Is Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy a good school?

Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy ranks 1211 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 193 students attended Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy?

Students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Summary:

Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy is a public elementary school serving 199 students in grades K-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with below-average performance on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state. Only 30.8% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and just 18.3% were proficient or better in Math, well below the state averages. The school also has a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 83.42% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.4% in 2019-2020 to 31.6% in 2023-2024.

Nearby schools, such as Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Special School, Evers Elementary School, and McDade Elementary Classical School, generally perform better than Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger suggests a need for significant improvement, and addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and implementing targeted interventions for low-performing student groups could be potential areas of focus for the school to improve its overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-8

9300 S Princeton Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-1514

(773) 535-5720

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1211^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,951

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 193

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.4%

Hispanic:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy ranks worse than 58.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 118^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 37.53. (See more...)

Compare Details Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy ranks worse than 51.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.17. (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 (98.4%), Hispanic (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy is 12, which is the 138^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy employs 16 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy is $26,951, which is the 57^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy 1211^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy 700^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

African American students:

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 Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	54.29	1127^th	2020	44.2%
2004	37.24	1465^th	2030	27.8%
2005	60.76	966^th	2022	52.2%
2006	55.15	1194^th	2086	42.8%
2007	44.46	1417^th	2095	32.4%
2008	52.93	1212^th	2092	42.1%
2009	61.40	1004^th	2120	52.6%
2010	54.78	1173^rd	2139	45.2%
2011	50.45	1276^th	2147	40.6%
2012	62.05	995^th	2166	54.1%
2013	67.09	744^th	2167	65.7%
2014	64.57	776^th	2093	62.9%
2015	50.32	891^st	2052	56.6%
2016	50.66	939^th	2046	54.1%
2017	64.89	652^nd	2044	68.1%
2018	49.61	955^th	2037	53.1%
2019	58.00	827^th	2086	60.4%
2021	30.98	1262^nd	1948	35.2%
2022	32.85	1324^th	2082	36.4%
2023	34.16	1301^st	2077	37.4%
2024	37.53	1211^th	2067	41.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.36	388^th	1765	78.0%
2019	74.65	261^st	1816	85.6%
2021	44.26	761^st	1514	49.7%
2022	48.38	812^th	1763	53.9%
2023	48.98	843^rd	1808	53.4%
2024	57.18	624^th	1793	65.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.21	893^rd	1964	54.5%
2019	78.91	350^th	2019	82.7%
2022	35.50	1190^th	1970	39.6%
2023	31.47	1286^th	1957	34.3%
2024	60.88	664^th	1942	65.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.31	934^th	1972	52.6%
2019	50.83	898^th	2019	55.5%
2022	14.00	1843^rd	1977	6.8%
2023	34.50	1221^st	1984	38.5%
2024	31.58	1280^th	1959	34.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.53	45^th	698	93.6%
2019	87.66	35^th	711	95.1%
2021	66.00	64^th	428	85.0%
2022	69.77	106^th	684	84.5%
2023	68.55	117^th	692	83.1%
2024	67.29	124^th	655	81.1%

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

Rank History for Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	66.31	434^th	1185	63.4%
2004	60.40	556^th	1204	53.8%
2005	31.51	883^rd	1209	27.0%
2006	60.41	568^th	1272	55.3%
2007	57.32	642^nd	1287	50.1%
2008	70.82	400^th	1293	69.1%
2009	56.49	677^th	1318	48.6%
2010	67.00	480^th	1327	63.8%
2011	75.94	283^rd	1344	78.9%
2012	76.09	291^st	1365	78.7%
2013	67.84	405^th	1367	70.4%
2014	70.75	364^th	1322	72.5%
2015	41.71	685^th	1302	47.4%
2016	48.42	614^th	1294	52.6%
2017	56.76	492^nd	1293	61.9%
2018	55.98	518^th	1293	59.9%
2019	66.29	405^th	1356	70.1%
2022	27.36	958^th	1369	30.0%
2023	31.70	893^rd	1367	34.7%
2024	43.17	700^th	1363	48.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.28	186^th	1161	84.0%
2019	88.37	55^th	1217	95.5%
2022	36.11	744^th	1221	39.1%
2023	41.24	687^th	1234	44.3%
2024	51.44	497^th	1219	59.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.42	559^th	1226	54.4%
2019	63.23	425^th	1276	66.7%
2022	42.72	668^th	1286	48.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.03	458^th	1223	62.6%
2019	80.56	200^th	1296	84.6%
2022	16.62	1141^st	1286	11.3%
2023	32.07	830^th	1292	35.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.67	30^th	511	94.1%
2019	95.06	14^th	565	97.5%
2022	57.67	155^th	573	72.9%
2023	57.26	170^th	569	70.1%
2024	73.29	76^th	548	86.1%

