Is Funston Elementary School a good school?

Funston Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Funston Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 406 students attended Funston Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Funston Elementary School?

Students at Funston Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Funston Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Funston Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Kelvyn Park High School

Funston Elementary School

Summary:

Funston Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 406 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. Funston Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Funston Elementary School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low test scores across all grade levels and subjects, and a very high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.8% of Funston students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, only 4.8% of Funston students were proficient, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Funston Elementary School, the school's academic outcomes are still significantly below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Funston Elementary School's performance is generally worse than the nearby Nixon Elementary, Darwin Elementary, and Monroe Elementary schools, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and serve a lower percentage of low-socioeconomic status students. Funston Elementary School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 25% of their respective subgroups in the state.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2010 N Central Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60647-3659

(773) 534-4125

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1800^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,809

Students who attend Funston Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Kelvyn Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 406

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

African American:

7.4%

White:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Funston Elementary School ranks worse than 87.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 310^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 16.18. (See more...)

Compare Details Funston Elementary School ranks worse than 81% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.62. (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 Funston 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 Funston Elementary School is $23,809, which is the 124^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Funston Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Funston Elementary School 1800^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Funston Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Funston Elementary School 1104^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Funston 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 Funston Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	8.91	1804^th	2020	10.7%
2004	17.86	1733^rd	2030	14.6%
2005	31.91	1546^th	2022	23.5%
2006	35.49	1587^th	2086	23.9%
2007	33.44	1634^th	2095	22.0%
2008	16.63	1828^th	2092	12.6%
2009	16.06	1861^st	2120	12.2%
2010	14.40	1913^th	2139	10.6%
2011	10.78	1985^th	2147	7.5%
2012	15.94	1926^th	2166	11.1%
2013	17.21	1866^th	2167	13.9%
2014	16.18	1829^th	2093	12.6%
2015	18.69	1746^th	2052	14.9%
2016	16.12	1806^th	2046	11.7%
2017	13.91	1845^th	2044	9.7%
2018	14.12	1853^rd	2037	9.0%
2019	16.00	1850^th	2086	11.3%
2021	14.40	1787^th	1948	8.3%
2022	17.60	1756^th	2082	15.7%
2023	15.56	1846^th	2077	11.1%
2024	16.18	1800^th	2067	12.9%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.00	673^rd	718	6.3%
2019	33.37	556^th	743	25.2%
2021	27.00	494^th	537	8.0%
2022	37.83	480^th	768	37.5%
2023	31.25	608^th	788	22.8%
2024	25.64	723^rd	826	12.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.12	1501^st	1765	15.0%
2019	25.04	1522^nd	1816	16.2%
2021	18.78	1421^st	1514	6.1%
2022	25.91	1394^th	1763	20.9%
2023	23.36	1529^th	1808	15.4%
2024	25.49	1440^th	1793	19.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.11	1817^th	1964	7.5%
2019	14.37	1834^th	2019	9.2%
2021	10.42	1657^th	1680	1.4%
2022	14.06	1806^th	1970	8.3%
2023	15.89	1753^rd	1957	10.4%
2024	13.48	1817^th	1942	6.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.51	1721^st	1972	12.7%
2019	20.05	1680^th	2019	16.8%
2021	19.39	1419^th	1707	16.9%
2022	23.88	1464^th	1977	25.9%
2023	18.63	1651^st	1984	16.8%
2024	20.45	1569^th	1959	19.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.74	863^rd	938	8.0%
2019	19.38	875^th	955	8.4%
2021	21.13	692^nd	742	6.7%
2022	22.51	827^th	954	13.3%
2023	20.79	873^rd	970	10.0%
2024	22.60	813^th	959	15.2%

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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 Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2010	36.40	964^th	1327	27.4%
2011	23.38	1124^th	1344	16.4%
2012	27.65	1079^th	1365	21.0%
2013	20.05	1143^rd	1367	16.4%
2014	18.35	1132^nd	1322	14.4%
2015	14.97	1167^th	1302	10.4%
2016	11.58	1236^th	1294	4.5%
2017	12.90	1200^th	1293	7.2%
2018	13.88	1168^th	1293	9.7%
2019	14.69	1206^th	1356	11.1%
2021	19.60	1033^rd	1241	16.8%
2022	19.40	1118^th	1369	18.3%
2023	17.09	1181^st	1367	13.6%
2024	19.62	1104^th	1363	19.0%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.51	237^th	285	16.8%
2019	32.64	277^th	339	18.3%
2021	50.44	82^nd	277	70.4%
2022	32.46	358^th	454	21.1%
2023	47.70	180^th	480	62.5%
2024	34.78	330^th	486	32.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.01	1030^th	1161	11.3%
2019	22.15	1024^th	1217	15.9%
2021	31.02	716^th	1019	29.7%
2022	22.50	1048^th	1221	14.2%
2023	23.89	1013^th	1234	17.9%
2024	25.70	952^nd	1219	21.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.44	1118^th	1226	8.8%
2019	8.50	1241^st	1276	2.7%
2021	16.01	911^th	1017	10.4%
2022	21.42	1024^th	1286	20.4%
2023	15.09	1141^st	1275	10.5%
2024	15.13	1124^th	1251	10.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.29	1056^th	1223	13.7%
2019	23.29	1002^nd	1296	22.7%
2021	23.66	831^st	1048	20.7%
2022	20.27	1034^th	1286	19.6%
2023	25.08	964^th	1292	25.4%
2024	26.12	902^nd	1264	28.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Funston Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.60	571^st	590	3.2%
2019	13.49	618^th	639	3.3%
2021	22.24	448^th	517	13.3%
2022	18.58	618^th	662	6.6%
2023	19.83	584^th	661	11.6%
2024	22.67	534^th	643	17.0%

