Is Burroughs Elementary School a good school?

Burroughs Elementary School ranks 1315 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burroughs Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 323 students attended Burroughs Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Burroughs Elementary School?

Students at Burroughs Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Burroughs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Burroughs Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Burroughs Elementary School

Summary:

Burroughs Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 323 students. It 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.

Burroughs Elementary School consistently outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, Burroughs had 45.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In mathematics, Burroughs had 19.4% proficiency, while the district had 18.3% and the state had 28.4%. Burroughs also excels in science, with 63.4% proficiency compared to 36.8% for the district and 53.2% for the state. The school performs particularly well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations, ranking 528 out of 959 Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students and 359 out of 826 for English Language Learners.

However, Burroughs Elementary School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.3% in 2019-2020 to 29.8% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern. The school also faces challenges related to its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite these challenges, the school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $11,843 in 2019-2020 to $19,525 in 2022-2023, suggesting that the school and district are investing more resources to support student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

3542 S Washtenaw Ave
Chicago, IL 60632-1639

(773) 535-7226

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1315^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,721

Students who attend Burroughs Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 323

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.6%

African American:

3.4%

White:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Burroughs Elementary School ranks worse than 63.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 145^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 32.9. (See more...)

Compare Details Burroughs Elementary School ranks better than 74.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.02. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burroughs Elementary School is $22,721, which is the 166^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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SchoolDigger ranks Burroughs Elementary School 1315^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Burroughs Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Burroughs Elementary School 345^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Burroughs 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 Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	37.46	1433^rd	2020	29.1%
2004	58.32	1049^th	2030	48.3%
2005	46.51	1304^th	2022	35.5%
2006	49.44	1321^st	2086	36.7%
2007	49.06	1339^th	2095	36.1%
2008	53.54	1194^th	2092	42.9%
2009	43.03	1409^th	2120	33.5%
2010	39.49	1488^th	2139	30.4%
2011	46.85	1356^th	2147	36.8%
2012	55.41	1156^th	2166	46.6%
2013	55.36	1054^th	2167	51.4%
2014	68.01	680^th	2093	67.5%
2015	59.13	731^st	2052	64.4%
2016	64.96	647^th	2046	68.4%
2017	62.74	688^th	2044	66.3%
2018	64.91	648^th	2037	68.2%
2019	69.06	579^th	2086	72.2%
2021	42.01	1016^th	1948	47.8%
2022	43.65	1098^th	2082	47.3%
2023	37.56	1219^th	2077	41.3%
2024	32.90	1315^th	2067	36.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.49	162^nd	718	77.4%
2019	71.10	93^rd	743	87.5%
2021	73.21	54^th	537	89.9%
2022	53.19	257^th	768	66.5%
2023	61.90	183^rd	788	76.8%
2024	46.39	359^th	826	56.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.17	834^th	1156	27.9%
2024	24.68	953^rd	1195	20.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.73	151^st	1765	91.4%
2019	85.79	102^nd	1816	94.4%
2021	61.27	391^st	1514	74.2%
2022	61.16	518^th	1763	70.6%
2023	55.96	666^th	1808	63.2%
2024	42.16	1002^nd	1793	44.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.34	692^nd	1964	64.8%
2019	66.97	609^th	2019	69.8%
2021	53.57	685^th	1680	59.2%
2022	45.09	969^th	1970	50.8%
2023	28.85	1353^rd	1957	30.9%
2024	33.75	1217^th	1942	37.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.06	568^th	1972	71.2%
2019	69.14	545^th	2019	73.0%
2021	51.54	704^th	1707	58.8%
2022	42.47	1036^th	1977	47.6%
2023	46.68	959^th	1984	51.7%
2024	33.06	1237^th	1959	36.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.68	114^th	938	87.8%
2019	84.09	63^rd	955	93.4%
2021	58.58	202^nd	742	72.8%
2022	53.29	378^th	954	60.4%
2023	48.18	436^th	970	55.1%
2024	41.50	528^th	959	44.9%

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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 Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	34.59	832^nd	1185	29.8%
2004	39.42	793^rd	1204	34.1%
2005	39.51	812^th	1209	32.8%
2006	59.41	591^st	1272	53.5%
2007	60.63	595^th	1287	53.8%
2008	64.59	538^th	1293	58.4%
2009	65.61	513^th	1318	61.1%
2010	52.31	747^th	1327	43.7%
2011	54.60	712^th	1344	47.0%
2012	59.39	618^th	1365	54.7%
2013	51.80	670^th	1367	51.0%
2014	62.54	483^rd	1322	63.5%
2015	74.13	271^st	1302	79.2%
2016	75.13	263^rd	1294	79.7%
2017	71.16	310^th	1293	76.0%
2018	69.19	341^st	1293	73.6%
2019	52.23	594^th	1356	56.2%
2021	70.06	293^rd	1241	76.4%
2022	77.12	256^th	1369	81.3%
2023	80.00	226^th	1367	83.5%
2024	70.02	345^th	1363	74.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	75.84	11^th	277	96.0%
2022	77.46	25^th	454	94.5%
2023	94.75	5^th	480	99.0%
2024	75.56	39^th	486	92.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.89	83^rd	1161	92.9%
2019	67.22	287^th	1217	76.4%
2021	87.75	52^nd	1019	94.9%
2022	93.59	29^th	1221	97.6%
2023	94.31	26^th	1234	97.9%
2024	82.22	114^th	1219	90.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.30	383^rd	1226	68.8%
2019	42.71	700^th	1276	45.1%
2021	51.29	430^th	1017	57.7%
2022	75.64	253^rd	1286	80.3%
2023	75.11	250^th	1275	80.4%
2024	64.24	376^th	1251	69.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.08	282^nd	1223	76.9%
2019	60.78	444^th	1296	65.7%
2021	65.78	268^th	1048	74.4%
2022	76.02	234^th	1286	81.8%
2023	82.56	180^th	1292	86.1%
2024	73.13	275^th	1264	78.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.07	87^th	590	85.3%
2019	58.95	208^th	639	67.4%
2021	84.43	40^th	517	92.3%
2022	89.05	47^th	662	92.9%
2023	86.27	49^th	661	92.6%
2024	74.95	106^th	643	83.5%

