Is Coles Elementary Language Academy a good school?

Coles Elementary Language Academy ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Coles Elementary Language Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 265 students attended Coles Elementary Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Coles Elementary Language Academy?

Students at Coles Elementary Language Academy are 95% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Coles Elementary Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Coles Elementary Language Academy usually go on to attend: High : Bowen High School

Coles Elementary Language Academy

Summary:

Coles Elementary Language Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 265 students. The school 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. Coles Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade.

Coles Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.2% to 59.5% in recent years, and academic performance well below the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 15.3% of Coles students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% in the district and 41.2% statewide. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with 0-29.2% of Coles students meeting or exceeding standards across grade levels. The school also struggles to serve its subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois schools for female, male, African American, and low-socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Hoyne Elementary, Ninos Heroes Elementary, and Mann Elementary, generally outperform Coles Elementary across academic metrics. Additionally, the local charter school, Great Lakes Academy, outperforms the traditional public school on most academic measures, suggesting that alternative school models may be more effective in this community. Addressing the broader social and economic needs of the community could be key to improving student outcomes at Coles Elementary.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8441 S Yates Blvd
Chicago, IL 60617-1995

(773) 535-6550

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1687^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,098

Students who attend Coles Elementary Language Academy usually attend:

High:

Bowen High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 265

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.1%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Coles Elementary Language Academy ranks worse than 81.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 256^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 19.88. (See more...)

Compare Details Coles Elementary Language Academy ranks worse than 76.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.96. (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 Coles Elementary Language Academy is $26,098, which is the 69^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Coles Elementary Language Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Coles Elementary Language Academy 1687^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Coles Elementary Language Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Coles Elementary Language Academy 1040^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Coles Elementary Language Academy 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 Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	4.69	1893^rd	2020	6.3%
2004	4.62	1908^th	2030	6.0%
2005	3.49	1913^th	2022	5.4%
2006	3.44	2002^nd	2086	4.0%
2007	3.25	2023^rd	2095	3.4%
2008	5.72	1993^rd	2092	4.7%
2009	7.00	2003^rd	2120	5.5%
2010	13.24	1932^nd	2139	9.7%
2011	27.00	1718^th	2147	20.0%
2012	39.63	1519^th	2166	29.9%
2013	40.74	1379^th	2167	36.4%
2014	49.86	1102^nd	2093	47.3%
2015	23.12	1624^th	2052	20.9%
2016	24.15	1587^th	2046	22.4%
2017	25.49	1534^th	2044	25.0%
2018	37.69	1238^th	2037	39.2%
2019	27.75	1512^th	2086	27.5%
2021	12.45	1890^th	1948	3.0%
2022	11.23	2029^th	2082	2.5%
2023	13.79	1916^th	2077	7.8%
2024	19.88	1687^th	2067	18.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.63	661^st	1765	62.5%
2019	40.61	1087^th	1816	40.1%
2021	18.55	1429^th	1514	5.6%
2022	15.96	1695^th	1763	3.9%
2023	18.61	1667^th	1808	7.8%
2024	26.36	1418^th	1793	20.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.85	1080^th	1964	45.0%
2019	28.96	1444^th	2019	28.5%
2022	11.78	1903^rd	1970	3.4%
2023	16.58	1726^th	1957	11.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.92	1308^th	1972	33.7%
2019	28.89	1436^th	2019	28.9%
2022	11.91	1924^th	1977	2.7%
2023	12.15	1891^st	1984	4.7%
2024	20.24	1574^th	1959	19.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.36	108^th	698	84.5%
2019	59.78	196^th	711	72.4%
2021	29.36	338^th	428	21.0%
2022	27.37	570^th	684	16.7%
2023	30.99	509^th	692	26.4%
2024	37.74	394^th	655	39.8%

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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 Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	17.77	967^th	1185	18.4%
2004	11.56	1045^th	1204	13.2%
2005	14.20	1028^th	1209	15.0%
2006	11.75	1131^st	1272	11.1%
2007	11.73	1144^th	1287	11.1%
2008	12.16	1149^th	1293	11.1%
2009	13.96	1165^th	1318	11.6%
2010	8.97	1231^st	1327	7.2%
2011	15.63	1190^th	1344	11.5%
2012	33.91	1003^rd	1365	26.5%
2013	22.77	1113^th	1367	18.6%
2014	35.81	894^th	1322	32.4%
2015	18.28	1105^th	1302	15.1%
2016	23.37	1033^rd	1294	20.2%
2017	16.90	1110^th	1293	14.2%
2018	28.76	919^th	1293	28.9%
2019	20.97	1093^rd	1356	19.4%
2022	13.38	1293^rd	1369	5.6%
2023	11.14	1316^th	1367	3.7%
2024	22.96	1040^th	1363	23.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.74	551^st	602	8.5%
2019	32.49	513^th	792	35.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.22	648^th	1161	44.2%
2019	31.14	885^th	1217	27.3%
2022	17.70	1141^st	1221	6.6%
2023	14.84	1178^th	1234	4.5%
2024	34.02	803^rd	1219	34.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.28	832^nd	1226	32.1%
2019	24.83	979^th	1276	23.3%
2022	12.09	1229^th	1286	4.4%
2023	10.22	1238^th	1275	2.9%
2024	12.80	1157^th	1251	7.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.76	966^th	1223	21.0%
2019	19.34	1075^th	1296	17.1%
2022	16.04	1154^th	1286	10.3%
2023	13.11	1213^th	1292	6.1%
2024	24.67	934^th	1264	26.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Coles Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.43	148^th	511	71.0%
2019	48.61	232^nd	565	58.9%
2022	29.64	444^th	573	22.5%
2023	24.90	492^nd	569	13.5%
2024	42.09	281^st	548	48.7%

