Is Fiske Elementary School a good school?

Fiske Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Fiske Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 385 students attended Fiske Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fiske Elementary School?

Students at Fiske Elementary School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fiske Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fiske Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Hyde Park Academy High School

Fiske Elementary School

Summary:

Fiske Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 343 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.

Fiske Elementary School faces significant challenges, with very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 44.9% to 63.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the surrounding schools. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the Chicago Public Schools District 299 average and the Illinois state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 15.3% of Fiske students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools for female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Fiske Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking of 1840 out of 2067 schools in 2023-2024. The nearby schools, such as Dulles Elementary School, CICS - Washington Pk Campus, and Wadsworth Elementary School, generally perform better than Fiske Elementary School on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that Fiske Elementary School may be struggling more than its peers in the surrounding area.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

6020 S Langley Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-2595

(773) 535-0990

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1840^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,355

Students who attend Fiske Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hyde Park Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 385

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.5%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fiske Elementary School ranks worse than 89% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 333^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 15.21. (See more...)

Compare Details Fiske Elementary School ranks worse than 85.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.43. (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 Racial makeup is: African American (94.5%), Hispanic (2.6%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fiske Elementary School is 11.6, which is the 114^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Fiske Elementary School employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fiske Elementary School is $21,355, which is the 215^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fiske Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fiske Elementary School 1840^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Fiske Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Fiske Elementary School 1167^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Fiske Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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African American students:

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 Fiske Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Fiske Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.46	1993^rd	2020	1.3%
2004	3.45	1940^th	2030	4.4%
2005	2.41	1941^st	2022	4.0%
2006	5.24	1974^th	2086	5.4%
2007	8.83	1932^nd	2095	7.8%
2008	9.67	1919^th	2092	8.3%
2009	24.81	1721^st	2120	18.8%
2010	24.17	1748^th	2139	18.3%
2011	7.28	2046^th	2147	4.7%
2012	23.02	1797^th	2166	17.0%
2013	6.15	2102^nd	2167	3.0%
2014	9.65	1957^th	2093	6.5%
2015	8.66	2029^th	2052	1.1%
2016	7.78	2023^rd	2046	1.1%
2017	7.94	2017^th	2044	1.3%
2018	10.07	1962^nd	2037	3.7%
2019	11.19	1986^th	2086	4.8%
2021	10.90	1942^nd	1948	0.3%
2022	12.99	1952^nd	2082	6.2%
2023	16.17	1826^th	2077	12.1%
2024	15.21	1840^th	2067	11.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.96	1685^th	1765	4.5%
2019	17.54	1690^th	1816	6.9%
2021	14.33	1514^th	1514	0.0%
2022	13.07	1754^th	1763	0.5%
2023	26.89	1420^th	1808	21.5%
2024	22.44	1518^th	1793	15.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Fiske Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.92	1917^th	1964	2.4%
2019	10.76	1926^th	2019	4.6%
2022	13.37	1839^th	1970	6.6%
2023	15.44	1776^th	1957	9.2%
2024	16.83	1690^th	1942	13.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Fiske Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.74	1825^th	1972	7.5%
2019	13.52	1876^th	2019	7.1%
2022	14.07	1839^th	1977	7.0%
2023	18.71	1645^th	1984	17.1%
2024	14.62	1778^th	1959	9.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.32	576^th	698	17.5%
2019	28.55	556^th	711	21.8%
2021	24.55	410^th	428	4.2%
2022	32.51	464^th	684	32.2%
2023	37.19	408^th	692	41.0%
2024	36.27	413^th	655	36.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Fiske Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Fiske Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	3.53	1160^th	1185	2.1%
2004	5.01	1146^th	1204	4.8%
2005	9.40	1070^th	1209	11.5%
2006	6.60	1186^th	1272	6.8%
2007	11.89	1139^th	1287	11.5%
2008	16.59	1107^th	1293	14.4%
2009	48.20	802^nd	1318	39.2%
2010	21.26	1109^th	1327	16.4%
2011	10.22	1253^rd	1344	6.8%
2012	45.86	854^th	1365	37.4%
2013	14.75	1213^th	1367	11.3%
2014	11.95	1210^th	1322	8.5%
2015	18.40	1102^nd	1302	15.4%
2016	12.09	1222^nd	1294	5.6%
2017	13.30	1190^th	1293	8.0%
2018	8.84	1268^th	1293	1.9%
2019	11.76	1273^rd	1356	6.1%
2021	12.19	1188^th	1241	4.3%
2022	11.88	1327^th	1369	3.1%
2023	10.85	1325^th	1367	3.1%
2024	17.43	1167^th	1363	14.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.65	1134^th	1161	2.3%
2019	17.31	1112^th	1217	8.6%
2021	17.89	950^th	1019	6.8%
2022	15.53	1175^th	1221	3.8%
2023	15.05	1175^th	1234	4.8%
2024	26.25	937^th	1219	23.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Fiske Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.52	1204^th	1226	1.8%
2019	9.81	1221^st	1276	4.3%
2022	12.60	1213^th	1286	5.7%
2023	10.61	1232^nd	1275	3.4%
2024	17.05	1075^th	1251	14.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Fiske Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.47	1170^th	1223	4.3%
2019	15.59	1157^th	1296	10.7%
2022	12.54	1236^th	1286	3.9%
2023	12.20	1240^th	1292	4.0%
2024	18.19	1073^rd	1264	15.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.51	472^nd	511	7.6%
2019	28.48	446^th	565	21.1%
2021	27.22	326^th	385	15.3%
2022	26.18	493^rd	573	14.0%
2023	24.75	494^th	569	13.2%
2024	36.77	337^th	548	38.5%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a student
Saturday, August 1, 2009

