Is Byrne Elementary School a good school?

Byrne Elementary School ranks 1200 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Byrne Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 628 students attended Byrne Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Byrne Elementary School?

Students at Byrne Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 26% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Byrne Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Byrne Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Kennedy High School

Byrne Elementary School

Summary:

Byrne Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 628 students as part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in the state.

Byrne Elementary faces several challenges, including low test scores, with only 36.4% of students proficient in ELA and 15.9% in math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.1% to 35.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Performance varies greatly across student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but white students and those from low-income backgrounds performing poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools like Dore Elementary and Twain Elementary, Byrne Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates at these neighboring schools. Byrne's student-teacher ratio of 14.9 is also higher than some nearby schools, and its spending per student of $16,781 is lower than some higher-performing counterparts, suggesting a need for additional resources and support to address the school's underlying issues and drive academic progress.

Detail:

Public K-8

5329 S Oak Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60638-1117

(773) 535-2170

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1200^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,235

Students who attend Byrne Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Kennedy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 628

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

White:

26.1%

African American:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Byrne Elementary School ranks worse than 58.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 117^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 38.01. (See more...)

Compare Details Byrne Elementary School ranks better than 52.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.34. (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 Byrne 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 Byrne Elementary School is $19,235. 305 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Byrne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Byrne Elementary School 1200^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Byrne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Byrne Elementary School 651^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Byrne 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 Byrne Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	37.10	1437^th	2020	28.9%
2004	56.82	1082^nd	2030	46.7%
2005	51.76	1192^nd	2022	41.0%
2006	53.40	1239^th	2086	40.6%
2007	50.49	1316^th	2095	37.2%
2008	59.01	1071^st	2092	48.8%
2009	59.75	1053^rd	2120	50.3%
2010	62.28	990^th	2139	53.7%
2011	64.46	915^th	2147	57.4%
2012	61.35	1011^th	2166	53.3%
2013	56.15	1034^th	2167	52.3%
2014	46.26	1180^th	2093	43.6%
2015	43.80	1037^th	2052	49.5%
2016	53.07	895^th	2046	56.3%
2017	40.91	1144^th	2044	44.0%
2018	43.84	1077^th	2037	47.1%
2019	38.26	1235^th	2086	40.8%
2021	42.06	1014^th	1948	47.9%
2022	40.63	1167^th	2082	43.9%
2023	42.61	1118^th	2077	46.2%
2024	38.01	1200^th	2067	41.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	57.01	198^th	743	73.4%
2023	39.84	449^th	788	43.0%
2024	38.46	498^th	826	39.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	43.58	564^th	1194	52.8%
2022	59.84	284^th	1113	74.5%
2023	44.71	531^st	1156	54.1%
2024	41.91	612^th	1195	48.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.58	545^th	1765	69.1%
2019	47.02	910^th	1816	49.9%
2021	51.35	596^th	1514	60.6%
2022	45.16	899^th	1763	49.0%
2023	39.10	1073^rd	1808	40.7%
2024	32.16	1259^th	1793	29.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.74	1148^th	1964	41.5%
2019	37.23	1231^st	2019	39.0%
2021	35.58	1025^th	1680	39.0%
2022	36.81	1157^th	1970	41.3%
2023	38.17	1135^th	1957	42.0%
2024	37.09	1147^th	1942	40.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.21	363^rd	907	60.0%
2024	41.91	447^th	886	49.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.68	924^th	1972	53.1%
2019	39.09	1175^th	2019	41.8%
2021	46.12	816^th	1707	52.2%
2022	45.14	978^th	1977	50.5%
2023	46.00	971^st	1984	51.1%
2024	38.76	1114^th	1959	43.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.44	427^th	938	54.5%
2019	44.75	505^th	955	47.1%
2021	60.02	185^th	742	75.1%
2022	56.18	339^th	954	64.5%
2023	55.57	344^th	970	64.5%
2024	46.73	445^th	959	53.6%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.81	932^nd	1463	36.3%
2019	28.25	1104^th	1462	24.5%
2021	34.98	886^th	1308	32.3%
2022	21.48	1203^rd	1425	15.6%
2023	29.44	1060^th	1419	25.3%
2024	29.25	1033^rd	1392	25.8%

