Is Carroll Elementary School a good school?

Carroll Elementary School ranks 1516 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Carroll Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 421 students attended Carroll Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Carroll Elementary School?

Students at Carroll Elementary School are 82% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Carroll Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carroll Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bogan High School

Carroll Elementary School

Summary:

Carroll Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, with 421 students located in the Ashburn neighborhood of Chicago. Despite receiving substantial funding, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of Carroll Elementary School has struggled with significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, poor academic performance, and a very high percentage of low-income students.

Carroll Elementary School has grappled with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.7% to 36.8% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. This has likely been a major factor in the school's poor academic performance, with only 31.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 9% proficient in Math, compared to 41.2% and 28.4% statewide, respectively. While the school's African American and Special Education students perform better than the overall student body, they still lag behind their peers at the district and state levels.

Despite being located in close proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Kellogg Elementary School, which ranked in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, Carroll Elementary School continues to struggle. The school's high spending of $20,033 per student in 2022-2023 has not translated to improved academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and student/family engagement, may be contributing to the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2929 W 83rd St
Chicago, IL 60652-3400

(773) 535-9414

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1516^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,047

Students who attend Carroll Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bogan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 421

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.4%

Hispanic:

14.7%

White:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carroll Elementary School ranks worse than 73.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 201^st among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.94. (See more...)

Compare Details Carroll Elementary School ranks worse than 60.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.67. (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 Carroll 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 Carroll Elementary School is $22,047, which is the 187^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carroll Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carroll Elementary School 1516^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Carroll Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Carroll Elementary School 824^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Carroll 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 Carroll Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Carroll Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	19.24	1679^th	2020	16.9%
2004	14.18	1774^th	2030	12.6%
2005	11.02	1817^th	2022	10.1%
2006	20.38	1784^th	2086	14.5%
2007	16.43	1847^th	2095	11.8%
2008	30.04	1613^th	2092	22.9%
2009	21.33	1779^th	2120	16.1%
2010	26.78	1703^rd	2139	20.4%
2011	32.74	1600^th	2147	25.5%
2012	34.32	1603^rd	2166	26.0%
2013	35.79	1484^th	2167	31.5%
2014	34.90	1427^th	2093	31.8%
2015	21.74	1661^st	2052	19.1%
2016	18.37	1736^th	2046	15.2%
2017	22.04	1631^st	2044	20.2%
2018	26.96	1495^th	2037	26.6%
2019	24.24	1602^nd	2086	23.2%
2021	23.21	1460^th	1948	25.1%
2022	22.21	1591^st	2082	23.6%
2023	18.67	1725^th	2077	16.9%
2024	25.94	1516^th	2067	26.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	31.73	730^th	1113	34.4%
2023	39.55	620^th	1156	46.4%
2024	42.72	594^th	1195	50.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.06	1082^nd	1765	38.7%
2019	40.82	1080^th	1816	40.5%
2021	37.96	904^th	1514	40.3%
2022	37.33	1089^th	1763	38.2%
2023	26.35	1445^th	1808	20.1%
2024	35.08	1184^th	1793	34.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Carroll Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.31	1415^th	1964	28.0%
2019	33.12	1321^st	2019	34.6%
2022	26.90	1403^rd	1970	28.8%
2023	24.90	1453^rd	1957	25.8%
2024	25.54	1444^th	1942	25.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Carroll Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.39	1463^rd	1972	25.8%
2019	17.68	1743^rd	2019	13.7%
2021	18.76	1436^th	1707	15.9%
2022	21.11	1554^th	1977	21.4%
2023	15.83	1764^th	1984	11.1%
2024	27.36	1385^th	1959	29.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.38	236^th	698	66.2%
2019	54.24	247^th	711	65.3%
2021	47.14	161^st	428	62.4%
2022	49.02	265^th	684	61.3%
2023	42.12	344^th	692	50.3%
2024	54.28	217^th	655	66.9%

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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 Carroll Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	26.77	898^th	1185	24.2%
2004	35.30	834^th	1204	30.7%
2005	36.48	839^th	1209	30.6%
2006	44.14	829^th	1272	34.8%
2007	30.99	983^rd	1287	23.6%
2008	25.82	1027^th	1293	20.6%
2009	23.50	1069^th	1318	18.9%
2010	34.33	987^th	1327	25.6%
2011	43.89	865^th	1344	35.6%
2012	29.97	1049^th	1365	23.2%
2013	25.63	1074^th	1367	21.4%
2014	33.61	933^rd	1322	29.4%
2015	24.18	1001^st	1302	23.1%
2016	27.02	955^th	1294	26.2%
2017	20.72	1043^rd	1293	19.3%
2018	21.53	1026^th	1293	20.6%
2019	18.65	1136^th	1356	16.2%
2021	33.19	769^th	1241	38.0%
2022	37.82	785^th	1369	42.7%
2023	37.88	807^th	1367	41.0%
2024	34.67	824^th	1363	39.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.64	570^th	602	5.3%
2019	24.58	756^th	792	4.5%
2022	27.32	635^th	781	18.7%
2023	19.48	759^th	805	5.7%
2024	29.45	563^rd	802	29.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.24	833^rd	1161	28.3%
2019	27.46	947^th	1217	22.2%
2021	52.07	394^th	1019	61.3%
2022	56.10	421^st	1221	65.5%
2023	51.89	504^th	1234	59.2%
2024	45.47	601^st	1219	50.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Carroll Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.65	952^nd	1226	22.3%
2019	20.99	1026^th	1276	19.6%
2022	34.10	791^st	1286	38.5%
2023	38.69	742^nd	1275	41.8%
2024	38.00	731^st	1251	41.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Carroll Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.43	1024^th	1223	16.3%
2019	18.17	1100^th	1296	15.1%
2022	40.22	691^st	1286	46.3%
2023	37.10	761^st	1292	41.1%
2024	31.94	794^th	1264	37.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.73	183^rd	511	64.2%
2019	45.86	259^th	565	54.2%
2021	60.89	84^th	385	78.2%
2022	67.38	105^th	573	81.7%
2023	63.95	131^st	569	77.0%
2024	58.54	158^th	548	71.2%