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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 Burroughs Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	150	28	n/a	183	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	361
1990	133	23	2	209	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	367
1991	108	31	1	197	2	n/a	n/a	0	339
1992	102	31	3	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1993	109	42	5	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1994	106	41	6	250	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1995	89	22	3	314	1	n/a	n/a	0	429
1996	89	22	3	314	1	n/a	n/a	0	429
1997	91	14	9	355	2	n/a	n/a	0	471
1998	78	25	12	377	1	n/a	n/a	0	493
1999	79	14	12	409	1	n/a	n/a	0	515
2000	67	9	10	430	3	n/a	n/a	0	519
2001	61	5	10	434	1	n/a	n/a	0	511
2002	39	4	11	448	4	n/a	n/a	0	506
2003	39	4	11	448	4	n/a	n/a	0	506
2004	43	5	11	439	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
2005	36	6	12	453	1	n/a	n/a	0	508
2006	30	9	10	486	0	n/a	n/a	15	550
2007	32	12	10	478	0	n/a	n/a	12	544
2008	24	9	7	488	1	n/a	n/a	10	539
2009	27	10	6	500	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
2010	27	11	2	471	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
2011	21	8	2	437	0	1	2	0	471
2012	18	12	1	461	1	1	1	0	495
2013	15	5	1	459	1	0	0	0	481
2014	17	4	2	485	0	0	1	0	509
2015	16	6	0	458	0	0	1	0	481
2016	17	6	0	452	0	1	1	0	477
2017	15	6	1	452	0	1	1	0	476
2018	10	8	3	448	0	1	3	0	473
2019	9	11	3	417	0	1	4	0	445
2020	12	11	5	396	0	0	4	0	428
2021	17	11	11	386	0	0	1	0	426
2022	12	13	11	346	1	0	2	0	385
2023	9	11	7	296	0	0	0	0	323

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 Burroughs Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	361	20.0	18.0	n/a
1990	367	22.0	16.6	n/a
1991	339	24.0	14.1	n/a
1992	368	24.0	15.3	n/a
1993	393	22.0	17.9	n/a
1994	403	24.0	16.8	n/a
1995	429	23.0	18.7	n/a
1996	429	23.0	18.7	n/a
1997	471	21.0	22.4	n/a
1998	493	24.0	20.5	n/a
1999	515	25.2	20.4	n/a
2000	519	24.2	21.4	n/a
2001	511	24.2	21.1	n/a
2002	506	24.0	21.1	94.5
2003	506	24.0	21.1	94.5
2004	499	24.9	20.0	93
2005	508	27.3	18.6	98.8
2006	550	30.8	17.9	99.8
2007	544	26.0	20.9	98.7
2008	539	26.0	20.7	98.9
2009	543	24.0	22.6	94.8
2010	511	29.0	17.6	94.7
2011	471	24.0	19.6	98.1
2012	495	23.0	21.5	94.9
2013	481	34.7	13.8	96.5
2014	509	27.0	18.8	95.7
2015	481	26.0	18.5	96.3
2016	477	25.0	19.0	93.5
2017	476	25.1	18.9	92.2
2018	473	24.9	18.9	92.2
2019	445	26.5	16.7	90.1
2020	428	26.0	16.4	90.7
2021	426	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	385	30.0	12.8	92.5
2023	323	29.0	11.1	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 Burroughs Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	361	20.0	18.0	n/a
1990	367	22.0	16.6	n/a
1991	339	24.0	14.1	n/a
1992	368	24.0	15.3	n/a
1993	393	22.0	17.9	n/a
1994	403	24.0	16.8	n/a
1995	429	23.0	18.7	n/a
1996	429	23.0	18.7	n/a
1997	471	21.0	22.4	n/a
1998	493	24.0	20.5	n/a
1999	515	25.2	20.4	n/a
2000	519	24.2	21.4	n/a
2001	511	24.2	21.1	n/a
2002	506	24.0	21.1	94.5
2003	506	24.0	21.1	94.5
2004	499	24.9	20.0	93
2005	508	27.3	18.6	98.8
2006	550	30.8	17.9	99.8
2007	544	26.0	20.9	98.7
2008	539	26.0	20.7	98.9
2009	543	24.0	22.6	94.8
2010	511	29.0	17.6	94.7
2011	471	24.0	19.6	98.1
2012	495	23.0	21.5	94.9
2013	481	34.7	13.8	96.5
2014	509	27.0	18.8	95.7
2015	481	26.0	18.5	96.3
2016	477	25.0	19.0	93.5
2017	476	25.1	18.9	92.2
2018	473	24.9	18.9	92.2
2019	445	26.5	16.7	90.1
2020	428	26.0	16.4	90.7
2021	426	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	385	30.0	12.8	92.5
2023	323	29.0	11.1	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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