Is Barton Elementary School a good school?

Barton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Barton Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 393 students attended Barton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Barton Elementary School?

Students at Barton Elementary School are 90% African American, 9% Hispanic.

Barton Elementary School

Summary:

Barton Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 393 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.

Barton Elementary School is struggling, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages, and poor performance across student groups. In 2023-2024, only 11.1% of Barton students were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. When compared to nearby schools, such as LEARN Charter - Hunter Perkins Camp, which has much higher academic performance, the challenges at Barton become even more apparent. Additionally, Barton has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $20,333 in 2022-2023 and a lower student-teacher ratio than the district average, Barton Elementary School's academic outcomes remain poor. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies to address the root causes of its underperformance and improve outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

7650 S Wolcott Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-5227

(773) 535-3260

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1899^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,259

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 393

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.6%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Barton Elementary School ranks worse than 91.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 359^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 13.83. (See more...)

Compare Details Barton Elementary School ranks worse than 98.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.76. (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 Barton 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 Barton Elementary School is $23,259, which is the 148^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Barton Elementary School 1899^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Barton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Barton Elementary School 1337^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Barton 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 Barton Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Barton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	3.63	1920^th	2020	5.0%
2004	1.54	1990^th	2030	2.0%
2005	1.79	1961^st	2022	3.0%
2006	3.08	2008^th	2086	3.7%
2007	6.28	1969^th	2095	6.0%
2008	11.04	1903^rd	2092	9.0%
2009	6.16	2020^th	2120	4.7%
2010	3.21	2097^th	2139	2.0%
2011	8.60	2017^th	2147	6.1%
2012	11.52	2007^th	2166	7.3%
2013	6.99	2085^th	2167	3.8%
2014	6.34	2031^st	2093	3.0%
2015	10.12	1995^th	2052	2.8%
2016	9.62	1982^nd	2046	3.1%
2017	9.84	1970^th	2044	3.6%
2018	14.20	1849^th	2037	9.2%
2019	11.01	1989^th	2086	4.7%
2022	10.97	2041^st	2082	2.0%
2023	9.64	2051^st	2077	1.3%
2024	13.83	1899^th	2067	8.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.19	1529^th	1765	13.4%
2019	15.46	1725^th	1816	5.0%
2022	15.30	1713^th	1763	2.8%
2023	13.23	1778^th	1808	1.7%
2024	19.33	1620^th	1793	9.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Barton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.51	1743^rd	1964	11.3%
2019	12.45	1884^th	2019	6.7%
2022	10.99	1927^th	1970	2.2%
2023	10.45	1915^th	1957	2.1%
2024	12.79	1841^st	1942	5.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Barton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.66	1794^th	1972	9.0%
2019	10.73	1940^th	2019	3.9%
2022	11.82	1926^th	1977	2.6%
2023	10.78	1933^rd	1984	2.6%
2024	17.26	1669^th	1959	14.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Barton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.83	442^nd	698	36.7%
2019	31.73	504^th	711	29.1%
2022	26.56	593^rd	684	13.3%
2023	22.70	630^th	692	9.0%
2024	32.41	461^st	655	29.6%

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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 Barton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.34	1089^th	1185	8.1%
2004	10.11	1064^th	1204	11.6%
2005	3.00	1172^nd	1209	3.1%
2006	7.43	1176^th	1272	7.5%
2007	8.66	1180^th	1287	8.3%
2008	14.20	1130^th	1293	12.6%
2009	11.53	1194^th	1318	9.4%
2010	13.16	1186^th	1327	10.6%
2011	7.66	1279^th	1344	4.8%
2012	4.48	1331^st	1365	2.5%
2013	8.59	1289^th	1367	5.7%
2014	5.45	1284^th	1322	2.9%
2015	10.24	1253^rd	1302	3.8%
2016	8.99	1267^th	1294	2.1%
2017	13.69	1182^nd	1293	8.6%
2018	9.16	1260^th	1293	2.6%
2019	7.56	1348^th	1356	0.6%
2022	13.05	1300^th	1369	5.0%
2023	9.85	1338^th	1367	2.1%
2024	9.76	1337^th	1363	1.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.69	700^th	792	11.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.05	1131^st	1161	2.6%
2019	9.18	1210^th	1217	0.6%
2022	17.61	1143^rd	1221	6.4%
2023	12.40	1210^th	1234	1.9%
2024	12.53	1191^st	1219	2.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Barton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.03	1196^th	1226	2.4%
2019	6.69	1270^th	1276	0.5%
2022	14.96	1160^th	1286	9.8%
2023	10.20	1239^th	1275	2.8%
2024	8.70	1237^th	1251	1.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Barton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.42	1173^rd	1223	4.1%
2019	9.63	1281^st	1296	1.2%
2022	10.79	1272^nd	1286	1.1%
2023	10.83	1265^th	1292	2.1%
2024	12.29	1209^th	1264	4.4%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Barton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.76	469^th	511	8.2%
2019	16.87	558^th	565	1.2%
2022	28.88	457^th	573	20.2%
2023	21.31	525^th	569	7.7%
2024	18.95	521^st	548	4.9%

