Is Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center a good school?

Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center ranks 1450 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center?

In the 2023-24 school year, 245 students attended Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center.

What is the racial makeup of Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center?

Students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center attend?

Students who attend Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center usually go on to attend: High : Morgan Park High School

Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Summary:

Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 265 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barnard Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating for most of that time period. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.5% to 41.6% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Barnard students perform well below the district and state averages on the IAR English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with only 24.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 8% proficient in Math. The school's subgroup performance is also concerning, with female, male, and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the 1st or 2nd percentile among Illinois elementary schools.

When comparing Barnard Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, such as Mount Vernon Elementary, Garvey M Elementary, and Wacker Elementary, Barnard performs worse on most metrics, including test scores and chronic absenteeism. Despite spending $18,238 per student, which is higher than the district average, Barnard Elementary has struggled to improve student outcomes over the past decade, suggesting that significant interventions and support are needed to address the unique challenges faced by the school.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

10354 S Charles St
Chicago, IL 60643-2998

(773) 535-2625

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1450^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,427

Students who attend Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center usually attend:

High:

Morgan Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 245

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Hispanic:

4.5%

White:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center ranks worse than 70.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 178^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 28.37. (See more...)

Compare Details Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center ranks worse than 84.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.14. (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 Racial makeup is: African American (90.6%), Hispanic (4.5%), White (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center is 11.9, which is the 132^nd best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center employs 20.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center is $23,427, which is the 148^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center 1450^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center 1150^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	27.78	1573^rd	2020	22.1%
2004	20.76	1697^th	2030	16.4%
2005	19.16	1745^th	2022	13.7%
2006	16.56	1829^th	2086	12.3%
2007	23.83	1768^th	2095	15.6%
2008	16.92	1825^th	2092	12.8%
2009	25.23	1716^th	2120	19.1%
2010	19.67	1824^th	2139	14.7%
2011	43.51	1415^th	2147	34.1%
2012	37.62	1561^st	2166	27.9%
2013	30.96	1571^st	2167	27.5%
2014	24.53	1666^th	2093	20.4%
2015	26.43	1519^th	2052	26.0%
2016	25.99	1535^th	2046	25.0%
2017	24.55	1561^st	2044	23.6%
2018	34.04	1324^th	2037	35.0%
2019	28.01	1508^th	2086	27.7%
2021	22.62	1484^th	1948	23.8%
2022	13.83	1919^th	2082	7.8%
2023	27.30	1467^th	2077	29.4%
2024	28.37	1450^th	2067	29.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.46	887^th	1765	49.7%
2019	40.82	1081^st	1816	40.5%
2021	25.37	1232^nd	1514	18.6%
2022	22.23	1509^th	1763	14.4%
2023	33.61	1207^th	1808	33.2%
2024	32.20	1258^th	1793	29.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.76	1269^th	1964	35.4%
2019	25.82	1526^th	2019	24.4%
2022	17.18	1691^st	1970	14.2%
2023	33.88	1229^th	1957	37.2%
2024	35.88	1174^th	1942	39.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.32	1301^st	1972	34.0%
2019	33.36	1322^nd	2019	34.5%
2022	14.05	1842^nd	1977	6.8%
2023	23.76	1483^rd	1984	25.3%
2024	24.09	1483^rd	1959	24.3%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.96	156^th	698	77.7%
2019	59.11	203^rd	711	71.4%
2021	38.61	230^th	428	46.3%
2022	33.98	443^rd	684	35.2%
2023	51.61	248^th	692	64.2%
2024	54.38	215^th	655	67.2%

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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 Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	15.96	989^th	1185	16.5%
2004	17.22	985^th	1204	18.2%
2005	32.34	876^th	1209	27.5%
2006	50.25	750^th	1272	41.0%
2007	35.29	937^th	1287	27.2%
2008	46.30	808^th	1293	37.5%
2009	22.47	1082^nd	1318	17.9%
2010	18.97	1131^st	1327	14.8%
2011	62.27	575^th	1344	57.2%
2012	48.14	823^rd	1365	39.7%
2013	37.83	905^th	1367	33.8%
2014	32.01	951^st	1322	28.1%
2015	22.10	1038^th	1302	20.3%
2016	28.79	919^th	1294	29.0%
2017	31.53	871^st	1293	32.6%
2018	39.93	737^th	1293	43.0%
2019	33.82	868^th	1356	36.0%
2021	26.41	901^st	1241	27.4%
2022	19.35	1121^st	1369	18.1%
2023	19.85	1114^th	1367	18.5%
2024	18.14	1150^th	1363	15.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.48	788^th	805	2.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.22	461^st	1161	60.3%
2019	44.32	644^th	1217	47.1%
2022	25.99	962^nd	1221	21.2%
2023	28.06	927^th	1234	24.9%
2024	24.00	983^rd	1219	19.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.55	781^st	1226	36.3%
2019	35.04	829^th	1276	35.0%
2021	25.24	768^th	1017	24.5%
2022	14.37	1175^th	1286	8.6%
2023	18.79	1054^th	1275	17.3%
2024	26.76	903^rd	1251	27.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.56	586^th	1223	52.1%
2022	31.79	833^rd	1286	35.2%
2023	22.38	1013^th	1292	21.6%
2024	10.42	1235^th	1264	2.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.48	93^rd	511	81.8%
2019	59.37	152^nd	565	73.1%
2021	44.32	171^st	385	55.6%
2022	41.47	277^th	573	51.7%
2023	35.69	352^nd	569	38.1%
2024	28.39	411^th	548	25.0%

