	62.1	63.5	38.5	35.2	51.6	93.0	95.5	95.5	95.5	97.6	95.5	94.6		24.3	$18,608	$1,428	$17,180

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Camras Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Camras Elementary School?

Students at Camras Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Camras Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Camras Elementary School.

What district is Camras Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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