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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 Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	40.70	766^th	1185	35.4%
2004	55.34	629^th	1204	47.8%
2005	60.74	569^th	1209	52.9%
2006	57.15	639^th	1272	49.8%
2007	54.43	693^rd	1287	46.2%
2008	66.01	499^th	1293	61.4%
2009	64.08	532^nd	1318	59.6%
2010	57.73	655^th	1327	50.6%
2011	59.71	622^nd	1344	53.7%
2012	67.30	475^th	1365	65.2%
2013	62.31	505^th	1367	63.1%
2014	54.40	619^th	1322	53.2%
2015	37.41	765^th	1302	41.2%
2016	47.06	626^th	1294	51.6%
2017	36.15	800^th	1293	38.1%
2018	21.05	1033^rd	1293	20.1%
2019	27.75	970^th	1356	28.5%
2021	40.88	643^rd	1241	48.2%
2022	47.81	630^th	1369	54.0%
2023	48.32	623^rd	1367	54.4%
2024	46.34	651^st	1363	52.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	496^th	602	17.6%
2019	27.80	646^th	792	18.4%
2022	48.47	261^st	781	66.6%
2023	63.79	189^th	805	76.5%
2024	53.55	262^nd	802	67.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.58	873^rd	1161	24.8%
2019	31.92	871^st	1217	28.4%
2021	69.19	177^th	1019	82.6%
2022	63.98	308^th	1221	74.8%
2023	54.25	466^th	1234	62.2%
2024	49.20	531^st	1219	56.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.75	980^th	1226	20.1%
2019	30.33	907^th	1276	28.9%
2021	35.18	619^th	1017	39.1%
2022	48.89	568^th	1286	55.8%
2023	44.46	648^th	1275	49.2%
2024	46.31	615^th	1251	50.8%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.81	188^th	674	72.1%
2024	63.36	144^th	639	77.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.54	990^th	1223	19.1%
2019	25.83	960^th	1296	25.9%
2021	39.96	562^nd	1048	46.4%
2022	44.11	632^nd	1286	50.9%
2023	50.76	550^th	1292	57.4%
2024	43.10	637^th	1264	49.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.28	538^th	590	8.8%
2019	27.46	504^th	639	21.1%
2021	35.41	339^th	517	34.4%
2022	54.14	233^rd	662	64.8%
2023	57.49	208^th	661	68.5%
2024	57.17	217^th	643	66.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Byrne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.46	767^th	889	13.7%
2019	17.70	787^th	905	13.0%
2021	49.32	375^th	813	53.9%
2022	33.40	600^th	898	33.2%
2023	37.19	562^nd	895	37.2%
2024	24.99	679^th	875	22.4%

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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 Byrne Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	246	117	8	26	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	397
1989	248	96	6	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	375
1990	255	124	9	40	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	428
1991	281	105	9	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
1992	282	99	5	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1993	281	94	10	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1994	317	86	6	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	458
1995	329	60	3	91	1	n/a	n/a	0	484
1996	329	60	3	91	1	n/a	n/a	0	484
1997	304	60	8	97	3	n/a	n/a	0	472
1998	298	48	7	97	2	n/a	n/a	0	452
1999	302	44	7	111	2	n/a	n/a	0	466
2000	319	47	10	118	2	n/a	n/a	0	496
2001	331	39	9	138	6	n/a	n/a	0	523
2002	349	41	5	210	4	n/a	n/a	0	609
2003	349	41	5	210	4	n/a	n/a	0	609
2004	359	30	3	229	3	n/a	n/a	0	624
2005	345	23	4	252	2	n/a	n/a	0	626
2006	324	29	4	257	1	n/a	n/a	61	676
2007	322	28	6	274	1	n/a	n/a	40	671
2008	334	19	2	312	1	n/a	n/a	52	720
2009	328	11	2	330	2	n/a	n/a	0	673
2010	329	12	0	355	3	n/a	n/a	0	699
2011	308	10	1	363	3	0	7	0	692
2012	298	9	1	365	4	0	7	0	684
2013	287	5	0	361	2	0	4	0	659
2014	268	6	0	390	1	0	3	0	668
2015	251	5	0	374	1	0	4	0	635
2016	237	14	1	389	1	0	5	0	647
2017	237	7	0	397	2	0	5	0	648
2018	233	9	0	425	3	0	4	0	674
2019	214	13	1	453	1	0	5	0	687
2020	197	11	1	410	1	0	4	0	624
2021	196	8	1	415	1	0	10	0	631
2022	179	12	0	419	2	1	11	0	624
2023	164	19	0	432	2	1	10	0	628