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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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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	834	n/a	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	850
1990	n/a	851	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	861
1991	0	783	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	794
1992	0	799	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	806
1993	0	809	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	811
1994	1	782	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	791
1995	0	798	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	807
1996	0	798	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	807
1997	0	903	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	912
1998	0	970	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	981
1999	1	1026	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1039
2000	1	986	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	1002
2001	2	1026	0	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	1036
2002	3	928	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	945
2003	3	928	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	945
2004	2	879	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	896
2005	1	793	1	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	809
2006	1	746	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	18	781
2007	1	667	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	11	688
2008	1	595	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	11	610
2009	1	646	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	651
2010	1	584	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	588
2011	3	528	1	6	0	0	4	0	542
2012	2	530	0	9	0	0	6	0	547
2013	3	533	0	8	0	0	5	0	549
2014	1	534	0	10	1	0	5	0	551
2015	1	528	1	8	0	0	3	0	541
2016	0	476	1	13	0	0	3	0	493
2017	0	457	2	8	0	0	2	0	469
2018	0	428	1	5	1	0	1	0	436
2019	0	385	0	3	0	0	1	0	389
2020	0	341	0	2	0	0	0	0	343
2021	1	320	0	5	0	0	1	0	327
2022	3	297	0	10	0	0	1	0	311
2023	0	252	0	12	0	0	1	0	265

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Coles Elementary Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	850	34.0	25.0	n/a
1990	861	35.0	24.6	n/a
1991	794	35.0	22.6	n/a
1992	806	33.0	24.4	n/a
1993	811	35.0	23.2	n/a
1994	791	34.0	23.3	n/a
1995	807	39.0	20.7	n/a
1996	807	39.0	20.7	n/a
1997	912	46.0	19.8	n/a
1998	981	46.0	21.3	n/a
1999	1039	48.0	21.6	n/a
2000	1002	45.0	22.3	n/a
2001	1036	43.0	24.1	n/a
2002	945	43.0	22.0	69.6
2003	945	43.0	22.0	69.6
2004	896	36.5	24.5	70.1
2005	809	38.9	20.8	68.7
2006	781	41.9	18.6	90.3
2007	688	32.0	21.5	101.2
2008	610	30.0	20.3	101.3
2009	651	32.5	20.0	94.3
2010	588	33.0	17.8	94.7
2011	542	31.0	17.4	95.2
2012	547	29.0	18.8	97.8
2013	549	40.8	13.4	98.4
2014	551	32.0	17.2	93.1
2015	541	29.0	18.6	97.8
2016	493	29.0	17.0	95.7
2017	469	27.4	17.1	96.8
2018	436	26.5	16.3	96.1
2019	389	26.0	14.9	93.1
2020	343	25.0	13.7	96.8
2021	327	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	311	24.0	12.9	93.2
2023	265	20.0	13.2	92.5

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 Coles Elementary Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	850	34.0	25.0	n/a
1990	861	35.0	24.6	n/a
1991	794	35.0	22.6	n/a
1992	806	33.0	24.4	n/a
1993	811	35.0	23.2	n/a
1994	791	34.0	23.3	n/a
1995	807	39.0	20.7	n/a
1996	807	39.0	20.7	n/a
1997	912	46.0	19.8	n/a
1998	981	46.0	21.3	n/a
1999	1039	48.0	21.6	n/a
2000	1002	45.0	22.3	n/a
2001	1036	43.0	24.1	n/a
2002	945	43.0	22.0	69.6
2003	945	43.0	22.0	69.6
2004	896	36.5	24.5	70.1
2005	809	38.9	20.8	68.7
2006	781	41.9	18.6	90.3
2007	688	32.0	21.5	101.2
2008	610	30.0	20.3	101.3
2009	651	32.5	20.0	94.3
2010	588	33.0	17.8	94.7
2011	542	31.0	17.4	95.2
2012	547	29.0	18.8	97.8
2013	549	40.8	13.4	98.4
2014	551	32.0	17.2	93.1
2015	541	29.0	18.6	97.8
2016	493	29.0	17.0	95.7
2017	469	27.4	17.1	96.8
2018	436	26.5	16.3	96.1
2019	389	26.0	14.9	93.1
2020	343	25.0	13.7	96.8
2021	327	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	311	24.0	12.9	93.2
2023	265	20.0	13.2	92.5

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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