Is Harriet Tubman Elementary School a good school?

Harriet Tubman Elementary School ranks 865 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harriet Tubman Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 296 students attended Harriet Tubman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harriet Tubman Elementary School?

Students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School are 40% White, 27% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Harriet Tubman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harriet Tubman Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Lincoln Park High School

Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Summary:

Harriet Tubman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 296 students enrolled. 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.

Harriet Tubman Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance, with 36.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 25.6% proficient or better in Math, which are both higher than the district averages but lower than the state averages. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with rankings ranging from 516 to 865 out of over 2,000 Illinois elementary schools. However, the school has shown strong performance for some student subgroups, ranking 206 out of 684 Illinois elementary schools for African American students and 51 out of 954 for Hispanic students. Conversely, the school has struggled with lower rankings for male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

One concerning trend at Harriet Tubman Elementary School is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.6% in 2019-2020 to 42.5% in 2023-2024, which is much higher than the district and state averages. While the school's spending per student has increased from $13,626 in 2019-2020 to $24,097 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average, it remains to be seen whether this investment will translate into improved academic performance and outcomes for students. Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Alcott Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy, and Lincoln Elementary, Harriet Tubman Elementary School's performance is mixed, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to address the challenges it faces.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2851 N Seminary Ave
Chicago, IL 60657-4363

(773) 534-5725

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,547

Students who attend Harriet Tubman Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.4

Number of students: 296

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Hispanic:

27.4%

African American:

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harriet Tubman Elementary School ranks better than 58.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 73^rd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.05. (See more...)

Compare Details Harriet Tubman Elementary School ranks worse than 51.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.36. (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 Harriet Tubman Elementary School is $25,547, which is the 82^nd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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SchoolDigger ranks Harriet Tubman Elementary School 865^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Harriet Tubman Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Harriet Tubman Elementary School 697^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Harriet Tubman 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 Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	14.01	1735^th	2020	14.1%
2004	17.18	1744^th	2030	14.1%
2005	24.08	1678^th	2022	17.0%
2006	49.45	1320^th	2086	36.7%
2007	56.70	1141^st	2095	45.5%
2008	55.51	1144^th	2092	45.3%
2009	56.03	1130^th	2120	46.7%
2010	56.02	1146^th	2139	46.4%
2011	54.36	1182^nd	2147	44.9%
2012	65.04	902^nd	2166	58.4%
2013	74.87	530^th	2167	75.5%
2014	67.59	692^nd	2093	66.9%
2015	72.32	491^st	2052	76.1%
2016	60.80	719^th	2046	64.9%
2017	73.91	502^nd	2044	75.4%
2018	67.73	603^rd	2037	70.4%
2019	72.38	516^th	2086	75.3%
2021	58.85	674^th	1948	65.4%
2022	66.57	623^rd	2082	70.1%
2023	72.28	516^th	2077	75.2%
2024	53.05	865^th	2067	58.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	62.46	311^th	1194	74.0%
2022	58.80	297^th	1113	73.3%
2023	70.32	237^th	1156	79.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.12	296^th	1765	83.2%
2019	67.16	415^th	1816	77.1%
2021	47.00	698^th	1514	53.9%
2022	57.94	594^th	1763	66.3%
2023	85.03	120^th	1808	93.4%
2024	28.50	1355^th	1793	24.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.65	524^th	1964	73.3%
2019	71.37	509^th	2019	74.8%
2021	46.96	807^th	1680	52.0%
2022	67.39	569^th	1970	71.1%
2023	76.55	394^th	1957	79.9%
2024	53.08	797^th	1942	59.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.41	731^st	1972	62.9%
2019	69.10	546^th	2019	73.0%
2021	60.17	552^nd	1707	67.7%
2022	62.01	651^st	1977	67.1%
2023	62.73	615^th	1984	69.0%
2024	50.58	866^th	1959	55.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.95	86^th	698	87.7%
2019	59.92	194^th	711	72.7%
2022	56.18	206^th	684	69.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.47	340^th	938	63.8%
2019	59.28	289^th	955	69.7%
2021	59.53	193^rd	742	74.0%
2022	88.73	51^st	954	94.7%
2023	79.53	99^th	970	89.8%
2024	59.26	289^th	959	69.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.20	327^th	1463	77.6%
2019	89.59	77^th	1462	94.7%
2021	67.46	364^th	1308	72.2%
2022	61.66	491^st	1425	65.5%
2023	84.51	160^th	1419	88.7%

