Is Falconer Elementary School a good school?

Falconer Elementary School ranks 1293 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Falconer Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 896 students attended Falconer Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Falconer Elementary School?

Students at Falconer Elementary School are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Falconer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Falconer Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Foreman High School

Falconer Elementary School

Summary:

Falconer Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 896 students in grades PK-6 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently lower test scores than the district and state averages, and mixed performance among student subgroups.

Falconer Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 37.5% to 44.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the district and state, with only 25.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17.6% in Math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, respectively. While English Language Learner students perform relatively well, other subgroups like Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform poorly compared to their peers across the state.

Interestingly, Falconer Elementary School's performance is generally lower than nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as Barry Elementary School and Scammon Elementary School, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The high chronic absenteeism rate and low socioeconomic status of Falconer's student population may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance, and addressing these issues could help improve overall outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

3020 N Lamon Ave
Chicago, IL 60641-5195

(773) 534-3560

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1293^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,117

Students who attend Falconer Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Foreman High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 896

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

White:

2.7%

African American:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Falconer Elementary School ranks worse than 62.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 138^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 33.75. (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 Falconer 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 Falconer Elementary School is $18,117. 352 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Falconer Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Falconer Elementary School 1293^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Falconer 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 Falconer Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Falconer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	22.97	1631^st	2020	19.3%
2004	49.25	1227^th	2030	39.6%
2005	44.78	1338^th	2022	33.8%
2006	56.80	1151^st	2086	44.8%
2007	54.27	1222^nd	2095	41.7%
2008	32.91	1579^th	2092	24.5%
2009	38.82	1490^th	2120	29.7%
2010	37.57	1527^th	2139	28.6%
2011	38.71	1503^rd	2147	30.0%
2012	34.19	1604^th	2166	25.9%
2013	40.14	1401^st	2167	35.3%
2014	43.98	1242^nd	2093	40.7%
2015	34.89	1264^th	2052	38.4%
2016	29.93	1425^th	2046	30.4%
2017	24.63	1560^th	2044	23.7%
2018	25.00	1538^th	2037	24.5%
2019	24.68	1588^th	2086	23.9%
2021	23.07	1465^th	1948	24.8%
2022	24.49	1523^rd	2082	26.8%
2023	32.45	1333^rd	2077	35.8%
2024	33.75	1293^rd	2067	37.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Falconer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.27	439^th	718	38.9%
2019	36.50	504^th	743	32.2%
2021	22.28	530^th	537	1.3%
2022	39.98	436^th	768	43.2%
2023	47.08	332^nd	788	57.9%
2024	55.75	243^rd	826	70.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Falconer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.07	551^st	763	27.8%
2019	24.55	993^rd	1194	16.8%
2021	21.40	565^th	640	11.7%
2022	24.08	958^th	1113	13.9%
2023	30.16	788^th	1156	31.8%
2024	41.16	627^th	1195	47.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Falconer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.81	1067^th	1765	39.5%
2019	41.05	1073^rd	1816	40.9%
2021	36.76	941^st	1514	37.8%
2022	40.22	1017^th	1763	42.3%
2023	49.40	832^nd	1808	54.0%
2024	48.13	845^th	1793	52.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Falconer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.93	1450^th	1964	26.2%
2019	24.78	1552^nd	2019	23.1%
2021	22.16	1319^th	1680	21.5%
2022	25.31	1446^th	1970	26.6%
2023	34.26	1221^st	1957	37.6%
2024	33.20	1234^th	1942	36.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Falconer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.69	747^th	907	17.6%
2024	35.71	537^th	886	39.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Falconer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.98	1500^th	1972	23.9%
2019	26.09	1496^th	2019	25.9%
2021	22.83	1331^st	1707	22.0%
2022	23.96	1462^nd	1977	26.0%
2023	30.37	1320^th	1984	33.5%
2024	34.22	1211^th	1959	38.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Falconer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.89	602^nd	938	35.8%
2019	32.81	674^th	955	29.4%
2021	33.05	493^rd	742	33.6%
2022	32.37	650^th	954	31.9%
2023	43.98	501^st	970	48.4%
2024	43.97	492^nd	959	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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Enrollment information for Falconer Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	399	98	24	245	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	766
1989	346	74	16	296	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
1990	332	62	19	363	1	n/a	n/a	0	777
1991	336	50	25	390	1	n/a	n/a	0	802
1992	362	37	28	458	0	n/a	n/a	0	885
1993	384	28	22	491	0	n/a	n/a	0	925
1994	290	10	12	360	0	n/a	n/a	0	672
1995	299	15	9	581	0	n/a	n/a	0	904
1996	299	15	9	581	0	n/a	n/a	0	904
1997	278	19	17	670	4	n/a	n/a	0	988
1998	242	17	8	726	1	n/a	n/a	0	994
1999	245	12	10	759	0	n/a	n/a	0	1026
2000	241	18	15	888	0	n/a	n/a	0	1162
2001	220	25	25	967	4	n/a	n/a	0	1241
2002	180	16	28	1179	2	n/a	n/a	0	1405
2003	180	16	28	1179	2	n/a	n/a	0	1405
2004	178	15	26	1242	3	n/a	n/a	0	1464
2005	152	27	21	1322	4	n/a	n/a	0	1526
2006	104	27	20	1258	2	n/a	n/a	49	1460
2007	122	30	21	1311	1	n/a	n/a	41	1526
2008	88	26	21	1333	2	n/a	n/a	62	1532
2009	95	39	19	1428	0	n/a	n/a	0	1581
2010	90	46	20	1418	0	n/a	n/a	0	1574
2011	68	32	19	1395	3	0	8	0	1525
2012	70	26	16	1371	5	1	8	0	1497
2013	57	19	13	1289	5	4	4	0	1391
2014	56	26	16	1324	6	2	4	0	1434
2015	52	23	15	1294	7	1	2	0	1394
2016	47	32	10	1208	5	1	3	0	1306
2017	40	23	9	1122	7	1	2	0	1204
2018	38	24	11	1106	8	1	2	0	1190
2019	33	16	5	1044	6	1	2	0	1107
2020	32	6	5	953	4	0	1	0	1001
2021	41	6	5	937	4	0	2	0	995
2022	28	11	7	873	2	0	5	0	926
2023	24	13	8	846	1	0	4	0	896

