Is Edwards Elementary School a good school?

Edwards Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Edwards Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,258 students attended Edwards Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Edwards Elementary School?

Students at Edwards Elementary School are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Edwards Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Edwards Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Curie Metropolitan High School

Edwards Elementary School

Summary:

Edwards Elementary School is a public school located in Chicago, Illinois that serves grades PK-8 with 1,258 students. It 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. Over the past 10 years, Edwards Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating for most years.

Edwards Elementary faces significant challenges in improving academic outcomes for its students. The school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.6% in 2020-2021 to 42.0% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Edwards Elementary students perform well below their peers across the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 20.2% of all students proficient or better in ELA and 6.7% proficient or better in Math. The school struggles across all student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois schools for Hispanic, English Learner, Special Education, Low-Income, and Disabled students.

Despite consistent high spending and small class sizes, Edwards Elementary has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or ranking over the past 10 years. When comparing the school to nearby schools in the same district, the differences in performance are stark. For example, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Elementary, located just over a mile away, has significantly higher test scores and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This highlights the unique challenges facing high-poverty schools like Edwards Elementary, which serves a student population that is over 80% low-income, and the need for targeted interventions and additional support to help close the achievement gap.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4815 S Karlov Ave
Chicago, IL 60632-4123

(773) 535-4875

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1779^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,229

Students who attend Edwards Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Curie Metropolitan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 1,258

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

White:

1.9%

African American:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Edwards Elementary School ranks worse than 86.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 295^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 16.72. (See more...)

Compare Details Edwards Elementary School ranks worse than 76.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.81. (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 Edwards 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 Edwards Elementary School is $19,229. 306 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Edwards Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Edwards Elementary School 1779^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Edwards Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Edwards Elementary School 1044^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Edwards 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 Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	22.26	1642^nd	2020	18.7%
2004	46.48	1275^th	2030	37.2%
2005	29.73	1595^th	2022	21.1%
2006	38.75	1531^st	2086	26.6%
2007	37.08	1559^th	2095	25.6%
2008	19.01	1795^th	2092	14.2%
2009	19.49	1808^th	2120	14.7%
2010	26.98	1697^th	2139	20.7%
2011	31.75	1613^th	2147	24.9%
2012	38.57	1537^th	2166	29.0%
2013	27.32	1648^th	2167	24.0%
2014	28.81	1566^th	2093	25.2%
2015	31.41	1372^nd	2052	33.1%
2016	28.09	1477^th	2046	27.8%
2017	30.37	1396^th	2044	31.7%
2018	22.33	1589^th	2037	22.0%
2019	21.31	1686^th	2086	19.2%
2021	16.52	1693^rd	1948	13.1%
2022	16.73	1793^rd	2082	13.9%
2023	19.33	1702^nd	2077	18.1%
2024	16.72	1779^th	2067	13.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.58	510^th	718	29.0%
2019	34.36	541^st	743	27.2%
2021	27.38	486^th	537	9.5%
2022	30.49	620^th	768	19.3%
2023	36.42	516^th	788	34.5%
2024	29.71	649^th	826	21.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.77	653^rd	763	14.4%
2019	19.80	1140^th	1194	4.5%
2022	23.70	985^th	1113	11.5%
2023	26.74	871^st	1156	24.7%
2024	30.39	829^th	1195	30.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.21	1156^th	1765	34.5%
2019	35.20	1237^th	1816	31.9%
2021	26.03	1214^th	1514	19.8%
2022	23.98	1447^th	1763	17.9%
2023	28.56	1372^nd	1808	24.1%
2024	23.51	1487^th	1793	17.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.76	1543^rd	1964	21.4%
2019	20.66	1677^th	2019	16.9%
2021	19.27	1401^st	1680	16.6%
2022	18.11	1663^rd	1970	15.6%
2023	20.08	1597^th	1957	18.4%
2024	17.79	1662^nd	1942	14.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.68	555^th	907	38.8%
2024	25.54	715^th	886	19.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.69	1536^th	1972	22.1%
2019	24.04	1560^th	2019	22.7%
2021	16.12	1525^th	1707	10.7%
2022	16.29	1753^rd	1977	11.3%
2023	19.31	1627^th	1984	18.0%
2024	16.93	1683^rd	1959	14.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.18	666^th	938	29.0%
2019	27.77	750^th	955	21.5%
2021	24.30	636^th	742	14.3%
2022	21.23	851^st	954	10.8%
2023	25.68	796^th	970	17.9%
2024	22.20	819^th	959	14.6%

