Is Audubon Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Audubon Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 53 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Audubon Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 577 students attended Audubon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Audubon Elementary School?

Students at Audubon Elementary School are 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Audubon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Audubon Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Lake View High School

Audubon Elementary School

Summary:

Audubon Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 577 students. The school consistently outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency across all grades and subjects, ranking in the top 3% of Illinois elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Audubon Elementary School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 76.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 64% proficient or better in mathematics, far exceeding the district and state averages. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 4% for female and male students, and the top 2% for Hispanic and white students in the state. Additionally, Audubon Elementary School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.2% to 14.9% over the past few years, which are lower than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Jahn Elementary School, Audubon Elementary School significantly outperforms in academic proficiency, statewide ranking, and student group performance. Despite being part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which has a low-income student population, Audubon Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting it may serve a more affluent community within the district.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

3500 N Hoyne Ave
Chicago, IL 60618-6112

(773) 534-5470

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
53^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,400

Students who attend Audubon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lake View High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 577

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 11.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Audubon Elementary School ranks better than 97.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 10^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.71. (See more...)

Compare Details Audubon Elementary School ranks better than 96.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.01. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Audubon Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Audubon Elementary School is $18,400. 342 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Audubon Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Audubon Elementary School 53^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Audubon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Audubon Elementary School 52^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Audubon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	30.05	1534^th	2020	24.1%
2004	42.82	1356^th	2030	33.2%
2005	37.09	1458^th	2022	27.9%
2006	38.32	1539^th	2086	26.2%
2007	41.08	1485^th	2095	29.1%
2008	42.26	1415^th	2092	32.4%
2009	56.87	1108^th	2120	47.7%
2010	72.34	653^rd	2139	69.5%
2011	78.04	432^nd	2147	79.9%
2012	83.74	201^st	2166	90.7%
2013	80.65	389^th	2167	82.0%
2014	79.21	416^th	2093	80.1%
2015	81.31	333^rd	2052	83.8%
2016	84.93	279^th	2046	86.4%
2017	74.17	491^st	2044	76.0%
2018	55.50	840^th	2037	58.8%
2019	62.74	719^th	2086	65.5%
2021	69.57	511^th	1948	73.8%
2022	71.93	540^th	2082	74.1%
2023	90.30	175^th	2077	91.6%
2024	96.71	53^rd	2067	97.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	75.66	157^th	1194	86.9%
2021	65.95	143^rd	640	77.7%
2022	70.27	193^rd	1113	82.7%
2023	88.25	78^th	1156	93.3%
2024	87.99	96^th	1195	92.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	94.57	24^th	1765	98.6%
2019	49.74	831^st	1816	54.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.10	698^th	1964	64.5%
2019	61.04	726^th	2019	64.0%
2021	63.96	514^th	1680	69.4%
2022	69.34	540^th	1970	72.6%
2023	88.13	193^rd	1957	90.1%
2024	95.17	72^nd	1942	96.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.76	679^th	1972	65.6%
2019	62.86	666^th	2019	67.0%
2021	66.03	471^st	1707	72.4%
2022	66.90	561^st	1977	71.6%
2023	90.39	150^th	1984	92.4%
2024	95.02	78^th	1959	96.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.84	410^th	938	56.3%
2019	66.48	221^st	955	76.9%
2021	65.58	139^th	742	81.3%
2022	42.87	506^th	954	47.0%
2023	65.41	227^th	970	76.6%
2024	94.10	23^rd	959	97.6%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.98	707^th	1463	51.7%
2019	52.06	684^th	1462	53.2%
2021	56.73	524^th	1308	59.9%
2022	59.20	540^th	1425	62.1%
2023	86.04	138^th	1419	90.3%
2024	94.59	27^th	1392	98.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	36.59	804^th	1185	32.2%
2004	39.66	791^st	1204	34.3%
2005	48.29	730^th	1209	39.6%
2006	54.20	683^rd	1272	46.3%
2007	50.22	759^th	1287	41.0%
2008	55.33	695^th	1293	46.2%
2009	69.39	437^th	1318	66.8%
2010	71.55	394^th	1327	70.3%
2011	82.78	136^th	1344	89.9%
2012	87.51	55^th	1365	96.0%
2013	90.93	68^th	1367	95.0%
2014	72.22	334^th	1322	74.7%
2015	59.65	423^rd	1302	67.5%
2016	66.40	352^nd	1294	72.8%
2017	67.61	347^th	1293	73.2%
2018	48.08	629^th	1293	51.4%
2019	53.14	581^st	1356	57.2%
2021	73.44	261^st	1241	79.0%
2022	69.71	337^th	1369	75.4%
2023	80.89	213^th	1367	84.4%
2024	95.01	52^nd	1363	96.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	79.90	46^th	548	91.6%
2022	81.87	55^th	781	93.0%
2023	89.01	60^th	805	92.5%
2024	96.36	27^th	802	96.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.18	561^st	1161	51.7%
2019	42.75	674^th	1217	44.6%
2023	50.23	535^th	1234	56.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.39	450^th	1226	63.3%
2019	50.81	592^nd	1276	53.6%
2021	58.90	350^th	1017	65.6%
2022	79.79	211^th	1286	83.6%
2023	80.82	195^th	1275	84.7%
2024	87.34	121^st	1251	90.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.40	395^th	1223	67.7%
2019	55.32	511^th	1296	60.6%
2021	77.08	181^st	1048	82.7%
2022	51.45	523^rd	1286	59.3%
2023	78.02	216^th	1292	83.3%
2024	96.64	32^nd	1264	97.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.35	280^th	590	52.5%
2019	56.83	228^th	639	64.3%
2021	74.95	73^rd	517	85.9%
2022	53.18	244^th	662	63.1%
2023	56.67	220^th	661	66.7%
2024	76.68	94^th	643	85.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Audubon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.75	370^th	889	58.4%
2019	46.52	490^th	905	45.9%
2021	65.81	239^th	813	70.6%
2022	65.57	258^th	898	71.3%
2023	76.50	160^th	895	82.1%
2024	93.62	27^th	875	96.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, January 9, 2010