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 Falconer Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	766	40.0	19.1	n/a
1989	733	37.0	19.8	n/a
1990	777	43.0	18.0	n/a
1991	802	40.0	20.0	n/a
1992	885	41.0	21.5	n/a
1993	925	46.0	20.1	n/a
1994	672	34.0	19.8	n/a
1995	904	45.0	20.1	n/a
1996	904	45.0	20.1	n/a
1997	988	49.0	20.2	n/a
1998	994	54.0	18.4	n/a
1999	1026	56.6	18.1	n/a
2000	1162	59.6	19.5	n/a
2001	1241	69.8	17.8	n/a
2002	1405	75.0	18.7	97.6
2003	1405	75.0	18.7	97.6
2004	1464	67.8	21.6	95.8
2005	1526	74.9	20.4	93.4
2006	1460	91.1	16.0	100
2007	1526	70.0	21.8	97
2008	1532	77.0	19.9	101.8
2009	1581	74.5	21.2	94.2
2010	1574	73.0	21.5	97.9
2011	1525	71.5	21.3	97.2
2012	1497	68.0	22.0	95.7
2013	1391	98.7	14.0	96.9
2014	1434	73.0	19.6	96.4
2015	1394	71.0	19.6	96.6
2016	1306	69.0	18.9	95.1
2017	1204	62.7	19.1	93.9
2018	1190	63.5	18.7	92.7
2019	1107	71.5	15.4	93
2020	1001	68.0	14.7	93.6
2021	995	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	926	70.0	13.2	90.9
2023	896	68.5	13.0	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 Falconer Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	766	40.0	19.1	n/a
1989	733	37.0	19.8	n/a
1990	777	43.0	18.0	n/a
1991	802	40.0	20.0	n/a
1992	885	41.0	21.5	n/a
1993	925	46.0	20.1	n/a
1994	672	34.0	19.8	n/a
1995	904	45.0	20.1	n/a
1996	904	45.0	20.1	n/a
1997	988	49.0	20.2	n/a
1998	994	54.0	18.4	n/a
1999	1026	56.6	18.1	n/a
2000	1162	59.6	19.5	n/a
2001	1241	69.8	17.8	n/a
2002	1405	75.0	18.7	97.6
2003	1405	75.0	18.7	97.6
2004	1464	67.8	21.6	95.8
2005	1526	74.9	20.4	93.4
2006	1460	91.1	16.0	100
2007	1526	70.0	21.8	97
2008	1532	77.0	19.9	101.8
2009	1581	74.5	21.2	94.2
2010	1574	73.0	21.5	97.9
2011	1525	71.5	21.3	97.2
2012	1497	68.0	22.0	95.7
2013	1391	98.7	14.0	96.9
2014	1434	73.0	19.6	96.4
2015	1394	71.0	19.6	96.6
2016	1306	69.0	18.9	95.1
2017	1204	62.7	19.1	93.9
2018	1190	63.5	18.7	92.7
2019	1107	71.5	15.4	93
2020	1001	68.0	14.7	93.6
2021	995	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	926	70.0	13.2	90.9
2023	896	68.5	13.0	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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