Is Chappell Elementary School a good school?

Chappell Elementary School ranks 479 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chappell Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 539 students attended Chappell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chappell Elementary School?

Students at Chappell Elementary School are 42% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chappell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chappell Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Amundsen High School

Chappell Elementary School

Summary:

Chappell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 539 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Chicago Public Schools District 299, consistently outperforming the district and state in academic proficiency.

Chappell Elementary School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 52.5% of its students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 36.8% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools for White students and the top 15% for Special Education students in both subject areas. Additionally, Chappell has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state, and it spends more per student than the district average.

Chappell Elementary School's consistent academic success, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking in the top quarter of Illinois elementary schools, makes it a standout institution within the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school's performance is particularly impressive when compared to nearby schools, such as McPherson Elementary School and Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Charter, which have lower academic proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2135 W Foster Ave
Chicago, IL 60625-1268

(773) 534-2390

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,243

Students who attend Chappell Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Amundsen High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 539

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Hispanic:

40.1%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chappell Elementary School ranks better than 76.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 45^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 74.92. (See more...)

Compare Details Chappell Elementary School ranks better than 70.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.47. (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 Chappell 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 Chappell Elementary School is $20,243. 254 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Chappell Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chappell Elementary School 479^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Chappell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Chappell Elementary School 401^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Chappell 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 Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	40.85	1371^st	2020	32.1%
2004	43.87	1339^th	2030	34.0%
2005	28.14	1622^nd	2022	19.8%
2006	50.03	1312^th	2086	37.1%
2007	47.86	1363^rd	2095	34.9%
2008	28.93	1635^th	2092	21.8%
2009	37.65	1512^th	2120	28.7%
2010	41.91	1446^th	2139	32.4%
2011	60.53	1027^th	2147	52.2%
2012	52.79	1223^rd	2166	43.5%
2013	64.42	818^th	2167	62.3%
2014	53.73	1014^th	2093	51.6%
2015	58.23	748^th	2052	63.5%
2016	68.86	579^th	2046	71.7%
2017	62.95	686^th	2044	66.4%
2018	70.67	544^th	2037	73.3%
2019	69.52	569^th	2086	72.7%
2021	62.15	616^th	1948	68.4%
2022	62.91	695^th	2082	66.6%
2023	68.72	585^th	2077	71.8%
2024	74.92	479^th	2067	76.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	71.66	101^st	718	85.9%
2019	65.58	124^th	743	83.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.59	676^th	763	11.4%
2019	59.33	337^th	1194	71.8%
2021	64.95	150^th	640	76.6%
2023	68.88	252^nd	1156	78.2%
2024	81.82	140^th	1195	88.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.51	139^th	1765	92.1%
2019	83.79	125^th	1816	93.1%
2021	69.53	265^th	1514	82.5%
2022	46.75	854^th	1763	51.6%
2023	45.26	928^th	1808	48.7%
2024	53.20	722^nd	1793	59.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.91	630^th	1964	67.9%
2019	64.76	649^th	2019	67.9%
2021	53.25	688^th	1680	59.0%
2022	58.05	723^rd	1970	63.3%
2023	62.43	647^th	1957	66.9%
2024	73.24	455^th	1942	76.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.59	451^st	1972	77.1%
2019	72.56	472^nd	2019	76.6%
2021	63.35	509^th	1707	70.2%
2022	64.61	606^th	1977	69.3%
2023	71.63	494^th	1984	75.1%
2024	74.05	444^th	1959	77.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.50	181^st	938	80.7%
2019	71.79	164^th	955	82.8%
2021	59.09	197^th	742	73.5%
2022	48.63	425^th	954	55.5%
2023	52.92	376^th	970	61.2%
2024	53.22	346^th	959	63.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.09	111^th	1463	92.4%
2019	70.79	354^th	1462	75.8%
2021	66.72	374^th	1308	71.4%
2022	71.88	329^th	1425	76.9%
2023	79.35	219^th	1419	84.6%
2024	82.76	180^th	1392	87.1%

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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 Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	42.62	747^th	1185	37.0%
2004	45.14	744^th	1204	38.2%
2005	24.81	934^th	1209	22.7%
2006	59.91	581^st	1272	54.3%
2007	63.29	540^th	1287	58.0%
2008	59.44	632^nd	1293	51.1%
2009	40.42	907^th	1318	31.2%
2010	49.23	799^th	1327	39.8%
2011	46.89	815^th	1344	39.4%
2012	60.64	599^th	1365	56.1%
2013	73.41	331^st	1367	75.8%
2014	68.25	391^st	1322	70.4%
2015	63.75	371^st	1302	71.5%
2016	68.90	335^th	1294	74.1%
2017	76.26	257^th	1293	80.1%
2018	77.74	239^th	1293	81.5%
2019	74.65	293^rd	1356	78.4%
2021	65.78	334^th	1241	73.1%
2022	58.34	472^nd	1369	65.5%
2023	68.30	350^th	1367	74.4%
2024	64.47	401^st	1363	70.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	65.10	141^st	792	82.2%
2021	66.63	81^st	548	85.2%
2022	26.83	734^th	781	6.0%
2023	70.37	153^rd	805	81.0%
2024	73.33	155^th	802	80.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.12	45^th	1161	96.1%
2019	88.55	54^th	1217	95.6%
2021	77.55	107^th	1019	89.5%
2022	56.13	419^th	1221	65.7%
2023	57.90	399^th	1234	67.7%
2024	43.90	632^nd	1219	48.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.49	246^th	1226	79.9%
2019	80.02	215^th	1276	83.2%
2021	59.85	340^th	1017	66.6%
2022	53.14	493^rd	1286	61.7%
2023	59.52	428^th	1275	66.4%
2024	53.92	492^nd	1251	60.7%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.10	374^th	674	44.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.45	255^th	1223	79.1%
2019	65.10	375^th	1296	71.1%
2021	65.00	274^th	1048	73.9%
2022	61.46	400^th	1286	68.9%
2023	72.63	268^th	1292	79.3%
2024	69.23	315^th	1264	75.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.28	75^th	590	87.3%
2019	72.40	119^th	639	81.4%
2021	62.78	122^nd	517	76.4%
2022	45.01	320^th	662	51.7%
2023	55.34	226^th	661	65.8%
2024	53.43	244^th	643	62.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Chappell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	87.01	73^rd	813	91.0%
2022	67.51	236^th	898	73.7%
2023	77.49	155^th	895	82.7%
2024	71.34	203^rd	875	76.8%