I am an ex-student of John Fiske Elementary school. I transeferred out when I was in the 6th grade. I am now a sophmore in high school. I gave this school 2 stars only because of the poor behaviors of the students that I saw while I was attending the school and the behavior that I hear is going on in the school now. The students continously fought and thought about non-important things rather than thier school work. In addition to that I also loved the school because of the teachers that never gave up on us and the present ones that aren't giving up on the students now. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Fiske Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	464	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	465
1990	1	502	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	503
1991	4	520	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1992	0	493	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1993	0	493	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1994	0	497	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1995	0	496	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1996	0	496	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1997	0	505	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
1998	0	517	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1999	0	563	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
2000	0	558	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2001	0	558	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2002	2	533	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
2003	2	533	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
2004	1	478	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
2005	1	470	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2006	0	482	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
2007	0	426	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
2008	3	407	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	3	416
2009	1	324	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
2010	1	337	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2011	0	281	0	0	2	0	0	0	283
2012	1	228	0	1	1	0	0	0	231
2013	0	215	0	1	0	1	1	0	218
2014	0	492	0	6	0	0	2	0	500
2015	0	500	0	5	0	0	2	0	507
2016	0	485	0	3	0	0	0	0	488
2017	0	460	0	3	0	0	0	0	463
2018	0	453	0	8	0	0	0	0	461
2019	0	426	0	6	0	0	1	0	433
2020	0	371	0	6	0	0	1	0	378
2021	2	380	0	10	0	0	1	0	393
2022	2	353	3	5	0	0	6	0	369
2023	1	322	1	15	0	0	4	0	343
2024	1	364	1	10	0	0	9	0	385

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 Fiske Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	465	24.0	19.3	n/a
1990	503	27.0	18.6	n/a
1991	526	29.0	18.1	n/a
1992	494	27.0	18.2	n/a
1993	496	29.0	17.1	n/a
1994	497	27.0	18.4	n/a
1995	496	25.0	19.8	n/a
1996	496	25.0	19.8	n/a
1997	506	25.0	20.2	n/a
1998	517	24.0	21.5	n/a
1999	563	27.0	20.9	n/a
2000	558	26.0	21.5	n/a
2001	558	28.0	19.9	n/a
2002	538	26.0	20.7	98.1
2003	538	26.0	20.7	98.1
2004	480	24.1	19.9	99.4
2005	471	20.0	23.6	93.8
2006	484	25.0	19.4	79.3
2007	428	22.0	19.5	96.7
2008	416	23.0	18.1	96.6
2009	326	25.0	13.0	97.5
2010	338	19.0	17.7	98.5
2011	283	17.0	16.6	98.9
2012	231	13.0	17.7	98.7
2013	218	15.8	13.7	98.2
2014	500	32.0	15.6	99.2
2015	507	31.0	16.3	99.2
2016	488	32.0	15.2	99.2
2017	463	24.3	18.9	97.4
2018	461	26.9	17.1	99.1
2019	433	27.0	16.0	96.5
2020	378	28.0	13.5	96.8
2021	393	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	369	28.0	13.1	87.3
2023	343	30.0	11.4	84.8
2024	385	33.0	11.6	80.8

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 Fiske Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	465	24.0	19.3	n/a
1990	503	27.0	18.6	n/a
1991	526	29.0	18.1	n/a
1992	494	27.0	18.2	n/a
1993	496	29.0	17.1	n/a
1994	497	27.0	18.4	n/a
1995	496	25.0	19.8	n/a
1996	496	25.0	19.8	n/a
1997	506	25.0	20.2	n/a
1998	517	24.0	21.5	n/a
1999	563	27.0	20.9	n/a
2000	558	26.0	21.5	n/a
2001	558	28.0	19.9	n/a
2002	538	26.0	20.7	98.1
2003	538	26.0	20.7	98.1
2004	480	24.1	19.9	99.4
2005	471	20.0	23.6	93.8
2006	484	25.0	19.4	79.3
2007	428	22.0	19.5	96.7
2008	416	23.0	18.1	96.6
2009	326	25.0	13.0	97.5
2010	338	19.0	17.7	98.5
2011	283	17.0	16.6	98.9
2012	231	13.0	17.7	98.7
2013	218	15.8	13.7	98.2
2014	500	32.0	15.6	99.2
2015	507	31.0	16.3	99.2
2016	488	32.0	15.2	99.2
2017	463	24.3	18.9	97.4
2018	461	26.9	17.1	99.1
2019	433	27.0	16.0	96.5
2020	378	28.0	13.5	96.8
2021	393	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	369	28.0	13.1	87.3
2023	343	30.0	11.4	84.8
2024	385	33.0	11.6	80.8

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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