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STEM Magnet Academy Elementary

Q: Is STEM Magnet Academy Elementary a good school?

STEM Magnet Academy Elementary ranks 306 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

STEM Magnet Academy Elementary is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 401 students in grades K-8 and part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

STEM Magnet Academy Elementary is an exceptional school, consistently ranking in the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools in recent years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 306 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with 73.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and 60.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district and state averages.

STEM Magnet Academy Elementary's success extends beyond overall academic achievement, as the school also excels in serving its diverse student population. The school ranks in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools for African American students and the top 2% for Hispanic students in ELA. For low socioeconomic status students, STEM Magnet Academy Elementary ranks in the top 6% of Illinois elementary schools in both ELA and Mathematics. This commitment to equity and inclusion is a testament to the school's exceptional educational program.

397

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,231

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1522 W Fillmore St
Chicago, IL 60607-4614

(773) 534-7300

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.5%

African American:

34.3%

Hispanic:

20.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (64% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

306^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

180^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	83.8	306 of 2056	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	391 of 2067	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	237 of 2077	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	214 of 2082	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	116 of 1948	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	91 of 2086	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	248 of 2037	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	94.6	86 of 2044	95.8%	★★★★★
2016	94.8	87 of 2046	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.1	68 of 2052	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	91.8	81 of 2093	96.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	37 of 688	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	28 of 655	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	20 of 692	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	15 of 684	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	9 of 711	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	13 of 698	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	109 of 234	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	102 of 219	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	56 of 237	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	92 of 226	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	38 of 243	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	30 of 242	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	329 of 1942	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	344 of 1942	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	266 of 1957	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	326 of 1970	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	277 of 1680	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	128 of 2019	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	308 of 1964	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	15 of 982	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	115 of 970	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	79 of 954	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	45 of 955	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	24 of 938	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	102 of 1800	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	155 of 1793	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	54 of 1808	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	18 of 1763	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	38 of 1816	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	34 of 1765	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	338 of 1947	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	400 of 1959	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	204 of 1984	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	190 of 1977	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	93 of 1707	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	140 of 2019	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	270 of 1972	86.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	180 of 1368	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	78 of 1363	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	276 of 1367	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	189 of 1369	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	375 of 1356	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	447 of 1293	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	96.2	36 of 1293	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.7	66 of 1294	94.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	20 of 574	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	12 of 548	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	8 of 569	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	25 of 573	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	5 of 565	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	142 of 1248	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	96 of 1251	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	71.3	301 of 1275	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	335 of 1286	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	74 of 1276	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	67.4	345 of 1226	71.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	31.9	458 of 661	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	96.1	16 of 662	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.4	100 of 639	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	95 of 1229	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	6 of 1219	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	8 of 1234	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	89 of 1221	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	129 of 1217	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	296 of 1271	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	94 of 1264	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	195 of 1292	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	205 of 1286	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	529 of 1296	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	304 of 1223	75.1%	★★★★☆

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

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)97th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)31st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Mathematics60%+22 vs state

Science60%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, May 6, 2019

Honestly one of the worst schools in Chicago. The 6th-8th program is horrible. Personally, I left because the teachers are ratchet and lazy and the students are ghetto. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 4, 2016

I am a STEM Magnet Academy parent.
This is one of the best magnets in the city and the teachers do a very good job overall. Close Quote

