Is Garvy J Elementary School a good school?

Garvy J Elementary School ranks 906 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garvy J Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 761 students attended Garvy J Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Garvy J Elementary School?

Students at Garvy J Elementary School are 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Garvy J Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Garvy J Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Taft High School

Garvy J Elementary School

Summary:

Garvy J Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 761 students as part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. This school consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency, with particularly strong results for English Language Learners and Hispanic students.

Garvy J Elementary School's test scores are impressive, with 40.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 29.6% in Math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, respectively. The school's science proficiency is even more exceptional, with 68.3% of students scoring proficient or better, well above the district's 36.8% and the state's 53.2%. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.5% in 2019-2020 to 22.7% in 2023-2024, an issue the school should address.

Compared to nearby schools, Edison Park Elementary, Farnsworth Elementary, and Hitch Elementary, Garvy J Elementary outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Oriole Park Elementary, Norwood Park Elementary, and Union Ridge Elementary (in a different district). The school's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 359 out of 2,052 in 2014-2015 to 906 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public K-8

5225 N Oak Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60656-2139

(773) 534-1185

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,719

Students who attend Garvy J Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Taft High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.0

Number of students: 761

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

37.3%

Asian:

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Garvy J Elementary School ranks better than 56.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 78^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 51.23. (See more...)

Compare Details Garvy J Elementary School ranks better than 67.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.85. (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 Garvy J 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 Garvy J Elementary School is $15,719. 443 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Garvy J Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Garvy J Elementary School 906^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Garvy J Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Garvy J Elementary School 438^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Garvy J 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 Garvy J Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	78.96	380^th	2020	81.2%
2004	64.67	853^rd	2030	58.0%
2005	75.73	454^th	2022	77.5%
2006	77.36	407^th	2086	80.5%
2007	74.83	502^nd	2095	76.0%
2008	62.72	968^th	2092	53.7%
2009	65.86	878^th	2120	58.6%
2010	72.14	661^st	2139	69.1%
2011	70.43	721^st	2147	66.4%
2012	67.77	814^th	2166	62.4%
2013	69.88	666^th	2167	69.3%
2014	72.30	575^th	2093	72.5%
2015	79.49	359^th	2052	82.5%
2016	74.93	458^th	2046	77.6%
2017	71.24	542^nd	2044	73.5%
2018	69.65	560^th	2037	72.5%
2019	73.80	481^st	2086	76.9%
2021	53.68	784^th	1948	59.8%
2022	48.44	974^th	2082	53.2%
2023	56.81	804^th	2077	61.3%
2024	51.23	906^th	2067	56.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.27	129^th	718	82.0%
2019	70.03	100^th	743	86.5%
2021	62.23	94^th	537	82.5%
2022	69.12	109^th	768	85.8%
2023	65.85	155^th	788	80.3%
2024	63.06	169^th	826	79.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.63	520^th	763	31.8%
2019	72.10	200^th	1194	83.2%
2021	53.96	223^rd	640	65.2%
2022	52.24	393^rd	1113	64.7%
2023	54.88	394^th	1156	65.9%
2024	57.13	399^th	1195	66.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.51	170^th	1765	90.4%
2019	88.83	68^th	1816	96.3%
2021	64.60	343^rd	1514	77.3%
2022	43.43	943^rd	1763	46.5%
2023	67.98	384^th	1808	78.8%
2024	54.36	692^nd	1793	61.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.10	492^nd	1964	74.9%
2019	73.15	474^th	2019	76.5%
2021	44.13	856^th	1680	49.0%
2022	52.18	827^th	1970	58.0%
2023	54.51	790^th	1957	59.6%
2024	51.11	839^th	1942	56.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.25	333^rd	907	63.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.61	594^th	1972	69.9%
2019	72.44	474^th	2019	76.5%
2021	53.81	657^th	1707	61.5%
2022	42.28	1043^rd	1977	47.2%
2023	56.08	771^st	1984	61.1%
2024	50.09	878^th	1959	55.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.11	166^th	938	82.3%
2019	73.05	151^st	955	84.2%
2021	73.67	99^th	742	86.7%
2022	57.91	305^th	954	68.0%
2023	64.40	241^st	970	75.2%
2024	50.43	391^st	959	59.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.01	630^th	1463	56.9%
2019	62.69	499^th	1462	65.9%
2021	37.41	835^th	1308	36.2%
2022	33.13	1007^th	1425	29.3%
2023	39.40	888^th	1419	37.4%
2024	34.41	958^th	1392	31.2%

