Is Fuller Elementary School a good school?

Fuller Elementary School ranks in the bottom 25.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Fuller Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 317 students attended Fuller Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fuller Elementary School?

Students at Fuller Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Fuller Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fuller Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Phillips Academy High School

Fuller Elementary School

Summary:

Fuller Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 317 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. Unfortunately, Fuller Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 1551 out of 2067 schools.

One of the key challenges facing Fuller Elementary School is its high chronic absenteeism rate, which reached as high as 62.3% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, is also well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state, and in Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 6.1%, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The performance of specific student subgroups, such as female students and students with low socioeconomic status, is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for these groups.

When comparing Fuller Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, there are some notable differences. For example, Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, which is less than a mile away, has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and district-level policies may be contributing to the challenges at Fuller Elementary School. While the school's performance has been consistently low, its ranking has fluctuated over the years, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement. With relatively high spending per student, the resources are available, but they may not be effectively targeted or utilized to support the students of Fuller Elementary School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60653-2926

(773) 535-1687

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1551^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,586

Students who attend Fuller Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Phillips Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.6

Number of students: 317

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fuller Elementary School ranks worse than 75% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 209^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 24.71. (See more...)

Compare Details Fuller Elementary School ranks worse than 82.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.8. (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 Fuller 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 Fuller Elementary School is $19,586. 294 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fuller Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fuller Elementary School 1551^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Fuller Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Fuller Elementary School 1122^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Fuller Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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 Fuller Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Fuller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.68	1851^st	2020	8.4%
2004	16.10	1751^st	2030	13.7%
2005	2.72	1928^th	2022	4.6%
2006	1.70	2043^rd	2086	2.1%
2007	0.87	2082^nd	2095	0.6%
2008	1.75	2077^th	2092	0.7%
2009	0.78	2113^th	2120	0.3%
2010	0.87	2135^th	2139	0.2%
2011	0.98	2142^nd	2147	0.2%
2012	0.20	2166^th	2166	0.0%
2013	9.23	2040^th	2167	5.9%
2014	9.04	1980^th	2093	5.4%
2015	12.18	1939^th	2052	5.5%
2016	11.07	1939^th	2046	5.2%
2017	14.09	1842^nd	2044	9.9%
2018	16.17	1787^th	2037	12.3%
2019	15.50	1865^th	2086	10.6%
2021	14.16	1803^rd	1948	7.4%
2022	12.73	1967^th	2082	5.5%
2023	18.05	1756^th	2077	15.5%
2024	24.71	1551^st	2067	25.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	21.24	1098^th	1194	8.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	1454^th	1765	17.6%
2019	25.29	1510^th	1816	16.9%
2021	21.02	1360^th	1514	10.2%
2022	19.17	1609^th	1763	8.7%
2023	27.44	1403^rd	1808	22.4%
2024	33.49	1231^st	1793	31.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Fuller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.32	1575^th	1964	19.8%
2019	21.98	1641^st	2019	18.7%
2021	15.35	1515^th	1680	9.8%
2022	16.34	1719^th	1970	12.7%
2023	21.51	1551^st	1957	20.7%
2024	21.50	1545^th	1942	20.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Fuller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.87	1819^th	1972	7.8%
2019	12.83	1890^th	2019	6.4%
2021	10.60	1705^th	1707	0.1%
2022	10.95	1947^th	1977	1.5%
2023	18.67	1647^th	1984	17.0%
2024	32.91	1242^nd	1959	36.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.23	372^nd	698	46.7%
2019	40.28	390^th	711	45.1%
2021	33.87	275^th	428	35.7%
2022	31.04	490^th	684	28.4%
2023	36.91	415^th	692	40.0%
2024	51.20	242^nd	655	63.1%

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

Rank History for Fuller Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Fuller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	4.87	1138^th	1185	4.0%
2004	8.71	1080^th	1204	10.3%
2005	15.57	1020^th	1209	15.6%
2006	6.14	1190^th	1272	6.4%
2007	11.08	1153^rd	1287	10.4%
2008	7.04	1210^th	1293	6.4%
2009	7.19	1238^th	1318	6.1%
2010	0.59	1323^rd	1327	0.3%
2011	1.44	1330^th	1344	1.0%
2012	5.12	1320^th	1365	3.3%
2013	1.94	1360^th	1367	0.5%
2014	1.73	1317^th	1322	0.4%
2015	10.20	1254^th	1302	3.7%
2016	20.94	1080^th	1294	16.5%
2017	17.08	1108^th	1293	14.3%
2018	12.53	1199^th	1293	7.3%
2019	12.36	1259^th	1356	7.2%
2021	16.00	1106^th	1241	10.9%
2022	15.52	1228^th	1369	10.3%
2023	21.30	1089^th	1367	20.3%
2024	18.80	1122^nd	1363	17.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.93	680^th	792	14.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.30	1042^nd	1161	10.2%
2019	17.85	1092^nd	1217	10.3%
2021	25.76	814^th	1019	20.1%
2022	22.55	1047^th	1221	14.3%
2023	32.86	850^th	1234	31.1%
2024	25.19	960^th	1219	21.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Fuller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.01	1092^nd	1226	10.9%
2019	15.49	1123^rd	1276	12.0%
2021	13.88	944^th	1017	7.2%
2022	15.17	1152^nd	1286	10.4%
2023	27.72	898^th	1275	29.6%
2024	22.37	981^st	1251	21.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Fuller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.24	1154^th	1223	5.6%
2019	11.21	1250^th	1296	3.5%
2021	17.30	928^th	1048	11.5%
2022	17.65	1113^th	1286	13.5%
2023	17.11	1129^th	1292	12.6%
2024	20.86	1008^th	1264	20.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.03	389^th	511	23.9%
2019	30.94	418^th	565	26.0%
2021	38.27	218^th	385	43.4%
2022	34.81	371^st	573	35.3%
2023	48.36	235^th	569	58.7%
2024	38.90	310^th	548	43.4%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, February 4, 2021