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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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by a parent
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

won't have LSC meetings after 5pm. Not transparent school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Chappell Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	224	5	58	175	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	462
1989	211	7	53	181	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
1990	212	6	40	173	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	431
1991	179	8	55	194	3	n/a	n/a	0	439
1992	180	19	45	180	3	n/a	n/a	0	427
1993	180	16	40	201	6	n/a	n/a	0	443
1994	181	24	50	222	5	n/a	n/a	0	482
1995	164	16	48	291	1	n/a	n/a	0	520
1996	164	16	48	291	1	n/a	n/a	0	520
1997	155	17	68	324	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
1998	146	9	63	336	1	n/a	n/a	0	555
1999	125	15	54	346	5	n/a	n/a	0	545
2000	122	17	74	367	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
2001	99	21	77	370	1	n/a	n/a	0	568
2002	85	38	49	353	1	n/a	n/a	0	526
2003	85	38	49	353	1	n/a	n/a	0	526
2004	92	59	43	356	4	n/a	n/a	0	554
2005	81	59	37	352	4	n/a	n/a	0	533
2006	57	32	36	259	2	n/a	n/a	31	417
2007	51	29	49	241	0	n/a	n/a	28	398
2008	55	36	35	241	0	n/a	n/a	32	399
2009	82	28	45	263	1	n/a	n/a	0	419
2010	82	19	51	278	2	n/a	n/a	0	432
2011	64	15	52	303	1	1	11	0	447
2012	61	20	62	291	2	0	12	0	448
2013	69	23	69	297	3	0	16	0	477
2014	72	29	77	344	7	0	20	0	549
2015	77	32	78	336	6	0	19	0	548
2016	93	36	60	339	7	0	23	0	558
2017	126	32	69	331	6	0	31	0	595
2018	130	30	49	327	4	0	32	0	572
2019	135	33	49	299	3	1	34	0	554
2020	176	26	36	291	3	1	37	0	570
2021	190	17	30	256	3	1	37	0	534
2022	217	23	25	211	3	1	34	0	514
2023	225	35	25	216	2	0	36	0	539

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 Chappell Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	22.0	21.0	n/a
1989	453	23.0	19.6	n/a
1990	431	25.0	17.2	n/a
1991	439	26.0	16.8	n/a
1992	427	22.0	19.4	n/a
1993	443	27.0	16.4	n/a
1994	482	26.0	18.5	n/a
1995	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1996	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1997	565	28.0	20.2	n/a
1998	555	26.0	21.3	n/a
1999	545	30.0	18.2	n/a
2000	580	29.0	20.0	n/a
2001	568	29.0	19.6	n/a
2002	526	28.0	18.8	80.6
2003	526	28.0	18.8	80.6
2004	554	29.6	18.7	84.8
2005	533	34.7	15.4	88.9
2006	417	36.7	11.4	92
2007	398	22.0	18.1	92.4
2008	399	22.0	18.1	97.3
2009	419	28.0	15.0	88.1
2010	432	28.0	15.4	84.3
2011	447	26.0	17.1	79.6
2012	448	28.0	16.0	79.2
2013	477	36.5	13.0	77.8
2014	549	35.5	15.4	81.1
2015	548	35.0	15.6	85.6
2016	558	32.0	17.4	76.2
2017	595	34.5	17.2	71.1
2018	572	35.0	16.3	65.7
2019	554	37.5	14.7	63.9
2020	570	40.5	14.0	54.4
2021	534	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	514	36.0	14.2	38.5
2023	539	38.5	14.0	38.8

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 Chappell Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	22.0	21.0	n/a
1989	453	23.0	19.6	n/a
1990	431	25.0	17.2	n/a
1991	439	26.0	16.8	n/a
1992	427	22.0	19.4	n/a
1993	443	27.0	16.4	n/a
1994	482	26.0	18.5	n/a
1995	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1996	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1997	565	28.0	20.2	n/a
1998	555	26.0	21.3	n/a
1999	545	30.0	18.2	n/a
2000	580	29.0	20.0	n/a
2001	568	29.0	19.6	n/a
2002	526	28.0	18.8	80.6
2003	526	28.0	18.8	80.6
2004	554	29.6	18.7	84.8
2005	533	34.7	15.4	88.9
2006	417	36.7	11.4	92
2007	398	22.0	18.1	92.4
2008	399	22.0	18.1	97.3
2009	419	28.0	15.0	88.1
2010	432	28.0	15.4	84.3
2011	447	26.0	17.1	79.6
2012	448	28.0	16.0	79.2
2013	477	36.5	13.0	77.8
2014	549	35.5	15.4	81.1
2015	548	35.0	15.6	85.6
2016	558	32.0	17.4	76.2
2017	595	34.5	17.2	71.1
2018	572	35.0	16.3	65.7
2019	554	37.5	14.7	63.9
2020	570	40.5	14.0	54.4
2021	534	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	514	36.0	14.2	38.5
2023	539	38.5	14.0	38.8

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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