Is Carnegie Elementary School a good school?

Carnegie Elementary School ranks 1179 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carnegie Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 443 students attended Carnegie Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Carnegie Elementary School?

Students at Carnegie Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Carnegie Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carnegie Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Hyde Park Academy High School

Carnegie Elementary School

Summary:

Carnegie Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 443 students. Located in a high-poverty area, the school consistently outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA).

Carnegie's ELA proficiency rate of 36% in the 2023-2024 school year was significantly higher than nearby schools like Wadsworth Elementary School (21.7%) and Fiske Elementary School (15.3%). The school's performance is especially strong for African American students, who rank in the top 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools in ELA and Mathematics. However, Carnegie struggles with high chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 5.9% in 2019-2020 to 48.4% in 2021-2022, exceeding the district and state averages.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $17,633, Carnegie's academic outcomes are not significantly better than nearby schools, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as teacher quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may be more important in driving student success. The school's challenges reflect the broader struggles faced by the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Detail:

Public K-8

1414 E 61st Pl
Chicago, IL 60637-2999

(773) 535-0530

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1179^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,104

Students who attend Carnegie Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hyde Park Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 443

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.4%

Hispanic:

1.8%

White:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carnegie Elementary School ranks worse than 57% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 108^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 38.89. (See more...)

Compare Details Carnegie Elementary School ranks better than 50.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.03. (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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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carnegie Elementary School is $22,104, which is the 185^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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Carnegie Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carnegie Elementary School 1179^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Carnegie Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Carnegie Elementary School 669^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Carnegie 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 Carnegie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	40.79	1372^nd	2020	32.1%
2004	32.08	1546^th	2030	23.8%
2005	31.23	1562^nd	2022	22.7%
2006	50.11	1305^th	2086	37.4%
2007	57.83	1105^th	2095	47.3%
2008	68.00	802^nd	2092	61.7%
2009	69.53	748^th	2120	64.7%
2010	50.63	1274^th	2139	40.4%
2011	47.61	1349^th	2147	37.2%
2012	43.66	1432^nd	2166	33.9%
2013	37.80	1446^th	2167	33.3%
2014	48.18	1146^th	2093	45.2%
2015	51.64	865^th	2052	57.8%
2016	41.69	1135^th	2046	44.5%
2017	44.34	1068^th	2044	47.7%
2018	51.31	920^th	2037	54.8%
2019	46.02	1049^th	2086	49.7%
2021	38.90	1076^th	1948	44.8%
2022	44.19	1086^th	2082	47.8%
2023	48.95	979^th	2077	52.9%
2024	38.89	1179^th	2067	43.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.59	225^th	763	70.5%
2019	25.83	967^th	1194	19.0%
2022	24.53	939^th	1113	15.6%
2023	26.80	870^th	1156	24.7%
2024	35.85	719^th	1195	39.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.52	499^th	1765	71.7%
2019	55.29	671^st	1816	63.1%
2021	53.23	560^th	1514	63.0%
2022	55.34	653^rd	1763	63.0%
2023	59.31	579^th	1808	68.0%
2024	50.06	805^th	1793	55.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Carnegie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.30	827^th	1964	57.9%
2019	49.45	959^th	2019	52.5%
2021	45.35	838^th	1680	50.1%
2022	52.58	824^th	1970	58.2%
2023	51.58	855^th	1957	56.3%
2024	38.68	1111^th	1942	42.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Carnegie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.86	783^rd	907	13.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Carnegie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.03	955^th	1972	51.6%
2019	42.82	1080^th	2019	46.5%
2021	26.49	1223^rd	1707	28.4%
2022	35.07	1193^rd	1977	39.7%
2023	42.70	1053^rd	1984	46.9%
2024	36.79	1153^rd	1959	41.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.97	39^th	698	94.4%
2019	81.87	56^th	711	92.1%
2021	81.85	20^th	428	95.3%
2022	85.91	40^th	684	94.2%
2023	84.52	47^th	692	93.2%
2024	71.14	103^rd	655	84.3%

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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 Carnegie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	44.59	734^th	1185	38.1%
2004	34.06	852^nd	1204	29.2%
2005	28.35	908^th	1209	24.9%
2006	46.50	794^th	1272	37.6%
2007	47.08	807^th	1287	37.3%
2008	44.89	820^th	1293	36.6%
2009	54.00	712^th	1318	46.0%
2010	46.53	840^th	1327	36.7%
2011	47.22	807^th	1344	40.0%
2012	44.75	874^th	1365	36.0%
2013	23.01	1112^th	1367	18.7%
2014	27.36	1008^th	1322	23.8%
2015	31.97	858^th	1302	34.1%
2016	30.06	897^th	1294	30.7%
2017	22.56	1023^rd	1293	20.9%
2018	34.42	819^th	1293	36.7%
2019	26.49	995^th	1356	26.6%
2021	26.36	903^rd	1241	27.2%
2022	38.51	774^th	1369	43.5%
2023	42.32	726^th	1367	46.9%
2024	45.03	669^th	1363	50.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	26.43	767^th	781	1.8%
2023	21.96	720^th	805	10.6%
2024	35.85	461^st	802	42.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.59	716^th	1161	38.3%
2019	33.44	842^nd	1217	30.8%
2021	27.24	784^th	1019	23.1%
2022	44.09	618^th	1221	49.4%
2023	55.72	433^rd	1234	64.9%
2024	59.79	377^th	1219	69.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Carnegie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.46	765^th	1226	37.6%
2019	29.82	915^th	1276	28.3%
2021	25.31	765^th	1017	24.8%
2022	38.43	736^th	1286	42.8%
2023	50.98	544^th	1275	57.3%
2024	39.96	701^st	1251	44.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Carnegie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.90	484^th	674	28.2%
2024	34.64	394^th	639	38.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Carnegie Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.93	818^th	1223	33.1%
2019	25.21	969^th	1296	25.2%
2021	23.89	827^th	1048	21.1%
2022	40.48	686^th	1286	46.7%
2023	34.04	807^th	1292	37.5%
2024	48.08	568^th	1264	55.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.53	92^nd	511	82.0%
2019	58.89	157^th	565	72.2%
2021	57.76	97^th	385	74.8%
2022	72.52	82^nd	573	85.7%
2023	74.57	70^th	569	87.7%
2024	72.90	83^rd	548	84.9%

