Is Corkery Elementary School a good school?

Corkery Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Corkery Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 434 students attended Corkery Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Corkery Elementary School?

Students at Corkery Elementary School are 82% Hispanic, 15% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Corkery Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Corkery Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Infinity Math Science & Technical High School

Corkery Elementary School

Summary:

Corkery Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 434 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.

Corkery Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 8.7% of Corkery students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, only 5% of Corkery students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Corkery Elementary School has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.5% in the 2019-2020 school year to 53.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Corkery Elementary School to the nearby schools in the same district, it becomes evident that Corkery is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For instance, Whitney Elementary School, which is just 0.52 miles away, outperforms Corkery in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, Corkery Elementary School's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,360 out of 2,052 Illinois elementary schools in the 2014-2015 school year to 2,041 out of 2,067 in the 2023-2024 school year.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2510 S Kildare Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-3660

(773) 534-1650

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2041^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,438

Students who attend Corkery Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Infinity Math Science & Technical High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.4

Number of students: 434

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.3%

African American:

15.2%

White:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Corkery Elementary School ranks worse than 98.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 436^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 9.79. (See more...)

Compare Details Corkery Elementary School ranks worse than 87% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.51. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Corkery Elementary School is $21,438, which is the 207^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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Corkery Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Corkery Elementary School 2041^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Corkery Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Corkery Elementary School 1186^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Corkery 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 Corkery Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	9.93	1786^th	2020	11.6%
2004	15.72	1756^th	2030	13.5%
2005	16.45	1769^th	2022	12.5%
2006	22.47	1756^th	2086	15.8%
2007	17.78	1828^th	2095	12.7%
2008	12.59	1877^th	2092	10.3%
2009	11.85	1922^nd	2120	9.3%
2010	12.36	1945^th	2139	9.1%
2011	23.40	1780^th	2147	17.1%
2012	15.77	1928^th	2166	11.0%
2013	16.92	1881^st	2167	13.2%
2014	25.14	1649^th	2093	21.2%
2015	31.95	1360^th	2052	33.7%
2016	31.64	1382^nd	2046	32.5%
2017	31.41	1375^th	2044	32.7%
2018	31.71	1382^nd	2037	32.2%
2019	25.88	1554^th	2086	25.5%
2021	15.19	1748^th	1948	10.3%
2022	19.47	1682^nd	2082	19.2%
2023	13.20	1936^th	2077	6.8%
2024	9.79	2041^st	2067	1.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.94	318^th	718	55.7%
2019	46.46	349^th	743	53.0%
2021	27.38	486^th	537	9.5%
2022	23.24	730^th	768	4.9%
2023	20.80	762^nd	788	3.3%
2024	19.91	802^nd	826	2.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	28.43	882^nd	1194	26.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.74	805^th	1765	54.4%
2019	40.27	1097^th	1816	39.6%
2021	23.82	1272^nd	1514	16.0%
2022	31.92	1235^th	1763	29.9%
2023	20.05	1629^th	1808	9.9%
2024	14.08	1751^st	1793	2.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.83	1331^st	1964	32.2%
2019	30.75	1390^th	2019	31.2%
2021	15.15	1520^th	1680	9.5%
2022	19.10	1625^th	1970	17.5%
2023	16.32	1738^th	1957	11.2%
2024	12.85	1838^th	1942	5.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.15	1270^th	1972	35.6%
2019	22.87	1592^nd	2019	21.1%
2021	13.76	1611^th	1707	5.6%
2022	22.12	1525^th	1977	22.9%
2023	11.33	1919^th	1984	3.3%
2024	8.86	1946^th	1959	0.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.58	329^th	698	52.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.86	409^th	938	56.4%
2019	41.07	551^st	955	42.3%
2021	24.43	634^th	742	14.6%
2022	28.45	720^th	954	24.5%
2023	18.19	914^th	970	5.8%
2024	12.32	949^th	959	1.0%

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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 Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	16.30	987^th	1185	16.7%
2004	29.80	895^th	1204	25.7%
2005	45.65	751^st	1209	37.9%
2006	31.97	957^th	1272	24.8%
2007	26.54	1017^th	1287	21.0%
2008	22.48	1063^rd	1293	17.8%
2009	25.20	1051^st	1318	20.3%
2010	27.24	1049^th	1327	20.9%
2011	29.64	1059^th	1344	21.2%
2012	28.38	1071^st	1365	21.5%
2013	29.81	1021^st	1367	25.3%
2014	39.57	826^th	1322	37.5%
2015	34.34	820^th	1302	37.0%
2016	53.02	545^th	1294	57.9%
2017	31.77	868^th	1293	32.9%
2018	28.96	915^th	1293	29.2%
2019	26.55	991^st	1356	26.9%
2021	24.16	937^th	1241	24.5%
2022	22.38	1058^th	1369	22.7%
2023	16.32	1195^th	1367	12.6%
2024	16.51	1186^th	1363	13.0%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.66	207^th	285	27.4%
2019	30.49	296^th	339	12.7%
2021	49.51	90^th	277	67.5%
2022	37.78	285^th	454	37.2%
2023	27.44	426^th	480	11.3%
2024	22.82	464^th	486	4.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.77	550^th	602	8.6%
2019	37.25	429^th	792	45.8%
2022	40.17	388^th	781	50.3%
2023	21.91	722^nd	805	10.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.37	622^nd	1161	46.4%
2019	40.65	718^th	1217	41.0%
2021	35.76	648^th	1019	36.4%
2022	34.35	781^st	1221	36.0%
2023	24.98	989^th	1234	19.9%
2024	24.66	971^st	1219	20.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	936^th	1226	23.7%
2019	25.21	973^rd	1276	23.7%
2021	31.10	677^th	1017	33.4%
2022	24.42	969^th	1286	24.7%
2023	18.21	1072^nd	1275	15.9%
2024	19.41	1030^th	1251	17.7%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.35	645^th	674	4.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.57	772^nd	1223	36.9%
2019	29.05	899^th	1296	30.6%
2021	16.51	946^th	1048	9.7%
2022	24.88	957^th	1286	25.6%
2023	15.12	1170^th	1292	9.4%
2024	15.02	1151^st	1264	8.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	26.59	417^th	511	18.4%
2019	25.35	479^th	565	15.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Corkery Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.91	349^th	590	40.8%
2019	36.62	408^th	639	36.2%
2021	33.70	358^th	517	30.8%
2022	31.03	470^th	662	29.0%
2023	21.35	573^rd	661	13.3%
2024	22.29	538^th	643	16.3%