I have 2 kids in school there. Mr. Price is an excellent principal and leader, and he has the help of a very supportive community. The teachers are all great, and there is very little turnover. Parent volunteerism and fundraising is above average. It's hard to get in unless you live in the neighborhood, and the neighborhood's kind of pricey, but it's very family friendly. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Audubon Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	241	20	17	305	6	n/a	n/a	0	589
1989	205	17	15	282	32	n/a	n/a	0	551
1990	209	21	14	284	65	n/a	n/a	0	593
1991	190	27	13	286	79	n/a	n/a	0	595
1992	182	22	16	257	69	n/a	n/a	0	546
1993	180	26	16	287	67	n/a	n/a	0	576
1994	159	29	21	282	60	n/a	n/a	0	551
1995	135	33	28	327	49	n/a	n/a	0	572
1996	135	33	28	327	49	n/a	n/a	0	572
1997	127	34	31	353	42	n/a	n/a	0	587
1998	108	26	35	368	41	n/a	n/a	0	578
1999	93	22	37	394	30	n/a	n/a	0	576
2000	93	26	41	351	34	n/a	n/a	0	545
2001	88	23	34	319	25	n/a	n/a	0	489
2002	69	25	33	283	15	n/a	n/a	0	425
2003	69	25	33	283	15	n/a	n/a	0	425
2004	82	40	28	274	16	n/a	n/a	0	440
2005	104	48	39	240	11	n/a	n/a	0	442
2006	127	28	25	213	8	n/a	n/a	40	441
2007	149	25	19	191	7	n/a	n/a	36	427
2008	171	30	18	180	5	n/a	n/a	44	448
2009	221	36	26	190	7	n/a	n/a	0	480
2010	252	32	25	183	7	n/a	n/a	0	499
2011	266	22	9	197	2	2	34	0	532
2012	317	21	6	183	1	2	41	0	571
2013	324	16	9	180	0	2	51	0	582
2014	342	19	10	175	0	2	34	0	582
2015	354	17	19	154	0	2	31	0	577
2016	342	18	18	157	0	2	33	0	570
2017	344	20	24	150	4	2	37	0	581
2018	360	15	25	143	3	0	26	0	572
2019	366	12	27	130	2	0	34	0	571
2020	365	7	22	124	2	0	38	0	558
2021	348	3	26	108	1	0	42	0	528
2022	340	8	20	91	2	0	37	0	498
2023	389	10	27	101	0	0	50	0	577