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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 Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	65.70	444^th	1185	62.5%
2004	65.24	469^th	1204	61.0%
2005	76.55	282^nd	1209	76.7%
2006	79.38	216^th	1272	83.0%
2007	73.72	317^th	1287	75.4%
2008	62.57	574^th	1293	55.6%
2009	71.13	394^th	1318	70.1%
2010	75.61	303^rd	1327	77.2%
2011	71.05	407^th	1344	69.7%
2012	65.56	505^th	1365	63.0%
2013	77.27	274^th	1367	80.0%
2014	74.06	311^th	1322	76.5%
2015	71.09	294^th	1302	77.4%
2016	65.23	372^nd	1294	71.3%
2017	77.80	239^th	1293	81.5%
2018	65.13	390^th	1293	69.8%
2019	62.35	456^th	1356	66.4%
2021	77.45	224^th	1241	82.0%
2022	77.21	254^th	1369	81.4%
2023	68.34	349^th	1367	74.5%
2024	60.85	438^th	1363	67.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.54	28^th	285	90.2%
2021	77.07	9^th	277	96.8%
2022	96.38	2^nd	454	99.6%
2023	67.91	58^th	480	87.9%
2024	54.64	137^th	486	71.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.06	307^th	602	49.0%
2019	38.93	409^th	792	48.4%
2021	83.57	39^th	548	92.9%
2022	94.48	20^th	781	97.4%
2023	76.65	120^th	805	85.1%
2024	74.03	154^th	802	80.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.99	202^nd	1161	82.6%
2019	68.98	263^rd	1217	78.4%
2021	93.84	21^st	1019	97.9%
2022	69.37	239^th	1221	80.4%
2023	76.96	162^nd	1234	86.9%
2024	65.74	292^nd	1219	76.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.11	314^th	1226	74.4%
2019	72.43	305^th	1276	76.1%
2021	68.83	267^th	1017	73.7%
2022	72.17	288^th	1286	77.6%
2023	62.51	391^st	1275	69.3%
2024	58.60	449^th	1251	64.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.06	421^st	1223	65.6%
2019	50.58	568^th	1296	56.2%
2021	78.98	157^th	1048	85.0%
2022	79.92	188^th	1286	85.4%
2023	69.62	309^th	1292	76.1%
2024	60.38	413^th	1264	67.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.83	179^th	590	69.7%
2019	53.67	256^th	639	59.9%
2021	73.76	76^th	517	85.3%
2022	76.35	96^th	662	85.5%
2023	70.86	129^th	661	80.5%
2024	68.23	150^th	643	76.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Garvy J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.77	417^th	889	53.1%
2019	42.17	530^th	905	41.4%
2021	73.99	161^st	813	80.2%
2022	63.62	277^th	898	69.2%
2023	54.38	359^th	895	59.9%
2024	41.91	493^rd	875	43.7%