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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
STEM Magnet Academy Elementary	Public	K-8	1522 W Fillmore St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7300	397	28	14.4	49.9%	20 (5.0%)	136 (34.3%)	83 (20.9%)	145 (36.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	83.8	306^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.1%		79	391^st of 2067 public elementary schools	81.1%	85	58.8	61.5	64.6	72.9	83.7	64.6	76.0	84.6	73.4	87.5	50.0	54.0	54.8	47.8	60.9	60.3	90.3	93.6	93.6	93.6	99.5	92.8	93.1		11.4	$17,231	$1,733	$15,498
Chicago World Language Academy	Public	K-8	1340 W Harrison St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7000	449	31	14.6	38.8%	45 (10.0%)	169 (37.6%)	125 (27.8%)	82 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	71.8	555^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.0%		80.5	349^th of 2067 public elementary schools	83.1%	206	47.4	55.3	53.7	71.7	70.2	82.5	75.0	68.4	70.4	64.8	35.8	28.1	57.9	54.2	63.2	49.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.8	98.5	98.2		24.2	$17,084	$1,289	$15,795
Galileo Elementary Math & Sci Schol Acd	Public	K-8	820 S Carpenter St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7070	547	40	13.8	47.9%	62 (11.3%)	148 (27.1%)	289 (52.8%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	75.6	488^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.3%		71.9	521^st of 2067 public elementary schools	74.8%	33	43.1	39.3	83.1	74.1	65.5	63.6	55.4	57.1	66.6	81.4	58.5	36.8	34.5	44.6	17.9	45.8	96.1	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.5	97.2	96.8		28.2	$18,261	$1,340	$16,920
Smyth J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1059 W 13th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7180	348	30	11.7	80.5%	3 (0.9%)	324 (93.1%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5.1	2047^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.4%		11.2	2007^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.9%	40	2.4	3.6	3.4	15.2	14.0	12.2	24.0	23.3	14.9	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	3.3	1.5	83.9	89.4	89.4	89.4	96.7	88.9	86.7	5.3	20.8	$25,382	$4,268	$21,115
Acero Charter - Bartolome de las	Public, Charter	K-8	1641 W 16th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 432-3224	225	17	13.2	88.4%	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.7%)	216 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.2	1843^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.3	1794^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.2%	49	15.8	13.0	12.5	35.0	15.8	22.7	19.0	34.8	24.0	18.8	15.0	5.3	9.1	9.5	0.0	9.1										$24,987	$1,381	$23,606
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 W 17th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7675	217	23	9.4	92.2%	2 (0.9%)	21 (9.7%)	192 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.4	1809^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.0%		9.8	2040^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.3%	231	15.8	17.4	26.7	5.3	15.8	18.2	38.1	30.4	22.7	46.7	5.3	5.3	4.5	0.0	4.3	9.2	83.2	87.3	87.3	87.3	93.0	81.6	81.6	5.3	25.0	$27,404	$3,476	$23,928
Skinner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 S Throop St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7790	1,139	61	18.6	21.9%	292 (25.6%)	294 (25.8%)	151 (13.3%)	317 (27.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.5%)	93.2	112^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.6%		95.2	103^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	95.0%	9	65.4	59.5	74.2	79.2	80.4	83.2	78.3	67.1	77.6	79.5	79.2	72.0	71.0	61.7	47.4	70.7	86.8	91.1	91.1	91.1	95.5	90.8	89.7	2.6	17.0	$14,927	$1,233	$13,694
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1624 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7205	428	35	12.4	90.0%	7 (1.6%)	20 (4.7%)	399 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.7	1723^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	16.2%		19.6	1694^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.0%	29	25.0	19.0	17.6	23.5	35.1	29.7	28.3	29.3	27.5	8.6	17.6	21.6	8.1	18.9	14.3	15.1	78.4	80.7	80.5	80.5	92.4	79.6	78.8	4.2	25.0	$22,421	$3,309	$19,112
Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences	Public	PK, KG-8	1940 W 18th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7215	280	24	11.6	72.9%	9 (3.2%)	6 (2.1%)	263 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	43.8	1127^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.2%		45.5	1033^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	50.0%	94	52.4	64.3	37.5	42.3	59.1	46.7	35.7	67.9	48.1	37.5	30.8	22.7	20.0	28.6	64.3	34.2	98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7	99.6	97.8	14.1	30.0	$22,280	$2,710	$19,570
Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1746 S Miller St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7375	301	34	8.9	72.8%	25 (8.3%)	67 (22.3%)	189 (62.8%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	42.3	1159^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.6%		42.6	1100^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.8%	59	36.0	19.2	36.4	50.0	44.0	64.3	55.2	30.8	45.7	31.8	29.2	28.0	21.4	34.5	3.8	25.0	90.2	92.5	92.5	92.5	93.2	91.2	90.5	15.3	23.7	$28,211	$3,313	$24,899

Frequently Asked Questions about STEM Magnet Academy Elementary

What district is STEM Magnet Academy Elementary in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is STEM Magnet Academy Elementary a good school?

STEM Magnet Academy Elementary ranks 306^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of STEM Magnet Academy Elementary?

Students at STEM Magnet Academy Elementary are 37% Asian, 34% African American, 21% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend STEM Magnet Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended STEM Magnet Academy Elementary.

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