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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 Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	20.66	938^th	1185	20.8%
2004	35.76	829^th	1204	31.1%
2005	34.86	852^nd	1209	29.5%
2006	36.07	917^th	1272	27.9%
2007	32.93	962^nd	1287	25.3%
2008	27.27	1013^th	1293	21.7%
2009	32.51	992^nd	1318	24.7%
2010	34.93	979^th	1327	26.2%
2011	32.93	1017^th	1344	24.3%
2012	39.35	942^nd	1365	31.0%
2013	28.16	1046^th	1367	23.5%
2014	28.07	1002^nd	1322	24.2%
2015	15.02	1166^th	1302	10.4%
2016	21.74	1065^th	1294	17.7%
2017	30.06	903^rd	1293	30.2%
2018	32.06	863^rd	1293	33.3%
2019	33.36	881^st	1356	35.0%
2021	22.86	973^rd	1241	21.6%
2022	18.71	1138^th	1369	16.9%
2023	20.09	1109^th	1367	18.9%
2024	22.81	1044^th	1363	23.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.92	161^st	285	43.5%
2019	45.72	144^th	339	57.5%
2021	56.64	54^th	277	80.5%
2022	28.31	408^th	454	10.1%
2023	35.00	325^th	480	32.3%
2024	39.36	270^th	486	44.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	496^th	602	17.6%
2019	33.56	492^nd	792	37.9%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	27.91	585^th	805	27.3%
2024	38.96	411^th	802	48.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.35	536^th	1161	53.8%
2019	51.04	535^th	1217	56.0%
2021	35.57	650^th	1019	36.2%
2022	25.36	981^st	1221	19.7%
2023	27.23	944^th	1234	23.5%
2024	30.17	859^th	1219	29.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.63	797^th	1226	35.0%
2019	34.99	830^th	1276	35.0%
2021	16.66	900^th	1017	11.5%
2022	18.68	1082^nd	1286	15.9%
2023	20.70	1020^th	1275	20.0%
2024	21.40	992^nd	1251	20.7%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.47	549^th	674	18.5%
2024	26.75	516^th	639	19.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.42	827^th	1223	32.4%
2019	31.94	850^th	1296	34.4%
2021	27.47	756^th	1048	27.9%
2022	20.34	1032^nd	1286	19.8%
2023	19.84	1072^nd	1292	17.0%
2024	24.65	935^th	1264	26.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Edwards Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.41	376^th	590	36.3%
2019	38.61	383^rd	639	40.1%
2021	25.59	421^st	517	18.6%
2022	20.06	595^th	662	10.1%
2023	22.63	561^st	661	15.1%
2024	26.88	495^th	643	23.0%

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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 Edwards Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	283	154	20	206	1	n/a	n/a	0	664
1989	281	186	13	215	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	695
1990	312	170	11	223	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	716
1991	354	116	16	213	2	n/a	n/a	0	701
1992	407	73	6	197	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
1993	509	61	9	187	3	n/a	n/a	0	769
1994	490	52	7	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	769
1995	531	28	7	270	1	n/a	n/a	0	837
1996	531	28	7	270	1	n/a	n/a	0	837
1997	486	11	4	313	1	n/a	n/a	0	815
1998	488	8	9	378	4	n/a	n/a	0	887
1999	415	8	7	521	3	n/a	n/a	0	954
2000	397	8	1	660	2	n/a	n/a	0	1068
2001	356	6	1	790	0	n/a	n/a	0	1153
2002	252	4	1	924	0	n/a	n/a	0	1181
2003	252	4	1	924	0	n/a	n/a	0	1181
2004	208	4	1	951	0	n/a	n/a	0	1164
2005	154	1	2	944	2	n/a	n/a	0	1103
2006	98	1	9	1070	0	n/a	n/a	22	1200
2007	81	0	1	1119	1	n/a	n/a	20	1222
2008	97	3	11	1389	2	n/a	n/a	30	1532
2009	87	11	4	1180	0	n/a	n/a	0	1282
2010	88	14	8	1291	0	n/a	n/a	0	1401
2011	62	4	4	1335	11	2	1	0	1419
2012	55	11	3	1393	12	4	4	0	1482
2013	52	6	4	1386	12	3	4	0	1467
2014	46	7	7	1406	13	4	1	0	1484
2015	36	11	11	1362	8	3	3	0	1434
2016	38	12	7	1382	6	2	8	0	1455
2017	36	13	12	1443	6	2	5	0	1517
2018	29	15	15	1480	5	2	4	0	1550
2019	26	14	13	1395	4	2	2	0	1456
2020	22	24	9	1295	4	2	5	0	1361
2021	22	23	13	1285	4	2	8	0	1357
2022	19	26	9	1256	3	2	7	0	1322
2023	24	18	7	1195	3	1	10	0	1258

