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Columbus East Elementary School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Columbus East Elementary School is a public middle school located in Cicero, Illinois, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 366 students. The school is part of the Cicero School District 99, which is ranked 730 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Columbus East Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of chronic absenteeism and academic underperformance. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.0% to 32.4% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. In both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 32.9%, compared to the state average of 53.1% and the district average of 32%. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 19.5%, compared to the state average of 38.5% and the district average of 22.9%.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Cicero School District 99, such as Cicero East Elementary School and Unity Junior High School, Columbus East Elementary School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. However, the chronic absenteeism rates at Columbus East Elementary School are similar to those of other schools in the district, suggesting that this is a systemic issue across the district. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $17,867 to $22,029 over the past few years, and its favorable student-teacher ratio, the academic outcomes do not yet reflect the level of investment.

411

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,187

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 S 54th Ave
Cicero, IL 60804-3953

(708) 652-6085

District: Cicero School District 99

Students who attend Columbus East Elementary School usually attend:

High:

J Sterling Morton East High School

Feeder schools for Columbus East Elementary School:

Elementary:

Columbus West Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

White:

1.2%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2021 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2021) to 23rd (2025)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

Illinois avg44%

1,573^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 23% (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	24.2	1573 of 2056	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1511 of 2067	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1373 of 2077	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1471 of 2082	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	1143 of 1948	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1388 of 2086	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1490 of 2037	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	1669 of 2044	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	1864 of 2046	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	1910 of 2052	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	1944 of 2093	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	2008 of 2167	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.2	2024 of 2166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	1938 of 2147	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	1912 of 2139	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	1821 of 2120	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	1911 of 2092	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	1783 of 2095	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	1835 of 2086	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.9	1676 of 2030	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.4	1678 of 2020	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	688 of 1049	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	307 of 886	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	415 of 907	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	496 of 788	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	468 of 826	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	258 of 788	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	263 of 768	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	206 of 537	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	243 of 743	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	274 of 718	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1519 of 1942	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1389 of 1942	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1263 of 1957	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1404 of 1970	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1424 of 2019	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1486 of 1964	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	680 of 982	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	632 of 959	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	521 of 970	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	585 of 954	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	221 of 742	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	507 of 955	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	564 of 938	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1128 of 1800	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1021 of 1793	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	859 of 1808	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	952 of 1763	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	768 of 1514	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	746 of 1816	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	962 of 1765	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1464 of 1947	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1450 of 1959	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1315 of 1984	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1381 of 1977	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1173 of 1707	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1256 of 2019	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1344 of 1972	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1057 of 1292	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	668 of 1195	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	775 of 1156	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	767 of 1113	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	380 of 1194	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Science24%-17 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
L J Hauser Junior High School	Public	6-8	65 Woodside Rd	Riverside	60546	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 447-3896	597	47	12.6	25.3%	332 (55.6%)	13 (2.2%)	209 (35.0%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	94.9	55^th of 1368 public middle schools	96.0%		91.7	100^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.7%	45		71.9				81.9	90.4	88.0	86.9				64.8	66.3	71.7	67.6	97.4	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.0	96.9	97.4		95.8	$15,294	$475	$14,819
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus East Elementary School

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

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

How many students attend Columbus East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Columbus East Elementary School.

What district is Columbus East Elementary School in?

Cicero School District 99

What is the racial makeup of Columbus East Elementary School?

Students at Columbus East Elementary School are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

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