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Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Public Grades PK, KG-8

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is an exceptional elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 488 students in grades PK-7 and part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. This school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with impressive results across all grade levels and subject areas.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 78.3% of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 63.5% of the school's students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 27.3% and the state's 38.5%. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 58.9% of 5th-grade students and 63.9% of 8th-grade students achieving proficiency or better. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz consistently ranks among the top Illinois elementary schools for various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socio-Economic Status students.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz stands out. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 78.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 31.5% at Sandoval Elementary School, 47.8% at Monarcas Academy, and 44.9% at Lee Elementary School. The school's higher spending per student, lower student-teacher ratio, and lower chronic absenteeism rates may contribute to its exceptional performance and ability to support diverse student populations.

542

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,345

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4034 W 56Th St
Chicago, IL 60629-4442

(773) 535-8280

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

White:

5.9%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2021 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (66% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

160^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 36 pts since 2021

From top 44% (2021) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

162^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^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	90.9	160 of 2056	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	208 of 2067	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	267 of 2077	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	482 of 2082	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	857 of 1948	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	101 of 788	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	235 of 826	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	73 of 788	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	62.6	163 of 768	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	91 of 1942	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	220 of 1942	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	169 of 1957	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	339 of 1970	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	623 of 1680	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	16 of 982	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	12 of 959	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	17 of 970	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	33 of 954	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	79 of 742	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	34 of 1800	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	66 of 1793	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	84 of 1808	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	44 of 1763	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	206 of 1514	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	223 of 1947	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	219 of 1959	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	383 of 1984	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	539 of 1977	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	39.8	942 of 1707	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	92.8	55 of 1195	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	41 of 1156	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	25 of 1113	97.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	162 of 1368	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	125 of 1363	90.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	28 of 483	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	121 of 1248	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	84 of 1251	93.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	17 of 669	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	13 of 643	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	34 of 1229	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	18 of 1219	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	165 of 1271	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	179 of 1264	85.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	89.3	58 of 802	92.8%	★★★★★

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+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

Mathematics64%+25 vs state

Science61%+18 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
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz	Public	PK, KG-8	4034 W 56Th St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-8280	542	35	15.7	48.5%	32 (5.9%)	16 (3.0%)	492 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	90.9	160^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.2%		89	208^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.9%	48	58.9	63.9	73.2	83.9	73.2	87.7	70.0	81.7	78.3	89.3	72.6	60.7	57.9	58.3	43.3	63.5	96.7	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.5	96.9	96.5	9.4	22.9	$16,345	$1,261	$15,084
Peck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3826 W 58th St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2450	777	52	15.0	91.4%	11 (1.4%)	11 (1.4%)	753 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28.3	1477^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.2%		31.5	1353^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	34.5%	124			33.0	40.2					37.1	33.0	21.2					26.2	96.4	97.0	97.0	97.0	98.2	96.3	95.0	22.3		$17,901	$2,344	$15,557
Pasteur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5825 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2270	620	40	15.5	86.1%	11 (1.8%)	9 (1.5%)	592 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	70.7	584^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.6%		54.8	822^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	60.2%	238			58.9	53.1					56.3	69.0	50.0					60.3	90.5	92.9	92.9	92.9	97.1	92.6	90.8	12.1		$20,677	$2,527	$18,150
Sandoval Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5534 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0457	736	53	14.0	91.7%	15 (2.0%)	18 (2.4%)	692 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	30.2	1427^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.6%		29.3	1419^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.3%	8	26.2		25.4	25.6	43.4				31.5	43.0	28.7	26.8				32.5	95.1	97.5	97.5	97.5	99.6	97.5	96.2	6.1		$17,345	$2,404	$14,941
Edwards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4815 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4875	1,209	83	14.5	76.1%	28 (2.3%)	13 (1.1%)	1,161 (96.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15	1782^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.7	1779^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.9%	3	22.4	15.0	22.2	19.2	23.4	34.6	44.5	45.5	32.3	24.2	7.2	6.5	9.6	12.4	15.0	12.2	94.4	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.2	95.9	95.3	12.2	26.4	$18,472	$2,377	$16,095
Monarcas Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5815 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9280	797	57	13.9	91.5%	9 (1.1%)	15 (1.9%)	765 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.3	1029^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.0%		45.2	1044^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.5%	15	37.9		49.1	35.8	59.2				47.8	47.3	28.4	36.9				37.6	92.6	95.7	95.7	95.7	97.9	93.2	92.0	12.9		$18,652	$2,588	$16,064
Acero Charter Network - Jovita Idar	Public, Charter	K-8	5050 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5450	528	29	18.5	88.4%	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	518 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.6	1603^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.0%		22.1	1620^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.6%	17	23.7	41.7	21.7	47.5	41.7	31.7	53.3	42.4	39.7	18.3	13.3	16.7	8.3	31.7	21.7	18.3										$14,730	$977	$13,754
Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5248 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0440	885	58	15.3	95.9%	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	857 (96.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	16.8	1745^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.1%		17.2	1762^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	14.8%	17	13.8	25.0	27.6	19.6	27.7	25.6	23.5	36.6	27.0	26.4	20.6	9.6	15.6	15.3	28.6	19.6	95.1	96.4	96.3	96.3	97.6	94.1	95.0	3.7	27.4	$17,180	$2,337	$14,843
Lee Elementary School	Public	K-8	6448 S Tripp Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2255	581	40	14.7	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	571 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	1179^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.7%		34.2	1284^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.9%	105	23.2	31.3	23.3	48.7	49.3	49.3	41.4	52.5	44.9	41.7	35.9	27.5	36.2	44.8	35.0	36.5	98.3	98.8	98.8	99.0	97.9	98.4	99.0		33.3	$17,880	$2,511	$15,370
Acero Charter Network - PFC Torress	Public, Charter	K-8	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-3475	528	29	18.5	88.4%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	518 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.6	1772^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	13.8%		14.5	1868^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.6%	96	10.5	11.8	17.2	30.8	14.3	41.4	35.2	19.8	26.6	8.6	15.4	3.6	18.6	10.2	6.0	10.1										$16,241	$1,036	$15,205

Frequently Asked Questions about Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

How many students attend Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz.

What district is Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz?

Students at Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% African American.

Is Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz a good school?

Yes. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz ranks in the top 7.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

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