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Cicero East Elementary School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Cicero East Elementary School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Cicero, Illinois, with 413 students. The school is part of the Cicero School District 99, which is ranked 730 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cicero East Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 22.4% to 32.4%, well above the state average of 15-20%. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide, and only 26.2% were proficient in math, compared to 38.5% statewide. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.44% to 84.78%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Cicero East Elementary School spends significantly more per student ($20,419 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, its performance is generally lower than the nearby Unity Junior High School and Columbus East Elementary School within the Cicero School District 99. When compared to higher-performing schools outside of the Cicero district, such as L.J. Hauser Junior High School in Riverside or Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, the academic performance gap is even more pronounced.

408

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,735

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2324 S 49Th Ave
Cicero, IL 60804-2447

(708) 652-9440

District: Cicero School District 99

Students who attend Cicero East Elementary School usually attend:

High:

J Sterling Morton East High School

Feeder schools for Cicero East Elementary School:

Elementary:

Cicero West Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

African American:

2.0%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Illinois avg44%

1,434^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

730^th of 811Cicero School District 99 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1434 of 2056	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1407 of 2067	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1466 of 2077	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1498 of 2082	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1338 of 2086	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1604 of 2037	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	1663 of 2044	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	1838 of 2046	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	1892 of 2052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	1971 of 2093	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	2021 of 2167	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	2096 of 2166	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	2068 of 2147	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	1954 of 2139	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.3	1929 of 2120	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	1925 of 2092	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.3	1816 of 2095	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1800 of 2086	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.7	1710 of 2022	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	1720 of 2030	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.8	1727 of 2020	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	33.6	459 of 698	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	720 of 1049	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	685 of 886	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	753 of 907	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	403 of 788	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	451 of 826	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	296 of 788	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	338 of 768	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	405 of 537	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	171 of 743	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	39.7	429 of 718	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1337 of 1942	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1363 of 1942	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1260 of 1957	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1304 of 1970	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	1093 of 1680	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1282 of 2019	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1540 of 1964	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	572 of 982	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	521 of 959	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	590 of 970	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	590 of 954	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	343 of 742	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	441 of 955	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	658 of 938	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	981 of 1800	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	887 of 1793	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	904 of 1808	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	1015 of 1763	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	667 of 1514	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	648 of 1816	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	1084 of 1765	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1370 of 1947	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1256 of 1959	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1484 of 1984	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1539 of 1977	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	1209 of 1707	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1319 of 2019	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1574 of 1972	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1003 of 1292	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1055 of 1195	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1057 of 1156	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	926 of 1113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	936 of 1194	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	634 of 763	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	10.5	1400 of 1463	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2018)34th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2018)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science19%-21 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
Cicero East Elementary School	Public	4-6	2324 S 49Th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-9440	408	28	14.8	76.7%	3 (0.7%)	8 (2.0%)	396 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	19.3			27.1	34.1	44.7			35.1		37.3	17.8	24.6			26.2	96.6	97.8	97.8	97.8	62.0	95.7	97.8		32.2	$20,735	$1,713	$19,022
Unity Junior High School	Public	7-8	2115 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 863-8268	1,919	125	15.3	66.6%	15 (0.8%)	32 (1.7%)	1,865 (97.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	21.4	1088^th of 1368 public middle schools	20.5%		23.9	1025^th of 1363 public middle schools	24.8%	63		25.2					27.6	31.4	29.5					18.2	15.1	16.7	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.2	99.6		99.6	$21,680	$1,953	$19,727
Columbus East Elementary School	Public	4-6	3100 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-6085	411	28	14.5	75.7%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	402 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	23.8			28.0	37.3	33.3			32.9		30.4	12.7	14.9			19.5	98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	37.4	98.1	98.7		35.8	$21,187	$1,854	$19,333
Gary Elementary School	Public	3-8	3740 W 31st St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1455	711	53	13.4	94.5%	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	699 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23	1046^th of 1368 public middle schools	23.5%		27.8	944^th of 1363 public middle schools	30.7%	102	17.4	20.2	25.0	38.6	31.7	27.6	38.5	26.9	31.3	24.0	32.5	5.9	12.2	28.8	12.7	18.7	97.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	96.9	98.5	96.8	4.2	49.5	$18,770	$2,187	$16,583
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	6432 16th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2475	793	55	14.4	83.4%	38 (4.8%)	97 (12.2%)	641 (80.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	56.1	536^th of 1368 public middle schools	60.8%		52.4	565^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.5%	29		52.2				58.4	58.1	64.0	60.1				19.0	28.2	28.4	25.4	96.7	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.5	96.7	97.5		95.7	$18,128	$1,067	$17,061
Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	3016 Ridgeland Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-5800	504	47	10.7	81.7%	20 (4.0%)	23 (4.6%)	441 (87.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	34.7	867^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.6%		34.8	822^nd of 1363 public middle schools	39.7%	45		35.0				39.5	33.9	52.5	41.6				13.2	23.5	24.7	20.7	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2		98.0	$18,233	$1,928	$16,306
Madero Middle School	Public	6-8	3202 W 28th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4466	231	23	9.9	71.9%	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	226 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.5	1035^th of 1368 public middle schools	24.3%		18.4	1141^st of 1363 public middle schools	16.3%	106		38.4				24.5	37.5	34.1	33.0				6.1	8.3	18.6	12.1	95.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	91.9	95.6	95.6		83.9	$25,190	$4,575	$20,616
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6850 31st St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 749-6110	447	52	8.6	73.6%	49 (11.0%)	29 (6.5%)	356 (79.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	63.2	447^th of 1368 public middle schools	67.3%		60	448^th of 1363 public middle schools	67.1%	1		47.9				42.9	54.4	71.6	56.3				31.2	39.6	51.8	40.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.3	$20,383	$1,928	$18,456
Percy Julian Middle School	Public	6-8	416 S Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3040	927	78	11.8	18.0%	506 (54.6%)	135 (14.6%)	138 (14.9%)	26 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (11.7%)	80.1	249^th of 1368 public middle schools	81.8%		69.5	351^st of 1363 public middle schools	74.2%	102		53.6				69.1	67.9	70.1	69.1				51.1	48.2	52.8	50.7	98.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.3	98.5	99.2		96.2	$17,464	$1,119	$16,345
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Public	6-8	325 S Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3050	947	74	12.7	20.8%	433 (45.7%)	187 (19.7%)	170 (18.0%)	24 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (12.5%)	85.2	182^nd of 1368 public middle schools	86.7%		82.3	208^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.7%	26		57.5				76.4	71.8	72.6	73.5				56.2	59.0	50.0	54.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.5	99.7		99.0	$22,663	$1,088	$21,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Cicero East Elementary School

How many students attend Cicero East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Cicero East Elementary School.

What high school do graduates of Cicero East Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cicero East Elementary School usually go on to attend J Sterling Morton East High School

What district is Cicero East Elementary School in?

Cicero School District 99

What is the racial makeup of Cicero East Elementary School?

Students at Cicero East Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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