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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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Enrollment information for Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	130	262	2	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	413
1990	102	292	2	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	418
1991	104	269	1	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1992	84	276	1	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1993	101	271	1	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1994	83	253	1	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1995	71	240	0	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
1996	71	240	0	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
1997	88	289	1	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1998	86	277	0	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	386
1999	93	282	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
2000	46	307	2	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	369
2001	41	353	1	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2002	13	357	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2003	13	357	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2004	4	340	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
2005	9	316	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
2006	0	284	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	10	297
2007	3	308	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	10	323
2008	1	291	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	11	303
2009	5	282	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
2010	4	282	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	287
2011	3	266	0	3	0	0	2	0	274
2012	2	263	0	4	0	0	1	0	270
2013	3	250	0	5	0	0	1	0	259
2014	1	284	1	6	0	1	4	0	297
2015	1	289	1	9	0	0	3	0	303
2016	2	290	1	6	0	0	4	0	303
2017	2	306	1	3	0	0	3	0	315
2018	3	313	1	3	0	0	3	0	323
2019	4	253	1	2	0	2	2	0	264
2020	7	268	1	3	0	1	1	0	281
2021	8	249	1	8	0	2	2	0	270
2022	6	241	1	10	0	1	5	0	264
2023	7	241	1	9	0	1	6	0	265
2024	7	222	1	11	0	0	4	0	245

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	413	15.0	27.5	n/a
1990	418	17.0	24.5	n/a
1991	397	20.0	19.8	n/a
1992	388	20.0	19.4	n/a
1993	397	17.0	23.4	n/a
1994	357	12.0	29.8	n/a
1995	330	17.0	19.4	n/a
1996	330	17.0	19.4	n/a
1997	403	21.0	19.2	n/a
1998	386	21.0	18.4	n/a
1999	395	22.0	18.0	n/a
2000	369	21.0	17.6	n/a
2001	411	24.0	17.1	n/a
2002	378	23.0	16.4	66.9
2003	378	23.0	16.4	66.9
2004	347	20.4	17.0	70
2005	329	20.7	15.9	73.3
2006	297	20.0	14.9	79.8
2007	323	15.0	21.5	75.7
2008	303	17.0	17.8	75.3
2009	291	17.0	17.1	82.8
2010	287	17.0	16.8	86.4
2011	274	16.0	17.1	83.9
2012	270	15.0	18.0	85.2
2013	259	12.2	21.2	81.1
2014	297	18.0	16.5	80.8
2015	303	18.0	16.8	83.8
2016	303	19.0	15.9	82.8
2017	315	17.7	17.7	81.6
2018	323	18.6	17.3	85.1
2019	264	18.5	14.2	83.7
2020	281	16.5	17.0	79
2021	270	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	264	19.5	13.5	74.2
2023	265	19.0	13.9	72.1
2024	245	20.5	11.9	77.6

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 Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	413	15.0	27.5	n/a
1990	418	17.0	24.5	n/a
1991	397	20.0	19.8	n/a
1992	388	20.0	19.4	n/a
1993	397	17.0	23.4	n/a
1994	357	12.0	29.8	n/a
1995	330	17.0	19.4	n/a
1996	330	17.0	19.4	n/a
1997	403	21.0	19.2	n/a
1998	386	21.0	18.4	n/a
1999	395	22.0	18.0	n/a
2000	369	21.0	17.6	n/a
2001	411	24.0	17.1	n/a
2002	378	23.0	16.4	66.9
2003	378	23.0	16.4	66.9
2004	347	20.4	17.0	70
2005	329	20.7	15.9	73.3
2006	297	20.0	14.9	79.8
2007	323	15.0	21.5	75.7
2008	303	17.0	17.8	75.3
2009	291	17.0	17.1	82.8
2010	287	17.0	16.8	86.4
2011	274	16.0	17.1	83.9
2012	270	15.0	18.0	85.2
2013	259	12.2	21.2	81.1
2014	297	18.0	16.5	80.8
2015	303	18.0	16.8	83.8
2016	303	19.0	15.9	82.8
2017	315	17.7	17.7	81.6
2018	323	18.6	17.3	85.1
2019	264	18.5	14.2	83.7
2020	281	16.5	17.0	79
2021	270	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	264	19.5	13.5	74.2
2023	265	19.0	13.9	72.1
2024	245	20.5	11.9	77.6

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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