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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 Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	59	311	n/a	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	391
1990	49	319	1	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	385
1991	78	307	0	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	404
1992	60	325	0	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	403
1993	71	333	0	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	421
1994	68	335	1	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	423
1995	64	326	1	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	403
1996	64	326	1	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	403
1997	50	345	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	408
1998	35	351	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	399
1999	30	362	1	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	406
2000	21	371	1	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	403
2001	16	381	2	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	406
2002	11	362	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
2003	11	362	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
2004	4	383	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	393
2005	4	381	4	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
2006	1	365	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	12	379
2007	2	369	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	7	381
2008	1	337	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	7	347
2009	2	381	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	386
2010	0	363	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2011	0	378	1	10	1	0	5	0	395
2012	0	356	1	10	1	0	4	0	372
2013	0	340	0	10	1	0	3	0	354
2014	0	352	0	11	1	0	1	0	365
2015	0	294	1	10	0	0	1	0	306
2016	0	269	0	5	0	0	0	0	274
2017	0	256	0	6	0	0	0	0	262
2018	0	246	0	2	0	0	0	0	248
2019	0	210	0	2	0	0	0	0	212
2020	0	220	0	1	0	0	0	0	221
2021	0	206	0	4	0	0	2	0	212
2022	0	194	0	4	0	0	0	0	198
2023	0	195	0	4	0	0	0	0	199
2024	0	190	0	3	0	0	0	0	193

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	391	20.0	19.5	n/a
1990	385	21.0	18.3	n/a
1991	404	21.0	19.2	n/a
1992	403	22.0	18.3	n/a
1993	421	23.5	17.9	n/a
1994	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
1995	403	25.0	16.1	n/a
1996	403	25.0	16.1	n/a
1997	408	25.0	16.3	n/a
1998	399	23.0	17.3	n/a
1999	406	24.0	16.9	n/a
2000	403	24.0	16.8	n/a
2001	406	22.0	18.5	n/a
2002	376	22.0	17.1	80.1
2003	376	22.0	17.1	80.1
2004	393	21.8	18.0	85.2
2005	390	26.8	14.6	83.6
2006	379	27.8	13.6	78.5
2007	381	19.0	20.1	81
2008	347	20.0	17.4	84.1
2009	386	25.0	15.4	79.5
2010	365	24.0	15.2	84.1
2011	395	21.0	18.8	82.5
2012	372	22.0	16.9	82
2013	354	28.0	12.6	81.4
2014	365	24.0	15.2	83.3
2015	306	22.0	13.9	81.7
2016	274	18.0	15.2	74.1
2017	262	15.0	17.4	72.1
2018	248	13.0	19.0	77.4
2019	212	13.0	16.3	71.7
2020	221	13.0	17.0	75.1
2021	212	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	198	13.0	15.2	82.8
2023	199	14.0	14.2	83.4
2024	193	16.0	12.0	85

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 Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	391	20.0	19.5	n/a
1990	385	21.0	18.3	n/a
1991	404	21.0	19.2	n/a
1992	403	22.0	18.3	n/a
1993	421	23.5	17.9	n/a
1994	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
1995	403	25.0	16.1	n/a
1996	403	25.0	16.1	n/a
1997	408	25.0	16.3	n/a
1998	399	23.0	17.3	n/a
1999	406	24.0	16.9	n/a
2000	403	24.0	16.8	n/a
2001	406	22.0	18.5	n/a
2002	376	22.0	17.1	80.1
2003	376	22.0	17.1	80.1
2004	393	21.8	18.0	85.2
2005	390	26.8	14.6	83.6
2006	379	27.8	13.6	78.5
2007	381	19.0	20.1	81
2008	347	20.0	17.4	84.1
2009	386	25.0	15.4	79.5
2010	365	24.0	15.2	84.1
2011	395	21.0	18.8	82.5
2012	372	22.0	16.9	82
2013	354	28.0	12.6	81.4
2014	365	24.0	15.2	83.3
2015	306	22.0	13.9	81.7
2016	274	18.0	15.2	74.1
2017	262	15.0	17.4	72.1
2018	248	13.0	19.0	77.4
2019	212	13.0	16.3	71.7
2020	221	13.0	17.0	75.1
2021	212	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	198	13.0	15.2	82.8
2023	199	14.0	14.2	83.4
2024	193	16.0	12.0	85

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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