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 Edwards Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	664	28.0	23.7	n/a
1989	695	31.0	22.4	n/a
1990	716	33.0	21.6	n/a
1991	701	33.0	21.2	n/a
1992	683	32.0	21.3	n/a
1993	769	36.0	21.4	n/a
1994	769	36.0	21.4	n/a
1995	837	45.0	18.6	n/a
1996	837	45.0	18.6	n/a
1997	815	42.0	19.4	n/a
1998	887	44.0	20.2	n/a
1999	954	49.0	19.5	n/a
2000	1068	51.0	20.9	n/a
2001	1153	54.0	21.4	n/a
2002	1181	56.0	21.1	84.2
2003	1181	56.0	21.1	84.2
2004	1164	52.8	22.0	85.2
2005	1103	54.9	20.1	91.5
2006	1200	56.2	21.4	95
2007	1222	56.0	21.8	100.6
2008	1532	71.0	21.6	90.4
2009	1282	69.5	18.4	93.4
2010	1401	65.0	21.5	99.4
2011	1419	70.0	20.2	97.3
2012	1482	67.0	22.1	97.2
2013	1467	91.4	16.0	96
2014	1484	75.5	19.6	96
2015	1434	77.0	18.6	97.1
2016	1455	73.0	19.9	93.4
2017	1517	70.5	21.5	94.5
2018	1550	73.3	21.1	91.1
2019	1456	77.0	18.9	86.5
2020	1361	83.5	16.2	86.8
2021	1357	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1322	85.5	15.4	81.2
2023	1258	86.5	14.5	83.4

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 Edwards Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	664	28.0	23.7	n/a
1989	695	31.0	22.4	n/a
1990	716	33.0	21.6	n/a
1991	701	33.0	21.2	n/a
1992	683	32.0	21.3	n/a
1993	769	36.0	21.4	n/a
1994	769	36.0	21.4	n/a
1995	837	45.0	18.6	n/a
1996	837	45.0	18.6	n/a
1997	815	42.0	19.4	n/a
1998	887	44.0	20.2	n/a
1999	954	49.0	19.5	n/a
2000	1068	51.0	20.9	n/a
2001	1153	54.0	21.4	n/a
2002	1181	56.0	21.1	84.2
2003	1181	56.0	21.1	84.2
2004	1164	52.8	22.0	85.2
2005	1103	54.9	20.1	91.5
2006	1200	56.2	21.4	95
2007	1222	56.0	21.8	100.6
2008	1532	71.0	21.6	90.4
2009	1282	69.5	18.4	93.4
2010	1401	65.0	21.5	99.4
2011	1419	70.0	20.2	97.3
2012	1482	67.0	22.1	97.2
2013	1467	91.4	16.0	96
2014	1484	75.5	19.6	96
2015	1434	77.0	18.6	97.1
2016	1455	73.0	19.9	93.4
2017	1517	70.5	21.5	94.5
2018	1550	73.3	21.1	91.1
2019	1456	77.0	18.9	86.5
2020	1361	83.5	16.2	86.8
2021	1357	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1322	85.5	15.4	81.2
2023	1258	86.5	14.5	83.4

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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