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

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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 Garvy J Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	187	89	25	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	315
1989	218	63	23	37	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	341
1990	240	55	19	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
1991	236	56	17	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1992	232	46	8	62	3	n/a	n/a	0	351
1993	254	45	18	58	7	n/a	n/a	0	382
1994	280	40	19	54	2	n/a	n/a	0	395
1995	293	22	24	44	5	n/a	n/a	0	388
1996	293	22	24	44	5	n/a	n/a	0	388
1997	289	16	26	59	2	n/a	n/a	0	392
1998	311	9	24	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	401
1999	340	10	28	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	435
2000	348	12	20	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	429
2001	372	9	22	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
2002	398	10	30	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
2003	398	10	30	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
2004	388	4	37	82	1	n/a	n/a	0	512
2005	374	11	31	108	17	n/a	n/a	0	541
2006	395	6	45	125	2	n/a	n/a	23	596
2007	406	10	47	118	1	n/a	n/a	27	609
2008	396	3	62	136	0	n/a	n/a	31	628
2009	407	11	66	169	1	n/a	n/a	1	655
2010	439	8	58	150	0	n/a	n/a	1	656
2011	422	2	53	181	2	1	23	0	684
2012	433	3	61	191	2	1	21	0	712
2013	465	6	69	204	2	1	22	0	769
2014	478	11	59	214	2	8	19	0	791
2015	477	9	57	204	2	12	19	0	780
2016	491	6	52	222	2	14	22	0	809
2017	475	6	41	224	4	21	20	0	791
2018	492	6	45	239	4	25	20	0	831
2019	483	7	46	248	2	22	23	0	831
2020	459	8	40	251	3	18	26	0	805
2021	417	15	49	271	3	16	29	0	800
2022	379	10	56	254	3	15	22	0	739
2023	374	8	58	284	3	12	22	0	761

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garvy J Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	315	13.0	24.2	n/a
1989	341	14.0	24.3	n/a
1990	349	17.0	20.5	n/a
1991	353	20.0	17.6	n/a
1992	351	19.0	18.4	n/a
1993	382	18.0	21.2	n/a
1994	395	20.0	19.8	n/a
1995	388	23.0	16.9	n/a
1996	388	23.0	16.9	n/a
1997	392	23.0	17.0	n/a
1998	401	23.0	17.4	n/a
1999	435	25.0	17.4	n/a
2000	429	23.0	18.7	n/a
2001	482	26.0	18.5	n/a
2002	538	26.0	20.7	36.6
2003	538	26.0	20.7	36.6
2004	512	24.6	20.8	41.2
2005	541	28.3	19.1	37.5
2006	596	29.0	20.6	41.4
2007	609	21.0	29.0	44
2008	628	31.0	20.3	42
2009	655	34.0	19.3	40.8
2010	656	36.0	18.2	44.1
2011	684	35.0	19.5	45.6
2012	712	36.0	19.7	42.6
2013	769	44.4	17.2	42.4
2014	791	43.5	18.1	40.3
2015	780	44.0	17.7	49.1
2016	809	44.0	18.3	37.3
2017	791	39.2	20.1	43.7
2018	831	38.9	21.3	45.1
2019	831	46.5	17.8	36
2020	805	50.5	15.9	38.3
2021	800	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	739	46.5	15.8	35.6
2023	761	47.5	16.0	39.7

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 Garvy J Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	315	13.0	24.2	n/a
1989	341	14.0	24.3	n/a
1990	349	17.0	20.5	n/a
1991	353	20.0	17.6	n/a
1992	351	19.0	18.4	n/a
1993	382	18.0	21.2	n/a
1994	395	20.0	19.8	n/a
1995	388	23.0	16.9	n/a
1996	388	23.0	16.9	n/a
1997	392	23.0	17.0	n/a
1998	401	23.0	17.4	n/a
1999	435	25.0	17.4	n/a
2000	429	23.0	18.7	n/a
2001	482	26.0	18.5	n/a
2002	538	26.0	20.7	36.6
2003	538	26.0	20.7	36.6
2004	512	24.6	20.8	41.2
2005	541	28.3	19.1	37.5
2006	596	29.0	20.6	41.4
2007	609	21.0	29.0	44
2008	628	31.0	20.3	42
2009	655	34.0	19.3	40.8
2010	656	36.0	18.2	44.1
2011	684	35.0	19.5	45.6
2012	712	36.0	19.7	42.6
2013	769	44.4	17.2	42.4
2014	791	43.5	18.1	40.3
2015	780	44.0	17.7	49.1
2016	809	44.0	18.3	37.3
2017	791	39.2	20.1	43.7
2018	831	38.9	21.3	45.1
2019	831	46.5	17.8	36
2020	805	50.5	15.9	38.3
2021	800	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	739	46.5	15.8	35.6
2023	761	47.5	16.0	39.7

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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