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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 Corkery Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	2	265	1	703	1	n/a	n/a	0	972
1989	17	223	1	677	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	918
1990	2	239	1	721	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	963
1991	2	221	3	804	0	n/a	n/a	0	1030
1992	8	184	2	844	0	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1993	8	157	2	826	0	n/a	n/a	0	993
1994	6	153	1	815	1	n/a	n/a	0	976
1995	5	168	1	811	0	n/a	n/a	0	985
1996	5	168	1	811	0	n/a	n/a	0	985
1997	5	149	0	500	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
1998	2	162	0	565	0	n/a	n/a	0	729
1999	4	202	0	556	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
2000	10	199	0	604	0	n/a	n/a	0	813
2001	4	203	0	566	0	n/a	n/a	0	773
2002	4	244	0	528	0	n/a	n/a	0	776
2003	4	244	0	528	0	n/a	n/a	0	776
2004	4	244	0	523	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
2005	6	217	0	489	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
2006	0	184	0	479	0	n/a	n/a	16	679
2007	4	192	0	516	1	n/a	n/a	11	724
2008	2	171	0	518	1	n/a	n/a	13	705
2009	4	139	0	531	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
2010	3	144	1	518	0	n/a	n/a	0	666
2011	5	137	0	495	4	0	4	0	645
2012	4	117	0	505	4	1	2	0	633
2013	4	93	0	490	4	0	5	0	596
2014	6	108	0	480	1	0	3	0	598
2015	5	91	0	483	1	2	2	0	584
2016	5	85	0	442	1	1	1	0	535
2017	3	88	0	444	1	3	0	0	539
2018	7	86	0	430	0	2	0	0	525
2019	4	67	0	392	1	2	1	0	467
2020	5	45	0	372	1	2	1	0	426
2021	5	64	0	348	1	2	1	0	421
2022	5	64	0	340	1	2	0	0	412
2023	6	66	2	357	1	2	0	0	434

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Corkery Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	972	43.0	22.6	n/a
1989	918	42.0	21.8	n/a
1990	963	42.0	22.9	n/a
1991	1030	46.0	22.3	n/a
1992	1038	48.0	21.6	n/a
1993	993	46.0	21.6	n/a
1994	976	47.0	20.8	n/a
1995	985	50.0	19.7	n/a
1996	985	50.0	19.7	n/a
1997	654	74.0	8.8	n/a
1998	729	75.0	9.7	n/a
1999	762	73.0	10.4	n/a
2000	813	78.0	10.4	n/a
2001	773	76.0	10.2	n/a
2002	776	38.0	20.4	94.7
2003	776	38.0	20.4	94.7
2004	771	34.3	22.5	95.2
2005	712	38.5	18.5	97.9
2006	679	43.5	15.6	96.2
2007	724	36.0	20.1	88.6
2008	705	33.0	21.4	99.3
2009	674	32.0	21.1	94.8
2010	666	33.0	20.1	98.2
2011	645	31.0	20.8	98.4
2012	633	32.0	19.7	96.8
2013	596	43.2	13.7	95.5
2014	598	35.0	17.0	97.7
2015	584	34.0	17.1	97.3
2016	535	32.0	16.7	96.6
2017	539	29.6	18.1	94.2
2018	525	30.0	17.4	94.9
2019	467	34.5	13.5	93.6
2020	426	38.0	11.2	93
2021	421	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	412	33.2	12.3	92.2
2023	434	35.0	12.4	94.5

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 Corkery Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	972	43.0	22.6	n/a
1989	918	42.0	21.8	n/a
1990	963	42.0	22.9	n/a
1991	1030	46.0	22.3	n/a
1992	1038	48.0	21.6	n/a
1993	993	46.0	21.6	n/a
1994	976	47.0	20.8	n/a
1995	985	50.0	19.7	n/a
1996	985	50.0	19.7	n/a
1997	654	74.0	8.8	n/a
1998	729	75.0	9.7	n/a
1999	762	73.0	10.4	n/a
2000	813	78.0	10.4	n/a
2001	773	76.0	10.2	n/a
2002	776	38.0	20.4	94.7
2003	776	38.0	20.4	94.7
2004	771	34.3	22.5	95.2
2005	712	38.5	18.5	97.9
2006	679	43.5	15.6	96.2
2007	724	36.0	20.1	88.6
2008	705	33.0	21.4	99.3
2009	674	32.0	21.1	94.8
2010	666	33.0	20.1	98.2
2011	645	31.0	20.8	98.4
2012	633	32.0	19.7	96.8
2013	596	43.2	13.7	95.5
2014	598	35.0	17.0	97.7
2015	584	34.0	17.1	97.3
2016	535	32.0	16.7	96.6
2017	539	29.6	18.1	94.2
2018	525	30.0	17.4	94.9
2019	467	34.5	13.5	93.6
2020	426	38.0	11.2	93
2021	421	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	412	33.2	12.3	92.2
2023	434	35.0	12.4	94.5

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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