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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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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Great teaching I feel happier for my child to know that he is in good hand while attending your magnificent school.Although the school should try to a better buget for better lunches and to rebuild the school during the summer. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Carnegie Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	424	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	424
1990	n/a	345	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	345
1991	2	356	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	358
1992	0	337	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
1993	0	331	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1994	0	370	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
1995	0	466	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1996	0	466	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1997	0	492	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1998	0	521	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1999	0	512	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
2000	0	518	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
2001	0	551	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2002	1	671	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
2003	1	671	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
2004	2	693	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
2005	3	676	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2006	3	638	3	2	3	n/a	n/a	5	654
2007	4	659	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	5	672
2008	1	646	1	2	5	n/a	n/a	10	665
2009	1	661	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	1	669
2010	2	688	5	7	1	n/a	n/a	1	704
2011	2	680	0	6	0	0	6	0	694
2012	3	714	0	8	0	0	3	0	728
2013	8	662	0	11	1	0	3	0	685
2014	8	645	0	5	0	1	2	0	661
2015	6	590	1	6	0	1	4	0	608
2016	5	588	1	8	0	1	1	0	604
2017	4	637	1	8	0	1	1	0	652
2018	2	617	1	9	0	1	1	0	631
2019	4	614	2	11	0	1	3	0	635
2020	4	568	3	11	0	1	3	0	590
2021	5	551	3	11	0	1	8	0	579
2022	3	487	2	11	0	1	4	0	508
2023	3	427	2	8	0	0	3	0	443

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

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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 Carnegie Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	424	23.0	18.4	n/a
1990	345	25.0	13.8	n/a
1991	358	26.0	13.7	n/a
1992	337	25.0	13.4	n/a
1993	331	24.0	13.8	n/a
1994	370	23.0	16.1	n/a
1995	466	25.0	18.6	n/a
1996	466	25.0	18.6	n/a
1997	492	26.0	18.9	n/a
1998	521	26.0	20.0	n/a
1999	512	24.0	21.3	n/a
2000	519	24.0	21.6	n/a
2001	551	24.0	23.0	n/a
2002	674	28.0	24.1	92.4
2003	674	28.0	24.1	92.4
2004	697	27.6	25.3	76.3
2005	681	35.8	19.0	90.3
2006	654	40.8	16.0	83.2
2007	672	31.0	21.7	81.4
2008	665	34.0	19.6	80.9
2009	669	34.0	19.7	79
2010	704	30.0	23.4	79.8
2011	694	33.0	21.0	79.5
2012	728	33.0	22.0	83.7
2013	685	37.1	18.4	82.2
2014	661	33.3	19.8	85
2015	608	36.0	16.8	87.7
2016	604	34.0	17.7	83.4
2017	652	34.3	18.9	81.6
2018	631	31.0	20.3	81.6
2019	635	34.0	18.6	79.1
2020	590	33.5	17.6	78.3
2021	579	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	508	36.0	14.1	74.8
2023	443	33.5	13.2	81.5

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 Carnegie Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	424	23.0	18.4	n/a
1990	345	25.0	13.8	n/a
1991	358	26.0	13.7	n/a
1992	337	25.0	13.4	n/a
1993	331	24.0	13.8	n/a
1994	370	23.0	16.1	n/a
1995	466	25.0	18.6	n/a
1996	466	25.0	18.6	n/a
1997	492	26.0	18.9	n/a
1998	521	26.0	20.0	n/a
1999	512	24.0	21.3	n/a
2000	519	24.0	21.6	n/a
2001	551	24.0	23.0	n/a
2002	674	28.0	24.1	92.4
2003	674	28.0	24.1	92.4
2004	697	27.6	25.3	76.3
2005	681	35.8	19.0	90.3
2006	654	40.8	16.0	83.2
2007	672	31.0	21.7	81.4
2008	665	34.0	19.6	80.9
2009	669	34.0	19.7	79
2010	704	30.0	23.4	79.8
2011	694	33.0	21.0	79.5
2012	728	33.0	22.0	83.7
2013	685	37.1	18.4	82.2
2014	661	33.3	19.8	85
2015	608	36.0	16.8	87.7
2016	604	34.0	17.7	83.4
2017	652	34.3	18.9	81.6
2018	631	31.0	20.3	81.6
2019	635	34.0	18.6	79.1
2020	590	33.5	17.6	78.3
2021	579	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	508	36.0	14.1	74.8
2023	443	33.5	13.2	81.5

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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