My absolute and honest opinion on this place is that it needs to be shut down. If there are new teachers and staff, then this place would have a chance to get better. As a dad, I'm concerned with carelessness towards the way the school is ran. The teachers pick and choose through students that they like. It's a favoritism game with all the teachers and staff. Someone warned me about putting my child into this school and I surely didn't think it would be this bad. The school's ONLY concern is attendance. My child could be dying and they still want them 15 minutes early to school. Everyone has different things going on in life and they should understand that, yet they only care if they are the school with the highest attendance rates. It's really sad. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Fuller Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	n/a	542	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	542
1990	n/a	547	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	549
1991	0	588	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	588
1992	0	556	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	556
1993	0	522	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	522
1994	0	539	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	539
1995	0	451	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	451
1996	0	451	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	451
1997	0	464	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	464
1998	0	441	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	441
1999	0	418	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	418
2000	0	444	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	444
2001	0	417	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	417
2002	0	418	1	33	0	n/a	n/a	452
2003	0	418	1	33	0	n/a	n/a	452
2004	0	344	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	348
2005	2	396	2	17	0	n/a	n/a	417
2006	1	363	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	369
2007	0	326	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	329
2008	0	299	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	299
2009	1	292	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	293
2010	0	243	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	243
2011	0	212	0	0	0	0	1	213
2012	0	238	0	0	0	0	1	239
2013	0	242	0	0	0	0	2	244
2014	0	289	0	7	0	0	1	297
2015	0	371	0	6	0	0	1	378
2016	0	379	0	6	0	0	1	386
2017	1	363	0	3	0	0	1	368
2018	0	367	0	3	0	0	1	371
2019	0	386	0	2	1	0	0	389
2020	2	336	0	1	1	0	0	340
2021	2	360	0	5	0	0	1	368
2022	3	322	0	8	1	0	1	335
2023	1	306	0	6	1	0	3	317

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 Fuller Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	542	26.0	20.8	n/a
1990	549	25.0	21.9	n/a
1991	588	26.0	22.6	n/a
1992	556	23.0	24.1	n/a
1993	522	25.0	20.9	n/a
1994	539	19.0	28.4	n/a
1995	451	22.0	20.5	n/a
1996	451	22.0	20.5	n/a
1997	464	20.0	23.2	n/a
1998	441	23.0	19.2	n/a
1999	418	22.0	19.0	n/a
2000	444	22.0	20.2	n/a
2001	417	21.0	19.9	n/a
2002	452	20.0	22.6	92.3
2003	452	20.0	22.6	92.3
2004	348	20.8	16.7	98
2005	417	23.3	17.9	99.3
2006	369	24.0	15.4	99.2
2007	329	20.0	16.5	99.1
2008	299	21.0	14.2	97.7
2009	293	18.0	16.3	93.5
2010	243	17.0	14.2	98.8
2011	213	16.0	13.3	98.6
2012	239	14.0	17.0	98.7
2013	244	7.9	30.8	96.7
2014	297	18.0	16.5	99
2015	378	16.0	23.6	98.9
2016	386	22.0	17.5	97.7
2017	368	20.2	18.2	96.7
2018	371	18.8	19.7	97.3
2019	389	20.0	19.4	95.4
2020	340	21.0	16.1	97.6
2021	368	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	335	20.0	16.7	92.2
2023	317	17.0	18.6	94.3

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 Fuller Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	542	26.0	20.8	n/a
1990	549	25.0	21.9	n/a
1991	588	26.0	22.6	n/a
1992	556	23.0	24.1	n/a
1993	522	25.0	20.9	n/a
1994	539	19.0	28.4	n/a
1995	451	22.0	20.5	n/a
1996	451	22.0	20.5	n/a
1997	464	20.0	23.2	n/a
1998	441	23.0	19.2	n/a
1999	418	22.0	19.0	n/a
2000	444	22.0	20.2	n/a
2001	417	21.0	19.9	n/a
2002	452	20.0	22.6	92.3
2003	452	20.0	22.6	92.3
2004	348	20.8	16.7	98
2005	417	23.3	17.9	99.3
2006	369	24.0	15.4	99.2
2007	329	20.0	16.5	99.1
2008	299	21.0	14.2	97.7
2009	293	18.0	16.3	93.5
2010	243	17.0	14.2	98.8
2011	213	16.0	13.3	98.6
2012	239	14.0	17.0	98.7
2013	244	7.9	30.8	96.7
2014	297	18.0	16.5	99
2015	378	16.0	23.6	98.9
2016	386	22.0	17.5	97.7
2017	368	20.2	18.2	96.7
2018	371	18.8	19.7	97.3
2019	389	20.0	19.4	95.4
2020	340	21.0	16.1	97.6
2021	368	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	335	20.0	16.7	92.2
2023	317	17.0	18.6	94.3

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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