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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 Carroll Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	128	101	3	26	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	258
1989	116	101	7	40	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	264
1990	114	152	3	39	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	308
1991	89	183	2	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	307
1992	58	194	7	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	286
1993	56	216	2	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1994	55	241	4	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1995	32	507	3	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1996	32	507	3	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1997	30	709	2	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	773
1998	17	947	4	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	1007
1999	16	1036	2	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	1078
2000	13	1076	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	1105
2001	7	1034	1	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	1056
2002	2	893	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
2003	2	893	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
2004	1	922	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
2005	0	797	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	805
2006	0	737	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	7	752
2007	1	693	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	12	718
2008	2	655	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	13	682
2009	0	677	0	19	1	n/a	n/a	1	698
2010	0	613	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
2011	3	544	0	27	1	1	7	0	583
2012	1	508	0	23	0	1	3	0	536
2013	2	517	0	27	0	1	0	0	547
2014	0	512	0	17	0	1	2	0	532
2015	0	477	0	14	1	1	2	0	495
2016	2	444	0	20	0	1	6	0	473
2017	2	468	0	26	0	1	2	0	499
2018	2	403	0	14	0	1	1	0	421
2019	4	459	0	24	0	1	0	0	488
2020	5	386	0	29	1	0	0	0	421
2021	7	363	0	50	1	0	0	0	421
2022	7	350	0	42	1	0	1	0	401
2023	8	347	0	62	1	0	3	0	421

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carroll Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	258	13.0	19.8	n/a
1989	264	12.0	22.0	n/a
1990	308	16.0	19.2	n/a
1991	307	17.0	18.0	n/a
1992	286	16.0	17.8	n/a
1993	301	17.0	17.7	n/a
1994	326	15.0	21.7	n/a
1995	569	23.0	24.7	n/a
1996	569	23.0	24.7	n/a
1997	773	31.0	24.9	n/a
1998	1007	43.0	23.4	n/a
1999	1078	46.0	23.4	n/a
2000	1105	43.0	25.7	n/a
2001	1056	42.0	25.1	n/a
2002	899	14.0	64.2	21.2
2003	899	14.0	64.2	21.2
2004	934	17.2	54.3	22.3
2005	805	19.0	42.4	27
2006	752	18.7	40.2	34.5
2007	718	25.0	28.7	63.3
2008	682	31.0	22.0	74.1
2009	698	31.0	22.5	75.6
2010	633	34.0	18.6	83.1
2011	583	29.0	20.1	83.9
2012	536	29.0	18.4	88.4
2013	547	15.2	35.8	88.7
2014	532	32.0	16.6	91.7
2015	495	27.0	18.3	91.5
2016	473	27.0	17.5	88.2
2017	499	24.2	20.6	87.4
2018	421	25.8	16.3	89.3
2019	488	29.0	16.8	87.7
2020	421	31.0	13.5	85
2021	421	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	401	30.0	13.3	86
2023	421	31.5	13.3	87.9

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 Carroll Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	258	13.0	19.8	n/a
1989	264	12.0	22.0	n/a
1990	308	16.0	19.2	n/a
1991	307	17.0	18.0	n/a
1992	286	16.0	17.8	n/a
1993	301	17.0	17.7	n/a
1994	326	15.0	21.7	n/a
1995	569	23.0	24.7	n/a
1996	569	23.0	24.7	n/a
1997	773	31.0	24.9	n/a
1998	1007	43.0	23.4	n/a
1999	1078	46.0	23.4	n/a
2000	1105	43.0	25.7	n/a
2001	1056	42.0	25.1	n/a
2002	899	14.0	64.2	21.2
2003	899	14.0	64.2	21.2
2004	934	17.2	54.3	22.3
2005	805	19.0	42.4	27
2006	752	18.7	40.2	34.5
2007	718	25.0	28.7	63.3
2008	682	31.0	22.0	74.1
2009	698	31.0	22.5	75.6
2010	633	34.0	18.6	83.1
2011	583	29.0	20.1	83.9
2012	536	29.0	18.4	88.4
2013	547	15.2	35.8	88.7
2014	532	32.0	16.6	91.7
2015	495	27.0	18.3	91.5
2016	473	27.0	17.5	88.2
2017	499	24.2	20.6	87.4
2018	421	25.8	16.3	89.3
2019	488	29.0	16.8	87.7
2020	421	31.0	13.5	85
2021	421	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	401	30.0	13.3	86
2023	421	31.5	13.3	87.9

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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