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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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Enrollment information for Barton Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1	996	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	997
1990	n/a	992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	992
1991	0	957	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	957
1992	0	830	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	832
1993	0	771	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
1994	0	804	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
1995	0	830	4	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	838
1996	0	830	4	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	838
1997	1	821	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	829
1998	0	846	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	856
1999	0	914	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	918
2000	0	828	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	828
2001	0	894	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	894
2002	0	880	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	880
2003	0	880	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	880
2004	0	888	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	888
2005	0	819	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	819
2006	1	788	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	791
2007	0	742	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	742
2008	0	768	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	3	776
2009	1	665	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
2010	2	611	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
2011	0	573	0	0	0	0	2	0	575
2012	1	585	0	5	0	0	0	0	591
2013	2	630	0	3	0	0	0	0	635
2014	3	577	0	4	0	0	2	0	586
2015	3	520	0	5	0	0	0	0	528
2016	4	440	0	6	0	0	2	0	452
2017	4	416	0	8	0	0	1	0	429
2018	3	364	0	9	0	0	7	0	383
2019	1	362	0	15	0	0	1	0	379
2020	1	324	0	16	0	0	4	0	345
2021	0	296	0	16	0	0	5	0	317
2022	0	264	0	21	0	0	2	0	287
2023	1	352	0	37	0	0	3	0	393

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 Barton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	997	41.0	24.3	n/a
1990	992	44.0	22.5	n/a
1991	957	46.0	20.8	n/a
1992	832	43.0	19.3	n/a
1993	771	43.0	17.9	n/a
1994	804	39.0	20.6	n/a
1995	838	43.0	19.5	n/a
1996	838	43.0	19.5	n/a
1997	829	46.0	18.0	n/a
1998	856	44.0	19.5	n/a
1999	918	45.0	20.4	n/a
2000	828	42.0	19.7	n/a
2001	894	44.0	20.3	n/a
2002	880	45.0	19.6	90.5
2003	880	45.0	19.6	90.5
2004	888	35.8	24.8	88.7
2005	819	38.7	21.2	84.2
2006	791	43.0	18.4	68.6
2007	742	29.0	25.6	95.6
2008	776	37.0	21.0	93.8
2009	674	38.0	17.7	93.5
2010	618	29.0	21.3	99.4
2011	575	30.0	19.1	94.3
2012	591	31.0	19.0	95.1
2013	635	38.4	16.5	97.2
2014	586	36.0	16.2	96.4
2015	528	29.0	18.2	92.4
2016	452	26.0	17.3	96.2
2017	429	26.7	16.0	96
2018	383	25.3	15.1	96.6
2019	379	26.0	14.5	92.3
2020	345	24.0	14.3	97.7
2021	317	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	287	27.0	10.6	92.3
2023	393	25.5	15.4	92.9

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 Barton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	997	41.0	24.3	n/a
1990	992	44.0	22.5	n/a
1991	957	46.0	20.8	n/a
1992	832	43.0	19.3	n/a
1993	771	43.0	17.9	n/a
1994	804	39.0	20.6	n/a
1995	838	43.0	19.5	n/a
1996	838	43.0	19.5	n/a
1997	829	46.0	18.0	n/a
1998	856	44.0	19.5	n/a
1999	918	45.0	20.4	n/a
2000	828	42.0	19.7	n/a
2001	894	44.0	20.3	n/a
2002	880	45.0	19.6	90.5
2003	880	45.0	19.6	90.5
2004	888	35.8	24.8	88.7
2005	819	38.7	21.2	84.2
2006	791	43.0	18.4	68.6
2007	742	29.0	25.6	95.6
2008	776	37.0	21.0	93.8
2009	674	38.0	17.7	93.5
2010	618	29.0	21.3	99.4
2011	575	30.0	19.1	94.3
2012	591	31.0	19.0	95.1
2013	635	38.4	16.5	97.2
2014	586	36.0	16.2	96.4
2015	528	29.0	18.2	92.4
2016	452	26.0	17.3	96.2
2017	429	26.7	16.0	96
2018	383	25.3	15.1	96.6
2019	379	26.0	14.5	92.3
2020	345	24.0	14.3	97.7
2021	317	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	287	27.0	10.6	92.3
2023	393	25.5	15.4	92.9

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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