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Audubon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	589	26.0	22.6	n/a
1989	551	26.0	21.1	n/a
1990	593	28.0	21.1	n/a
1991	595	33.0	18.0	n/a
1992	546	32.0	17.0	n/a
1993	576	31.0	18.6	n/a
1994	551	34.0	16.2	n/a
1995	572	32.0	17.9	n/a
1996	572	32.0	17.9	n/a
1997	587	34.0	17.3	n/a
1998	578	36.0	16.1	n/a
1999	576	34.0	16.9	n/a
2000	545	32.0	17.0	n/a
2001	489	33.0	14.8	n/a
2002	425	27.0	15.7	81.4
2003	425	27.0	15.7	81.4
2004	440	24.9	17.7	73.9
2005	442	27.9	15.8	70.8
2006	441	33.6	13.1	65.6
2007	427	24.0	17.8	61.1
2008	448	30.0	14.9	55.9
2009	480	30.0	16.0	44.2
2010	499	30.0	16.6	41.1
2011	532	32.0	16.6	41.2
2012	571	31.0	18.4	37.8
2013	582	32.9	17.6	30.6
2014	582	38.5	15.1	31.3
2015	577	34.0	16.9	26.3
2016	570	34.0	16.7	25.1
2017	581	32.8	17.6	24.4
2018	572	33.4	17.1	19.6
2019	571	36.0	15.8	15.4
2020	558	37.0	15.0	13.3
2021	528	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	498	37.2	13.3	11.6
2023	577	44.0	13.1	11.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Audubon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	589	26.0	22.6	n/a
1989	551	26.0	21.1	n/a
1990	593	28.0	21.1	n/a
1991	595	33.0	18.0	n/a
1992	546	32.0	17.0	n/a
1993	576	31.0	18.6	n/a
1994	551	34.0	16.2	n/a
1995	572	32.0	17.9	n/a
1996	572	32.0	17.9	n/a
1997	587	34.0	17.3	n/a
1998	578	36.0	16.1	n/a
1999	576	34.0	16.9	n/a
2000	545	32.0	17.0	n/a
2001	489	33.0	14.8	n/a
2002	425	27.0	15.7	81.4
2003	425	27.0	15.7	81.4
2004	440	24.9	17.7	73.9
2005	442	27.9	15.8	70.8
2006	441	33.6	13.1	65.6
2007	427	24.0	17.8	61.1
2008	448	30.0	14.9	55.9
2009	480	30.0	16.0	44.2
2010	499	30.0	16.6	41.1
2011	532	32.0	16.6	41.2
2012	571	31.0	18.4	37.8
2013	582	32.9	17.6	30.6
2014	582	38.5	15.1	31.3
2015	577	34.0	16.9	26.3
2016	570	34.0	16.7	25.1
2017	581	32.8	17.6	24.4
2018	572	33.4	17.1	19.6
2019	571	36.0	15.8	15.4
2020	558	37.0	15.0	13.3
2021	528	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	498	37.2	13.3	11.6
2023	577	44.0	13.1	11.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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