Is Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy a good school?

Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 651 students attended Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy?

Students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% White.

Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Summary:

Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 651 students. The school faces significant challenges, performing consistently below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages on standardized tests.

Gunsaulus Elementary has struggled with low academic proficiency, high chronic absenteeism, and persistent achievement gaps for its student subgroups. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 20.6% of Gunsaulus students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, only 15.4% of Gunsaulus students were proficient, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance has declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,122 out of 2,044 Illinois elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,619 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Shields Elementary, Davis N Elementary, and the Acero Charter schools, while still serving high-poverty populations, have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism than Gunsaulus Elementary. This suggests that the challenges faced by Gunsaulus are indicative of broader systemic issues within the Chicago Public Schools district that require targeted interventions and resource allocation to address the persistent opportunity gaps.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4420 S Sacramento Ave
Chicago, IL 60632-2509

(773) 535-7215

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1619^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,896

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 651

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.9%

Asian:

2.6%

African American:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks worse than 78.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 234^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 22.11. (See more...)

Compare Details Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks worse than 64.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.14. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy 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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy is $17,896. 367 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy 1619^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy 883^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic 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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	55.99	1091^st	2020	46.0%
2004	54.90	1121^st	2030	44.8%
2005	41.84	1388^th	2022	31.4%
2006	50.62	1295^th	2086	37.9%
2007	41.96	1471^st	2095	29.8%
2008	54.10	1185^th	2092	43.4%
2009	39.32	1477^th	2120	30.3%
2010	38.52	1508^th	2139	29.5%
2011	38.33	1517^th	2147	29.3%
2012	38.82	1531^st	2166	29.3%
2013	43.26	1321^st	2167	39.0%
2014	37.62	1364^th	2093	34.8%
2015	35.25	1252^nd	2052	39.0%
2016	38.94	1197^th	2046	41.5%
2017	41.94	1122^nd	2044	45.1%
2018	34.30	1316^th	2037	35.4%
2019	30.22	1443^rd	2086	30.8%
2021	19.82	1585^th	1948	18.6%
2022	22.02	1603^rd	2082	23.0%
2023	30.05	1392^nd	2077	33.0%
2024	22.11	1619^th	2067	21.7%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.70	428^th	718	40.4%
2019	28.05	648^th	743	12.8%
2021	22.28	530^th	537	1.3%
2022	44.55	367^th	768	52.2%
2023	58.13	216^th	788	72.6%
2024	37.66	509^th	826	38.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	38.35	666^th	1194	44.2%
2022	48.75	428^th	1113	61.5%
2023	25.43	911^th	1156	21.2%
2024	25.42	941^st	1195	21.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.48	714^th	1765	59.5%
2019	46.00	940^th	1816	48.2%
2021	32.04	1064^th	1514	29.7%
2022	32.80	1203^rd	1763	31.8%
2023	46.42	897^th	1808	50.4%
2024	33.26	1234^th	1793	31.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.41	1389^th	1964	29.3%
2019	31.05	1376^th	2019	31.8%
2022	20.54	1580^th	1970	19.8%
2023	29.95	1328^th	1957	32.1%
2024	24.33	1473^rd	1942	24.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.07	1060^th	1972	46.2%
2019	32.09	1356^th	2019	32.8%
2021	16.88	1499^th	1707	12.2%
2022	24.51	1447^th	1977	26.8%
2023	30.43	1316^th	1984	33.7%
2024	22.02	1533^rd	1959	21.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.82	459^th	938	51.1%
2019	39.46	570^th	955	40.3%
2021	28.68	563^rd	742	24.1%
2022	31.06	669^th	954	29.9%
2023	42.79	514^th	970	47.0%
2024	32.25	661^st	959	31.1%

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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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.64	413^th	1185	65.1%
2004	53.82	655^th	1204	45.6%
2005	44.08	771^st	1209	36.2%
2006	60.28	572^nd	1272	55.0%
2007	58.05	629^th	1287	51.1%
2008	56.26	685^th	1293	47.0%
2009	47.92	807^th	1318	38.8%
2010	63.55	554^th	1327	58.3%
2011	67.37	492^nd	1344	63.4%
2012	54.05	729^th	1365	46.6%
2013	48.67	721^st	1367	47.3%
2014	57.28	567^th	1322	57.1%
2015	48.84	566^th	1302	56.5%
2016	50.29	591^st	1294	54.3%
2017	44.47	677^th	1293	47.6%
2018	43.39	689^th	1293	46.7%
2019	45.54	685^th	1356	49.5%
2021	31.57	789^th	1241	36.4%
2022	43.63	689^th	1369	49.7%
2023	38.16	804^th	1367	41.2%
2024	31.14	883^rd	1363	35.2%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	46.12	142^nd	339	58.1%
2021	28.61	270^th	277	2.5%
2022	51.89	129^th	454	71.6%
2023	46.32	197^th	480	59.0%
2024	37.89	297^th	486	38.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	64.92	146^th	792	81.6%
2022	46.60	292^nd	781	62.6%
2023	46.03	324^th	805	59.8%
2024	49.66	295^th	802	63.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.67	323^rd	1161	72.2%
2019	63.75	336^th	1217	72.4%
2021	52.77	374^th	1019	63.3%
2022	56.87	409^th	1221	66.5%
2023	50.02	542^nd	1234	56.1%
2024	44.29	624^th	1219	48.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.52	593^rd	1226	51.6%
2019	44.43	669^th	1276	47.6%
2022	47.41	595^th	1286	53.7%
2023	44.18	654^th	1275	48.7%
2024	31.42	827^th	1251	33.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.06	740^th	1223	39.5%
2019	48.62	600^th	1296	53.7%
2021	29.48	726^th	1048	30.7%
2022	39.16	710^th	1286	44.8%
2023	31.54	839^th	1292	35.1%
2024	30.63	816^th	1264	35.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.00	259^th	590	56.1%
2019	50.49	281^st	639	56.0%
2021	40.59	286^th	517	44.7%
2022	54.11	234^th	662	64.7%
2023	44.63	319^th	661	51.7%
2024	35.55	402^nd	643	37.5%