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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 Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	37.12	799^th	1185	32.6%
2004	30.29	890^th	1204	26.1%
2005	45.97	748^th	1209	38.1%
2006	51.22	728^th	1272	42.8%
2007	39.17	901^st	1287	30.0%
2008	57.54	658^th	1293	49.1%
2009	57.96	652^nd	1318	50.5%
2010	40.50	918^th	1327	30.8%
2011	32.93	1016^th	1344	24.4%
2012	63.57	551^st	1365	59.6%
2013	78.86	251^st	1367	81.6%
2014	57.00	571^st	1322	56.8%
2015	46.06	611^th	1302	53.1%
2016	31.05	882^nd	1294	31.8%
2017	49.34	598^th	1293	53.8%
2018	40.52	733^rd	1293	43.3%
2019	58.39	504^th	1356	62.8%
2021	76.25	234^th	1241	81.1%
2022	58.79	461^st	1369	66.3%
2023	75.10	277^th	1367	79.7%
2024	43.36	697^th	1363	48.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.74	329^th	602	45.3%
2022	60.92	140^th	781	82.1%
2023	91.45	43^rd	805	94.7%
2024	44.95	345^th	802	57.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.07	546^th	1161	53.0%
2019	55.64	461^st	1217	62.1%
2022	38.78	698^th	1221	42.8%
2023	74.59	188^th	1234	84.8%
2024	30.62	853^rd	1219	30.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.71	611^th	1226	50.2%
2019	61.44	439^th	1276	65.6%
2021	77.26	187^th	1017	81.6%
2022	59.84	411^th	1286	68.0%
2023	77.91	219^th	1275	82.8%
2024	44.08	647^th	1251	48.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.68	726^th	1223	40.6%
2019	51.70	554^th	1296	57.3%
2022	48.21	573^rd	1286	55.4%
2023	71.04	290^th	1292	77.6%
2024	41.09	662^nd	1264	47.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.34	210^th	511	58.9%
2019	42.25	294^th	565	48.0%
2022	56.23	170^th	573	70.3%
2023	67.86	109^th	569	80.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.37	358^th	590	39.3%
2019	47.35	299^th	639	53.2%
2022	52.40	255^th	662	61.5%
2023	68.04	142^nd	661	78.5%
2024	58.30	209^th	643	67.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.48	305^th	889	65.7%
2019	81.55	111^th	905	87.7%
2021	66.68	232^nd	813	71.5%
2022	66.55	248^th	898	72.4%
2023	85.78	84^th	895	90.6%
2024	57.64	342^nd	875	60.9%