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 Byrne Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	397	20.0	19.8	n/a
1989	375	21.0	17.8	n/a
1990	428	23.0	18.6	n/a
1991	442	25.0	17.6	n/a
1992	427	26.0	16.4	n/a
1993	434	25.0	17.4	n/a
1994	458	26.0	17.6	n/a
1995	484	25.0	19.4	n/a
1996	484	25.0	19.4	n/a
1997	472	28.0	16.9	n/a
1998	452	27.0	16.7	n/a
1999	466	27.0	17.3	n/a
2000	496	27.0	18.4	n/a
2001	523	28.0	18.7	n/a
2002	609	30.0	20.3	54.2
2003	609	30.0	20.3	54.2
2004	624	30.2	20.7	54.6
2005	626	35.7	17.5	52.2
2006	676	37.7	17.9	54.8
2007	671	26.0	25.8	51.2
2008	720	31.0	23.2	51.6
2009	673	37.0	18.2	50.4
2010	699	34.0	20.5	58.8
2011	692	31.0	22.3	53.6
2012	684	33.0	20.7	59.4
2013	659	40.8	16.1	58.6
2014	668	37.0	18.0	59.1
2015	635	34.0	18.6	64.4
2016	647	35.0	18.4	56.7
2017	648	35.3	18.3	59
2018	674	35.1	19.1	58.9
2019	687	41.5	16.5	53
2020	624	41.5	15.0	55
2021	631	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	624	39.0	16.0	49.2
2023	628	42.0	14.9	51

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 Byrne Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	397	20.0	19.8	n/a
1989	375	21.0	17.8	n/a
1990	428	23.0	18.6	n/a
1991	442	25.0	17.6	n/a
1992	427	26.0	16.4	n/a
1993	434	25.0	17.4	n/a
1994	458	26.0	17.6	n/a
1995	484	25.0	19.4	n/a
1996	484	25.0	19.4	n/a
1997	472	28.0	16.9	n/a
1998	452	27.0	16.7	n/a
1999	466	27.0	17.3	n/a
2000	496	27.0	18.4	n/a
2001	523	28.0	18.7	n/a
2002	609	30.0	20.3	54.2
2003	609	30.0	20.3	54.2
2004	624	30.2	20.7	54.6
2005	626	35.7	17.5	52.2
2006	676	37.7	17.9	54.8
2007	671	26.0	25.8	51.2
2008	720	31.0	23.2	51.6
2009	673	37.0	18.2	50.4
2010	699	34.0	20.5	58.8
2011	692	31.0	22.3	53.6
2012	684	33.0	20.7	59.4
2013	659	40.8	16.1	58.6
2014	668	37.0	18.0	59.1
2015	635	34.0	18.6	64.4
2016	647	35.0	18.4	56.7
2017	648	35.3	18.3	59
2018	674	35.1	19.1	58.9
2019	687	41.5	16.5	53
2020	624	41.5	15.0	55
2021	631	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	624	39.0	16.0	49.2
2023	628	42.0	14.9	51

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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