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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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	243	205	10	229	9	n/a	n/a	0	696
1989	226	201	13	241	14	n/a	n/a	0	695
1990	211	205	12	254	12	n/a	n/a	0	694
1991	225	190	9	258	10	n/a	n/a	0	692
1992	222	175	12	271	7	n/a	n/a	0	687
1993	225	180	12	249	8	n/a	n/a	0	674
1994	214	195	23	260	3	n/a	n/a	0	695
1995	207	189	37	293	3	n/a	n/a	0	729
1996	207	189	37	293	3	n/a	n/a	0	729
1997	201	193	42	300	2	n/a	n/a	0	738
1998	194	193	39	298	3	n/a	n/a	0	727
1999	186	192	39	314	2	n/a	n/a	0	733
2000	182	184	40	313	2	n/a	n/a	0	721
2001	166	169	51	308	2	n/a	n/a	0	696
2002	160	161	52	325	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
2003	160	161	52	325	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
2004	139	136	48	364	2	n/a	n/a	0	689
2005	125	145	37	388	0	n/a	n/a	0	695
2006	76	137	29	395	0	n/a	n/a	54	691
2007	76	129	30	425	0	n/a	n/a	49	709
2008	55	124	29	448	0	n/a	n/a	55	711
2009	76	117	33	508	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
2010	71	107	37	625	0	n/a	n/a	2	842
2011	42	82	42	713	8	1	8	0	896
2012	33	70	32	712	8	1	6	0	862
2013	27	62	27	707	8	2	4	0	837
2014	18	43	21	753	6	2	5	0	848
2015	12	39	24	759	7	2	8	0	851
2016	10	32	20	724	6	2	7	0	801
2017	8	29	18	729	5	1	7	0	797
2018	7	22	18	757	3	1	6	0	814
2019	8	24	20	723	2	1	27	0	805
2020	6	25	16	679	2	1	4	0	733
2021	9	25	11	672	2	1	4	0	724
2022	9	19	14	625	0	1	6	0	674
2023	10	15	17	605	0	0	4	0	651

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

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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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	696	34.0	20.4	n/a
1989	695	34.0	20.4	n/a
1990	694	35.0	19.8	n/a
1991	692	37.0	18.7	n/a
1992	687	38.0	18.0	n/a
1993	674	36.0	18.7	n/a
1994	695	36.0	19.3	n/a
1995	729	38.0	19.2	n/a
1996	729	38.0	19.2	n/a
1997	738	40.0	18.5	n/a
1998	727	39.0	18.6	n/a
1999	733	40.0	18.3	n/a
2000	721	38.0	19.0	n/a
2001	696	37.0	18.8	n/a
2002	698	35.0	19.9	83.2
2003	698	35.0	19.9	83.2
2004	689	35.5	19.4	83.5
2005	695	40.5	17.2	84.2
2006	691	44.0	15.7	92.8
2007	709	20.0	35.5	95.8
2008	711	21.0	33.9	92.4
2009	734	36.5	20.1	86.4
2010	842	42.0	20.0	92
2011	896	42.0	21.3	93.3
2012	862	40.0	21.5	93.3
2013	837	54.2	15.4	91.6
2014	848	48.0	17.6	87.4
2015	851	45.0	18.9	93.7
2016	801	44.0	18.2	91.5
2017	797	38.6	20.6	90.5
2018	814	41.9	19.4	90.2
2019	805	45.0	17.8	88.4
2020	733	48.5	15.1	85.3
2021	724	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	674	50.0	13.4	82.9
2023	651	50.0	13.0	82

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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	696	34.0	20.4	n/a
1989	695	34.0	20.4	n/a
1990	694	35.0	19.8	n/a
1991	692	37.0	18.7	n/a
1992	687	38.0	18.0	n/a
1993	674	36.0	18.7	n/a
1994	695	36.0	19.3	n/a
1995	729	38.0	19.2	n/a
1996	729	38.0	19.2	n/a
1997	738	40.0	18.5	n/a
1998	727	39.0	18.6	n/a
1999	733	40.0	18.3	n/a
2000	721	38.0	19.0	n/a
2001	696	37.0	18.8	n/a
2002	698	35.0	19.9	83.2
2003	698	35.0	19.9	83.2
2004	689	35.5	19.4	83.5
2005	695	40.5	17.2	84.2
2006	691	44.0	15.7	92.8
2007	709	20.0	35.5	95.8
2008	711	21.0	33.9	92.4
2009	734	36.5	20.1	86.4
2010	842	42.0	20.0	92
2011	896	42.0	21.3	93.3
2012	862	40.0	21.5	93.3
2013	837	54.2	15.4	91.6
2014	848	48.0	17.6	87.4
2015	851	45.0	18.9	93.7
2016	801	44.0	18.2	91.5
2017	797	38.6	20.6	90.5
2018	814	41.9	19.4	90.2
2019	805	45.0	17.8	88.4
2020	733	48.5	15.1	85.3
2021	724	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	674	50.0	13.4	82.9
2023	651	50.0	13.0	82

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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