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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 Harriet Tubman Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	89	61	18	202	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	370
1989	83	69	18	186	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	356
1990	101	77	12	171	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	361
1991	109	102	14	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	399
1992	118	130	16	200	1	n/a	n/a	0	465
1993	119	136	16	193	1	n/a	n/a	0	465
1994	115	132	17	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1995	112	196	34	219	3	n/a	n/a	0	564
1996	112	196	34	219	3	n/a	n/a	0	564
1997	123	206	29	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1998	145	217	22	209	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1999	129	200	22	240	1	n/a	n/a	0	592
2000	136	203	19	240	1	n/a	n/a	0	599
2001	109	184	24	219	2	n/a	n/a	0	538
2002	78	213	14	196	2	n/a	n/a	0	503
2003	78	213	14	196	2	n/a	n/a	0	503
2004	67	207	11	176	2	n/a	n/a	0	463
2005	58	182	12	173	2	n/a	n/a	0	427
2006	48	145	11	143	0	n/a	n/a	41	388
2007	45	131	8	135	4	n/a	n/a	32	355
2008	75	114	10	120	0	n/a	n/a	32	351
2009	101	114	9	109	3	n/a	n/a	0	336
2010	123	129	11	119	2	n/a	n/a	0	384
2011	141	110	9	152	0	1	12	0	425
2012	143	96	11	160	0	2	17	0	429
2013	155	106	11	159	1	2	16	0	450
2014	165	123	13	161	1	1	18	0	482
2015	174	131	16	158	2	1	19	0	501
2016	186	140	21	153	1	1	23	0	525
2017	184	127	18	148	4	1	21	0	503
2018	182	99	20	140	2	1	20	0	464
2019	201	99	23	147	1	0	29	0	500
2020	192	107	20	144	1	0	28	0	492
2021	170	104	23	137	2	0	30	0	466
2022	159	79	18	111	1	0	30	0	398
2023	118	59	18	81	1	0	19	0	296

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	370	28.0	13.2	n/a
1989	356	31.0	11.4	n/a
1990	361	31.0	11.6	n/a
1991	399	32.0	12.4	n/a
1992	465	34.0	13.6	n/a
1993	465	33.0	14.1	n/a
1994	466	32.0	14.6	n/a
1995	564	38.0	14.8	n/a
1996	564	38.0	14.8	n/a
1997	556	39.0	14.3	n/a
1998	594	38.0	15.6	n/a
1999	592	37.0	16.0	n/a
2000	599	35.0	17.1	n/a
2001	538	34.0	15.8	n/a
2002	503	34.0	14.8	70
2003	503	34.0	14.8	70
2004	463	28.8	16.1	72.6
2005	427	30.3	14.1	69.3
2006	388	34.0	11.4	94.2
2007	355	17.0	20.9	86.4
2008	351	20.0	17.6	92.5
2009	336	23.0	14.6	58.6
2010	384	26.0	14.7	58.3
2011	425	28.0	15.1	51.3
2012	429	25.0	17.1	49.2
2013	450	34.1	13.1	47.3
2014	482	31.0	15.5	43.2
2015	501	35.0	14.3	50.5
2016	525	36.0	14.5	41.1
2017	503	32.1	15.6	40.8
2018	464	32.9	14.0	39.4
2019	500	38.0	13.1	34
2020	492	39.5	12.4	35.4
2021	466	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	398	36.5	10.9	32.9
2023	296	39.5	7.4	29.7

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 Harriet Tubman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	370	28.0	13.2	n/a
1989	356	31.0	11.4	n/a
1990	361	31.0	11.6	n/a
1991	399	32.0	12.4	n/a
1992	465	34.0	13.6	n/a
1993	465	33.0	14.1	n/a
1994	466	32.0	14.6	n/a
1995	564	38.0	14.8	n/a
1996	564	38.0	14.8	n/a
1997	556	39.0	14.3	n/a
1998	594	38.0	15.6	n/a
1999	592	37.0	16.0	n/a
2000	599	35.0	17.1	n/a
2001	538	34.0	15.8	n/a
2002	503	34.0	14.8	70
2003	503	34.0	14.8	70
2004	463	28.8	16.1	72.6
2005	427	30.3	14.1	69.3
2006	388	34.0	11.4	94.2
2007	355	17.0	20.9	86.4
2008	351	20.0	17.6	92.5
2009	336	23.0	14.6	58.6
2010	384	26.0	14.7	58.3
2011	425	28.0	15.1	51.3
2012	429	25.0	17.1	49.2
2013	450	34.1	13.1	47.3
2014	482	31.0	15.5	43.2
2015	501	35.0	14.3	50.5
2016	525	36.0	14.5	41.1
2017	503	32.1	15.6	40.8
2018	464	32.9	14.0	39.4
2019	500	38.0	13.1	34
2020	492	39.5	12.4	35.4
2021	466	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	398	36.5	10.9	32.9
2023	296	39.5	7.4	29.7

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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