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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 Funston Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	67	97	1	733	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	898
1989	43	138	n/a	702	1	n/a	n/a	0	884
1990	38	120	1	679	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	838
1991	36	113	0	710	0	n/a	n/a	0	859
1992	25	118	0	636	1	n/a	n/a	0	780
1993	29	119	2	683	1	n/a	n/a	0	834
1994	27	126	1	639	0	n/a	n/a	0	793
1995	22	143	0	768	0	n/a	n/a	0	933
1996	22	143	0	768	0	n/a	n/a	0	933
1997	22	155	0	799	2	n/a	n/a	0	978
1998	22	151	1	828	0	n/a	n/a	0	1002
1999	20	125	0	777	1	n/a	n/a	0	923
2000	21	107	0	773	4	n/a	n/a	0	905
2001	9	71	1	794	4	n/a	n/a	0	879
2002	9	87	3	766	0	n/a	n/a	0	865
2003	9	87	3	766	0	n/a	n/a	0	865
2004	9	74	3	647	3	n/a	n/a	0	736
2005	10	79	1	599	0	n/a	n/a	0	689
2006	3	70	1	540	0	n/a	n/a	27	641
2007	3	72	2	521	0	n/a	n/a	23	621
2008	1	71	0	458	0	n/a	n/a	32	562
2009	7	67	1	488	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
2010	6	59	1	521	0	n/a	n/a	0	587
2011	2	81	0	555	3	0	4	0	645
2012	4	93	0	514	1	0	4	0	616
2013	6	83	1	520	2	0	3	0	615
2014	4	70	2	506	2	0	1	0	585
2015	4	52	0	489	0	0	0	0	545
2016	3	47	0	448	0	0	1	0	499
2017	4	36	0	402	0	0	1	0	443
2018	11	51	0	400	0	0	1	0	463
2019	8	34	0	423	0	0	1	0	466
2020	7	31	0	371	0	0	1	0	410
2021	6	28	0	364	0	0	1	0	399
2022	4	24	0	342	0	0	1	0	371
2023	7	30	0	366	0	0	2	1	406

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Funston Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	898	43.0	20.8	n/a
1989	884	42.0	21.0	n/a
1990	838	42.0	19.9	n/a
1991	859	46.0	18.6	n/a
1992	780	42.0	18.5	n/a
1993	834	43.0	19.4	n/a
1994	793	41.0	19.3	n/a
1995	933	45.0	20.7	n/a
1996	933	45.0	20.7	n/a
1997	978	46.0	21.3	n/a
1998	1002	43.0	23.3	n/a
1999	923	42.2	21.9	n/a
2000	905	50.6	17.9	n/a
2001	879	49.6	17.7	n/a
2002	865	48.0	18.0	99.7
2003	865	48.0	18.0	99.7
2004	736	41.2	17.9	99.6
2005	689	39.6	17.4	98
2006	641	42.6	15.0	103.7
2007	621	35.0	17.7	103.3
2008	562	29.0	19.4	105.5
2009	563	30.0	18.8	97.7
2010	587	32.0	18.3	99.5
2011	645	32.0	20.1	98
2012	616	31.0	19.8	98.1
2013	615	43.2	14.2	98.7
2014	585	34.0	17.2	98.8
2015	545	34.0	16.0	99.4
2016	499	31.0	16.0	98.8
2017	443	26.7	16.5	98
2018	463	22.0	20.9	97.8
2019	466	35.0	13.3	95.5
2020	410	34.0	12.0	96.3
2021	399	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	371	36.5	10.1	95.1
2023	406	38.0	10.6	97.3

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 Funston Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	898	43.0	20.8	n/a
1989	884	42.0	21.0	n/a
1990	838	42.0	19.9	n/a
1991	859	46.0	18.6	n/a
1992	780	42.0	18.5	n/a
1993	834	43.0	19.4	n/a
1994	793	41.0	19.3	n/a
1995	933	45.0	20.7	n/a
1996	933	45.0	20.7	n/a
1997	978	46.0	21.3	n/a
1998	1002	43.0	23.3	n/a
1999	923	42.2	21.9	n/a
2000	905	50.6	17.9	n/a
2001	879	49.6	17.7	n/a
2002	865	48.0	18.0	99.7
2003	865	48.0	18.0	99.7
2004	736	41.2	17.9	99.6
2005	689	39.6	17.4	98
2006	641	42.6	15.0	103.7
2007	621	35.0	17.7	103.3
2008	562	29.0	19.4	105.5
2009	563	30.0	18.8	97.7
2010	587	32.0	18.3	99.5
2011	645	32.0	20.1	98
2012	616	31.0	19.8	98.1
2013	615	43.2	14.2	98.7
2014	585	34.0	17.2	98.8
2015	545	34.0	16.0	99.4
2016	499	31.0	16.0	98.8
2017	443	26.7	16.5	98
2018	463	22.0	20.9	97.8
2019	466	35.0	13.3	95.5
2020	410	34.0	12.0	96.3
2021	399	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	371	36.5	10.1	95.1
2023	406	38.0	10.6	97.3

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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